Just a reminder, if you DO decide to try a Win8 refresh, save up your savegames and stuff somewhere safe. EVERYTHING outside the "User" folders will be nuked clean, including stuff inside both "Program Files" folders.

I found that out the HARD way lol.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 18 2013, 10:02 PM

Well, I did save all my stuff JUST IN CASE (even though it wasn't really easy lol, read below). Though I had little idea that I would be as destructive as that. Was expecting a more subtle "restore Windows directory only" deal like Windows Repair last time.

What's funny is the fact that I had NO WAY to normally copy and save my files to my external disk at that time (I couldn't boot into Windows AT ALL), I had to do it ALL from the F3 command prompt - that was some heavy typing right there.

Microsoft should have kept an option to do a simple Windows refresh without touching anything else on the disk.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 18 2013, 10:12 PM

Lol, no p0rn involved. Just me modding my Windows DLLs to allow for visual style themes. Turns out Windows Updates make manual uxtheme DLL modding a very, very bad idea in Win8.

Now using UXStyle and I have no more such issues.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 18 2013, 10:46 PM

Was thinking that this might be the case, but I had no idea of what solution to suggest as you're AMD based.

For Optimus cards it’s a simple process of adding a new application profile in Nvidia manager - which is good considering Optimus switching can be rather wonky as well, especially for older games.

@Unseen: Not really. I just get my "entertainment" from clean, uninfected sources...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 19 2013, 08:42 AM

Yes, you should be able to. IINM the GT70 also comes with MSATA slots.

Need to check though, Unseen?

@Unseen: Optimus isn't perfect though, especially for older games.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 19 2013, 11:15 AM

Very old. My "3D Japanese Recreation" games date back to '03 LOL.

@hit-able: Yeah MSI is even the OEM for some "Gaming" brands like Mainline and Deviltech. Though, unlike Clevo (Sager OEM), they sell their laptops under their own brand as well.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 19 2013, 11:42 AM

Yeah, it's a shame. Thankfully for lower enders like the GE40, I can go scrounge up a 180w adapter for use even I don't really need it.

But for the top end to come with a 180w PSU.... It's either they're simply pushing the PSU to the very limit (well, we can't deny this possibility, we're not privy to the REAL tolerances of the PSU) - or MSI broke the laws of physics and got a top end machine running full throttle while sipping below 180w of power.

Looking at NOS (and the fact that the higher end 700 cards ALONE pull nearly 100ws of power), we can only say that the former must be true - which means that every MSI PSU is operating on the edge of its operating tolerances with very, very little power leeway to spare. Hence the need for the battery to buffer up the spikes (or risk throttling due to insufficient power).

Which in turn, kills the battery... Like Unseen duly noted.

Not the best way of going about things, but you gotta sell 'em replacement batteries somehow lol.

On a more serious note, let's just say MSI is able to optimise the power consumption to fit the adapters they have. This leads to lower manufacturing costs (savings of which is passed to us, the consumer), but like Horns said, it limits the "upgradability" of the laptop.

Well, most people REPLACE their laptops after 2-3 years anyway, and with this in mind what MSI is doing is actually economically sound.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 19 2013, 03:46 PM

Nope. Just pure speculation lol.

If I work for MSI do you expect seeing me spouting conspiracy theories about MY OWN COMPANY?

THIS.

In the end, MSI doesn't really "condone" user upgrades anyway so this point is actually moot. They DON'T expect you to stuff power consuming things inside and use their laptops with the batteries out to begin with lol. Hence them providing what is NEEDED by the base config (and regional variants) without providing any buffer for "future expansion".

I mean, if the laptop is imminently upgradable, who's going to buy the model that replaces? It's called Planned Obsolescence, and while everyone does this, let's just say MSI is slightly more obvious (or to put it in a better way, LESS DEVIOUS) about it.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 19 2013, 03:58 PM

Well, I'm not saying what MSI is doing is entirely GOOD for US, the 10% of laptop users who actually know what's going on inside their laptops. What I'm saying is simply that what they're doing makes good sense, for THEM and for 90% of the people out there who just want to play games, don't really give an eff about what's inside (besides it being the LATEST AND FASTEST) and replace their laptops on a regular basis.

*ehem*gamers*ehem*.

I mean, I'll be the first to feel good the moment MSI decides it's a good thing to supply their laptops with better PSUs, but I really don't think they're going to do anything about it. They don't really believe in "appeasing the masses" with small details like that, because their target market simply isn't the 10% of us who care.

MSI's game is more "cheaper for even more stuff compared to the competition" after all - for now anyway. Unfortunately, the "shortcuts" taken to get there might only be visible to us "enthusiasts", and the "GAMERZ" crowd that MSI is trying hard to attract, has no idea.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 19 2013, 04:26 PM

Well MSI operates like any other "big corporation" after all, they won't actually DO ANYTHING unless the number of cases get HIGH ENOUGH.

Unfortunately, seeing how the Internetz isn't ablaze with OH MAI MSI PSU IS TEH DYING threads, I can simply say that we ought to give MSI the benefit of the doubt and consider my "infamous dying adapter" story more a tale of caution than one of outright imminent threat. Until we can find another case of it happening, it might have just been a fluke with the Coolermaster adapter - after all the laptop is supposed to "throttle down" due to insufficient power rather than blowing up a PSU.

@Horns: The moment I find a company that ACTUALLY caters AND cares for this 10% of the laptop user demographics, I'm gonna love them forever. Illegear, for one, is fast becoming the top brand on that list for me - even if I don't end up buying their stuff.

MSI on the other hand, is simply coming up with "interesting stuff". No matter what their operating practices are like, how can you ignore something that looks like and is specced like the Razer Blades for half the price - especially for someone like me who values mobility above EVERYTHING else.

I mean, my initial searches in the very beginning for the replacement for my aging M1210 were simply of "gaming ultrabooks", after all. And while the RE13 certainly IS diminutive, the short battery life stops it from being a strong contender in my books.

Like you, I knew what I wanted and unfortunately, only MSI had what I was looking for. And now with the GS70 (and hopefully the GS60) they seem to be the ONLY people (besides bloodthirsty Razer) committed to that niche anyway so I'll probably stick around here even through Maxwell and Skylake.

DAMMIT CLEVO COME UP WITH A THIN GAMING LAPTOP (with reasonable battery life) ALREADY!

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 19 2013, 05:11 PM

My keyboard is not even 100% level LOL. There's a slight (and by slight I mean a few MMs) bump along the = [ ' / keys.

Any pics of the issue? And it only effects light blue right?

@Horns: Mentioned Illegear specifically because they're the only local Clevo guys, and so far they're doing a dang good job at it. I do agree they need more variations though, but the RS-15 Lite idea is GENIUS in my book.

The current "static speakers" issue with the RE-15 is interesting, however. Let's see how they get themselves out of this.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 19 2013, 05:32 PM

Hmmm. I guess issues related to having multi-coloured LEDs: Colour Overlap. They have to turn on SOME of the green LEDs to make it "light blue" IINM.

Any of the stuff from other manufacturers having similar issues? I don't even have backlighting (I have never even OWNED a laptop with backlighting LOL) so can't comment more.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 19 2013, 05:57 PM

Lai lai lai lai.... 5 days to payday. Now not sure if wanna go for M5Pro or M5S. To devsleep or not to devsleep...

Devsleep (and extra 2 years warranty) worth RM300 extra? Uhhhh....

All I want is a decent SSD with MLC chips, good power consumption and NO SANDFARCE.

Storm88!!!!! Lai lai save me one Plex M5S 256GB!

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 20 2013, 11:06 AM

Pay grade? I office boy oni lol. I'm in the Edu line BTW.

Damn, BF4... Something else to finish my money on.

Not sure. To be safe just bring the laptop, receipt and adapter.

Don't forget the 755 coming for the Lenovo Y-series. THANKFULLY there's already a 765 so I'm not butthurt much lol.

Damn, not posting as much nowadays, just not enough stuff to complain about any more. The GE40 is chomping everything I give at it at a reasonable pace with zero issues. I DID wrap up the metal lid with some clear vinyl though - now it's scratch proof AND fingerprint UNfriendly.

I DO have to postpone my SSD project due to other commitments though (I busted my smartphone screen). That CD-ROM drive is just eating up precious space though, and it's bugging me to no end.

Lai lai Battlefield 4 open beta next week!

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 25 2013, 03:52 PM

Latest killer wireless drivers from the KILLER site or the MSI site?

For me both drivers end up giving me that problem, as I probably I had issues with router compatibility. So I just went back to the my Intel Advanced-N.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 25 2013, 08:51 PM