[Prime Day 2024] Become the Champ With the MSI Vector GP68 HX (Core i7-13700H and RTX 4080 175W)

    This might be the most powerful laptop that’s currently in our Top 100 Best Gaming Laptop Deals (Price/Performance) Ranking. With Prime Day already started, the MSI Vector GP68 HX is offered for $1,799, featuring a pretty badass configuration.

    The MSI Vector GP68 HX, is a high-powered 16-inch gaming machine, with a very capable 13th-Gen Core i7 processor and RTX 40-series graphics. These laptops are not only for gaming though, as the displays that are available transform the Vector into a creator laptop with all the colors in the world, along with the accuracy to match.

    Link to the offer: Get this MSI Vector GP68 from Amazon

    The laptop here is powered by the Core i7-13700H, a 14-core CPU that performs very well, so the part won’t be a bottleneck when it comes to gaming, especially with the GPU that we have here. There’s a 175W RTX 4080, which is a super-performer. The rest of the config features a 16-inch FHD+ IPS panel with a 144Hz refresh rate, a 1TB SSD, and 16GB of DDR5 memory.

    If you want to get to know the RTX 4080 a bit better, we’ve got a whole playlist of games that we’ve tested on it. It’s up on our LaptopMedia benchmarks channel.

    You can check out our review of the Vector GP78, a 17-inch version of the laptop, which brings many of the same components.

    MSI Vector GP78 HX (13Vx) in-depth review

    This year MSI is offering some pretty good gaming devices with big displays. The Raider GE78 HX (13VX) is an impressive tool for playing games and we just didn't like the high price and the noisy fans under load. Now, we are about to show you the MSI Vector GP78 HX (13V). Since it's a Vector device, this one is more or less a step-down version of its Raider sibling but it comes with a bit lower price tag.It's not cheap at all because it can be configured with one of the most powerful CPU and GPU options for 2023. This includes 24-core Intel Raptor Lake HX processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX [...]

    Pros

    • The MSI Center offers many performance presets as well as other handy features
    • Top-notch performance
    • 100% sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage and accurate color representation thanks to our Gaming and Web design profile (AUO B170QAN01.2 (AUO84A6))
    • PWM-free (AUO B170QAN01.2 (AUO84A6))
    • 240Hz display with high maximum brightness and very quick pixel response times (AUO B170QAN01.2 (AUO84A6))
    • The 175W RTX 4090 is crazy fast
    • Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5Gbit LAN on board
    • Great SteelSeries keyboard and smooth touchpad
    • 2x DDR5 SODIMM + 2x M.2 slots (one is compatible with Gen 5 SSDs)
    • The CPU can maintain ~4.50GHz P core clock as well as above 200W in short and medium loads and nearly 4.00 GHz under long stress

    Cons

    • Loud fans in "Extreme Performance" mode
    • Pricey
    • The removal of the bottom plate is a bit complicated
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