MSI GE72VR 7RF Apache Pro 17.3inch Gaming Laptop (Core i7-7700HQ, 2 x 8GB, 256GB SSD, 1TB, GTX 1060 6GB, Windows10)

MSI pioneers only the extraordinary gaming machines for your gaming pleasure. As a true gaming legend, MSI seeks to uphold its tradition to always offer the latest and the exclusive gaming features to fulfill gamers’ every desire.

7TH GENERATION INTEL CORE i7 PROCESSORS
The perfect combination of MSI gaming laptops and 7th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors shall bring you up to 10% performance enhancement of smoother VR experience. The 7th generation Intel Core H series processor utilizes a power-efficient microarchitecture, advanced process technology and silicon optimizations to deliver faster performance than processors of the previous generation. CPU core performance of Core i7-7700HQ is 8% faster than i7-6700HQ under average usage.

LATEST ARCHITECTURE DDR4-2400 MEMORY SUPPORT
Get the best possible performance out of your notebook with support of the advanced DDR4-2400 memory, achieving over 32GB/s in reading speed and 36GB/s in writing. With over 40% faster performance than previous generations DDR3-1600, DDR4-2400 is the new laptop standard to take your extreme gaming experience to the next level.

DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE / PERFORMANCE BALANCING
The exclusive MSI “SHIFT” technology pushes system to the extreme while minimizing noise and temperature. Switch between different profiles either push your system to the extreme or in the pursuit of longer battery life. Easily activate it by pressing the FN + F7 hotkey combo, or via the Dragon Gaming Center.

COOLER BOOST 4
ENHANCED COOLING DESIGN FOR HIGHER POWER GAMING
Heat is the most original element on earth. It's pure physics that more energy will generate more heat. Cooling is therefore a knotty task to tackle with. MSI exclusive Cooler Boost 4 technology creates dual thermal modules internally by allocating dedicated heat pipes for GPU and CPU. One click on the fan boost button, a total of 6 heat pipes and dual fans actively and effectively push heat out of the system, making the cooling design the highest level of its kind.

ULTRA-FAST, SMALLER AND MORE CONVENIENT USB TYPE-C INTERFACE
The new SuperSpeed+ transfer mode supports transferring data up to 10Gbps, around 20X faster than the previous USB 2.0 standard. The USB Type -C port is smaller than the old Type-A port and reversible design makes it more convenient than before.The USB3.1 is backwards compatible with USB3.0 and USB 2.0.

THE ULTIMATE PC GAMING PLATFORM
Get Game Ready with GeForce GTX.GeForce GTX delivers the fastest performance, with the most advance gaming technologies (NVIDIA GameWorks) and the best gaming ecosystem (GeForce Experience). Unleash your gaming dominance with the revolutionary new GPUs that turn your mobile rig into a sleek, powerful gaming weapon. GeForce GTX 10-Series GPUs have come to laptops, powered by the game-changing NVIDIA Pascal architecture to deliver unbeatable energy-efficiency, gaming technologies, and VR immersion wherever you game.

PERFORMANCE
GeForce GTX 10-Series GPUs give you up to 3X the performance of previous-generation GPUs. They’re built with ultra-fast FinFET, the latest high-bandwidth memory technologies, and support for DirectX 12 features to deliver the fastest, smoothest gaming notebook experiences.

THE LATEST GAMING TECHNOLOGIES
These innovative GPUs were created to meet the demands of next-generation displays, including VR, ultra-high-resolution, and multiple monitors. NVIDIA GameWorks technologies give you extremely smooth, cinematic gameplay, plus revolutionary NVIDIA Ansel that lets you capture 360-degree in-game images and view them in VR.

NVIDIA'S LATEST GEFORCE GTX 1060 GPU  IS READY TO AMAZE YOU ON MSI GAMING NOTEBOOKS
MSI is the world's 1st gaming notebook to have this latest NVIDIA next gen. GPU solution onboard. Performance of NVIDIA's next generation GeForce GTX 1060 GPU is expected to improve more than 40% than GeForce GTX 900M Series. With the innovative Cooler Boost cooling solution and MSI’s special gaming features catered for gamers, the NVIDIA's latest GeForce GTX 1060 GPU shall be able to release its full performance completely on MSI gaming laptops. By offering “one click to VR” solution and a totally immersive and smooth gaming experiences, the new MSI gaming laptops is going to shatter desktop performance cliché and amaze gamers with refreshing point of views on MSI gaming laptops.

BUTTERY SMOOTH MOTION
Besides a 5ms response time, the 120 Hz refresh rate built-in panel produces up to 120 individual picture frames per second. The buttery smooth motion gives full advantages for gamers in winning.

TRUE COLOR TECHNOLOGY
MSI has partnered with Portrait Displays, Inc. in developing a level of accuracy for display technology that sets a new standard, the MSI True Color Technology. MSI True Color Technology guarantees that each panel in a MSI notebook comes with the finest precision in color. After examination and an extensive factory calibration process by MSI True Color Technology, the panel quality will be more accurate, close to 100% sRGB. Hence, each color is delivered with the highest standard precision in detail, guaranteeing excellent color fidelity for many application uses.

True Color Profile
True Color Technology also offers prefect color accuracy for 5 more scenarios. Work or play, you can easily switch to the mode that best suits your eyes. And get to see clearer than your enemies to always get one step ahead of the rest. The profile sharing feature permits you to share your True Color settings to other users anywhere.

METALLIC CHASSIS WITH BRUSHED METAL DESIGN
Elegant brushed aluminum chassis, creating an ideal fusion of aesthetics and performance.

LIVE THE COMPLETE AND IMMERSIVE VR EXPERIENCE
Unchain the multichannel audio engine of your VR video game with Nahimic VR. More and more VR video games will be supporting the 7.1 audio surround. Unfortunately, they are locked in stereo. Nahimic VR is the world first audio solution to bring the 7.1 sound to a regular stereo headset. We provide specific audio algorithms that are capable of improving the 3D sound field drastically over HDMI and USB output. The result is a full and breathtaking VR experience for the gamers through combining VR video and 3D audio all together at once. Just click on the Nahimic VR button to turn on the VR audio effect through the Dragon Center, and prepare to be stunned!

IMMERSIVE GAMING WITH TOP-NOTCH AUDITORY SENSATION
To satisfy consumers' desire to experience high quality sound effects, MSI partners with top audio brand Dynaudio, which has a devoted aspiration for “Authentic Fidelity” to meet this demanding standard and whose loudspeaker systems are often applied by German cars. It equips the MSI G-Series notebooks with top-notch audio features, creating a realistic sound and immersive effects. The Dynaudio speakers boost power amplitude 50% more than the previous generation, meaning a volume increase over 10dBA. All 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 2 WITH 3 INDEPENDENT AMP
By utilizing dedicated headset amplifiers, an isolated audio board and gold-plated audio jacks, Audio Boost 2 delivers the most advanced listening experience of any gaming notebook. Audio performance is improved by an average of 30%, calculation based on measurable parameters in traditional audio solutions. Audio Boost 2 provides gamers a more detailed aural picture of their surroundings, helping in-game, while also minimizing distortion and providing a powerful amplifier which has no trouble powering even the most demanding gaming headsets. Gold-plated jacks will give you less noise interference and ensure the long-term durability of the jack.

THE REAL DEAL: A KEYBOARD ALL GAMERS DESIRE FOR
Every hardware detail of this keyboard is calculated and especially designed for professional gamers’ needs. The keyboard has ergonomically-designed keys with 1.9mm of key travel for better responsive and tactile feedback, optimum WASD zone and support of anti-ghosting capability for up to 45 keys. Mechanical-level Shielding solution makes the gaming notebook keyboard the most solid ever. All these gaming features are all designed for gamers to gain full command over gaming missions.

STEELSERIES ENGINE 3 (SSE3) – TARGET, POSITION, AIM AND FIRE
During gameplay, SteelSeries Engines 3 serves as your firearm. With SSE3, you get to suit up your weapon with cool look by lightening it up with multiple backlit colors, transform your keyboard into a high technology firearm by setting up several keys into one key command and cloud syncing all SteelSeries gears together.

SILVER LINING PRINT
See more and do more in the night with high-grade silver lining printed keys. See the full color spectrum on the SteelSeries multicolor keyboard and enjoy longer lasting keys worry free of long-term wear and tear.

ONE APP, TOTAL CONTROL OF YOUR GAMING SYSTEM
Dragon Center provides six functions to get a total control of your personal computer : easy access to all apps at once (App Portal), real-time system performance monitor (System Monitor) and LED effect control (LED Wizard). Moreover, under System Tuner tab, users may adjust parameters through MSI VR Ready / X Boost / True Color technologies, modify Fans Speed and activate the SHIFT technology to achieve Dynamic Temperature / Performance Balancing or to overclock the system CPU/GPU (Non-K CPU models only support overclocking GPU). All of these functions can be done in just one click. Mobile monitor and adjust your system profile and LED settings are also made possible (Mobile Center). When in need of solving a problem, click on the Tool & Help tab to get consult immediately. Dragon Center empowers users to facilitate tweaking process without occupying system resources.

PROTECTING YOUR PING TO A NEW LEVEL WITH THE KILLER E2500 GAMING LAN
In the gaming battlefield, speed defines the winner. Stop losing games to lag with Killer E2500 Gaming Lan.The advanced stream detect 2.0 of the Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet chipset protects networking traffic and prevents lag spikes through controlling and managing up to 6 priority levels. You can game without fear and play at your best while tracking your speeds with the easy-to-use Killer Networking Manager. The all-new Killer Control Center interface shows how your network is performing, which applications and websites are monopolizing your bandwidth, and gives you the control to optimize performance by adjusting priorities and setting bandwidth limits so that low priority traffic doesn’t interfere with your multimedia applications or favorite websites.

KILLER SHIELD – SMOOTHER GAMEPLAY
Killer Shield ensures smoother uploads and download processes. Lower latency and less Jitter optimize gameplay experience. Less pin rate floating reassures more fluent gameplays.

XSPLIT GAMECASTER VERSION 2.9
STREAMING YOUR GAMING TALENTS TO THE WORLD
MSI offers 1 year premium license of XSplit Gamecaster for free. Gamers can now get super professional live streams going by blending into the background. Broadcast your gameplay videos live to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and etc. in just 3 steps. You may login easily with your social network accounts and edit gameplay videos directly on this app. 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.

Features
Latest 7th Gen. Intel Core i7 processor
Windows 10 Home
Latest GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 with desktop level performance
17.3 inch FHD Anti Glare (1920*1080) eDP 120Hz vivid color 94% (I)
Exclusive Cooler Boost 4 Technology
The X Boost function from MSI technology supports faster storage access speed.
Dragon Center provides six functions to get a total control of your personal computer
WTFast free premium license for 2-month
The latest USB 3.1 SuperSpeed+ interface built in
USB Type-C reversible plug
Exclusive SHIFT technology boosts performance under controlled noise & temperature
Nahimic 2 Sound Technology delivering 360° immersive audio experience
Audio Boost 2 enhancing the gaming headset sound detail and sound stage
Sound by Dynaudio system
True Color Technology for increased color contrast and greater image detail
SteelSeries Engine 3 with GameSense to personalize your play style
Keyboard by Steelseries with full color backlighting
Upgraded Killer Gigabit LAN Controller + Killer Shield + 802.11 ac
Xsplit Gamecaster 1 year free premium license for broadcasting, recording and sharing
Elegant brushed aluminum chassis, creating an ideal fusion of aesthetics and performance

Technical details

General
Brand : MSI
Model : GE72VR 7RF Apache Pro
Processor : Core i7-7700HQ (6MB Cache, 2.80 GHz, Upto 3.80 GHz, Quad core)
OS : Windows 10
Display : 17.3 inch FHD Anti Glare (1920*1080) eDP 120Hz vivid color 94% (I)
Chipset : Intel HM175
Graphics : GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5
Memory : 8GB*2
Storage : 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD SATA 7200 RPM
Optical Drive : Super Multi 9.5 mm
Webcam : HD type (30fps@720p)
Keyboard : Backlight Keyboard (Full-Color)
Wlan : Qualcomm 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + BT 4.2 M.2 2230 Type Card
Audio : 4x 2W Speaker , 1x 3W Woofer
Audio Jack : 1x Mic-in , 1x Headphone-out (SPDIF)
Battery : 6-Cell , 51 Whr
AC Adapter : 180W adapter
Dimension (WxDxH) : 419.9 x 287.8 x 29.8~32 mm
Weight (w/ Battery) : 2.7 kg

I/O Ports
1x Type-C USB3.1 Gen2
2x Type-A USB3.0
1x Type-A USB2.0
1x RJ45
1x SD (XC/HC)
1x (4K @ 30Hz) HDMI
1x Mini-DisplayPort