Inspired by the GT83, MSI’s focus on ergonomics and comfort as well as aesthetics will have proved to be an immense task, however, we feel they’ve pretty much nailed it on all aspects. The Steelseries mechanical keyboard is lovely to type on, with a genuinely positive clicky feel, as well as gaming with its distinguished actuation point. The only issue we faced was the sheer bulk of the chassis, causing the wrists to be too highly raised for continuous use.
Staying with the chassis, the considerable bezel surrounding the screen is slightly distracting from the overall premium feel; though, on the other hand, it can be forgiven when considering the glorious panel tucked inside. The 1080p TN panel is capable of 120Hz with only a 3ms delay, giving this machine some proper gaming potential, even in the fastest paced games. The MSI software preinstalled offers several different screen modes, useful for making the colours pop in vibrant titles like Fortnite or Rocket League. Viewing angles were also reasonable considering the TN panel; it’s unlikely you’ll be sharing the one screen amongst several people so we don’t see this is an issue anyway.
Of course, if you’re using the GT75 for gaming, you’ll almost certainly be purchasing a mouse, but for daily usage of web browsing or just getting stuff done, the trackpad is great. The silky-smooth feel and recessed location on the front plastic area is excellent.
Connectivity, now that’s something MSI have put a serious amount of effort into, with a proper 5 USB ports, utilising the latest USB 3.1 Gen. 2 standard, HDMI 2.0 for 2160p60, four 3.5mm audio inputs/outputs and Gigabit ethernet. If you plan to use this as a serious desktop replacement, the connectivity will be vital.
Now, when it comes to noise, unfortunately the MSI Titan doesn’t fare all that well. We used a set of Razer Tiamat 2.2 V2 headphones, featuring a closed back, however we were still able to hear the fans whirring away despite the volume being at 100%. If you’re not using headphones, the laptop is easily audible several rooms away. Now, bearing in mind the insane specification of the laptop, as well as the considerable overclock applied to that i9 CPU, it’s acceptable to allow such noise levels, but we also found the CPU reaching very nearly 100°C as well as making a total racket; that’s not good enough, frankly. Longevity and stability rapidly become of great concern at those temperatures.
Thanks to the large speakers, sound quality was perfectly decent, easily good enough to watch a film or play games without headphones, but you may find the fan noise to be a little too distraction otherwise. The subwoofer was surprisingly punchy too, for a laptop.
Finally, portability; that’s not really a word you can use to describe the GT75 Titan 8RG. It’s over 6kg with the included power packs, which is almost a necessity for any kind of usage, you will also require a pair of wall sockets to power the CPU and GPU, that rules out using it on almost any train or bus where a single power socket is usually the norm.
Staying with the chassis, the considerable bezel surrounding the screen is slightly distracting from the overall premium feel; though, on the other hand, it can be forgiven when considering the glorious panel tucked inside. The 1080p TN panel is capable of 120Hz with only a 3ms delay, giving this machine some proper gaming potential, even in the fastest paced games. The MSI software preinstalled offers several different screen modes, useful for making the colours pop in vibrant titles like Fortnite or Rocket League. Viewing angles were also reasonable considering the TN panel; it’s unlikely you’ll be sharing the one screen amongst several people so we don’t see this is an issue anyway.
Of course, if you’re using the GT75 for gaming, you’ll almost certainly be purchasing a mouse, but for daily usage of web browsing or just getting stuff done, the trackpad is great. The silky-smooth feel and recessed location on the front plastic area is excellent.
Connectivity, now that’s something MSI have put a serious amount of effort into, with a proper 5 USB ports, utilising the latest USB 3.1 Gen. 2 standard, HDMI 2.0 for 2160p60, four 3.5mm audio inputs/outputs and Gigabit ethernet. If you plan to use this as a serious desktop replacement, the connectivity will be vital.
Now, when it comes to noise, unfortunately the MSI Titan doesn’t fare all that well. We used a set of Razer Tiamat 2.2 V2 headphones, featuring a closed back, however we were still able to hear the fans whirring away despite the volume being at 100%. If you’re not using headphones, the laptop is easily audible several rooms away. Now, bearing in mind the insane specification of the laptop, as well as the considerable overclock applied to that i9 CPU, it’s acceptable to allow such noise levels, but we also found the CPU reaching very nearly 100°C as well as making a total racket; that’s not good enough, frankly. Longevity and stability rapidly become of great concern at those temperatures.
Thanks to the large speakers, sound quality was perfectly decent, easily good enough to watch a film or play games without headphones, but you may find the fan noise to be a little too distraction otherwise. The subwoofer was surprisingly punchy too, for a laptop.
Finally, portability; that’s not really a word you can use to describe the GT75 Titan 8RG. It’s over 6kg with the included power packs, which is almost a necessity for any kind of usage, you will also require a pair of wall sockets to power the CPU and GPU, that rules out using it on almost any train or bus where a single power socket is usually the norm.
