MSI Pulse GL76

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Date Published: 13 Sep 2023

Intel Core i7-12700H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 105W)
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
4000GB SSD
64GB DDR4
2.66 kg (5.9 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

6.8 Portability Good

7.0 Display Very Good

7.9 For Work Very Good

7.4 For Gaming Very Good

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Specs

Display
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS

HDD/SSD
4TB SSD

M.2 Slot
2x M.2 PCIe Gen 4 x4 slots See photo

RAM
64GB DDR4

OS
Windows 10 Pro

Body Material
Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum

Dimensions
398 x 273 x 24.2 mm (15.67" x 10.75" x 0.95")

Weight
2.66 kg (5.9 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-A
2.0

2x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

HDMI
2.0

Card Reader

Ethernet LAN
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.2

Audio jack
3.5mm Combo Jack

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
HD

Backlit keyboard

Speakers
2x 2W, Nahimic 3D Audio

Optical drive

Security Lock slot

Gifts
32GB USB Drive

Portability

MSI Pulse GL76 (12Ux)

15.67" x 10.75" x 0.95" Dimensions

2.66 kg (5.9 lbs) Weight

Average 17.3-inch laptop

2.86 kg (6.3 lbs) +7% Weight

Review

MSI Pulse GL76 in-depth review

Last year, the Pulse GL76 from MSI was one of the first laptops to come with Intel's 11th Gen processors. They were a part of the company's huge renaming scheme, which included the addition of the Katana, Sword, Crosshair, Delta, Vector, and many more names.Now, the device gets the sweet Alder Lake treatment, which will push it even further. Interestingly, even though we weren't satisfied with the cooling solution on last year's model, MSI decided to give it quite a significant bump in TGP - now up to 105W (20W more than last year). We really hope that the brand has something up its sleeve because the situation was pretty painful last time round.In addition to that, the GL76 gets a new 360Hz display, which has a 1080p resolution, and should be pretty good for fast-paced games like[...]

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Pros

Two SODIMM slots, two M.2 PCIe x4 slots with Gen 4 support
Rigid structure
144Hz and 360Hz display options
Alder Lake and bumped TGP of all graphics options
Improved cooling

Cons

No SD card reader and Thunderbolt 4
Warm externals
Short battery life (for configurations with 53.5Wh battery)

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Gaming devices are now almost entirely relying on M.2 storage. This is the case for the Pulse G76 (12Ux) as well. Although you won't be able to use your old HDD game library, the good thing is that you are basically guaranteed to have a fast device.Check out all MSI Pulse GL76 (12Ux) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate To access this notebook's internals, you need to undo 13 Phillips-head screws. After that, carefully pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool, and lift it away from the chassis.2. Batte[...]