MSI’s GT683DXR and GT780DXR shred pixels with NVIDIA’s GTX 570M (hands-on)

We might still be smitten with a certain svelte ebony beaut , but we’re aware some of you require absolute maximum performance from your “portable” gaming rig . Here to heed your call for blistering frame rates is MSI, which has gone and refreshed two laptops from its gaming lineup : the 15.6-inch GT683DXR and its big brother, the 17.3-inch GT730DXR. While both retain the Core i7-2630QM from their forebears, the duo now feature NVIDIA’s beefy GTX 570M with 1.5GB GDDR5. And just like their predecessors, either can be stuffed with up to 16GB of RAM, dual 500GB or 750GB drives and a Blu-ray burner. Also on board is a premium sound system from Dynaudio, four USB ports (two of the 3.0 variety), Gigabit Ethernet, VGA and HDMI sockets and, of course, 802.11b/g/n WiFi. They’re on sale now, starting at $1,699 for the 15-incher and $1,799 for the 17-inch variant. MSI was kind enough to send us the smaller and lighter of the two, so hop on past the break for our brief impressions. Gallery: MSI G Series gaming laptops Gallery: MSI GT683DXR hands-on Continue reading MSI’s GT683DXR and GT780DXR shred pixels with NVIDIA’s GTX 570M (hands-on) MSI’s GT683DXR and GT780DXR shred pixels with NVIDIA’s GTX 570M (hands-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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