How to open MSI Vector GP77 13V – disassembly and upgrade options
The MSI Vector GP77 13V is a beast of a laptop and now it’s time to take a look under the hood.
Check out all MSI Vector GP77 13V prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.
1. Remove the bottom plate
To remove the bottom panel, you need to undo 13 Phillips-head screws. You need to start prying the panel with a plastic tool from the back and then from the sides. Then, you need to push the plate slightly from the back in order to remove it safely without breaking something.
2. Remove the battery
The battery is a 65Wh unit. It lasts around 6 hours and 40 minutes of Web browsing, or 7 hours and 9 minutes of video playback. If you want to remove it, you have to undo five Phillips-head screws, and then unplug the battery connector.
3. Upgrade memory and storage
The upgrade options are definitely on the bright side – two RAM SODIMMs for up to 64GB of DDR5-5200MHz memory. For storage, you can rely on two M.2 PCIe x4 slots compatible with Gen 4 SSDs. There is a metal shroud that protects the RAM modules and the NVMe has two cooling pads on its bottom.
4. Cooling system
The cooling solution looks massive. It has five large heat pipes in total. The two big ones are shared between the CPU and GPU and there is a dedicated heat pipe for each of them. The smallest heat pipe is for cooling the VRMs and the GPU memory. And since we are fans of the fans….we can spot two cooling fans as well.
Check out all MSI Vector GP77 13V prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.
MSI Vector GP77 (13Vx) in-depth review
The all-new RTX 4000-based laptops are already here and since we reviewed some real beasts with RTX 4090 (175W) and RTX 4080 (175W) it's time to see how powerful is the mobile RTX 4070. For doing so, we're going to inspect the performance of MSI Vector GP77 (13VG) equipped with the RTX 4070 (140W). The latter could possibly be the new sweet spot for wealthy gamers.The MSI Vector GP77 brings all the bangs and whistles that are needed to be called a 2023 gaming device. Under the hood, you can find powerful 13th Gen Intel Raptor Lake-H CPUs, brand-new NVIDIA Ada Lovelace GPUs, and an impres[...]
Pros
- Many RGB options
- Top performance for its hardware
- 99.3% DCI-P3 coverage and accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NE173QHM-NZ1 (BOE09F9))
- Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment (BOE NE173QHM-NZ1 (BOE09F9))
- 240Hz panel has very quick pixel response times (BOE NE173QHM-NZ1 (BOE09F9))
- Good thermals and clocks under load
- Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5Gbit Ethernet support
- Great keyboard and touchpad
- 2x DDR5 SODIMM + 2x M.2 PCIe x4 slots
- Quiet during gaming
- The MSI Center app offers a good amount of customization
Cons
- The end price isn't pleasant