The Core i7-4700MQ CPU is a common high-end Haswell processor for high performance notebooks and is essentially similar to the i7-4700HQ in performance, but without Intel vPro support that certain business users may rely on. For typical indoor use, however, the backlight here will be more than enough to overcome distracting glare and other ambient lights. Average brightness across nine measured quadrants is similar to last year’s GT70, but much below that of the G750JW and the newer GT70H. We did not experience any black lines or flickering, which admittedly may have been driver issues, but the moderate amount of graininess may annoy some users while others can simply ignore it.īeyond the above, there are no other issues with the display with regards to color reproduction or significant light bleeding. Unfortunately, this is again noticeable on our new MSI model and can be more easily seen when displaying bright colors as opposed to darker hues, for example when word processing or browsing through predominately white webpages. Owners of the new Asus DTR have been reporting black lines and flickering from the panel and we’ve noticed on our own review of the G750JW that a layer of graininess is noticeable, especially over portions of the screen where it may be displaying the color white. The Full HD matte panel on our unit is the Chi Mei 173HGE – the same panel as found on our recent review of the 17.3-inch Asus G750JW. We find out in this review if this HDD-based configuration can stand up to its much more expensive SSD counterparts. Instead, our model here makes use of a standard 1 TB 5400 RPM HDD, which in turn allows for a more accessible $1499 price point compared to over $2000 when pre-configured with multiple SATA III SSDs. Our third GT70 model in review is equipped with the same i7-4700MQ Haswell CPU as the GT70H, but with the slightly slower GTX 770M and without the RAID SSD hardware that gave our previous review models a significant boost. Since the chassis has not changed between these models, we refer to their respective reviews for more detailed information on case quality, connectivity options and keyboard and touchpad performances. Last year’s model with Ivy Bridge and Nvidia’s first generation Kepler returned great results and this year’s model with Haswell and Nvidia's second generation Kepler came out even better in our tests. The MSI GT70 is such a model with plenty of hardware options in order to fit the specific needs of any gamer. With some exceptions like the rather closed nature of the Asus ROG series, this allows manufacturers to offer high-end notebooks with very high levels of customization and various combinations of CPU/GPU and HDD/SSD options under the same chassis. Generally speaking, 17-inch portable gaming rigs have the advantage over smaller 15-inch DTRs when it comes to internal hardware and configuration options.
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