MSI - GF65 15.6" 144hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 512GB SSD
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Features
Free Upgrade to Windows 11
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Windows 10 operating system
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15.6" Full HD display
The 1920 x 1080 resolution with 144hz boasts impressive color and clarity. Energy-efficient LED backlight.
8GB system memory for intense multitasking and gaming
Reams of high-bandwidth DDR4 RAM to smoothly run your graphics-heavy PC games and video-editing applications, as well as numerous programs and browser tabs all at once.
512GB solid-state drive (PCI-e)
Save files fast and store more data. With massive amounts of storage and advanced communication power, PCI-e NVMe SSDs are great for major gaming applications, multiple servers, daily backups, and more.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics
Backed by 6GB GDDR6 dedicated video memory for an ultrafast, advanced GPU to fuel your games.
Weighs 4.1 lbs. and measures 0.9" thin
Thin and light design with DVD/CD drive omitted for improved portability. 3-cell lithium-polymer battery.
Wireless/wired connectivity (Wi-Fi 6 - 802.11 ax)
Flexible, dual-band connectivity w/ better reliability thanks to two data streams and antennas. Connect to a Wi-Fi router to experience GB Wi-Fi speeds nearly 3x faster vs. standard Wi-Fi 5 w/ improved responsiveness for even more devices.
Built-in HD webcam with microphone
Makes it easy to video chat with family and friends or teleconference with colleagues over Skype or other popular applications.
Additional ports
Headphone/microphone combo jack and mini DisplayPort.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - Discover your next favorite game.
1 month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate included. Play over 100 high-quality games on Windows 10, console and mobile. Includes new day one titles, iconic Bethesda games and EA Play on PC.
General
- Product NameGF65 15.6" 144hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 512GB SSD
- BrandMSI
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- UPC824142244777
Customer reviews
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 481 reviews
(481 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.3
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.1
Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.5
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers commend the GF65 laptop for its budget-friendly price point and excellent gaming capabilities. Many users are impressed with its performance, especially with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card. However, some users have concerns about its battery life, cooling performance, limited RAM, and storage capacity.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Cons mentioned:Battery life, Ram, Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great gaming on MSI Laptop! :-)
||Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I'm very happy to bought this MSI laptop is my first time with Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM DDR4 and Nvidia RTX 3060 (6 GB VRAM). Just four things are not great are 8 GB RAM DDR4 (Samsung brand name), 512 GB SSD is not enough and battery life is 1 hour! No Sata port on motherboard when I opened cover of this MSI laptop to check it. I tested one PC game name SpellForce 3 and running very smooth near 60 FPS. That's great news! Also can play Nintendo Switch games on Yuzu emulator and Ryujinx (New Super Mario Bros U Delexe work great on this). I'm very excite to play Zelda Breath of Wild game on my MSI laptop and it's running smooth and it's great news!!! :-) I heard warranty stick on under laptop is wrong. I removed warranty stick and clean stick off under my MSI laptop means will not void warranty because I already upgrade my RAM from 8 GB to 32 GB DDR4 (Crucial is high quality brand name - support up to 3200 MHz) and add 2 TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus for storage to store more games on it. I bought Western Digital external hard drive 18 TB for this laptop can store a lot, lot of games on it! Because storage become very popular right now. To MSI company: Please stop put warranty stick under laptops. Thank you for understand. I'm not noob (new person) or basic person. I'm already know skilled upgrade my computer parts for my desktop and mini desktop computers before. Too easy for me to do that. I still using my HP desktop that come with Windows 7 Professional SP1 and bought from HP website in year 2013 - August and still very stronger running to now. Almost 10 years old and it's very solid desktop computer. Always remember very important is first to disconnect battery from motherboard and wait 1 - 2 minutes then remove 8 GB RAM stick and install two of 16 GB RAM ( sticks and add one 2 TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus. Then plug battery connect back to motherboard and put cover back on to secure then start up to boot and it's working so great! Very easy to upgrade that's what I needed. I heard someone said this MSI laptop support Linux without problems. I'm very happy for that about Linux support! :) I refuse upgrade Windows 10 to 11 because I saw many people are complain due to unstable operating system made by Microsoft. I always stick on Windows 10 for many years and will still use Windows 10 after end of support. I don't like Microsoft. I will move to Linux for my next gaming computer (desktop only) to replace Windows gaming in next year. To MSI company: Your computers are high quality parts and are doing great job! I will not buy DELL, HP or other cheap brand names anymore. I know ASUS, Asrock, Gigabyte and MSI are four top good quality brand names. I'm happy gaming! Cheers :-)
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:PriceCons mentioned:Cooling, Ram
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great value if you can manage cooling issue
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I read many reviews about this laptop and finally bought it when it went on sale for $799. This is probably the best value laptop you find that has an RTX 3060 mobile. I play primarily Halo Infinite, so I use that as my benchmark. Out the gate, the performance of this laptop was poor for the game. You MUST make your own custom cooling profile in MSI Dragon, otherwise the CPU reach upper 80s to lower 90s C, and the game will just run so choppy due to throttling. After adjusting the fan settings in MSI Dragon to be more agressive and sooner, as well as propping up the laptop on a wire rack, Halo Infinite runs so good. Very smooth motion and looks sharp/crisp. My CPU temps run in the mid 70s C with medium settings and resolution scaling at 169%. I did not try undervolting CPU, as changing the fan settings was enough for me. CPU usage in game runs about 80-90%, while GPU usage runs 80-90% also. My only other complaint was that the 8gb RAM is not enough. My RAM usage approaches almost 100% in game, and I get a warming as such from Norton every time. I have order some 32gb DDR4 3200 SODIMM and hopefully this will eliminate that problem. Overall, for $799, great value laptop and would definitely recommend. By the way, mine did come with a camera and you have to enable it by pressing
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Keyboard, PriceCons mentioned:Battery life, Cooling
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good for price if get on sale
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Msi pack lot of performance for the price. It still best wait for when it on sale when it more idea what I think machine worth at $850. Pros: newer Intel i5 RTX 3060 6 gb lot of ports like usb A and usb C. Decent screen. Expand add m2 slot and strongly recommend upgrade 8 gb ram single ram stick to 16 gb dual channel. Light for what get cpu and gpu Cons: weak cooling performance under heavy load. Weak battery life gaming or not get maybe hour-2 max, Dragon center buggy cause freeze up due to hybrid gpu uninstall fix issue. Hdmi out not great as max 1080p 60hz or 4K at 30 hz. Tech savvy GPU only rated at 80 watts fyi Over all good bang for buck if get on sale price. Play most games at high settings in exception run hotter which I would recommend install throttlestop and down clock the turbo boost help quite bit in lower cpu temp. Due to hdmi out didn’t meet my expectation I ended up return it and get something meet my need but end up having spend more for sale cpu and gpu option.
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Battery life, Cooling, Ram
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good laptop, but needs a lot of work
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.For the price, especially on sale, it's not a bad laptop. I got mine for $799. This laptop will work out of the box for general use, but for gamers it needs a lot of work. For starters, upgrade the RAM. 8gb is just not enough today, and you're holding back the 3060. I would also recommend installing a second SSD, as there is an open expansion for it. But the biggest issue with this laptop is it's absolutely terrible cooling. This laptop will get very hot. So much so, that after hitting 80° Celsius on the cpu while running a game for 5 minutes the entire laptop crashes. Light games, that do not take a lot of power or graphical performance, you might be okay, but you have to use MSI Dragon Center to set up a custom cooling profile. The default fans kick on after it gets way too hot, so it needs to be set to kick on sooner. For demanding games, there's no profile that will keep the laptop cool enough. Max fan speed, and still after 5 minutes it will shut down, due to overheating. To fix this, you need to get a laptop cooling pad, and you don't want to go cheap here as its the only thing that's gonna make this laptop work. After you have upgraded the RAM, and purchased a good cooling pad for the laptop, I can say it is a beast. It just takes a lot of steps to get there, which I was surprised by for being a brand new unit. FPS wise, I was able to play Elden Ring at 1080p at high settings with a consistent 60fps. But don't expect this performance with the laptop out of the box. Finally, and this is a personal preference, but the laptop will switch back and forth between the CPU integrated graphics and the GPU dedicated graphics. This made some programs run poorly until the laptop decided to switch graphics processors. In the NVIDIA Control Panel you can set the preferred default processor to the 3060. 4/5 stars because it needs extra work to be good, but is a monster when setup. The Audio is also very good. Update: Battery performance is not great because even when not gaming and just using laptop for general purposes, expect a battery life of around 3.5 hours, maybe 4.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:PriceCons mentioned:Build quality, Cooling
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Budget Gaming Laptop.
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.To be honest, this is my first ever gaming laptop. I gotta say for $799.99, it is well worth it. It plays AAA titles smoothly, relatively quiet under ideal conditions (lifting the laptop for it to intake air), and has a nice 144hz screen. Of course it does has its downsides, battery dies in just 2 hours of use of just watching youtube videos (which I’m pretty sure you’re going to use this with the charger most of the time), build quality is a bit on the cheaper side (edges are pretty rough), and this does get extremely hot after 30 minutes of gameplay (which people recommend of underthrottling it). All in all, you do get sacrifices in making this laptop to be priced cheap. Great choice whenever this laptop goes on sale, and for people that don’t have 1k to shell out for a gaming pc or laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:PriceCons mentioned:Battery life, Ram
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best laptop you can get when its on sale
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is my 1st laptop that I bought myself. Very good laptop got it on sale for 850 and I dont think you can get a better laptop for the price. The downsides to the laptop like the small ram and SSD can be easily upgraded. The battery is pretty bad, lasts about 3-4 hours and might want to buy a cooling pad if your gonna do some heavy gaming. I bought a Corsair Vengeance SODIMM 2x16gb ram DDR4 ram and a 970 Evo Plus 2 tb SSD while it was on sale. I bought them both on best buy and used a philips screw driver from a phone tool kit I have but had to borrow a PH1 for one screw that my small one couldn't pull out. I watched about 3 youtube guides on opening up the laptop and was able to put the ram and ssd in. After you put it back together you'll have to connect the charger to the laptop and after turning it you'll need to format the ssd your laptop wont be able to use it right away, you can search up a guide on how to format a ssd on google and it'll be very easy and quick to do.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast for the money (fastest?), with a few tweaks!
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this at $799, at this price it's a heck of a deal. This is my first gaming laptop (gaming pc too) in 13 years. With a few performance modifications this things rips! I immediately bought and installed Corsair Vengeance 2x8Gb Ram ~$70 (easy to do, although breaks factory seal, case bolts are all same length, be sure to unplug battery cable!), and made a few adjustments for better performance. #1 Uninstall Norton. That program is completely unnecessary and a memory hog - just keep windows up to date with all security fixes. #2 MUST DO FIX The CPU ran HOT at idle (75-80C), so in the Ultimate performance mode I've capped the Max Processor State to 95 or 90% (see image attached). This produces similar results to undervolting or installing throttlestop. With these updates the computer isn't constantly running the fan and the CPU temps drop to 55-60C at idle. I've gamed on Gears 5 and Apex Legends - with the back of the laptop elevated, the fan will just kick on every now and then when things heat up. The games look incredible! I'm completely stunned and satisfied by the performance of this machine. I paired this with a Razer - Basilisk X Hyperspeed Wireless Mouse and I am considering buying a nicer 144hz monitor to take advantage of the incredible graphics! RTX 3060 75W ftw!
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Keyboard, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Bargain Laptop with good GPU
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Let’s start by saying it’s the only computer brand with a 3060 under $1200, but on sale it’s a real bargain. The memory is so-so and for the price I get it (8gb), Storage is not bad for starters, I like the feel of the big keyboard due the the fact that there is no num pad…meh. The screen has a good refresh rate, but the color accuracy is off a decent amount. The mouse pad is ok, but I use a gaming mouse so it doesn’t affect me. The fans can get loud, but they keep the GPU running cool. Overall great laptop for the price.
I would recommend this to a friend
Q: QuestionThe ad says it has an RTX 3060 but the reviews say RTX 2060 and I think 1 may have said GTX 1650 (I might have mixed that up with another article) Does anyone know if it is 3060 and is there a way to upgrade ram and also storage space?
Asked by MrKnifeGuy.
- A:Answer This particular version has the NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Laptop GPU. Yes it is possible to upgrade RAM and storage.
Answered by Geno
Q: QuestionCan the storage be upgraded with an internal HDD or is it only NVME
Asked by Jaybuddha.
- A:Answer There is no room for a standard HDD, but there is a second NVME slot, so the storage can be upgraded to have a second M.2 drive.
Answered by Andrew
Q: QuestionWhat model is the memory? Is it possible to buy a memory stick that's exactly the same?
Asked by Hector.
- A:Answer Takes DDR4 3200MHz laptop ram up to 64GB or two 32gb cards. 16gb is fine for most people, but 32GB may be the sweet spot for intensive 3d applications or rendering. Buy the RAM with the lowest CL rating (Cas Latency). The lower the CL rating the faster the RAM.
Answered by F4rtnocker
Q: QuestionThis laptop has an i5 10500h, intel rated this processor to use max 2666Mhz of RAM. So how can it utilize the 3200MHz of the pre-installed ram?
Asked by FusRohDuh.
- A:Answer According to Intel's website, the actual max clock of memory on this CPU is 2933 MHz. This is the i5 10500H, not to be confused with the i5 10500 that has its RAM speed capped at 2666 MHz
Answered by LinusNotTechtips
Q: QuestionIs it just one ram slot with 8gigs of ram or are there 2 4gig sticks of ram in the device.
Asked by GapGrinch.
- A:Answer Ya it’s just 1 8 gigabyte ram but there are 2 slots in total
Answered by Jomama
Q: QuestionHow much Vram on the 3060?
Asked by Guest1.
- A:Answer The GF65 Thin 10UE-213 is equipped with a 3060 max TDP of 75W, video memory is listed as 6G GDDR6.
Answered by Geno
Q: QuestionSo with the 8gb ram stick is it SO-DIMM? As well as what stick is in their to buy the same one for upgrade?
Asked by Ethenias.
- A:Answer Yes the memory used in the GF65 Thin 10UE-213 is DDR4-3200Mhz So-Dimm memory. The memory used is a Samsung OEM memory stick.
Answered by Geno
Q: QuestionWhat kind of ram should I buy? 3200mhz ddr4 sodimm it is ok but 1Rx8 or 1Rx16? Does is matter ?
Asked by Blackslament.
- A:Answer So the max itll register is 2933mhz I believe. I put in another 8gb stick from crucial at 3200mhz to match what was in it, but it only clocks up to 2933mhz. Definitely get another stick regardless, as you're missing performance running only single channel. If you get a 16gb stick, you'll definitely have enough memory for gaming and web browsing(and chrome to eat up those yummy gbs of memory). The only difference between 16 and 24gb is purely the amount of memory as quantity doesnt dictate speed by any means, simply available resources.
Answered by Jeff