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Expert’s Rating

Pros

• Excellent CPU and gaming efficiency
• Flashy RGB lighting is manageable
• Great cooling
• Good worth, even for the worth
• An easy-to-install AI artwork creator

Cons

• Rear-mounted energy port may be finicky
• Heavy and will not match inside some backpacks
• Poor battery life, as anticipated
• Clunky utility software program
• Loud fan noise at max efficiency settings

Our Verdict

MSI’s Raider GE78 HX delivers excellent gaming efficiency and a stable general expertise, with an occasional tough edge that doesn’t mar its shine.

Price When Reviewed

$3,799.99

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The MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG arrives because the period of Intel’s 14th-gen Core HX chips dawns, delivering greater than we anticipated, frankly.

The Raider is unabashedly a gamer’s laptop computer, with cascading RGB keys and a lightweight bar that runs the width of the laptop computer. Boot up a recreation and the fan kicks in, hissing loudly. But the Raider additionally ships with a surprisingly first rate keyboard, a really good display screen, and sufficient conveniences to think about using it full-time.

This 17-inch laptop computer definitely holds its personal, and in lots of circumstances is the quickest gaming laptop computer we’ve seen up to now. It has some quirks, although, certainly one of which I discovered actually annoying.

Looking for extra choices? Check out PCWorld’s roundup of the best gaming laptops.

MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG: Basic options

Every model of the MSI Raider GE78 HX household is a 17-inch pocket book. Other members of the GE78 HX household embody the $2,699 MSI Raider GE78 HX VHG and the $2,399 MSI Raider GE78 HX VGG. The solely distinction between these fashions is the GPU: the HX VHG contains an RTX 4080 and the HX VGG features a RTX 4070.

MSI additionally provides a Raider GE68 HX, a 16-inch pocket book with quite a lot of show choices, together with a 4K 120Hz show. The GE78 additionally offers a most of 250W to the CPU and GPU, whereas the GE68 offers as much as 240W.

Our evaluate unit was despatched to us by Intel as an engineering pattern. There are two variations we observed between our evaluate unit and what’s on MSI’s web site: Our evaluate pattern solely has 32GB of RAM, and it runs Windows 11 Pro. We didn’t see any configuration choices on any retailer web sites, together with MSI’s.

MSI did provide us a conventional retail evaluate unit, which we initially declined as a result of MSI supplied us with a software program replace for the Intel pattern that approximated the MSI retail model. It didn’t. Several apps didn’t work correctly on the engineering pattern, however did on the retail unit.

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MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG: Specifications

• Display: 17-inch (2560×1600, 240Hz) IPS
• Processor: Core i9-14900HX
• Graphics: Iris Xe Graphics/Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (16GB GDDR6)
• Memory:  64GB DDR5-5600 (32GB as examined)
• Storage: 2TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD
• Ports: 3 USB-C (Thunderbolt 4, 10Gbps DisplayPort, 10Gbps DisplayPort+Power Delivery), 2 USB-A (1 10Gbps, 1 5Gbps), HDMI 2.1 (4K120), 1 SD Card 5.0 slot, 3.5mm jack, Kensington lock
• Camera: front-facing 1080p (Windows Hello) with shutter
• Battery: 95.0Wh (design)/94.4Wh (precise)
• Wired: Killer E3100G LAN (2.5Gbps)
• Wireless: WiFi 7 (Killer BE1750), Bluetooth 5.4
• Operating system: Windows 11 Home (Windows 11 Pro as examined)
• Dimensions (inches): 14.97x 11.73x 1.13in.
• Weight: 6.61 kilos
• Chassis: Plastic
• Colors: Black
• Price: $3,799.99

MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG: Design, construct high quality

A couple of years in the past, the MSI Raider collection weighed in at 5 kilos plus a bit extra. Now, the GE68, with a 14th-gen chip inside, is 6.61 kilos whole, which you’ll discover when hauling it out of the field. The 17-inch chassis additionally makes it a stretch, considerably actually, to suit inside a backpack, even one designed for gaming laptops.

Once powered up, although, MSI’s laptop computer instantly proclaims itself to be a gaming laptop computer. An LED gentle bar runs throughout the entrance fringe of the 1-inch thick chassis, with particular person, unbiased RGB lights working throughout the keys. The MSI emblem on the rear of the show additionally cycles via varied colours. You can, after all, flip these off, utilizing the suitable operate key on the keyboard to take action.

Naturally, the Raider is properly vented, with vents to both facet and to the underside of the chassis. MSI calls this know-how Cooler Boost 5, with two followers and 6 warmth pipes working internally. All of the new air seems to be vented out the again and presumably on a slim grill between the display screen and keyboard. By default, the laptop computer ships in a state that mixes a “MSI AI Engine” mode with an “MSI HybridGraphics” graphics setting to intelligently steadiness the wants of the CPU and GPU.

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The fan didn’t kick in whereas looking the Web, however in gaming it definitely does. The followers produce a really loud although impartial hiss, necessitating that you simply flip the quantity up fairly excessive or else use headphones.

The plastic development is properly put collectively, although there’s a little bit of a wiggle to the show and a little bit of keyboard flex if you happen to press down firmly on the middle keys. Two audio system are mounted on both facet of the keyboard.

Perhaps essentially the most annoying factor in regards to the MSI Raider in my setup was the finicky energy cable. While I love MSI for constructing in a variety of I/O ports, the Raider makes use of a rear-mounted rectangular energy port that provides the laptop computer with as much as 330W of energy. But the size of twine from the laptop computer to the facility brick is brief and heavy, sufficient that it usually dislodged the facility cable simply sufficient to set off pop-up security warnings from MSI’s system utility. Sometimes the popups didn’t seem, and the laptop computer would slip quietly into battery mode.

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The fixed warnings required me to take away after which reseat the facility cable, or else the laptop computer would run on battery — no good for gaming! The solely foolproof reply I discovered to that drawback was to place the facility brick on the identical stage because the laptop computer.

Yes, you may merely go away the laptop computer in place as primarily a desktop substitute. I used to be consistently transferring it, checking small particulars and working benchmarks on a facet desk whereas I labored on the evaluate. I can’t let you know how annoying it was to consistently need to reseat the facility cable on the rear of the laptop computer.

I’ve by no means felt a such a robust affinity for side-mounted barrel chargers.

MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG: Display and ports

Otherwise, although, you’ll discover that the MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG has greater than sufficient room for a number of ports.

Those ports embody three USB-C ports, famous above, that are marked to differentiate them from each other however with black-on-black labels that may require a flashlight to determine which is which. Ditto for the 2 USB-A ports, which additionally differ of their capabilities. The SD card slot ought to show helpful for digital artists who seize photos on an SD card. The solely factor that the two.5Gbps Ethernet port does, although, is make me anxious that I’m not profiting from essentially the most highly effective broadband choices my ISP offers.

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Note that this can be a normal IPS show, somewhat than the OLED or miniLED shows rivals provide. Both of those different applied sciences present higher distinction, both by lighting pixels on a per-pixel foundation (OLED) or by offering miniLED backlights, which divides up small parts of the display screen into “zones” which may be completely turned off to emulate the identical impact. The Raider makes use of a typical LED backlight throughout your entire show. But it additionally avoids the “halo” results that accompany miniLEDs, too.

We used our gentle meter to substantiate that the Raider’s display screen put out 463 nits of luminance in SDR mode. The laptop computer’s show is rated at HDR1000. Its distinction is 1,160:1, measured by our colorimeter.

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The Raider’s HDMI 2.1 port linked properly to an exterior 4K120 show, offering a substitute for the native 1080p, 240Hz show contained in the Raider. I like high-refresh-rate shows, however I admire the pliability of connecting to a extra ergonomic exterior display screen.

It’s noteworthy, although, that the Raider has an choice through its MSI settings menu to place the laptop computer right into a mode the place it makes use of the discrete graphics solely, which triggers a change on the motherboard to route the GPU on to the show. This turns off the Thunderbolt ports. You’ll nonetheless have the choice of working three shows (the inner display screen, an exterior show through HDMI, and a 3rd through one of many different USB-C ports) however it should take a little bit of fiddling.

Inside the laptop computer is among the first instantiations of Wi-Fi 7, together with Bluetooth 5.4.

MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG: Keyboard and LED

The Raider GE78 HX 14VIG features a SteelSeries 99-key keyboard with per-key RGB lighting. Though MSI doesn’t use the mechanical keyboard on this mannequin (you’ll have to purchase an MSI Titan for that) I used to be stunned at how a lot I favored the texture of the keys. At 1.7mm, they don’t have fairly as a lot journey as I’d choose, however my fingers nonetheless bottomed out comfortably.

My greatest difficulty is simply that the laptop computer is thick, with a 4.5-inch “chin” beneath the keys. That’s tremendous for resting your palms, however the keys are set again a bit additional than I’d like. It additionally forces you to get used to the marginally raised keyboard deck.

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As a lefty, although, I’m delicate to the quantity pad, which I exploit for gaming. MSI contains one, nevertheless it’s squished in, with smaller-than-expected keys. MSI does spotlight its translucent, backlit WASD keys (yay, righties!) with their very own distinct lighting. But the keyboard is bracketed by the 2 audio system to the left and proper. I’d wish to see what would occur if MSI prolonged the keyboard to the complete width of the chassis, and moved the audio system nearer to the consumer.

The keyboard backlight lets you flip off the RGB backlighting completely, and an extra faucet can flip off the lightbar on the entrance edge, in addition to the emblem backlight. The retail unit allowed me to regulate each the sunshine bar and the per-key lighting in a variety of patterns and colours. I wasn’t capable of management the lighting through the Windows 11 Dynamic Lighting function, nevertheless, which is what Microsoft has promised.

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Note that the “Mystic Light” lightbar is analogous if not equivalent to the 2023 version, with discrete LED lamps hidden away behind a plastic defend that may be configured to make use of various patterns. If you’re of a sure age, the phrases “Lite Brite” ought to assist illustrate what MSI goes for. If they don’t imply something to you, return to enjoying Fortnite.

The general RGB impact is a bit excessive, a bit like an arcade or pachinko parlor. But the controls make it manageable for so long as you wish to allow it.

Note that whereas there’s a number of ranges of backlighting, there isn’t any default “everything off” setting for long-term gaming whereas on battery. Something at all times remained on: the keyboard backlighting, or the sunshine bar, or the “dragon” LED on the again of the laptop computer. You’ll want to enter the SteelSeries utility, flip off the sunshine bar, then flip off the keyboard backlight.

Most trackpads I take a look at carry out properly, and the Raider was no exception. The trackpad was silky clean and clickable all the best way to the highest, although you’ll want extra power close to the highest of the display screen.

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MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG: Audio and webcam

MSI’s Raider GE78 HX 14VIG is powered by its Dynaudio system and Nahimic’s audio enhancement excessive of that. Oddly, I wasn’t capable of allow the Nahimic software program utilizing the Windows audio picker, although I used to be capable of check it out utilizing the built-in Nahimic app.

This is why I requested a retail unit. On our engineering pattern, the audio was fairly flat, with no surround-sound besides via the canned Nahimic demo. The retail model of the Raider delivered what I anticipated, a richer audio expertise from the lows to the highs. This isn’t going to blow away audiophiles in any respect, however the sound is fairly acceptable, and higher than most notebooks I’ve heard. I wasn’t satisfied that the Nahimic audio really labored; now I’m.

As famous above, although, the Raider’s followers are loud. You’ll probably play with headphones or with the laptop computer’s quantity cranked excessive. Using the MSI AI Engine setting and enjoying again video, nevertheless, the followers barely turned on, if in any respect. That made enjoying again a film on Netflix or listening to a track or YouTube video a pleasing expertise.

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The webcam ships with a slidable privateness shutter, a pleasant contact. But the 1080p webcam was a contact grainier than I’d like, although not too shabby. None of your folks might care about you trying your greatest, however there’s undoubtedly room for enchancment. It does provide Windows Hello capabilities, although, which not each webcam does.

The webcam mic is decidedly common. You’ll sound flat, and the laptop computer didn’t do an excellent job of filtering out background noises, which implies that your folks might complain when you’re chatting on Discord.

MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG: Apps

Because our preliminary evaluate unit was an engineering pattern, we requested MSI for hyperlinks to the present variations of the put in software program, which the corporate supplied.

The MSI Center is the laptop computer’s central utility, with downloadable modules for managing the show output (True Color) to apps that may intelligently search via a folder filled with photos. It’s right here you’ll discover its {hardware} monitor, too. Again, it’s a very good factor I requested for the retail unit, because the MSI Center was horrifically laggy on the pattern, and fairly clean on the retail unit.

MSI’s newest model of MSI Engine ships with what it calls the “MSI AI Engine”, with automated changes to the show, audio, and efficiency primarily based upon the state of affairs. I couldn’t detect a lot of a distinction between the video and audio relying upon the state of affairs, however the default “MSI AI Engine” mainly replaces the “Balanced” setting within the efficiency tab — at the least on the video games I attempted. You may think about enjoying round with these settings additional (both Silent mode or Smart Battery) if you happen to’re utilizing the laptop computer as a productiveness machine.

One good contact that extra producers ought to think about is MSI AI Artist, a customized AI art application that may be optionally put in. Although the app is in beta, it seems that it may be downloaded by any consumer, supplied that they meet the minimal {hardware} specs (a Thirteenth-gen Core chip plus an Nvidia RTX 4050 or above).

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While I might (and did) obtain related AI artwork purposes that produced higher outcomes, MSI’s app continues to be a one-click executable with numerous configurability. It simply took over half-hour to put in, because it wanted to obtain the fashions within the background. It additionally took near a minute to truly launch. The outcomes had been simply honest, in comparison with different AI artwork applications I’ve tried, however there do at the least look like choices to obtain extra configuration recordsdata.

Since the artwork runs regionally in your machine, MSI doesn’t care what you draw. NSFW and celeb artwork labored simply tremendous, however, weirdly, the app had a troublesome time with “normal” artwork like a canine consuming a burrito.

MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG: Upgradability

We didn’t open up the Raider, however MSI says that the laptop computer contains two x4 M.2 slots, one utilizing PCIe4, and the opposite PCIe5. There are two DDR5 DRAM slots, for a most of 96GB.

MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG: Performance

Normally, we take a look at laptops utilizing the default configuration wherein we obtain it, which normally means a “Balanced” setting someplace between quieter fan noise and better efficiency. Our evaluate mannequin got here with a “Smart Auto” setting, an “AI” setting which tries to find out what you’re utilizing the laptop computer for and adjusts the efficiency accordingly. (After updating the MSI Center app, that setting turned the “MSI AI Engine.”)

Put merely, the “Smart Auto” setting and the “Balanced” setting produced nearly equivalent outcomes, at the least in video games. MSI additionally permits you the choice of particularly setting the graphics mode to the “Hybrid” setting (the default), to solely use the built-in graphics, or to modify completely to the discrete graphics for all the pieces. The latter shortly ramps up the fan noise, because the discrete graphics are getting used for all the pieces.

These set off a few quirks. First, MSI positioned a “MUX switch” within the motherboard circuit so the GPU may be rerouted to the panel instantly, in line with Intel. Second, turning this configuration on primarily turns off the flexibility to route the show via the Thunderbolt port to an exterior monitor — not an enormous deal, particularly with an already built-in HDMI port and a high-refresh charge show already in-built. (In this state of affairs, the HDMI port will drive a second show, and you may run a 3rd show through a USB-C dongle, albeit at 30Hz.)

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Note that you could set this laptop computer to silent mode if you wish to use it for work with out worrying in regards to the fan kicking in.

I used MSI’s “Smart Auto”/”MSI AI Engine” setting for just about all of my testing. In some circumstances, particularly gaming, I examined utilizing the laptop computer’s High Performance setting to supply extra outcomes. The MSI Overboost Ultra know-how delivers 250W, 175W to the GPU (150W normal plus 25W) with Dynamic Boost 2.0 and 75W to the CPU, working all 8 P-cores over 5.2GHz. Some of my testing (not proven within the benchmarks) really produced worse efficiency with the laptop computer in its excessive efficiency mode, presumably as a result of it didn’t cool properly between assessments.

I had some thought of what to anticipate from the Core i9-14900HX contained in the MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG due to our earlier 14th-gen Core HX platform testing. Those assessments revealed, unsurprisingly, that the 14th-gen “Raptor Lake Refresh” structure was practically equivalent to the Thirteenth-gen “Raptor Lake” structure. Still, these assessments centered solely on the CPU, and we dialed up the efficiency to the utmost for essentially the most aggressive comparability.

Still, with Intel’s Core i9-14900HX, a 24-core, 32-thread processor with eight efficiency cores and 16 environment friendly cores beneath the hood, you’ll count on the efficiency to be top-notch. The $3,799 Raider GE78 additionally supplied me an opportunity to go head-to-head with the $3,899 Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) which incorporates a mainly an equivalent 14th-gen Core HX configuration. I additionally examined with a bevy of Thirteenth-gen Core gaming laptops: the 17-inch, $3,599 Acer Predator Triton 17X; the 16-inch, $2,999 Alienware X16; the 18-inch, $4,499 Razer Blade 18; and final 12 months’s beast, the 17-inch $5,299 MSI Titan GT77 HX 13V.

Keep in thoughts that the variety of pixels every laptop computer is pushing makes a distinction; the Titan, for instance, is being requested to energy 1.19 billion pixels per second — a operate of its decision multiplied by the display screen’s refresh charge — about 22 % greater than the Raider. And bear in mind, we had been issued an engineering pattern; the precise Raider contains 64GB of RAM. That may not have an effect on these benchmarks, however you’ll be capable to multitask properly with that a lot additional reminiscence.

We start with PCMark 10, which tries to breed the gamut of purposes that would run on the highest of the Raider GE78, from phrase processing, video calls, Web looking and CAD work. The result’s somewhat common, in comparison with the opposite gaming laptops we’ve tried.

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We additionally use Cinebench R20 as a technique to measure the Raider’s efficiency throughout closely multithreaded purposes. Here, the Raider tops the Strix in each multithreaded efficiency in addition to single-threaded outcomes (not proven), the place the Raider outperformed it, 841 to 820.

Cinebench is an efficient, artificial benchmark for purposes that we don’t particularly take a look at. Put merely, any piece of software program particularly designed to run on multicore chips will thrive on the MSI Raider.

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We use Handbrake as a technique to take a look at how properly the laptop computer holds up beneath load, transcoding a Hollywood film and measuring the time wherein the transcoding requires. Modern gaming laptops just like the Raider GE78 can accomplish this in only a dozen minutes or so. I recall this take a look at taking hours on eight-gen Core chips.

I wish to additionally take a look at the laptop computer utilizing the Cinebench R23 benchmark, which permits for each a single run in addition to looping the benchmark again and again for ten minutes straight. The nearer the brief single run is to the looped ten-minute run, the extra assured you may be that the laptop computer’s efficiency will persist over an extended gaming session.

A single run produced a rating of 33,089 whereas the looped benchmark was 30,993, a 6 % drop. That’s an excellent consequence and is a testomony to the Raider GE78’s cooling.

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We use one synthesized take a look at to measure the graphics output of the laptop computer and that’s 3DMark, particularly the Time Spy benchmark. Since a lot of the gaming laptops we’ve examined from this technology and the final have contained an RTX 4080 or RTX 4090, we’d count on the outcomes to be comparatively uniform. And they’re.

We’re transferring into the section that most individuals purchase the Raider for… gaming!

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I additionally checked to see how the laptop computer would deal with a protracted gaming session. I did that in two alternative ways. First, I used a 3DMark Time Spy stress take a look at, looping a benchmark repeatedly. 3DMark measures the body charge for every loop. Again, if the efficiency holds up over a number of loops, then you already know you’ll be capable to play for a very long time with constant efficiency.

The Raider GE78 handed this stress take a look at as properly, surviving 20 loops whereas sustaining 99.3 % of the body charge. That’s stable work on MSI’s half.

Gaming, although, is why we’re right here. We use a number of pretty latest video games as measures of how the laptop computer performs. Our first is Rise of the Tomb Raider. It’s one of many solely assessments the place the MSI Raider does poorly, comparatively. Most folks use 90 frames per second as a very good indicator of efficiency.

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Interestingly, there was a pointy distinction between the “Smart AI” setting and after I put the laptop computer into its efficiency mode, with discrete graphics on the entire time. Frame charges soared to 242 fps. (On “Balanced” mode, the laptop computer scored 184 fps.)

I additionally ran the sport’s sequel, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, which makes use of an enhanced model of the engine used on Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Again, we anticipated an in depth race between each the Thirteenth- and 14th-gen Core chips in our gaming notebooks and that’s what we obtained. But the Raider additionally solved no matter issues plagued its Rise benchmark. On most efficiency settings, the Raider GE78 hit 229 fps and 205 fps on Balanced.

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The third recreation I examined is Metro: Exodus, the place MSI’s Raider returns to the highest of the heap. This represents a median FPS rating, so that you’ll see some dips under this stage. Here, the Raider GE78 confirmed nearly no distinction between its Smart Auto settings and most efficiency. At max settings throughout the MSI system utility, efficiency solely climbed to 93 fps. At Balanced settings, the laptop computer reported 80 fps. Maybe MSI’s “AI” was kicking in?

In basic, although, this helps MSI’s argument that the Raider GE78 is a top-flight gaming machine.

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Finally, we take a look at battery life. Inside the MSI Raider GE78 HX is a 99.9Wh battery, the utmost allowed by the U.S. TSA aboard an airplane. We set the display screen to a hard and fast brightness, measured in nits, then looped a 4K video again and again till the laptop computer ran out of energy. We by no means count on a lot out of a gaming laptop computer and we weren’t disenchanted! All that horsepower works towards the laptop computer, even after turning off the entire RGB lighting.

In all, there was a bit an excessive amount of variety in our take a look at outcomes for us to be pleased with. Normally our outcomes are constant. Our highest consequence was 359 minutes and our low was 195. The others had been someplace in between.

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And how a lot battery life are you able to get if you happen to merely recreation your entire time? Not a lot. We looped the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark again and again, and solely obtained about 92 minutes of operation earlier than it conked out.

MSI Raider GE78 HX 14VIG: Is it value shopping for?

We’re early into the 14th technology of Intel Core HX notebooks, however our benchmarks confirmed a transparent delineation between Thirteenth- and 14th-gen gaming notebooks, greater than I anticipated. So far, now we have two 14th-gen notebooks to match between, the Asus ROG Strix and the MSI Raider GE78, and the latter is the clear winner. Add 32GB to it (and boy, I used to be tempted to ask for a full-fledged evaluate unit, simply to see what it might do) and it’ll shine.

MSI’s 14th-gen GE78 HX 14VIG excels as a gaming laptop computer, with a variety of admirable options that attempt onerous to persuade you to make use of it as an all-around machine.

Gamers will care solely in regards to the gaming efficiency, and the MSI Raider usually soars to the highest of the heap. But I favored the Raider’s keyboard, even when the laptop computer’s dimension pushes it to the rear. A 1080p webcam? Not one of the best, nevertheless it’s a pleasant contact. (Improve {that a} bit, and the Raider actually can be a laptop computer I’d think about using for each work and play, supplied I didn’t need to take it anyplace.) The RGB? Maybe a bit cartoony, however nonetheless enjoyable. And give credit score for MSI’s AI Artist: there’s room for enchancment there, too, nevertheless it’s a worthwhile introduction to AI artwork.

Battery life, properly, stinks — no shock to any gamer. As somebody who evaluations Thunderbolt docks for PCWorld, shutting off the Thunderbolt port whereas in a devoted discrete graphics mode seems like a slight stumble. The Raider’s fan is noisy, although impartial. The energy port, too, is hit or miss. When I handled the Raider as a laptop computer, transferring it round, the finicky energy cable was a real annoyance. Thinking that your laptop computer is plugged in and discovering that it’s working on battery is not any enjoyable in any respect. If handled as a desktop substitute and left in a single place, that difficulty fades away.

MSI’s Raider GE78 HX 14VIG definitely achieves what MSI supposed: top-notch gaming efficiency with a surprisingly good holistic expertise as a basic laptop computer, too. We even took a take a look at an upcoming MSI Titan evaluate — the true behemoth — and it seems just like the Raider outperforms it, too. Excellent work, MSI.