Inside MSI Crosshair 15 (B12Ux) – disassembly and upgrade options

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De la: Alex Iliev 24 Iunie 2022 / 01:39 0

After going through the standard process of opening this laptop, you will see pretty good upgrade options.

Check out all MSI Crosshair 15 (B12Ux) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

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MSI Crosshair 15

Procesor: Intel Core i7-12700H
Placă Video: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 140W)
RAM: 16GB RAM
STORAGE: 1000GB SSD

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1. Remove the bottom plate

The bottom panel of this notebook is held in place by 13 Phillips-head screws. After you undo them, you need to pry the panel with a plastic tool and lift it away from the chassis.

2. Battery

Our unit is equipped with the larger 90Wh battery pack. It lasts for more than 7 hours of Web browsing, or 6 hours and 30 minutes of video playback. You can remove it, but you first need to undo 5 Phillips-head screws. After that, unplug the connector, and pull the battery from the laptop.

3. Memory and storage

In terms of memory, there are two SODIMM slots that work with DDR4 RAM for a maximum of 64GB in dual-channel mode. Storage-wise, there are two M.2 PCIe x4 slots with Gen 4 drive support.

4. Cooling system

Looking at the cooling, we see two heat pipes dedicated to the CPU, as well as three more used by the GPU. A sixth heat pipe is used to cool down the VRMs and the graphics memory. However, it is not connected to any of the three heat sinks and two fans.

Check out all MSI Crosshair 15 (B12Ux) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

MSI Crosshair 15 (12Ux) recenzie detaliată

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Avantaje

2x SODIMM + 2x M.2 PCIe x4 Gen 4 slots
Bold design
Covers 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut and has accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NE156QHM-NY1 (BOE09C2))
165Hz panel with quick response times(BOE NE156QHM-NY1 (BOE09C2))
PWM-free (BOE NE156QHM-NY1 (BOE09C2))