MSI - GF65 15.6" 144hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX3060 - 512GB SSD - 8GB Memory - Black

- Price: Black Friday Sale $849.99 (The cheapest among RTX 3060 models) - Etc.: X-box Gaming Pass 1 month included - Review after 2 weeks of usage Good - Reasonable price for RTX 3060; Practically, runs most games - Fair Backlights/Keyboard - Fair processor - Weight Bad - Battery goes out really quick - Tenkeyless - Brightness (250 nits) - Loud fan noise (when gaming) Total: 4.5/5

Rtx 3060 keeps fps high, my fps were higher on external screen. Quiet compared to higher end laptops under heavy load. Relatively easy to upgrade ram and ssd. Add 150 bucks to make it 16gb ram, +512gb ssd Has all kinds of ports Gets warm on the top of keyboard under load. The bottleneck is core i5, which is noticeable when running apps on CPU. The plastic attracts fingerprints. The screen max brightness is kinda low. I had to return this after two weeks because I went with msi delta 15 best buy black Friday deal, which was 400$ more just because it had and Ryzen 7 5800h which was more suitable for my needs.

This laptop maybe once a month will go on sale for 899 during a 24hr flash sale! If you can get it for the 899 instead of the 1099 usual price, it’s a fantastic deal! First things first, you MUST add 1 stick of additional 8GB of RAM which you can buy online anywhere for about $30-$40. YouTube the installation steps. Very easy! Once you do that you have a very nice mid-level gaming laptop. For those looking for game fps examples: halo infinite did 100-144 fps on Medium and 60-85 fps on High. Hitman 3 was about the exact same as halo. First person e-sports like Fortnite, apex, or split gate all will do the full 144fps at Ultra settings! This would be great upgrade if you’re coming from a 1650,1660ti, or even a 2060 or older. If you have a 2070 or a 2080 currently, this isn’t worth the purchase. You’d need to go 3070, 3080, or 6700m if you want the best of the best. I’d say this MSI laptop will be a a modern Machine for the next 5-6 years. I’d personally say this machine is about the equivalency of an Xbox Series S or a PS4 Pro. ALL laptops get a little hot weather they are $3000 or $300 so don’t be spooked by the amateur reviews you read online. I’d rate this 4/5 stars. You won’t get an RTX 3060 for under 1k otherwise.

This laptop features great specs for the price, just be sure to open MSI Dragon Center and set the cooling parameters in the advanced options in the 'User' scenario option if you want to maximize the specs. Dragon Center also sports a battery balancing option if you plan on keeping the battery plugged in for extended periods of time in effort to preserve the battery. It is a thin and light gaming laptop, but cooling quicky becomes an issue, if you aren't prepared to deal with it. (use the above instructions) With the RAM only being 8GB, upgrading the GF65 Thin 10UE's RAM capacity should be next on your list. Be sure to buy Notebook computer DDR4 RAM (SODIMM) and carefully use the one of the prominent video guides on YouTube to install it. (May possibly void warranty so use discretion!) Most importantly of all, enjoy gaming on your MSI GF65 Thin 10UE Laptop!

ETH mining Overclocks: -500 Core +675 Mem (try pushing it a bit higher until youre stable with no crashes. I managed to be stable at +695) Getting 38.48 MH/s turn on the advanced cooling from dragon center. change power settings to allow you to close lid without sleeping.

It’s a good budget gaming laptop. Enough RAM and a good GPU and Intel CPU. Ran benchmarks on it and they ran well although rating was lower than I would have expected the FPS were high.

After months of investigation, I chose this laptop over some of its competitors due to the better GPU and lighter weight. The RTX3060 GPU, while throttled somewhat vs desktop versions, is still powerful enough to run most games. Additionally, the laptop has an integrated Intel Graphics chipset, which is used for most everyday tasks like web browsing and video playback. This enables the battery to last longer and generates less heat, allowing the fans to run quieter. The core i5, is competitive verses the i7, while being almost $200 cheaper. I highly recommend upgrading the RAM to at least 16 GB. The first thing I did was replace the 8 GB RAM with 32 GB and enable XMP in the BIOS. This let the RAM run at 2933 MHz, instead of the 2133 MHz that it was running out of the box.

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.