MSI GT683 questions?

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Hello all, I recently purchased my first gaming laptop the MSI GT683, here are my specs:

CPU Intel® Core™ i5-2430M Processor (2.40 GHz)
- OS Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (MSI recommends upgrade to Genuine Windows® 7 Professional)
- Chipset Intel HM67
- 8GB Memory DDR3 1333 MHz ,Slot : 4
- LCD Size 15.6" LED 1366x768 resolution
- Graphics nVidia GeForce GTX 560M
- Graphics VRAM 1.5GB GDDR5
- HDD: 750GB HDD (7200rpm)

Ok so I read the sticky, and found some useful information.

My questions are and please cut me some slack, as I'm not a complete air head with computers but am not too clued up.

1. When i get my laptop, whats the first thing i should look to be doing? Updating drivers, firmware?
2. Also from the sticky i found that MSI have a downloads page with a "Live update 5" which scans your computer for out of date drivers which is very helpful for me, my question is does this scan my laptop for all drivers like, GPU, CPU and others?
3. Should i look to buy a cooling pad? As I've read a few posts saying it can get a tad hot.
4. I also read that for the GTX560m to get full performace it needs a 500W power supply more or less, but is this for actual PC's? As with this laptop i am provided with an AC Adapter 180W. Should i look to be buying a more powerful one or is this not possible?

Honestly, any help would be massively appreciated, Thanks.

 

[killer_mike221]

i have the exact same laptop so this will hopefully help you

1. The most important driver is your graphics card for others you can just use windows update

2.yeah sure you can try live update haven't used it my self i download drivers manually or let windows update take care of it

3. cooling pad i would say don't bother you will not be using this to play games etc while on ur lap as its very big and heavy, as for it getting hot i haven't had a problem the cooling is very very good on a table for example no problems just keep all vents clear

4. as for the PSU im going to take it you got it in the box with your laptop if that's the case then don't worry it works fine you will need it however in the mains to play games otherise the frame rate will be rubbish as the battery hasnt got enough power dont worry about battery its designed for this purpose soon as battery is charged it will swap to mains power