Specifications / Chassis

CPU	Intel Core i7-3630QM, 2.40 GHz Standard, 3.40 GHz Turbo
Operating System	Windows 8 Multi-Language
Chipset	Intel HM76 Express Chipset
Memory	DDR3 1333 MHz, 2 x SODIMM, 8 GB (2 x 4 GB)
Display	17.3'' Full HD, 1920 x 1080, Anti-Glare
Graphics card	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M, 2 GByte GDDR5
Hard drive	128 GB SSD (mSATA) 750 GB HDD (2.5'')
Network	1 x Gigabit LAN 1 x WLAN 802.11n
Video Camera	HD Web Camera
Connectors	1 x Microphone-in jack 1 x Headphone-out jack 2 x USB 3.0 2 x USB 2.0 1 x RJ45 LAN jack 1 x HDMI 1 x VGA
Audio	Built-in Speakers with Subwoofer and Microphone
Battery	4400 mAh, 49 Wh
Dimensions	418 x 269 x 39 mm (W x D x H)
Weight	2.7 kg

Châssis / Design / Build Quality

As soon as we were holding the box in our hands in which the GE70 from MSI is being shipped, we were thinking that maybe there will be a gaming notebook inside that features a smaller than usual form factor. Usually the boxes for gaming notebooks is substantially bigger than the one we've seen in this case. Our assumption get support by the specifications, which say, that this gaming notebook only weighs 2.7 kilogram. Nevertheless, looking at the hardware inside you get quite a lot: There is a 128 Gigaybte mSATA SSD, a 750 Gigabyte hard drive, a high-end notebook GPU, a quad core CPU with eight Thread, 8 Gigabyte memory, a 17.3 inch display as well as a tricky cooling system. Since the hardware in this notebook is able to produce up to 100 Watts in heat, there is to be quite a powerful cooling system otherwise users would end up with a device, that is constantly throttling CPU as well as GPU. The CPU is located in the center of the device and there is one heatpipe removing the heat and transporting it to a radial fan, which can be found in the upper, right hand corner of the notebook. As for the GPU, which is place almost next to the fan, there are two heatpipes. Regarding the radial fan we have to say, that the small radial fan has to rotate at quite high speeds already, when the GE70 is in idle. Therefore one can always hear a well audible noise of high frequency.

A closer look at the materials show that this notebook is made from plastic entirely and MSI chose a design that is, in our opinion, well suitable for a gaming notebook. Regarding the colors they chose mainly black and there are also some red stripes. As we've already mentioned the notebooks comes with an unusual sleek form factor and the maximum height is a - for gaming notebooks mere 39 millimeter.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 8 - Web browsing / Data decryption / Windows Defender
Page 2 - Preview	Page 9 - Cinebench / WinRAR
Page 3 - Specifications / Chassis	Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 / Unigine Heaven
Page 4 - Display / Keyboard	Page 10 - Battery Eater / Power Consumption
Page 5 - Test Setup	Page 11 - Noise Level
Page 6 - Video Playback / Downscaling Transcoding / Storage	Page 12 - Conclusion
Page 7 - DirectX 9 / Image Manipulation / Importing Pictures

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