MSI GS60-2QD-682ZA Ghost 15.6" Core i7 Gaming Notebook with Bundled Gaming Bag - Intel Core i7-5700HQ, 1TB HDD, 8GB RAM, Windows 8.1, nVidia GeForce GTX 965M

PERFORMANCE TO POWER AMAZING EXPERIENCE
Experience a whole new way to interact with your PC like never before. With the power to understand your motions, recognize your face and respond to your voice, 5th generation(Broadwell-H) Intel Core processors takes computing to the next level.

Hear beyond the limits, Nahimic Sound Technology now packed in MSI Gaming Notebooks
To lead the gaming market, MSI is adopting Nahimic sound technology to boost the audio performance for their new range of gaming computers. So what’s new about this? Now, they can offer immersive virtual 7.1 sound in high definition using exclusive stereo equipment.

With Nahimic, enjoy sound that pushes the limits of reality.
At the very cutting edge of innovation, Nahimic sound technology has been approved for its quality and precision in projects undertaken by the military field, and also the aeronautics industry. Now, they are looking to make some serious noise in the world of gaming by becoming the next piece of your lethal arsenal.

 - Total immersion in the game: 360° sound that puts you right in the heart of the action.
 - Realism: highlighting even the smallest sounds and providing incomparable clarity of dialogue.
 - Gaming intensity: increased bass, giving you incredibly high-powered sound.

Microphone communication quality: constant volume and noise reduction for optimum voice clarity and comprehension.
Lastly, Nahimic is unveiling their HD Audio Recorder for the very first time: this function will enable you to enjoy studio quality sound to immortalize your streamed games - all in one click!

The Stunning Storage Speed
The first Super RAID design—one notebook with two mSATA SSD RAID 0 (128GB or 256GB) units, is yet another world first courtesy of MSI. Two mSATA SSDs and one HDD can be installed in the same laptop without the need to expand the size of the laptop, increasing read, write, and saving speeds.

Insanely Powerful. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M Discrete Graphics Card with GDDR5 2GB VRAM
The NVIDIA Geforce GTX 965M Series brings extreme, next-generation graphics performance to serious gaming notebooks. As the first graphics solution to reach a score over 7,000 in 3DMark 11, the GeForce GTX 965M delivers extremely fast and fluid gameplay at the highest settings and resolutions in a lightweight and portable design.

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.

The Real Deal:
A Keyboard All Gamers Desire For
Every hardware detail of this keyboard is calculated and especially designed for professional gamers’ needs. Better responsive and tactile feedback, optimum WASD zone and support of multi-key inputs are all for gamers to gain full command over gaming missions.

“SHIFT” – Boost Performance under Controlled Noise & Temperature
The exclusive MSI “SHIFT” technology pushes system to the extreme while minimizing noise and temperature. Switch between three profiles “Sport,” “Comfort,” and “Green” to reach balance between system performance and comfortable user experience.

 - Runs CPU and GPU at the highest frequency for maximum performance.
 - Limits GPU frequency to level 1. Maintain GPU temperature at a maximum of 89°C.
 - Disables Intel Turbo boost and limits GPU frequency to level 2. Control CPU and GPU temperatures at a maximum of 85°C.
 
Matrix Display
Expand the vision for extreme gaming experience. MSI innovative Matrix Display supports up to 3 external displays simultaneously (three external or built-in+two external). 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.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR GAME STYLE
SteelSeries Engine is an app that transforms your keyboard in to a lethal gaming weapon. Here, you can customize each individual key, create different macros, manage keyboard lighting and customize the keyboard to your liking.

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.

Friendly UI design
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.

4 key
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!!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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).

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.

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.

SOUND by DYNAUDIO
To satisfy consumers desire to experience high quality sound effects, MSI partnered with top audio brand Dynaudio, which has a devoted aspiration for “Authentic Fidelity” to meet this demanding standard. It equips the MSI GAMING-Series gaming notebook with top-notch audio features, creating a realistic sound and immersive effects. Any high quality stereo source is transformed into true-to-life, multi-channel sound. No need to purchase extra speakers, wires or speaker stands to appreciate room-filling sound.

AUDIO BOOST
The MSI Audio Boost design enhances the output sound detail and sound stage by 30% more. The gold flash audio jack provides stable sound transmission (reduced obstruction) and works in conjunction with the optimized headsets AMP (Audio Power Amplifier) design, characterized by low noise and low distortion, to greatly enhance headphone performance and faithfully reproduce each acoustic detail.

WORLD FIRST gaming notebook with Wide-viewing Angle display
Experience better image quality, the Wide-view angle panel enhanced 20% more contrast level and 20% more brightness level than TN panel, with vivid colors and consistent brightness levels whether you’re looking at the screen from above, below, the front or the side.

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.

Dual Fan Thermal Cooling System
Stay stealthy and cool with the quiet yet efficient dual fan thermal cooling solution for optimal airflow. The automated cooler boost feature intelligently increases airflow during extreme gaming sessions to keep you cool in the heat of battle.

Show Off or Just Make for Fun
Best Live Streaming App Ever
XSplit Gamecaster lets you easily record your gaming experience and broadcast it live to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and more. 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.

Now, with the upgraded version, you can even edit your gameplay video and share it to your social media pages directly through Gamecaster.

General

Brand:	MSI
Package Dimensions:	600 x 397 x 195mm (L x W x H)
Categories:	Computers > Notebooks & Netbooks > Notebooks > 15"
LSN:	XTB-3SV-FPD-5
Barcode:	4719072413392
Colour:	Black
Model Number:	GS60-2QD-682ZA

Warranty

Warranty:	2 Years
Warranty Type:	Carry In

Operating System

Bundled Operating System:

Windows 8.1 (64-Bit)

Chipset

Chipset:

Intel HM87 chipset with SBA+ RAiD+ RST+ SRT

CPU

CPU (Combined) Cores:	Quad-Core
CPU Family:	Core i7
CPU Generation:	Broadwell
CPU Speed:	2.7GHz
CPU Type:	Intel Core i7-5700HQ
Max Turbo Speed:	3.5GHz
Number of Threads:	8

Display

LCD Features:	iPS FHD
Resolution:	1920 x 1080
Screen Size:	15.6"

Memory

Maximum Memory Supported:	16GB
Memory Capacity:	8GB
Memory Slot (Total):	2
Memory Specification:	1.35v DDR3L
Memory Speed:	1600MHz

Processor

CPU Cache:

6MB

Storage

Storage Config:

3x storage system - 2x nGff/M.2 ( SATA mode ) + 1x 2.5" support raid 0/1

Graphics

Graphic Type:	Discrete
Graphics Processor:	nVidia GeForce GTX 965M
Video Memory:	2GB

Hard Drive

HDD RPM:	7200rpm
Storage Capacity:	1TB

Keyboard

Backlit Keyboard:	Yes
Integrated Numeric Keypad:	Yes

Integrated Devices

Card Reader:

built-in card reader ( SDHC/SDXC/MMC )

Audio

Integrated Sound Card:	Nahimic audio with dedicated headphone AMP
Integrated Speakers:	2.1 speaker system

Input Device

Keyboard:

SteelSeries keyboard

Networking

Bluetooth:	Bluetooth 4.1
LAN:	Dedicated Bigfoot Killer E2200 Gigabit LAN
Wireless LAN:	Killer wireless-AC1525 dual-band WiFi

Webcam

Webcam:

FHD webcam ( 1080P @ 30FPS )

Battery

Battery Type:	6-Cell
Whrs:	52Whrs
mAhs:	4840mAh

Ports

DisplayPort:	1 x MiniDisplayPort
HDMI:	1 x HDMi
Thunderbolt:	1 x Thunderbolt
USB:	3x USB 3.0

Physical Specification

Item Depth (mm):	266
Item Height (mm):	19.9
Item Width (mm):	390
Weight (kg):	1.9

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• Latest 5th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 5950HQ / 5700HQ processor
• The Thinnest & lightest 15.6” gaming notebook
• Embedded NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 965M with ultra performance
• True Color Technology pre-calibrates each panel, guaranteeing image output at preset mode close to 100% sRGB
• Nahimic Sound Technology with immersive 3D sound processing
• Exclusive SHIFT technology for system’s performance and balance
• SteelSeries Engine to personalize your play style
• Keyboard by Steelseries with full color LED back light
• XsplitGamcaster for broadcasting, recording and sharing
• Miracast for sharing content wirelessly to big screen TV
• Exclusive Super RAID with 2 SSD (optional)
• Sound by Dynaudio
• Dual fan thermal cooling system
• Killer Double Shot Pro (Killer Gb LAN + Killer 802.11 a/c WiFi)
• Matrix display support up to 2 displays
• LCD Panel with Wide viewing angles

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