Desktop graphics... Notebook CPU?

So, we found this thing in the office. Apparently, it is a notebook, with a… Desktop GPU? At PCI-E 3.0 x16, no less.



What might this wizardry be? Any takers?

NVIDIA GeForce Pick Your Path Game Bundle



You're a gamer, and we have the hottest titles this holiday for whatever you like to play. Buy any MSI Notebook with GTX 970M/980M. and get a game code. You can pick the path of an assassin, a freedom fighter, or a racer, and download Assassin's Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, or The Crew for free. For further details, please follow the steps below of registration for getting game code.

Promotion Date: 20th November 2014 - 20th January 2015

Game Code Expiry Date: 20th February 2015

Game Code Redeem Type: Digital Code

Eligible MSI Notebook Models:
GT72 2QE
GT72 2QD
GS70 2QE
GS60 2QE

Bundle Games (Choose 1 out of 3 games):
The Crew
Far Cry 4
Assassin's Creed Unity

Note: To be eligible, consumers must purchase MSI Notebook with GTX970M or GTX980M from 20th Nov 2014 to 20th Jan 2015. The redemption is available from 20th Nov 2014 to 20th Jan 2015 or till supplies last.

Read here for guide to redeem your game code: http://bit.ly/msimynb_nvidiapickyourpath2014

Why Quadro?

If you’re already reading this in a sub-forum titled “Workstation notebooks” you probably already know what the uses are for a Quadro. Still, we’d like to try and explain what the benefits of workstation graphics cards are.

In short, however, let us explain it this way – a workstation graphics card (i.e. an NVIDIA Quadro card, as found in the MSI WS/WT series) is a card optimized for specific tasks, such as CAD or other cases with demanding GPU simulations. Or, as NVIDIA itself puts it:

“The Quadro mobile workstation product family offers a complete range of graphics with unmatched performance and quality for the most demanding professionals on the go. From digital content creators on a movie set, to design engineers at a remote plant, to geo-scientists on an oil rig, mobile professionals bring Quadro graphics where their work is.”

So the target audience is clear – professionals. But what about the performance? As with everything else, it’s different from test to test, but in general, the properly specialized software, such as Catia, Maya and SolidWorks will make full use of a workstation card, and it’s these users who are the target audience of the MSI Workstation notebooks.


In any case, our findings show that even the entry level Quadro K2100M, as found in the WS60, will completely monster even the GTX 780M in all professional applications.



Granted, the result would be more or less the other way round in games, but for those serious about their work in animation, CAD and other demanding applications should consider a mobile Quadro to boost their productivity.

We will return to this topic in the future with updated tests, watch this space.

GE60/70 Upgrade guide

We’ve been getting requests for upgrade videos lately, so we decided we should give it a try. The most popular models to upgrade are probably the GE60/70, in which you can quite easily replace the RAM, HDD, SSDs as well as the WiFi/Bluetooth card.



In case you were curious on how to upgrade your GE before, you no longer have to be. We take you through the steps over a 10-minute video on Youtube.

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