MSI GS60 GHOST PRO unboxing

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Here we have the MSI GS60 ghost pro (2PE- 060UK) for an unboxing! It is an ultra-portable gaming notebook with insane performance.
The notebook and contents come packaged in an MSI gaming series box with a padded lid to keep the contents tight and secure, under the notebook we have box’s for the power unit/plug and a pack with all the manuals, CD drivers, warranty etc.

Here is the notebook out of the packaging, as you can see it’s very thin and is only 22mm thin! It has an aluminium body which looks amazing and keeps the notebook looking sleek. It also weighs only 1.96KG WITH the battery! It has the MSI logo and the dragon gaming G series badge like the rest of the gaming range.

It features a full HD 15.6” LCD with LED backlit monitor which has a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080. The screen is very vibrant and shows brilliant colours, perfect quality for all your gaming needs! It has an integrated HD (720P) webcam and microphone. The webcam is perfect for showing your game face when streaming online; this is easily done with Xsplit gamecaster which is included with the notebook! You can stream live to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and more with ease. Have a look at the Xsplit Gamecaster on youtube -

On the right side of the notebook there is a ventilation port, Ethernet port, mini display port, HDMI port, SD port and a USB 3.0 port. The 2 display ports mean this notebook is capable of having 2 external monitors at once!

On the left side of the notebook there are gold flash headphone and microphone slots with MSI audio boost which enhances sound clarity and fidelity by 30%, this improvement in sound helps with your gaming battles as you will be able to hear every sound clear and never miss a footstep!

Here is the back of the notebook; it has some more ventilation ports to keep the notebook cool at all times.

At the front of the notebook there are LED indicators for sleep, disc indicator, number lock, caps lock, Bluetooth, WLAN and battery.

On the GS60 we have the keyboard by the world famous steelseries, their expertise on gaming peripherals has been used to design a keyboard on our notebook that is for gamers. Every key is customizable for your needs, it is backlit and customizable to 1,000 different colour combinations and five different scenario modes! This means you can have full visibility when gaming in any lighting and if you’re at a LAN party; you will have the coolest looking notebook there! Have a better look at the steelseries engine over on youtube -

The steelseries keyboard has a change from the usual keyboard layout; the left CTRL key which is an important key for gamers has been enlarged so you do not miss it when you are in game. The windows button which can be a gamer’s enemy while gaming has been moved to the right hand side of the keyboard; this is so you do not press it when you are in a vital battle and go exit your game!

Here is the track pad.

The audio is provided by Danish sound specialists Dynaudio! There superior sound adds to your gaming experience with the 2 speakers and 1 subwoofer which produces rich and immense 2.0 – channel surround sound! Take a look at the Dynaudio sound on youtube -

Here is the back of the notebook; there are 5 rubber studs to keep the notebook in place when still.

The specifications for this model notebook are:
Specification:
- Screen Size: 15.6"
- Screen Type: LCD
- Backlight: LED
- Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Screen Features: Full HD
- Processor Type: Intel Core i7 4700HQ
- Processor Cores: 4 (8 Threads)
- Processor Clock Speed: 2.40GHz (3.40GHz Turbo Mode)
- Hard Drive Supplied: 1 x 1000GB
- Hard Drive Size: 1000GB
- Solid State Drive: 128GB SSD x2 (RAID 0)
- Hard Drive Interface: Serial ATA-600
- Hard Drive Speed: 7200RPM
- Memory Supplied: 1x 8GB
- Memory Size: 8GB
- Memory Type: DDR3
- Memory Speed: 1600
- Memory Socket: 2 x SO-DIMM
- Max. Memory Support: 32GB
- Operating System: Windows 8
- Graphics Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
- Graphics Memory: 3GB GDDR 5
- Chipset: Intel HM87 Express
- Audio: Sound by Dynaudio
- Speaker(s): 2 x Speakers
- Subwoofer: 1 subwoofer
- Microphone: Built-in
- LAN Card: Killer E2200 LAN
- LAN Speed: 10/100/1000
- Wireless NIC: Killer N1202 Combo (2*2, a/b/g/n)
- Bluetooth: v4.0
- USB 3.0 Port(s): 3
- HDMI Port(s): 1
- Mini Display Port(s): 2
- Microphone Jack(s): 1
- Headphone Jack(s): 1
- Line In Jack(s): 1
- Line Out Jack(s): 1
- LAN Port(s): 1
- Battery Life: 4hrs
- Card Reader: SDXC/HC
- Web Camera: HD type ( 30fps@720p)
- Only 22mm thick
- Product Weight (g): 1.96Kg (w/Battery)

This is the MSI boot configure, it’s the first software that opens on start of your MSI notebook. It’s a thoughtful program which is designed to let you choose how you want your notebook to boot up, the 2 screenshots show the options available; you can choose between the windows 8.1 metro or the normal desktop screen on log in. As well you have the option to choose weather the start button goes to the start screen or the app screen. This simple program allows you to customize your notebook to your needs!

The GS60 has a Killer E2200 Intelligent networking LAN chip. It automatically detects and accelerates game traffic for smoother, faster gameplay by recognizing and prioritizing online game data packs. Therefore in any game you’re playing weather a FPS or MMO you will always have the fastest response time possible in every situation! You can also manually decide the priority of each application to maximize network performance on the programs you need the most! You can learn more about Killer LAN here -

We tested some games to see how the GS60 Ghost Pro performed, and of course it did not disappoint! We tested Crysis 3, Tomb Raider and Battlefield 4!

Crysis 3 ran at an average of 30-45 FPS while playing on high settings, very smooth gameplay!

Tomb raider was put on ultra-settings and put through the benchmark; it had an average of 56 FPS!

Here we have Battlefield 4 running on ultra-settings averaging around 35-60 FPS, graphics are great!

Here’s a short video from the MSI YouTube on the MSI GS60 -

 

[EviL Ras]

I've got the 4710HQ edition with the 16gb ram. Sadly overclockers don't seem to be selling that model anymore. But whichever you get, the system is brilliant! It runs cool and quiet during normal load, and i've eeked nearly 4 hours out of it during web surfing. But plug it in and load up a game and the machine becomes a possessed beast! spitting out FPS like nothing!!

Watchdogs looks incredible on ultra. I didn't like the game itself, but it really plays smooth on the Ghost pro!

Starcraft 2 looks great in ultra settings. I'm actually gotten crysis 3 running in ultra with a few tweaks and bits turned off. otherwise very high looks great too!

Wolfenstein runs smoothly on ultra! Actually a brilliant game! Very old skool if not a bit violent in some of the cutscenes! worthy of its 18 rating!

I cant wait to get GTA 5 on this baby!

Its half the depth and 2/3 of the weight of my old M14x alienware, despite having a full size keyboard, bigger screen, and dual fans! I was worried about the keyboard at first, but it actually competes pretty well with the hybrid mechanical that the m14x had.

You can certainly get more bang for buck with other models in the range. or even ramp up to GTX 880m in some of the bigger models! But for portability, style, and power. This does brilliantly!