MSI Thin GF63 15.6" 144Hz Gaming Laptop: 12th Gen Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, Type-C, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Home: Black 12VE-066US.
12th Gen Intel Core i7 Processor: Performance to stream and game anywhere. Designed to deliver high-performance gameplay.It All Starts Now: Enjoy the latest generation Windows 11 Home for your everyday needs.MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business use.Smooth Display: The 15.6” 144Hz display delivers the fast refresh rate for smooth and vibrant gameplay.High-Speed Data: SSD Gen 4x4 and DDR4-3200 memory for the fastest data transfer, system speed and responsiveness.Play Cool: With the latest Cooler Boost 5 uses 2 fans and 6 heat pipes to ensure optimal thermal dissipation and provide the best gaming experience or creating Multi-layered projects.
Brand MSI
Model Name Thin GF63 12VE-066US
Screen Size 15.6 Inches
Color RTX 4050
Hard Disk Size 512 GB
CPU Model Core i7
Ram Memory Installed Size 16 GB
Operating System Windows 11 Home
Special Feature Anti Glare Coating
Graphics Card Description RTX 4050.
Been using this for a few months now and I'm trying to figure out how this thing has a 4090 and a really good processor, yet is priced this cheap. Its superb for gaming.
A few things to note:
This doesn't come with a built in HDD (the system drive is a 512gb model), but it has an SATA space for a drive about 2tb is size or smaller. A 5tb internal won't fit.Removing the case can be tricky in this model, but not impossible. Namely remove all three sides that are NOT where the audio jacks are first, then remove that side. Otherwise you risk breaking the internal components. Might want to look up a video to be safe on this one.RAM can be changed out, as usual for laptops.I'm a huge fan of MSI. This notebook is probably the best purchase I made late last year. The performance isn't bad whatsoever. Playing games like Rogue Company, Destiny 2 Rainbow Six Siege at over 100 to 200 fps makes it a better option than that of most home console. But at 1080p at high or medium settings of course. Some cons that I have to address though. 1. The battery dies fast even while playing small, less demanding games and can clock in at less than 2 hours before needing a charge again. 2. Unplugging the notebook from the power cable can cut performance in half or more. 3. Not much USB connectors so you're limited to what you can use unless you shell out for a usb hub. It's worth IMO. 4. Storage is murder if you want to install some if the best AAA games since it in only has 512gb out of the box plus the 16gb Ram is enough for gaming but editing needs more though.
The best solution is upgrading to more storage and adding more ram once you feel you really need it. Check YouTube for any good tutorial videos once ready for upgrade. Finally 5. Temperature and noise levels. This notebook can get exceedingly hot and loud during sessions, I use a Tecknet cooler to help but it just manages to keep it a better temperature than reliying on the notebooks loud fans. Using headphones is only way bypass this annoyance, cause the "jet engine" like sound will put you off in just about an hour. Even with all these cons, I can't recommend this laptop enough. The performance is just too good and it's probably the best way to enter pc gaming at a decent price due to the ongoing GPU drought thanks to the chip shortage.I've ran Cyberpunk 2077 with graphic at high setting and it kept up at 30~35 FPS, and I am currently playing it with medium graphic setting without any issue. So I'm pretty satisfied, considering this is a laptop, not a desktop. The design of the laptop is a bit crude and the battery life is pretty short, but considering the price of this laptop, everything just can be forgiven. It's a choice between spending +$1000 for pretty looking longer lasting batteried gaming laptop VS spending $600 for a bit ugly, short batteried but still a decent gaming laptop, and I chose the latter option which I'm not regretting. I got this laptop a few days ago and have tested it for nearly 48h.
Pretty good screen for a laptop. 144hz and good looking out of the box
Laptop frame feels solid but isnt overly heavy.
The 6gb RTX 3060 runs games really well. Division 2 averaged over 120 fps at max settings at 1080p. I tested war thunder, escape from tarkov and mordhau as well and both were extremely smooth (both hit 144hz reliably at ultra 1080p). No noticable input or screen lag in mordhau so fast shooters will benefit as well.
No noticeable micro stutters when switching from.
The laptop top doesn’t feel hot under pressure but I wouldn’t play this on my lap.I added a 1tb WD Blue NVMe stick to this laptop, its easy to do and there are videos of how to do it.The GPU runs cool for a laptop (avg 78 under pressure) but the CPU doesn’t. You can fix this by limiting the max power in power settings for the CPU or undervolting it. The cpu has initial spikes in temp but usually ends up in the mid 80s which is a little hot but expected.Use dragon center to tune the performance. Don’t run extreme performance without cooler boost.Buy a cooling pad and watch temps for the CPU, the CPU is the only thing that holds this beast back because it tends to hit high temps (95c max from what I saw) if left at max settings.It has 2x USB3.2and 2x USB-C so you might need to buy an usb dongle. It has a single jack for a headset so you might need to buy a splitter depending on your headset.One HDMI only. No displayport at all which is something to consider. The HDMI is capable of 4k 60hz but at the end of the day its HDMI. Should be compatible with g sync or g sync supported monitors.I bought this laptop primarily for gaming and development. It does well for both of those from a performance/visual perspective, but I have a few gripes about the design.
The trackpad is off center from the laptop itself. This leads to right clicking when I meant to left click a lot.The keyboard feels very cramped. It has a lot more keys than my MacBook, so maybe I just need to adjust.The font on the keyboard is awful, and with adjusting to this new layout, I found it hard to make sure I was pressing the correct key.The laptop would regularly overheat until I bought a usb fan pad to put under it.I also wish it had better battery life, but that’s probably not going to happen with most gaming laptops.