To satisfy consumers desire to experience high quality sound effects, MSI partnered with top audio brand Dynaudio, which has a devoted aspiration for Authentic Fidelity to meet this demanding standard. It equips the MSI GAMING-Series gaming notebook with top-notch audio features, creating a realistic sound and immersive effects. Any high quality stereo source is transformed into true-to-life, multi-channel sound. No need to purchase extra speakers, wires or speaker stands to appreciate room-filling sound.
The MSI Audio Boost design enhances the output sound detail and sound stage by 30% more. The gold flash audio jack provides stable sound transmission (reduced obstruction) and works in conjunction with the optimized headsets AMP (Audio Power Amplifier) design, characterized by low noise and low distortion, to greatly enhance headphone performance and faithfully reproduce each acoustic detail.
All MSI gaming laptops this year feature upgraded Sound Blaster Cinema 2 wrap around sound, making the already cutting-edge Sound By Dynaudio 2.1 channel sound system, even better with optimized software solutions in particular for wrap around sound, human voices, virtual bass, and low quality audio sources. Sound Blaster Cinema and MSI's superior sound system complement each other exceptionally well.
Customize Your Game Style
SteelSeries Engine is an app that transforms your keyboard in to a lethal gaming weapon. Here, you can customize each individual key, create different macros, manage keyboard lighting and customize the keyboard to your liking.
Friendly UI design
The SteelSeries Engine is easy to understand by using pictorial representations of devices along with basic drag-and-drop techniques to assign key presses, complex macros, device profiles and buttons. Also features intuitive macro creation with customizable colors, fonts, and names for everything.
Every key can be customized to hot key as you want!!
Every gamer can easily customize every individual key as hot key to personalize his own play style, greatly increase the convenience on key usage.
FN, F1-F12 keys except
Just one click!! quickly launch Apps from SteelSeries Engine
Gamers can freely choose any key as launch application button, no longer need to click the mouse for Apps start.
4 keyboard layers options!!
There are 4 layers for gamers to set 4 usage scenario or game. Not only that, while playing the game, gamers can easily and quickly switch layer*, such as a chat screen with friends. Communication with friends is not interrupted!!
*The layers switch key is Fn+1~4
Intelligent keypress macro capabilities
There are virtually unlimited keypress macro creation capabilities. Anything you can do on a mouse or a keyboard can be programmed along with specific event timing. You can even program mouse events into keyboard macros. Your macros will be running at a high priority in your computers Operating System, yet it does NOT interfere with your real time actions during gameplay.
Create your own text macro
Besides keypress macro, SteelSeries Engine also can create the text macro for gamers talk. By this way, gamers can have simultaneously multi-party conversation and do not waste time in doing repetitive typing.
KLM (Keyboard light management)
Depending on your mood and desires, you can choose from more than 1,000 color combinations and five different scenario modes for the keyboard, enabling you to be the coolest gamer at any LAN party!
Unlimited profile possibilities
Profiles are sets of macros, button assignments, and device configurations that are frequently used together. An unlimited number of profiles, with customizable names, can be stored in the SteelSeries Engine. It provides predefined profiles for common games which can be used directly or as templates for your custom macros.
Statistics to analyze and improve
Whether you're playing an FPS or editing in Photoshop, being better and more efficient is something we want to help you achieve. Use the Statistics module to record your keyboard or mouse actions. Then review the peripheral heat map, which shows with both color and numbers the frequency of your key or button presses. You can then use this information to fine tune your macros as well as your key and mouse button assignments to optimize your tools to play (and work).
Freedom to Play
SteelSeries Engine will automatically recognize what game you are playing and open your saved profile(s) for that game. You can create your own profiles for other applications and then have SteelSeries Engine open the corresponding profile when you start up your application.
The Real Deal: A Keyboard All Gamers Desire For
Exclusive keyboard positioning and golden triangle layout offers a better gaming experience.
Show Off or Just Make for Fun Best Live Streaming App Ever
XSplit Gamecaster lets you easily record your gaming experience and broadcast it live to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and more. Its simple, easy to use and ideal for sharing your gameplay with friends, family or the world - or for capturing those perfect gaming moments, just for the heck of it.
Now, with the upgraded version, you can even edit your gameplay video and share it to your social media pages directly through Gamecaster.
Easy to use Express Video Editor
Add a Webcam and show your game face
Draw attention whilst casting with in-game annotations
Dual Fan Thermal Cooling System
Stay stealthy and cool with the quiet yet efficient dual fan thermal cooling solution for optimal airflow. The automated cooler boost feature intelligently increases airflow during extreme gaming sessions to keep you cool in the heat of battle.
Matrix Display
Matrix display features MSI innovative design with 3 external screen display capabilities, allowing you to output to 3 displays simultaneously using HDMI 1.4, and mini Display-Port 1.2 port. Users can work with multi-task at same time.
Handle the big screen with support of up to 3840 x 2160 resolutions to watch your movies or play your games in true HD when connected to an HDTV.
A Must-have Engine for Gaming
The latest 4th generation quad core processor platform, representing superior performance over previous generations. The CPU performance has increased by 3%~7%, while the overall platform is 15% more powerful. Additionally, the GPU performance of 2D and 3D visuals, is even more noteworthy, with an average increase of over 30%. There have also been significant advances in user experience and battery life.
Specifications
CPU
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Processor 2.60 GHz (6M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz Turbo)
OS
Windows 8.1
Chipset
Intel HM87
Memory
8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3 RAM
LCD Size
17" FHD (1920X1080) , Anti-glare
Graphics
GeForce GTX 970M
Graphics VRAM
DDR5 3GB
Storage
128GB Solid State Disk, 1000GB Hard Drive Disk (7200rpm)
Audio
Sound by Dynaudio with Woofer
Support 7.1 channel S/PDIF output
Exclusive Audio Boost technology
Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2
Card Reader
SD4.0 (XC/HC)
LAN
Killer DoubleShot Pro Gb LAN
Wireless LAN
Killer DoubleShot Pro 11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.0
HDMI
1(v1.4b), Support 4Kx2K Output
USB 2.0 port
0
USB 3.0 port
4
Mini-DisplayPort
2, Support 4Kx2K Output
Mic-in/Headphone-out
1/1
Line-in
1
Keyboard
Full-color backlight SteelSeries keyboard
AC Adapter
150W
Battery
6-Cell Li-Polymer (5400mAh 60Wh)
Dimension
418.5x287x21.8mm
Weight (KG)
2.66Kg (w/ Battery)