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Yes, it’s a better resolution display than some laptops give you, but we’re talking about a $1400 notebook we shouldn’t have to compromise on the display.īefore we get into the details of this review, here’s the quick overview of the specifications. Unfortunately, just like the Razer Blade 14, the GE40 has at least one major flaw: the LCD is junk. The performance is definitely there, with most games easily handling high detail settings at the LCD’s native 1600x900 resolution. In this case, MSI has managed to fit a full-blown quad-core Core i7 processor and an NVIDIA GTX graphics chip into a chassis that’s less than one inch thick. The basic premise is quite simple: pack as much performance as possible into a relatively small laptop, and if you do it right you’ve got a bona fide gaming notebook that doesn’t weigh eight pounds. At first glance, it has a lot in common with the new Razer Blade 14-inch laptop that we recently reviewed on second glance, it has even more in common. MSI sent their GE40 our way for review, a gaming notebook that’s less than an inch thick and pairs a Haswell i7-4700MQ with NVIDIA’s new GTX 760M GPU. Your most important gaming sound effects are reproduced crystal clear allowing you to focus on your game even during extremely long gaming sessions.With Intel’s Haswell launch officially behind us, we’re getting a steady stream of new notebooks and laptops that have been updated with the latest processors and GPUs. Thanks to Sound Blaster Cinema, you're getting amazing surround sound with just stereo headphones. Hear your enemies perfectly, even on an ear-drum shattering battlefield. Top quality audio with sound blaster cinema 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. The MSI Audio Boost enhances the output sound detail and sound stage by 30% more. (Overall 3 monitors include notebook's monitor on GE series)Įxclusive Audio Boost increase 30% more output and fidelity detail for external headsets and speakers Users can work with multi-task at same time. Matrix display features MSI innovative design with 3 external screen display capabilities, allowing you to output to 3 displays simultaneously using HDMI 1.4 and VGA port. Matrix display expands the vision for extreme gaming experience Feel the difference reality with NVIDIA PhysX® technology, bringing games to life with dynamic, interactive environments. Get maximum gaming images and best compatibility with NVIDIA graphics. Compare to last year’s GeForce GTX 660M, users get 75% faster and 10%~20% more performance at same level new graphics with lower temperature and watts. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M leverages NVIDIA's revolutionary new architecture to deliver better gaming performance than the previous generation. The slimmest and lightweight 14" gaming laptop with exclusive dragon eye and aluminum designĬomparing to other 14" gaming laptops in the market, GE40 is the slimmest and lightweight one with high-end graphic card, and allows you to play anytime, anywhere.īetter Hi Res performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M discrete graphics card (with GDDR5 2GB VRAM)
