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Hi All! Working on my mancave and I have a pretty technical question. I have a MSI Stealth Pro (GS63VR 7RF) powering an amateur music studio with 2 displays (Laptop is closed) and 4 USB devices. However, I'm choosing a laptop over a desktop to do so because I have workstation needs outside the apartment and I want one computer I can take from place to place. So I've worked on maximizing what is connected to the laptop when I'm home and minimizing the actual connections. Now I can get everything connected to the laptop with just two cables: the power cable for the laptop and one usb-c hub( IOGEAR USB-C Dual DisplayPort Monitor Portable Dock - GUC3CMST amazon link). It only has one SS USB-A plug, but I run it to my Dell U2515H and use the monitor as a USB hub. OK, long winded, but here's the problem. It looks like Intel is driving my displays, not Nvidia: see attached screenshot. If I want to play a game on this setup, do I HAVE to ditch the USB C hub? I know, its just 2 more cables, but they're getting worn and it does make a difference to only use the power cord and USB C hub in my setup. Thanks, -Push

Hello All! I must return one and I cant decide what to keep, got an open box deal on the stealth pro at 1850 and the razer was 1800. both are 1060 pascal and i7-6800HQ cpu. There are definite pros and cons to both, and I couldn't find the QHD+ on amazon so I went with FHD, as everyone said this was the better choice anyway (although I must admit, not having a touch screen and coming from the surface pro 3 makes it weird, I keep touching my screen LOL). If I keep the razer, most likely ill be grabbing the razer core at some point and throwing a 1070 or 1080 in there, and I already have a 4k LG ultrawide display, keyboard and mouse setup for using at my desk. I did a search already and found a similar topic, but everyone bantered away about cooling and ended up comparing the phantom pro (not stealth pro) to the razer blade (which I can see why, its a more direct comparison) Here's the dealio, I have both and I must make a return to amazon within a week. ****USE CASES**** Gaming on the go, occasionally, or from bed. work, work, work, travel, etc. I have a chronic pain condition and spend a lot of time in bed until its fixed, so this is my main device for computer needs atm. It should be noted that I have a desktop: - i5-2500k OC'd to 4.5ghz, could push harder - ASUS ROG Strix 1070 GTX gpu - ASUS Sabertooth z77 mobo - 32GB corsair 1333 ddr3 ram - SSD for windows - Samsung EVO SSD (forget what model, 2 years ago) 256gb for gaming - Seagate 7200rpm 1tb HDD for whatever the fuck else data I need to store - Thermaltake level10GT snow edition case, best ever. fucking love the hot swappable hard drive bays and the quick removable dust pans - Corsair Gold whatever big powersupply - stuff I have three monitors and a TV that COULD be used, although at the moment I'm just using the 4k Ultrawide for this and my desktop (LG 34" I spoke to before, the 2560xwhatever version of the LG 34" ultrawide is sitting in the closet, an apple thunderbolt which I'm occasionally using for my MacBook air, and a Samsung 46" LED smart tv (7600 series I believe) GS73VR 4k: Pros: - huge screen, beautiful display - love the keyboard - keys are very nice to type with - 256gb SSD backed with a 1TB 7200 RPM HDD is nice - better I/O by far - I actually enjoy the MSI dragon app for iPhone and Laptop itself for controlling OC on GPU and the fans, its nice to do a kb shortcut and run various fan speeds - numpad, I love me some numpad, I don't like 10key less keyboards. - build quality is nice! - the look is classy, its like a brushed, dark titanium with an Italian sports car logo vibe Cons: - battery life is HIDEOUS, less than 1h even just browsing the web at low brightness - size, somewhat, it doesn't bother me YET but the last time I had a 17" notebook was the MacBook pro, and my biz partner got the 15.4, I was envyous - speakers, horrible. - kb lighting is 3 zone - at 4k resolution, not EVERY app will scale. that's a sacrifice for having a 4k screen I guess (and reduced battery life) New Razer blade: Pros: - build quality is NICER - dbrand makes skins, I know its cosmetic but I love this - 256gb ssd is pretty fast, 1gb read and 800mbps write. - razer core is an option - keyboard is very nice, its lesser travel for sure, and lighting on each key wins. So, keyboard lighting wins, keyboard feel and layout on stealth pro is better for me. - battery life is significantly better, several hours off charger at full brightness - speakers are better than the MSI - it seems to boot faster than the MSI, but I'm not actually sure, so.... yeah Cons: - keyboard is 10keyless - no backup hdd, 256gb SSD was the only option in stock, and for 300 dollars I could buy the PCiE Samsung EVO (not pro, might go pro anyway) 500gb with 2.8gb read and 1.8gbps write (which is what the upgrade to 512gb ssd was anyway, for a lesser SSD). - when I replace the SSD, and I inevitably will have to, it will void the warranty - razer core logo on back with FHD is not controllable thru chroma app, which means I have to order the dbrand skin, which I would do anyway. - arrow keys are an odd layout, but I never use these anyway - Synapse is not as cool as MSI Dragon, and I don't think it controls the GPU cooling or OC either) - not 4k, but the FHD is a very nice display and I'm not quite sure I really need 4k, although I am going to use a 4k monitor, so having to adjust display settings when I plug into my desk setup everytime (or at least check to make sure its set correctly) is annoying GS63VR 1080P/FHD Stealth pro 15.4in 256gb SSD+1tb HDD Pros: same as the stealth pro above but more compact size, I haven't used one personally, but saw in the store. very nice size. Cons: same as the stealth pro above most likely

ok so right now i have a msi gs70 stealth pro, this is my ONLY pc atm... working on an x99 as soon as i finish the case mods. anyways... with the release of the new msi laptops with the 1060s in replacment of the 970m, trying to find out just how much better the 1060 laptop edition, is then the 970m 6gb edition. i already have a buyer for the laptop i have now if i decide to upgrade.

My friend just bought a MSI GS70 Stealth Pro laptop. But he thought the baterry is not enough. So he asked me is there any "portable" power bank that can use for this laptop? Actually I just think about UPS(Uninterruptable Power System) , but it's not a good choice. So who can help me? TAT and LOL. (I do not know whether to laugh or to cry, what should I do.) BTW, the output of the AC/DC power adapter is 19V 7.8A OR 19.5V 7.4A. (like this?) (also another unit: around 150w). :mellow: :unsure: