The new 6th generation Intel processors require lower power consumption but deliver better performance than before. CPU performance of Core i7-6700HQ is 20% faster than i7-4720HQ under average usage. For GT series with the Core i7-6820HK SKU, CPU frequency can be stretched from 3.7GHz to over 4GHz and CPU performance increases 30% compared with that of i7-4720HQ (The overclock frequency may differ depending on the CPU capacity).

*This specification may vary by model.

Easy Overclocking with MSI SHIFT Technology

Overclocks CPU core clock up to 30% (from 2.7GHz to 3.7GHz) to push the system to extreme.

*This function can only be activated by models with Intel Core i7 K processors.

Maximizes power consumption of both CPU and GPU to leverage full performance of both while maintaining system temperature.

Modifies power consumption of both CPU and GPU to the lowest while maintaining coolest constant system temperature for both.

MXM VGA DESIGN – KEEP YOUR WEAPON SHARP AND EDGY

MSI's MXM VGA design allows you to change the GPU more easily when needed.

* This feature is only available in selected countries and selected customers with special service, not for end-users to change on their own.

SUPER RAID 4 STORAGE – LOAD GAMES IN SECONDS

Get in the game before everyone else with Super RAID 4, MSI’s fastest RAID 0 storage configuration. Combining dual PCI-E Gen 3.0 x4 SSD’s utilizing NVMe technology, harness the full performance potential of the Gen 3.0 SSD through the optimization of the hardware and software outputting extreme read speeds over 3300MB/s. Load games works in seconds!

*This feature is only available on S versions of the GT Series using 6th Generation Intel™ Core® processors

SUPER PORT – ONE PORT FOR EVERYTHING

Whatever you need, you can get it done with just one Super Port. Transfer massive files faster than ever with up to 1000MB/s transfer rates. Get more pixel power supporting dual 4K displays and extend your field of view with daisy chain capabilities. Even charge your phones, tablet and any device faster on-the-go or at home (support up to 3A current).

Data transfer speed up to 10Gbps

Dual 4K LCD output

Charging higher-power devices with 5V @ 3A

CONNECT 4K

60Hz display with single Super Port. Enjoy your game with double the sensation.

LATEST ARCHITECTURE DDR4-2133 MEMORY SUPPORT

Get the best possible performance out of your notebook with support of the advanced DDR4-2133 memory, achieving over 29GB/s in reading speed and 32GB/s in writing. With over 30% faster performance than previous generations DDR3-1600, DDR4-2133 is the new laptop standard to take your extreme gaming experience to the next level.

COOLER BOOST 3: KEEP CALM UNDER PRESSURE

Heat is the most original element on earth. It’s pure physics that more energy will generate more heat. Cooling is therefore a knotty task to tackle with. MSI exclusive Cooler Boost 3 technology creates dual thermal modules internally by allocating dedicated heat pipes for GPU and CPU. One click on the fan boost button, a total of 9 heat pipes and dual fans actively and effectively push heat out of the system, making the cooling design of GT80 the highest level of its kind.

INSANELY POWERFUL. NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980M SLI,
DISCRETE GRAPHICS CARD WITH GDDR5 8GB VRAM

The NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980M SLI Series brings extreme, next-generation graphics performance to serious gaming notebooks. As the outstanding graphics solution to reach a score over 17,000 in 3DMark 11, the GeForce GTX 980M SLI delivers extremely fast and fluid gameplay at the highest settings and resolutions in a lightweight and portable design.

ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE: SLI GRAPHICS

NVIDIA SLI intelligently scales graphics performance by combining multiple GeForce GTX GPUs on an SLI certified laptop. With over 1,500 supported games, and day-of-release SLI profiles for the latest titles, SLI is the technology of choice for gamers who demand the very best.

TRUE COLOR TECHNOLOGY

MSI True Color Technology guarantees that each panel in a MSI notebook comes with the finest precision in color. After examination and an extensive factory calibration process by the MSI True Color Technology, the panel quality will be more accurate, close to 100% sRGB. Hence, each color is delivered with the highest standard precision in detail, guaranteeing excellent color fidelity for many use applications.

MSI has partnered with Portrait Displays, Inc. in developing a level of accuracy for display technology that sets a new standard. Trusting that the displays colors naturally represent the content is MSI’s objective.

TRUE COLOR PROFILE

Vision and sound are the most important two factors in this field. You now get to see clearer than your enemies to always get one step ahead of the rest. Besides Gaming Mode, True Color Technology also offers prefect color accuracy for 5 more scenarios. Work or play, you can easily switch to the mode that best suits your eyes. The profile sharing feature permits you to share your True Color settings to other users anywhere.

MATRIX DISPLAY

Expand the vision for extreme gaming experience. Embrace immersive gaming experience by expanding your gaming real estate across 3 external displays in full HD with the Surround View Mode of MSI Matrix Display technology.

Furthermore, MSI innovative Matrix Display on GT series supports up to 3 external displays, 4 displays in total simultaneously through one HDMI 1.4, one MINI Display Port 1.2 and one Super Port* and laptop built-in display. Multi-task is made possible even during competitive gameplays. Connect the laptop to HDTV display, Matrix Display supports 4K output with a resolution up to 3840 x 2160.

MSI Matrix Display technology creates an ideal environment for extreme gaming experience and pleasant multimedia entertainment.

*A Type-C to Mini Display Port cable is required.

WIDE VIEWING ANGLE DISPLAY

MSI gaming notebook built in high quality Wide-View angle display takes image clarity to a whole new level with higher pixel resolution. Images are amazingly 40% more sharp and vivid in contrast level and 20% clearer in brightness level compared with those on regular TN panels. Hence, images are more vivid even from left and right side of the viewing angle. When you're playing games, you will have breathtaking and brilliantly true-to-life viewing experience.

ALL NEW ID DESIGN, THE SLIMMEST 18.4” GAMING NOTEBOOK

Inspired by ultimate weapon in Sci-Fi scenarios, the design should give it a fluid look with feeling of light speed. The engineers refine every detailed component and enhance the mechanical materials while staying true to its extreme performance. This monster is merely 4.9cm in thickness (15% slimmer than that of other gaming notebooks) and weights only 4.5kg. The GT80 Titan is no doubt the slimmest 18.4” gaming notebook in the market.

ESS SABRE HIFI AUDIO DAC – EVOLVE DETAILS YOU HEAR

Push the limits of your audio peripherals and hear the difference with the SABRE Audio DAC. Support 32bit/384kbps sampling rate. Drive your high quality headset from 16ohm to 600ohm which gives highest sound detail, up to 127dBA DNR unmatched by PC, Mac or mobile devices DAC. Discover new details that you’ve been missing or maintain the upper-hand in competitive FPS matches where every bit of sound counts.

*Available on GT and GS certain SKU.

NAHIMIC VIRTUAL SURROUND SOUND – MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, THE NEXT GAMING STANDARD

Originally developed for military fighter jets, Nahimic specializes in 3D sound software processing and audio improvements offering virtual 7.1 sound in immersive high definition. Designed to work with standard audio and stereo equipment, Nahimic transports gamers into the action, allowing them to sense every footstep, hear every bullet whizzing past, and feel every explosion. It also features a high definition audio recorder to easily capture and stream studio quality sound and is only available on MSI gaming laptops.

Virtual Surround

Highly immersive 7.1 virtualization Brings an ultra realistic 360°Sound stage.

Bass boost

Powerful AND deep bass Emphasizes the sub frequencies of expiosion shockwaves and brings vibrancyto the gaming soundtracks

FREQUENCY LEVELER

Because each sound can be decisive Raises up the highest frequencies in order to highlight all the important tiny details (footsteps, gunshot whistles…).

Noise gate &
Noise reduction

Removes 90% of the noise Removes the noise from your communications. The result is a crystal clear in-game voice com in any situation.

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*Available on select models

SOUND BY DYNAUDIO 4 + 1 SPEAKER SYSTEM, 2 SPEAKERS FOR EACH CHANNEL

Years of cooperation between MSI and one of the world’s leading speaker manufacturers Dynaudio has led up to the finest sound system in series notebook. The true 4+1 speaker system, 2 speakers for each channel delivers an authentic sound experience you will not have heard previously in a notebook, you simply need to hear it to believe it. Power amplitude has gone up by 50% from previous generations, meaning a full 10dB volume increase. You will be able to enjoy your games or movies in a whole new way with the Dynaudio sound offered in series notebook.

THE REAL DEAL:A KEYBOARD ALL GAMERS DESIRE FOR

Exclusive keyboard positioning and golden triangle layout offers a better gaming experience.

STEELSERIES ENGINE 3 (SSE3) – TARGET, POSITION, AIM AND FIRE

During gameplay, SteelSeries Engines 3 serves as your firearm. With SSE3, you get to suit up your weapon with cool look by lightening it up with multiple backlit colors, transform your keyboard into a high technology firearm by setting up several keys into one key command and cloud syncing all SteelSeries gears together.

*Keyboard backlit is red single color on GT80 and GS40 series and white single color on certain models of GE series.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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”

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  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.

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  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.

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  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!

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  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.

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  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).

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  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.

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  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.

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MOST WANTED KEYBOARD SWITCH:
CHERRY MX SWITCH WITH STANDARD KEY CAP HEIGHT

Cherry, originated in Germany, has been the market leader in mechanical switch keyboards for a very long time. Its Cherry MX switch has been recognized as the most wanted gaming keyboard on gaming laptops. The physical construction and the strict tolerance level during the manufacturing process are critical factors for its amazing tactile feeling and performance consistency even after long-term use.

ONE TOUCH SWITCH BETWEEN TOUCHPAD & NUMERIC KEYPAD

Packing the up-to-date touch pad with numeric keypad feature, the switch design is easy and simple. Just one touch, gamres can easily switch between these 2 functions.

KILLER DOUBLESHOT PRO – PROTECTING YOUR PING

Stop losing games to lag with Killer DoubleShot Pro. Protect and prioritize networking traffic while preventing lag spikes so you can game without fear and play at your best. Select programs you want your network to prioritize to ensure maximum bandwidth and track your speeds with the easy-to-use Killer Networking Manager. Killer DoubleShot Pro supports both Killer Gb LAN and WiFi 802.11ac dual band protocol and improves average latency by 3.5 times compared with those utilizing 802.11ac.

KILLER SHIELD – SMOOTHER GAMEPLAY

One more protection for smoother uploads and download processes. Less pin rate floating reassures more fluent gameplays.

XSPLIT GAMECASTER VERSION 2 – SHOW OFF YOUR SKILLS TO THE WORLD

Get super professional live streams going by blending into the background with the Chroma Key function introduced in Xsplit Gamecaster Version 2. Record your gameplays and broadcast it live to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and etc.. You may also edit gameplay videos directly on this app. It’s 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. What’s more exciting is that MSI extends premium license from 6 to 12 months. Now you get to explore and enjoy becoming a true professional streamer for a whole year for FREE.

STREAMING

Use XSplit Gamecaster to stream all of your gaming activities

WEBCAM & CHROMA KEY

Add a webcam and show your game face

SHARE YOUR BROADCAST

Share your broadcast and conquer the world

REALTIME NOTES

Draw attention whilst casting with in-game annotations

RECORD & UPLOAD

Organize and upload your greatest gaming moments

TRIDEF SMARTCAM INTEGRATION

Revolutionary background removal without the need of a green screen.

ADAPTIVE BITRATE TECHNOLOGY

Automatically adjusts your bitrate to minimize connection drops so you can enjoy uninterrupted streaming.