Details on the right section of the C side
Signal lights at this section are red. There are three short-cut bottoms, the power bottom, the GPU switch bottom and the Cooler Boost bottom.
With the GPU switch bottom, users may switch the mode between the chipset integrated graphics and the discrete graphics card. GT80 is geared by Cooler Boost 3 technology. Users may switch between two different cooling modes.
MSI combines the touch panel and the numeric keypad together. One touch on the upper left corner of the pad, the whole touch panel shall switch to the numeric keypad mode.
The Rear I/O
From the left to the right: 2 x mini-DisplayPort \ HDMI \ DC in \ RJ45 jack
Large set of blood-red vents on both sides. Red touch here and on the cover lid increases the sense of speed of this gaming notebook.
In fact, the case design of GT80 is quite similar to that of GT72, yet the shape and the look of GT80 is more upgraded and advanced with aerodynamic style.
The Left I/O
From the left to the right: BD-Writer \ a wide section of exhaust \ NB-Lock \ SD (XC/HC) \ 3 X USB 3.0 \ SPDIF-Out \ Mic-in \ Headphone-out
The Right I/O
From the left to right: 3 X USB 3.0 \ a wide section of exhaust
GT80 offers up to 5 USB 3.0. The capability of expansion becomes one of GT80s advantages.
The open angle of GT80 reaches around 120 degrees. Its not outstanding.
The color and the viewing angle of the SAMSUNG PLS panel is a lot better than most of the TN panels.
However, the major purpose of GT80 is for gaming. With the non-touch panel display, GT80s open angle is appropriate and suitable for gaming environment.
Hardware Information
GT80 2QE Titan SLI is powered by Intel Haswell platform. With 4x DDR3-1600L 8GB, total of 32GB.
The CPU is Intel Core i7-4980HQ: 2.8GHz (100 x 28), L3 6MB, Quad Cores with HT technology, lithography: 22nm,
TurboBoost permitting auto-OC up to 4GHz, chipset: HM87, the current highest class in Notebook CPU (4th generation Intel Core i7 processors), and the GPU is the latest Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200.
At the bottom right-hand side, you may see the app on the toolbar. It can show or you may setup some most commonly used functions conveniently.
MSI DRAGON GAMING CENTER
Users may monitor the system instantly. Moreover, it supports to add on utility shortcuts, instant play and device settings.
XSplit Gamecaster supports video recording or live streaming up to 1080p. It is an extremely useful function to live streaming or recording your whole gaming process.
The game running in the system only drops 2~3 fps when the Gamecaster is on, recording video or live streaming simultaneously.
Sound Blaster Cinema2 software
There are 5 different audio modes for setup. Under each mode, you may choose among five different sound effects.
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