MSI Raider GE78 HX (13Vx) - Specs

  • AUO B170QAN01.2 (AUO84A6)
  • Color accuracy  3.3  0.8
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 8000GB SSD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4 + 1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4  See photo
  • RAM
  • up to 96GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, No OS
  • Battery
  • 99Wh, 4-cell
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
  • Dimensions
  • 380 x 298 x 23 mm (14.96" x 11.73" x 0.91")
  • Weight
  • 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, DisplayPort
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
  • HDMI
  • 2.1 (8K@60Hz / 4K@120Hz)
  • Card reader
  • SD
  • Ethernet LAN
  • 10, 100, 1000, 2500 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.3
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Web camera
  • FHD IR
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Microphone
  • Speakers
  • 2x 2W Speakers + 4x 2W Woofers, Dynaudio, Nahimic 3
  • Optical drive

All MSI Raider GE78 HX (13Vx) configurations

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Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.

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Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.

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CPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the MSI Raider GE78 HX (13Vx) series.

GPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the MSI Raider GE78 HX (13Vx) series.

MSI Raider GE78 HX (13Vx) in-depth review

MSI is going old school with the new Raider series. The GE78 HX (13VX) is an homage to the past of the brand, but with a look to the future. Part of that is the RGB illumination, which comes from almost everywhere.On the other hand, the visual features of the machine are nothing, compared to what's inside. We not only see Intel's latest and greatest, but it also comes in the more powerful 55W TDP option (ergo the HX series).Similarly, the graphics cards you can choose from are the RTX 4070, RTX 4080, and RTX 4090, which are the cream of the crop of gaming at the moment of writing this[...]

Pros

  • Loaded with RGB
  • Zero-compromise performance
  • 99.4% DCI-P3 coverage and accurate color representation thanks to our Gaming and Web design profile (AUO B170QAN01.2 (AUO04A6))
  • Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment (AUO B170QAN01.2 (AUO04A6))
  • 240Hz panel has very quick pixel response times (AUO B170QAN01.2 (AUO04A6))
  • Top-tier GPU supports 175W TGP
  • Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5Gbit Ethernet support
  • Great keyboard and touchpad
  • 2x DDR5 SODIMM + 2x M.2 PCIe x4 slots (one with Gen 5 SSD support)

Cons

  • Loud during gaming
  • Quite expensive

How to open MSI Raider GE78 HX (13VX) - disassembly and upgrade options

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Games you can play on this laptop series