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MSI GT680 Gaming Laptop Review (SSD/Bluray/i7/Nvidia)

Allan 'Zardon' Campbell June 8, 2011 Featured Announcement, Laptop / Mobile

The tests were performed in a controlled air conditioned room with temperatures maintained at a constant 23c – a comfortable environment for the majority of people reading this.

Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes. Load measurements were acquired by running Furmark and Cinebench together.

Under extended load the CPU temperatures peak at 82c, with the fan generating a lot of air to keep it under control.

We also attached 5 diodes to the rear of the machine to measure the load temperatures of various parts of the chassis. These were measured after 1 hour of intensive work.

Warm air is forced out the side of the machine, although the zones marked with 1/2 can get noticeably warmer than the middle and lower parts of the chassis as the CPU and GPU cooling heatpipes are in this area.

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10 comments

  1. k0rn
    June 8, 2011 at 9:49 am

    Awesome ! I love the look, very alienware, but better value.

  2. Ned
    June 8, 2011 at 9:51 am

    the spec is really very good for the price. I think the GFX is the weak spot however. but adding something more powerful might require more space inside, as well as adding to the price. probably cost 2k for the higher end nvidia mobile gpu

  3. Kim
    June 8, 2011 at 9:52 am

    I have one of these already 🙂 I can highly recommend it, but I dont have the one with the SSD, mine is raid 0 – two mechanicals.

    Only negative is the heat on your lap, even when watching youtube videos. it can get a bit toasty imo

  4. Derek
    June 8, 2011 at 11:11 am

    Very loud design and I agree, almost alienware like in appearance.

    I do like it however, but I wish more of these manufacturers would offer backlit keyboards like apple do. its really helpful at night or in darker condfitions.

  5. Garry
    June 8, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    I really like the looks of it. the panels along the edges is nice. Can the colours be controlled like alienware via software?

  6. Todd
    June 8, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    Do they make a 17 inch version of this?

  7. Davis
    June 8, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    I dont like the styling, its over the top imo. Good spec but needs a different chassis design

  8. Joseph
    June 8, 2011 at 6:51 pm

    Core i7 is great, id love one myself for mobile. This is 4 and 4 core, right?

  9. Minni
    June 8, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    They make brilliant laptops but i had their last gt and the battery failed in 9 months. They replaced it eventually

  10. J C
    June 9, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    17″ version with backlit keyboard and better graphics will be a blast later on this year, MSI gaming is the best!!!!

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