Intel Core i7-4720HQ (6M Cache, 2.60 GHz), 15.6" UHD (3840x2160) LED, 8GB DDR3L, 1TB SATA HDD, Intel HD Graphics 4600 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5, Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.0, FHD WebCam, Windows 8.1 64-bit

Insanely Powerful. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Discrete Graphics Card with GDDR5 2GB VRAM

The NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960M Series brings extreme, next-generation graphics performance to serious gaming notebooks. As the first graphics solution to reach a score almost 5,750 in 3DMark 11, the GeForce GTX 960M delivers extremely fast and fluid gameplay at the highest settings and resolutions in a lightweight and portable design.

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.

Nahimic places your user experience right at the heart of their software, offering you highly sought-after gaming benefits:

Virtual surround

Total immersion in the game: 360° sound that puts you right in the heart of the action.

Voice leveler

Realism: highlighting even the smallest sounds and providing incomparable clarity of dialogue.

Bass boost

Gaming intensity: increased bass, giving you incredibly high-powered sound.

Noise gate & reduction

Microphone communication quality: constant volume and noise reduction for optimum voice clarity and comprehension.

HD Audio recorder

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!

“SHIFT”

The whole new feature “SHIFT” brings you total control over the system’s balance between performance and temperature. Switch between profiles “Sport,” “Comfort,” and “Green” to find the perfect balance between system performance and temperature. SHIFT is activated by the FN + F7 hotkey combo, or via the Dragon Gaming Center.

- 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.

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.

Killer Double Shot Pro with Smart Teaming

The Killer Double Shot Pro supports both Killer Gb LAN and WiFi 802.11ac dual band protocol and average latency improvement is 3.5 times than others who support 802.11ac as well. It also has Smart Teaming function which will be operated by Killer Network Manager to optimize the bandwidth usage combined with WiFi and Gb LAN at the same time.

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.

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.

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.

Every key can be customized to hot key as you want!!

Every gamer can easily customize every individual key as hot key to personalize his own play style, greatly increase the convenience on key usage.

* FN, F1-F12 keys except

Just one click!! quickly launch Apps from SteelSeries Engine

Gamers can freely choose any key as launch application button, no longer need to click the mouse for Apps start.

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!!

The Real Deal:
A Keyboard All Gamers Desire For

Exclusive keyboard positioning and golden triangle layout offers a better gaming experience.

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.

- Add a Webcam and show your game face
- Draw attention whilst casting with in-game annotations
- Use XSplit Gamecaster with all of your PC & Console Games
- Keep in touch with social features
- Organize and upload your greatest gaming moments
- Easy to use Express Video Editor

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.

Matrix Display

Matrix display features MSI innovative design with 2 external screen display capabilities, allowing you to output to 2 displays simultaneously using HDMI 1.4, and mini Display-Port 1.2 port. Users can work with multi-task at same time.
Handle the big screen with support of up to 3840 x 2160 resolutions to watch your movies or play your games in true HD when connected to an HDTV.

World' 1st 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.

A Must-have Engine for Gaming

The latest 4th generation quad core processor platform, representing superior performance over previous generations. The CPU performance has increased by 3%~7%, while the overall platform is 15% more powerful. Additionally, the GPU performance of 2D and 3D visuals, is even more noteworthy, with an average increase of over 30%. There have also been significant advances in user experience and battery life.