MSI GT680 Fastest Gaming Notebook in Indonesia Today

MSI GT680 Gaming Notebook - Similar but not identical, it occurred to us that when just finished testing the MSI GT680 and again get a shipment with the same series notebook from MSI. How not, when we issued this notebook from its case, both the notebook has the same shape! Is the MSI one to deliver the goods? Apparently not. MSI does lend the series the same notebook. However, we got the second GT680 has different specifications! What sets it apart is the amount of memory speed and storage media. Memory that is swollen from 8GB to 16GB. MSI also includes two storage media, namely the 120GB SSD and a 500GB hard disk with 7200rpm spin. We can not imagine the performance of this Notebook MSI GT680 later because the first thing we can test scored Sysmark 2007 benchmark test with a high score. How about the MSI GT680 performance with this new specification?

This notebook has the same casing and completeness with which the MSI GT680 our previous review. MSI still provide a shield casing design model for its LCD screen cover. Also, you can still find a hexagonal-shaped dragon skin pattern underneath. Dimensions of the MSI GT680 version of the SSD and the inclusion of the adapter is still large, so a little unfriendly to carry around. The processor and graphics card that is attached is also still the same, namely the Intel Core i7 Sandy Bridge and NVIDIA GTX460M. Gaming notebook this one uses a 120GB SSD storage to run the system operas and 500GB hard disk with a rotational speed of 720GB for data storage media. In addition to the charming storage specification, MSI GT680 version also uses a 16GB DDR3 SODIMM memory that run in Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

We will not linger to discuss the MSI GT680 Notebook SSD version because you can read the other discussion in the article MSI GT680 version of the hard disk on our previous article. Through this article, we will more discuss about the results of testing the performance of the SSD version of the MSI GTG80.

You will find a variety of ports on the MSI GT680 is. All ports are scattered in the left, right, and rear. On the right you'll get two USB3.0 ports and on the back you'll find an eSATA port. Unfortunately the Express card slot mounted on the MSI GT680 version of the notebook hard disk is removed in this version.

Part handrest still carrying the same design from the previous series, dragon skin motif on the left and right trackpad with hexagonal-shaped lamp indication at the bottom of the trackpad. The trackpad supports multi-touch already. Click the button comes with a large cross-sectional area. The button feels soft, so your fingers will not get tired quickly when using it to play. For you gamers would often use the keys W, S, D, and A. The four buttons are used to playing FPS games and some other genres. MSI indicates the four buttons with different colors, namely Orange.

For the problem of sound, MSI GT680 rely Dynaudio with THX. Speakers are proven to deliver a slick sound, good for watching movies or playing games. The speakers have a large enough size. You will find these speakers a bit above the keyboard. You will also find a subwoofer at the bottom of this notebook.
At the top of the keyboard, you'll also find a variety of shortcut keys, ranging from the WiFi, Bluetooth, Power Management, LED Manager, and buttons to adjust the fan speed. You'll also find the Turbo Drive Engine, or better known as instant overclocking. You can use these buttons to improve notebook performance.

Just like the MSI GT680 version of the Hard disk, we also dismantle the notebook to see what is put into the MSI GT680 version of this SSD. Inside you will see 2 for storage, a 500GB 7200RPM hard disk unit and 120GB Intel SSDs. SSD is used to run the operating system and applications, while the hard disk is used as a data storage medium. If you feel the performance of the notebook is still lacking and money is not a problem for you, you can replace the hard disk with SSD and practicing RAID-0 in this notebook.

Apparently, you can also replace the existing graphics card. Graphics card is not embedded directly in the motherboard, but only in the form of a card is inserted in the slot PCIx.

In addition, we also see the CPU and GPU cooling systems of this notebook. The system uses a wide-sized heatsink that comes with a heatpipe.

Performance NVIDIA GeForce GTX460M

In the final result by using the 3DMark 2006 benchmark, the resulting numbers look very high so it can be ascertained graphics MSI GT680 can run many 3D games smoothly. We also add to the process by using 3DMark 11 benchmark for NVIDIA graphics cards can run the command GTX460M have DX11.

We wanted to test the ability of DX11 in the graphics card included. Therefore, we began a benchmark by using the game Lost Planet and Unigine Heaven. We also weighed on NVIDIA GTX460M with Tessellation feature. Featured Tessellation is a deadly weapon for the graphics card because these features will make 3D images more prominent. Featured will be draining the GPU and CPU.

When playing game Lost planet, you can still adjust the setting of this game at native resolution with DX11 futures low. In the benchmark systetis Unigine Heaven, you can see the results obtained by setting the high reached only 17.8 FPS in the benchmark setting normal.

Conclusion

Just like previous versions of MSI GT680, performance can be generated by the SSD version can be said to be like a big dragon. How not, the resulting performance of the system configuration installed in it capable of delivering high performance and will certainly satisfy you always use the applications and gaming heavyweight.

In addition to performance, the MSI GT680 also offers a casing that is no less captivating with LEDs in a particular section. LEDs also can be set via the LED Management. If money is no object, you can replace the hard disk with SSD with capacity and the same features and practicing RAID-0 for faster performance.

Weight did not seem like a problem, because usually the more gaming-class notebooks into desktop replacement, but of course you can still take him to attend the LAN party. In addition, battery life is also quite capable notebook is turned up to 4 hours for use outdoors. The problem is, will you carry this notebook charger along with nearly 4kg more weight? The choice is yours.

Excess

120GB SSD storage.
Complete a given port.
A good sound system.
HD1080P full screen.
Powerful graphics card to play 3D games.

Shortage

The keys are too small for gaming-class notebooks.