youre after 1440p peeformance these laptops offer among some of the best price for performance and perform close/better than desktop 5060tis while offering good vram 12gbs. While im sure the Lenovo laptops 5070 ti are nicer, there is alot going for these. Happy to answer questions.

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Laptop Screen Issue— Can this be fixed?
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Does my VECTOR have one or two ram sticks

I bought the msi vector from Walmart for 1300. And I bought one stick of 16gb ram. Now wondering does it have 2x8gb not 1x16gb from the box?

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Question

Why does my laptop power up when the screen auto locks? what I mean is the CPU goes to max that I allow and fans kick on.

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Vector A16 HX A8W bios updated forced by windows 11 now fans are loud as hell. Can’t find bios setting to set to PWM

As the noscript reads. Lovely windows BS forced a bios update and now my computers running slower and the fans are going insane. Usually this is an easy fix in bios but this is the most complicated idiotic bios I’ve ever seen.

I found an option to set fans to manual. But that doesn’t open any additional controls.

Internet says find hardware monitor but I don’t have an options called that even when I open the advanced menu.

Any help here would be great. I’ve had this thing three days and it was a great computer until this update happened.

And my son has the same laptop so I am able to do side by side comparisons and this bios update is garbage. I boot slower. The machines running hotter. And the fans are so loud I can’t use it while doing anything else bc of the noise.

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Need help MSI 15m A9SЕ (it's about m2)

I’m looking for detailed information about the MSI Creator 15M A9SE, as I can’t find reliable specs about its M.2 SSD slots. How many SSDs does it support, is PCIe 4.0 available, and what is the maximum supported capacity per slot? Thanks in advance.

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Asus or msi?? Models below...

So I'm looking for a laptop and will be using it for my architectural works (Still in clg).

I'm confused between these 3 laptops.

1) ASUS ROG Strix G16,Smartchoice, AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, Gaming Laptop(RTX 5050-8GB/16GB RAM/1TB SSD/FHD+/16"/165Hz/90Whr/Windows 11/M365 Basic (1Year)/Office Home 2024/Eclipse Gray/2.5 Kg) G614PH-RV033WS

Note:- I'll upgrade it to 32gb after buying


2) ASUS TUF F16,14th Gen,Intel Core i7 14650HX,Gaming Laptop(RTX 5070-8GB/115W TGP/32GB/1TB /2.5K QHD+/16"/165Hz/90WHrs/Windows 11/M365 Basic (1Year)/Office Home 2024/Jaeger Gray/2.2 Kg)FX688JPR-QT043WS


3) MSI Crosshair 16 HX, Intel 14th Gen. i7-14700HX, 41CM QHD+ 240Hz Gaming Laptop (32GB/1TB NVMe SSD/Windows 11 Home/MSO 2021/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, GDDR6 8GB/Cosmos Gray/2.5Kg) D14VGKG-668IN

So which according to you is better than other 2.

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MSI CrosshairA16 how to turn off the VRM setting because window 11 didn’t see the drive.

I tried most of the trick in bios but i still cant make it editable (VRM).

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MSI GP68 hx should I install ptm7950

So just purchased this pre owned gaming laptop with 13950hx and Rtx 4080.

Idles fine at 35c with llano cooler but when gaming cpu reaches 85c and in cinebench it reaches 95c

Considering that the laptop is 2 years old should I repaste the cpu and gpu with ptm 7950?

I am in Canada now where it’s cold but heading back to India soon and room temps there are 25c so am concerned that it will over heat once am there.

Please guide as to what all will I need am specially concerned about repasting the other areas like vrm with thermal putty.

Am ok opening and reassembling the laptop but haven’t done a cooler disassembly ever. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Does anyone have an STL file of the Keycaps of the MSI GL63 or similar Laptops

Two of the Keys on my gl63 have broken and it feels a bit silly to replace the entire keyboard just for that. I can get the keycaps and the plastic scissor mechanism 3D printed locally, however, I'm having a hard time finding those files online. Does anyone here happen to have or know of a site where i can find an STL for diy replacement parts?

I've done this before with the scroll wheel on some Logitech mice, but they're were far easier to find

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Is this MSI Katana 15 HX Laptop (i7-14650HX + RTX 5070) worth $1526?

Hey everyone,

I’m considering buying this MSI Katana (2025) gaming laptop, I’m upgrading from a Lenovo Legion (i7 8th gen + GTX 1060) and want to run Cyberpunk and e33 at medium/average settings. I’d use it almost daily as a CS student.

Specs:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-14650HX (14th Gen)

• GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5070 (8 GB)

• RAM: 32 GB

• Storage: 1 TB NVMe PCIe Gen 4

• Display: 15.6” FHD IPS, 144 Hz, 1920x1080

• Battery: 4-cell Li-Po

• Weight: 3.1 kg

• Price: $1526 USD

I’ve read mixed opinions online, some people say the Katana has thermal throttling and a mediocre build quality.

Is the build quality actually an issue long-term?

Is the screen decent enough for daily use?

Appreciate any honest feedback 🙏

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New Charger

My original Chicony charger for the MSI Cyborg 15 A12V was damaged. I checked with local distributors to see if I could find the same one, but they offer a charger rated at 12A, 20V, 240W. The original one was 6A, 20V, 120W. Is there any problem with using the new one?

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What's the estimated cost of replacing an MSI Pulse GL66 keyboard?

Hiii everyone. I know once keys start going on a laptop, I'm generally SOL and need a full replacement. For the MSI GL66 this is mildly problematic, since it's held in place by plastic ultrasonically welded to plastic. As a result, I'm not comfortable taking this task on myself, so what'd a rough estimate on a replacement (cost of labor & parts) be? Thanks in advance for your time and advice c:

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cyborg 15 camera not working

I have a cyborg 15 A13Vf bought a few months ago. While on a video call the camera suddenly stopped working. I restarted the laptop but nothing happened and I don't know what to do

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Msi katana gf66 problems with gpu

My msi katana is 3 years old and recently it has started saying that a memory could not by read and now runs only with integrated graphics e wan is I disable the integrated graphics when I open up they don’t load. I have tried reinstalling windows and updating driver but nothing has worked, an error code appears saying that a memory could not be read.

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MSI Katana B17 – Black screen after RAM upgrade

I’m having a problem with my MSI Katana B17 after upgrading the RAM and I’m kind of stuck.

Issue:
After the RAM upgrade, the laptop powers on (fans and keyboard lights turn on) but the screen stays completely black. There is no MSI logo and nothing shows up.

Another strange thing is that the laptop does not turn on when running only on battery. It only reacts when the charger is plugged in.

What I tried so far:
• Installed Samsung DDR5 4800 MHz (2×16 GB) RAM
• Tried booting with only one RAM stick
• Tested both RAM slots separately
• Reinstalled the original factory RAM
• Did a CMOS reset (disconnected main battery and CMOS battery, held power button for 40 seconds)
• Waited several minutes in case it was doing memory training

Current state:
• Fans spin normally
• Screen stays black
• Keyboard keys like Caps Lock don’t respond
• Same behavior even with the original RAM

Has anyone experienced something like this on the Katana B17 series?
Is there anything else I should try before taking it to a service center?

Thanks for any help.


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My Fastest Download speed 2GB/s
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MSI Vector 17 HX AI (RTX 5090 / Core Ultra 9) Setup. Upgrading to 96GB RAM + Adding 2TB Storage

Hey everyone,

Just got my hands on the new MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWJG. Since I use this machine for heavy workstation tasks and gaming, I decided to upgrade it immediately.

The Specs & Upgrades:

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (175W)
RAM: Stock 32GB -> Upgrading to Crucial DDR5 96GB Kit (2x48GB) 5600MHz
Primary Storage: Stock 1TB SSD (OS Drive)
Secondary Storage: Adding PNY CS2241 2TB NVMe Gen4 (Had this lying around from a previous purchase)
Display: 17" QHD+ 240Hz

Questions for the community:

1. I'm planning to use the PNY CS2241 strictly as a secondary game/storage drive. Do you think it will run cool enough in the second slot without an extra heatsink?
2. Has anyone maxed out the RAM to 96GB on this specific chassis? Any stability tips?
3. Any specific "MSI Center" settings I should toggle for maximum performance?

Thanks!

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Thin GF63 12VE Cooling options - Undervolt?

Hey everyone!

I got this laptop of mine 1 1/2 years ago, super great, love it, but the cooling sucks. I play Delta Force in my free time with my friends, and obviously that game’s code is a mess, no wonder my laptop goes up till like 90-94 degrees, but my suspicion is that at that point it throttles and thus why I have such bad lags ingame.

I know, I know, budget laptop, 1 fan, all that stuff I get it, but I still want to look around for ways I could at least keep it below 90 degrees somehow.

Stopped all background tasks whatsoever, cleaned the fan, repasted it, got new thermal pads, and the game runs better than before, but it’s still not great, hovers around 50-80 FPS all low settings.

Now I’ve came across undervolting, and since I’m a newbie at this I don’t understand a single thing about it, I was recommended to use -50mV when first trying it out, but … the problem is that it seems undervolting is just generally disabled somehow.

Tried using the god mode, unlocked cfg and overclocking, but throttlestop and intel etu (?) still didn’t work, it didn’t allow me to undervolt my cpu.

Can someone help me with this? (even if the key is not undervolting)

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MSI Katana GF66

Today, while checking my PC's stats, I noticed that the CPU temperature is always at 93-94 degrees, even with no apps open... what should I do? It's 3 years old.

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MSI Center user scenario missing!

Pretty much I recently updated to the newest version of MSI center on my MSI laptop and when it updated the user scenario was missing and I only have access to two features "MSI Ai engine" and the "System diagnosis" and I can no longer turn my fan on making my laptop overheat. I have tried to reinstall and clear cache and even going from windows 10 to 11 I need help I can not use my fans.


(THIS IS ALSO NOT SHOWING IN DRAGON CENTER)

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