MSI - GS66 15.6" 240hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 1TB SSD - 16GB Memory - Black
Model: GS66256
SKU: 6448270
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Customers enjoy the GS66 15.6" gaming laptop's performance and graphics capabilities, finding it suitable for both gaming and work applications. However, some users have noted that the fan noise is quite loud, especially during intensive gaming sessions. Concerns regarding battery life and heat generation during extended use have also been raised.
Pros: Per-key RGB Steelseries keyboard, which is awesome. I love that the different presets that come with it, and the fact that I can light up specific keys however I want for specific games makes it a godsend. The dGPU, while not the most powerful, is quite good, being able to get over 60 fps in Shadow of the Tomb Raider in High + Ultra Ray Tracing + Contact Shadows, for example. The chassis is a sleek black aluminum that looks and feels premium. It has Windows hello, which is a nice feature to have. Has a MUX switch, which is always a plus, and when on MSHybrid, along with undervolting and on power saving plan I can get over 10 hours of battery life when on the go. Cons: Unless you undervolt, the CPU can get a little hot, but nothing that a good stand or cooling pad won't help with. There's a little plastic strip at the front that I don't know how well it will age in comparison to the metal body. Fans can be a little loud because of the thin chassis, however that CAN be mitigated by creating a personalized fan curve. It's a bit of a fingerprint magnet (MSI ships all their laptops with a cloth tho). Port positioning could be a bit better. 80w 3060 only, so it could be more powerful. Pricey. Overall, I'm very pleased with this purchase, it is an excelente machine and I would 100% recommend it to anyone. An enormous upgrade over my old GE62 6QD Apache Pro. Benchmarking Results and comparisons with other laptops with Intel i7-10750H and RTX 3060: Fire Strike Extreme: Overall=8800; Graphics=9228; Physics= 16651; Combined= 4284 Fire Strike: Overall=17010; Graphics=19591; Physics=16899; Combined =8600 Port Royal: 4381 Time Spy: Overall= 7391; Graphics=7491; CPU=6874 Some game benchmarking: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Highest All + Ray Tracing ON (Ultra) + DLSS = 61 FPS Shadow of the Tomb Raider Highest + Ray Tracing OFF= 89 FPS Middle Earth: Shadow of War Highest = 98 FPS
Posted by Anihilitus
1-star rate since there are unusable problems. I've always wanted to own an MSI for gaming, but my first entry-level laptop let me down. The first is that the screen does not display after sleep (the screen is bright but black) even though all other devices (power, I/O, RGB lights) are okay. I tried to close the lid and turn the computer back to sleep, but in the end, I always had to force it to shut down to solve the problem. I couldn't accept this problem with a new purchase (it happened about three or four days after I bought it). Also, sometimes after I restart the system, the screen will turn to 60Hz and the 240Hz option will disappear (I tried system settings and the NVIDIA control panel, but the 240Hz option disappeared from both). The second problem is the screen lag and delays. Sometimes the computer will suddenly stationary and it will be normal for two or three seconds, then suddenly stationary again... (I don't know if it's because I always force it to shut down, it sometimes just crashes and can't be restored to normal). I tried downloading the latest Intel graphics driver (which fixed the screen lag but didn't work again later); re-downloading the motherboard BIOS file from MSI's official website, and reinstalling it (which fixed the black screen after sleep, again, didn't work after reboot). I did a lot of research on the Internet, and it seems that many computers have this problem (not just this MSI GE66, some other brands also). Some say it's a Windows system bug, some say it's hardware incompatibility. Anyway, I returned it in the last 14 days.
Posted by DisplayProblems
Best computer I’ve ever bought. Amazing graphics, lightning fast. Fastest refresh rate than any other laptop out there. Highly recommended.
Posted by Trautman45
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