The latest high-end laptop MSI Raider GE78 HX was unveiled at the recently held CES 2023. Along with its other latest lineup of RTX 40-series gaming laptops.
Highlights:
- Aluminum Materials with Mystic Light Bar
- FHD+ /QHD Resolutions
- Per-Key RGB Keyboard and Precision touchpad
- 13th Gen Intel “Raptor Lake” Core
- 4-cell 99.99 Watt-hours with 280/330W Adapter
MSI Raider GE78 HX Overview
Performance & Cooling System
As per MSI’s portfolio, the Raider GE78 HX is not the most powerful or the slouch. Although it has the latest 13th Gen Intel “Raptor Lake” mobile processors which can be configured up to Core i9-13980HX. It brings 24 cores of the chip with 8 Performance and 16 Efficient ones—with a maximum clock speed of up to 5.6GHz and 5.2GHz.
Likewise, there is no compromise on GPU segments. It packs the device with the three most powerful GPUs, based on RTX 4070 clocked at 140W with Dynamic Boost, and RTX 4080 which can draw up to 175W power. Finally, the flagship variants are paid with Intel i9-12900HX and full-fledged RTX 4090 with the 175W TDP.
Moreover, MSI allows maximum CPU-GPU power of 250W based on Intel Core i9-13980HX variants to offer MSI OverBoost Ultra Technology for workloads.
There are a few changes made in the cooling system as well. MSI Raider GE78 HX has the new CoolerBoost 5 which has a total of 6 heat pipes, including two heat pipes shared across the CPU and GPU and a dedicated pipe for VRAM.
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Built & Display
It is an all-black aluminum chassis with the red MSI dragon at the center and a 17” IPS panel. Including 240Hz QHD+ and 165Hz FHD+ for opts, and a taller 16:10 aspect ratio (which gives that extra bit of vertical space for productivity tasks).
The is very unique and stands out from others, it has a dedicated light bar “Mystic Light Bar” with a matrix cell. You will often find MSI laptops promoting their laptops with the “Light ‘EM UP” tagline which makes them stand out.
You are also able to customize the lighting of the light bar as well as the per-key RGB keyboard via MSI Center or SteelSeries GG. The keyboard also includes WASD and arrow keys which are translucent.
Battery & Other Features
It gets a 99Whr battery with four cells with RTX 4090 and 4080 variants supporting a 330W adapter. However, the RTX 4070 variants support a 280W adapter.
All-rounded ports are available that include 3x USB-C, 2x USB-A, 1x HDMI, 1x SD card reader, 1x RJ45, and 1x combined audio jack. A 6-speaker setup consisting of four woofers—tuned by Dynaudio at front audio.
MSI Raider GE78 HX Specifications
Dimensions & Weight | 380 x 298 x 23-mm (W x D x H), 3.1 kg |
Built | Aluminum build with “Mystic Light” bar |
Display | 17″ IPS-Level, 100% DCI-P3, 165/240Hz |
Resolution | FHD+ /QHD, 16:10 aspect ratio |
Keyboard | Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries |
Trackpad | Precision touchpad (130 x 82) |
Processor | 13th Gen Intel “Raptor Lake” Core i9-13980HX, 24C/32T, 5.6GHz Max Turbo Frequency |
Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (175W with Dynamic Boost) |
RAM | up to 64GB DDR5-5600 RAM |
Storage | up to 2TB SSD |
Audio | 2x 2W speaker + 4x 2W woofers, Tuned by Dynaudio |
Webcam | 1080p FHD camera with IR sensor |
Connectivity | Killer AX WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 |
I/O Ports | 1x Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (DisplayPort), 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (DisplayPort, Power Delivery), 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet, 1x Micro SD card reader, 1x 3.5mm audio jack |
Battery | 4-cell 99.99 Watt-hours |
Power Supply | 280/330W Adapter |
Color | Core Black |
MSI Raider GE78 HX Price in Nepal and Availability
The MSI Raider GE78 HX is USD 2,999 and is said to be launched this year. After the official launch of the laptop, we will update this article, till then stay tuned with us.
MSI Gaming Lineup (2023) | Starting Price (Official) |
MSI Raider GE78 HX | USD 2,999 |
Final Thoughts
Compared to last year’s Intel i9-12900HX, MSI Raider GE78 HX brings a 45% performance boost and there isn’t any compromise on GPU segments as well. The device comes with all-black aluminum chassis with a proper viewing of a 17” IPS panel.
This time it gets a taller aspect ratio which gives that extra bit of vertical space for productivity tasks. Along with a unique and customizable dedicated light bar “Mystic Light Bar”.
It got standard industrial battery specification with lots of ports that makes the laptop very portable. You will also get the new cooling system, CoolerBoost 5 which has a total of 6 heat pipes, including two heat pipes shared across the CPU and GPU and a dedicated pipe for VRAM.
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