3 months ago I bought gf66 but with the 11th gen. Its very very good, I run engineering simulation and complex calculations, also I code a lot of AI programs, the only disadvantage that I noticed is the loadness of its fans during the serious stress.
@@BARCH-wp5vl No need, the temperature doesn't exceed 80 degrees if the fans spin at 6000RPM (which is rare, the usual case in summer is around 2500 RPM and 55 degrees)
I got this one. For gaming i’m satisfied, just some bad point i should give: Fan sound -too noisy (must use headphones) Computer is quite heat when gaming But in general, enough for me for gaming
I have a few questions: 1. Does it have any sort of fan control? 2. It didn't notice the price did I miss it or did you not mention it? 2. any upcoming videos on new AMD laptops? 3. any videos coming on intel i5 models? Anyhow, very nice review thanks a lot.
It's nice to hear about an economical PC/laptop. I was a little critical of the sound backing a while ago, and I'm just posting to say I've noticed the new varieties of melody. To me it's a great improvement. I'm not bothered by the music, and can just listen to the latest hardware reviews.
It's a great laptop if you're a graphic designer, better than a gigabyte laptop and MacBook, it has more io port, better placement of the io and great value. Recommended if you're a graphic design student or professional graphic designer who has a tight budget for a laptop. I've been using it for almost 1 week, 1st I upgraded the ram to 64gb (2x 32gb) & added 1tb ssd. Before the upgrade, the Pugetbench score for the Msi laptop is 600+-. After the upgrade, the score it is 1100+-. For the after effects score, it is around 900 to 1000 which is quite impressive. I don't care if the laptop is quite noisy, as long it can handle the creators app, I'm fine with it If you're doing Photoshop or Lightroom 32gb ram will do. But if you're a video editor (after effects, premier pro, davinci & etc) 64gb ram is a must.
Not bad temps considering it was pushing 45w in game and at 23 degree ambient...cooling pad and a cooler room it would be fine although I agree MSI could tune things up a bit with their profiles.
Nice, honest opinion. Loved the review. I am looking for a laptop, intel power consumption is an issue… AMD stretches the battery further. Plugged in, intel is the best pick.
Great Video about the MSI GF66. I bought the GF76 with an Intel7 11800H and an RTX 3070 inside. Got to say this Laptop totally fits my expectations and did a great job on modern gaming titels.
Thanks for the review Nada 🥰👍😆😆 I personally pay a little more for a quality screen on a laptop as these “entry level” budget screens are generally horrendous for viewing imo! I think swapping one USB 5GBps for a few USB 2.0 would be better as many people connect peripherals to their gaming / home use laptops such as kb, mouse & headset etc which adds some expandability to this laptop.
The display used to be much better (sRGB 300nits) few years ago, but they downgraded on quality ever since 144Hz refresh became the lowest default last year. I would suggest Lenovo Legion 5 and HP Omen models for good low-end gaming laptops with a "usable" budget display in 2022. Also look into non-gaming laptops like Lenovo "ThinkBook 16p" that usually don't cheap out on the display.
I bought this machine to edit and use in 3 with blender. This machine is 200 times faster than a tenth generation xeon that I work with. My katana goes with the 3070 and renders my designs in seconds. It's plastic and looks like a basic work Lenovo laptop. But when you turn on the beast kkkkkk it beats many machines, believe me. It's not the best screen, but I play very little for me and it suits me very well. All I had to do was open a 3D project and render it in seconds and it paid for itself. My machine at work uses nvidia quadro is very fast but very, very slow next to this one.
Thanks for the review.. Still, in 2022, pcie gen 4 and DDR5 are the best options for gamers or content creator . And, If we are talking about budget gaming laptop,I think ASUS Tuf still the best improvement year by year with pcie gen4, ddr5 and RTX 3060 140 watt.. It is massive upgrade for budget laptop..
3070 85w will be slightly faster and 3060 105w, due to extra cuda and can last due to 8gb Vram. Newer cpu will be just 5% faster than last gen in games on average, but may be faster in cpu titles.
Please make a review for the new ROG Strix XG249CM monitor. It's with new panel - 23.8 inch with 270 hz. I think it's a lot better than the tons of 24.5 inch 240 hz monitors on the market. Better pixels per inch and more hz. :) Please Nada!
Awesome review like always! I'm looking to get an i9 12900H laptop at some point but cant seem to find any for sale in New Zealand. Is this the same for everywhere else in the rest of the world?
So, this is just a cpu refresh over the last year's model without anything else which is kind of disappointing where all its competitors like Acer Nitro 5 or Asus TUF A and F series, do have some kind of upgrades in design and base display quality. For example, the budget TUF series now coming with a 240 Hz panel with 99% sRGB for RTX 3060 model, added a mux switch and has full 115W + 15W TGP configuration, a nice bump over last year's 80W limit. And it's actually $100 less than this MSI Model in USA.
I agree it looks nice but for that nasty red keyboard, They should have made it white or light blue. Would have looked much better. Great video keep em coming. :)
is 93-97c cpu a normal thermal? I have gf66 i7-11800H RTX3070, why other laptop with the same cpu only gets 75-80c maximum temps? is this normal temps? I want my laptop to last long. please reply. thank you.
3:19 "Most people that buy a gaming laptop will use a mouse most of the time" That's the kind of mentality that results in cheap quality and leads to low sales. The "most" people I know who shop for gaming laptops are intending to use it for BOTH work & play, they want a device that can do anything and everything you throw at it and work well on its own without needing to buy extra things.
This is a proper review. Gaming bench is such a waste of space when they all have somewhat same specification. All the drama over 1 or 2 fps on a mobile device. Almost none of the midrange laptop have proper cooling for overclocking. I bought the GF66 for Cad, virtualization. programming, excel, word, programming, movie, casual(photoshop, premiere & gaming). It's basically a laptop that does everything. Nobody mention how fun it is to not switch refresh rate to watch 24P content when the display is 144hz. MSI really should fix the 144hz to 60hz for eco mode. Most people have a brain would buy this product from checking the spec & built material for College or University.
After all these years of following laptops, I've concluded that get a decent gaming laptop that will actually last and doesn't have too many corners cut, you will need to shell out $1500+. I can see how many corners they've cut in this laptop to make me want to buy one.
Then again though, as a person that is going to hook this up to a monitor and use a mouse and keyboard, does it really matter? Because I will mostly be relying on internal specs
Trust me, that isn't too much cut corners when they had botched the EC firmware like the make and model like I have (that is not using .300 version). It isn't truly hardware breaking, but more annoying than everything else.
Bought the older model with 11800h and my hdmi broke Culed be a softwer issue It displays broken image and switch on and of with no sound Would not recommend it
I'd say this is a good as it gets. More expensive models like MSI's GE and GS series, Asus's Zephyrus series and Dell's Alienware series are more for the super powerful on the go, desktop replacements. But since RTX 3060's in laptops are about a 10% performance dip compared to desktop counterparts, safe to assume 3060s are very good gaming laptop component's. Also a nice 1080p 144hz panel is already adequate for most people. But if you want more, options are there. I think I'll try to aim for mid tier gaming options with just enough power and performance to last me a couple of years.
Not sure if i'm the only one but i like to backlight the keys i use for a specific game and the others are turned off. Having all keys lit would hinder my gaming.
I see you have sorted out the background now, still with plants after your move, looking as good as your old setup 🙂. It does annoy me though that as you upload good content all the time your sub count it not much higher than someone who uploads hardly ever but because big UU and patreons they have to do barely anything and still get sent products. I hope you will get to review the upcoming Samsung G8 4k 240hz 2000nit monitor as i can't wait to see how it performs as the price seems good at £1300. Is it common for dutch people to speak with an american rather than an english accent ?
if theres potential for TYPE-C to DP cable/dongle so i can actually use a adaptive sync monitor to actually game ideally on various PVE/AAA titles. IF not thats a shame NGL. A big shame.
Bought it yesterday, same model. It runs really quiet when idle but the battery doesnt last long maybe 2 to 3 hours. Is it a problem If I leave the charger connected all the time? Will it worsen the battery life?
I had a chance to take a look at this in a local computer store. Oh boy, the display is really poor, dull colours, horrible black levels and quite dim as well. That is a major turnoff for me.
Lack of thunderbolt is the deal breaker for me. The processor seems super good, so I could have used it for many more years if it let me add an external GPU.
hi i am looking for a laptop for watching movies / utube / streaming / social media / music and games as in various card games thats about it........I am open to affordable suggestions want 15 inches or bigger .... wish list 8-16 GB RAM 256gb ti 1 TB SSD storage SO can you please give me some choices that you truely think i would be happy with....cheers from Canada
what i hate about budget laptops is their displays are really bad, even brightness is soo low ar times ,colours look off and some have bad speakers too. here i m talking about omen 15 2021 specifically.
Had a client bring me an MSI gaming laptop. I found the build quality cheap. Parts were already breaking off it and the hinge was broken. Only after a year of use. I didn't want to work on it considering finding parts and it would break again.
Please stop saying "in my opinion" after each and every sentence. Seriously annoying. We are here to listen to your opinion and we are totally aware of it. Thank you.
Can you turn off the red light on the keyboard? I cant stand it, how can you play for hours with red.light keyboard...damn maybe im getting old, but red light keyboard? Nah.
Don't buy a laptop for extreme long hardcore gaming session. The cooling & power isn't meant for those use. Also, yes you can turn off the LED on the keyboard.
Could you please buy me a laptop. I really really need it learn, work and change my life. It could change my life forever. But I can't afford to buy it Please😔😔🙏🙏
3 months ago I bought gf66 but with the 11th gen. Its very very good, I run engineering simulation and complex calculations, also I code a lot of AI programs, the only disadvantage that I noticed is the loadness of its fans during the serious stress.
You could get a cooling pad. Bit of elevation and more cooling should help in its entirety.
undervolt it
@@BARCH-wp5vl
No need, the temperature doesn't exceed 80 degrees if the fans spin at 6000RPM (which is rare, the usual case in summer is around 2500 RPM and 55 degrees)
You already complained that it's loud fooooll.
I got this one. For gaming i’m satisfied, just some bad point i should give:
Fan sound -too noisy (must use headphones)
Computer is quite heat when gaming
But in general, enough for me for gaming
I have a few questions:
1. Does it have any sort of fan control?
2. It didn't notice the price did I miss it or did you not mention it?
2. any upcoming videos on new AMD laptops?
3. any videos coming on intel i5 models?
Anyhow, very nice review thanks a lot.
All MSI laptops has their own fan control (with intel 10 gen and lower is usually at set fixed control).
It's nice to hear about an economical PC/laptop.
I was a little critical of the sound backing a while ago, and I'm just posting to say I've noticed the new varieties of melody. To me it's a great improvement. I'm not bothered by the music, and can just listen to the latest hardware reviews.
It's a great laptop if you're a graphic designer, better than a gigabyte laptop and MacBook, it has more io port, better placement of the io and great value. Recommended if you're a graphic design student or professional graphic designer who has a tight budget for a laptop.
I've been using it for almost 1 week, 1st I upgraded the ram to 64gb (2x 32gb) & added 1tb ssd. Before the upgrade, the Pugetbench score for the Msi laptop is 600+-. After the upgrade, the score it is 1100+-. For the after effects score, it is around 900 to 1000 which is quite impressive. I don't care if the laptop is quite noisy, as long it can handle the creators app, I'm fine with it
If you're doing Photoshop or Lightroom 32gb ram will do. But if you're a video editor (after effects, premier pro, davinci & etc) 64gb ram is a must.
This reminds me of the predator helios 300 from a few years ago, decent at everything, should be at a good price around black friday.
I own the first msi laptop shown in the video but with the i5 processor. Its so fkn awesome at games. Loving it
Not bad temps considering it was pushing 45w in game and at 23 degree ambient...cooling pad and a cooler room it would be fine although I agree MSI could tune things up a bit with their profiles.
Nice, honest opinion. Loved the review. I am looking for a laptop, intel power consumption is an issue… AMD stretches the battery further. Plugged in, intel is the best pick.
On avg 6% in 1080p and less than 2% in 1440p in average . But Ryzen gives you 2X battery life.
Great Video about the MSI GF66. I bought the GF76 with an Intel7 11800H and an RTX 3070 inside. Got to say this Laptop totally fits my expectations and did a great job on modern gaming titels.
I'm planning on buying the gf 76 intel i7 11800 H with rtx 3070.
Are you still happy with the laptop?
With that many compromises, it shouldn't be any more than 1000$
*$800. A laptop over $1k should come with a better screen than this.
Well done on your comprehensive coverage of this moderately priced/performance laptop... 👍😎
Watching it even tho i'm not interested in a laptop, oh well 😂🤙
Thanks for the review Nada 🥰👍😆😆 I personally pay a little more for a quality screen on a laptop as these “entry level” budget screens are generally horrendous for viewing imo! I think swapping one USB 5GBps for a few USB 2.0 would be better as many people connect peripherals to their gaming / home use laptops such as kb, mouse & headset etc which adds some expandability to this laptop.
The display used to be much better (sRGB 300nits) few years ago, but they downgraded on quality ever since 144Hz refresh became the lowest default last year.
I would suggest Lenovo Legion 5 and HP Omen models for good low-end gaming laptops with a "usable" budget display in 2022. Also look into non-gaming laptops like Lenovo "ThinkBook 16p" that usually don't cheap out on the display.
Best review I have seen so far
I bought this machine to edit and use in 3 with blender. This machine is 200 times faster than a tenth generation xeon that I work with. My katana goes with the 3070 and renders my designs in seconds. It's plastic and looks like a basic work Lenovo laptop. But when you turn on the beast kkkkkk it beats many machines, believe me. It's not the best screen, but I play very little for me and it suits me very well. All I had to do was open a 3D project and render it in seconds and it paid for itself. My machine at work uses nvidia quadro is very fast but very, very slow next to this one.
Thanks for the review.. Still, in 2022, pcie gen 4 and DDR5 are the best options for gamers or content creator . And, If we are talking about budget gaming laptop,I think ASUS Tuf still the best improvement year by year with pcie gen4, ddr5 and RTX 3060 140 watt.. It is massive upgrade for budget laptop..
Which one would be better?
The msi katana gf 76 i7 11800H with rtx 3070.
Or the asus tuf F17 with same cpu but gtx 3060?
3070 85w will be slightly faster and 3060 105w, due to extra cuda and can last due to 8gb Vram. Newer cpu will be just 5% faster than last gen in games on average, but may be faster in cpu titles.
Great content as usual !
There's no other laptop that comes close for the price. At least here in the UK.
Please make a review for the new ROG Strix XG249CM monitor. It's with new panel - 23.8 inch with 270 hz. I think it's a lot better than the tons of 24.5 inch 240 hz monitors on the market. Better pixels per inch and more hz. :) Please Nada!
As usual great review.
You should have shown gaming benchmark while connecting to external display.
Awesome review like always! I'm looking to get an i9 12900H laptop at some point but cant seem to find any for sale in New Zealand. Is this the same for everywhere else in the rest of the world?
yoooo, this looks awesome
great video
So, this is just a cpu refresh over the last year's model without anything else which is kind of disappointing where all its competitors like Acer Nitro 5 or Asus TUF A and F series, do have some kind of upgrades in design and base display quality. For example, the budget TUF series now coming with a 240 Hz panel with 99% sRGB for RTX 3060 model, added a mux switch and has full 115W + 15W TGP configuration, a nice bump over last year's 80W limit. And it's actually $100 less than this MSI Model in USA.
If that is the case, it would be an easy choice 😄 This gf66 does need to be a genuinely cheap option before it makes sense.
Jako vruce u studiju :)
Is it better than lenovo legion 5 ?
I agree it looks nice but for that nasty red keyboard, They should have made it white or light blue. Would have looked much better. Great video keep em coming. :)
The MSI Sword, its twin has the same exact specs except its white and has a blue keyboard.
Cant stand the red keyboard light
@@georgipopov3396 you can turn that off
Welcome to Jurrasic Park!!
is 93-97c cpu a normal thermal? I have gf66 i7-11800H RTX3070, why other laptop with the same cpu only gets 75-80c maximum temps? is this normal temps? I want my laptop to last long. please reply. thank you.
3:19 "Most people that buy a gaming laptop will use a mouse most of the time"
That's the kind of mentality that results in cheap quality and leads to low sales. The "most" people I know who shop for gaming laptops are intending to use it for BOTH work & play, they want a device that can do anything and everything you throw at it and work well on its own without needing to buy extra things.
Thank you nice review 😘..
This is a proper review. Gaming bench is such a waste of space when they all have somewhat same specification. All the drama over 1 or 2 fps on a mobile device. Almost none of the midrange laptop have proper cooling for overclocking.
I bought the GF66 for Cad, virtualization. programming, excel, word, programming, movie, casual(photoshop, premiere & gaming). It's basically a laptop that does everything. Nobody mention how fun it is to not switch refresh rate to watch 24P content when the display is 144hz.
MSI really should fix the 144hz to 60hz for eco mode. Most people have a brain would buy this product from checking the spec & built material for College or University.
Always great content with in depth reviews and honest opinions, appreciate it 😀
That numpad should be illegal. either go all in or don't have one at all.
nice job on the review. Have you thought about a review on the Alienware x14?
Thank you :)
After all these years of following laptops, I've concluded that get a decent gaming laptop that will actually last and doesn't have too many corners cut, you will need to shell out $1500+. I can see how many corners they've cut in this laptop to make me want to buy one.
I mean how is this different from literally any other product? Spend more get more
Thanks for pointing out the minimum budget, it does help people to gauge their future spending.
laptop has an expiry date. no matter which high end config one bought
Then again though, as a person that is going to hook this up to a monitor and use a mouse and keyboard, does it really matter? Because I will mostly be relying on internal specs
Trust me, that isn't too much cut corners when they had botched the EC firmware like the make and model like I have (that is not using .300 version).
It isn't truly hardware breaking, but more annoying than everything else.
Hey plz suggest me 2 best hdmi 2.1 4k Gaming monitor and 1 best 4k editing monitor
Luv from INDIA 🇮🇳
price? would be nice if you added a link to buy it in the description.
Bought the older model with 11800h and my hdmi broke
Culed be a softwer issue
It displays broken image and switch on and of with no sound
Would not recommend it
I'd say this is a good as it gets. More expensive models like MSI's GE and GS series, Asus's Zephyrus series and Dell's Alienware series are more for the super powerful on the go, desktop replacements. But since RTX 3060's in laptops are about a 10% performance dip compared to desktop counterparts, safe to assume 3060s are very good gaming laptop component's. Also a nice 1080p 144hz panel is already adequate for most people. But if you want more, options are there. I think I'll try to aim for mid tier gaming options with just enough power and performance to last me a couple of years.
Have you decided which laptop you're going to with this year?
@@SofaKingA I'll check the Asus TUF F17.
Except if it is only max out at 75W.
Not sure if i'm the only one but i like to backlight the keys i use for a specific game and the others are turned off. Having all keys lit would hinder my gaming.
Msi katana i7 11gen 16 gb with rtx 3060 vs Asus Tuf A15 ryzen 7 16gb with rtx 3060 ?
Which should i buy ??
Tuf i guess
Algotherm comment :)
I7 and RTX 3060 is a budget gaming laptop???
I see you have sorted out the background now, still with plants after your move, looking as good as your old setup 🙂.
It does annoy me though that as you upload good content all the time your sub count it not much higher than someone who uploads hardly ever but because big UU and patreons they have to do barely anything and still get sent products.
I hope you will get to review the upcoming Samsung G8 4k 240hz 2000nit monitor as i can't wait to see how it performs as the price seems good at £1300. Is it common for dutch people to speak with an american rather than an english accent ?
Extreme heat, extreme performance at 60C default safe temps for all electronics, or extreme extreme?
Why does gaming laptops always use lower grade screens, it always angers me when trying to look for a new decent gaming laptop.
For some it will be an advantage, otherwise the price would be even higher. And most will use it with external monitor.
or you just need pay more money, maybe?
should i install games on the ssd or normal hard drive?
@@simonalfare9418 SSD, you want faster loading speed
Please do review the new Asus tuf f15 2022 model
I don't see point in buying this laptop when for around the same price (+-100$) it's possible to buy Legion 5 with similar specs
Any other 12th gen gaming laptops available to buy right now?
Do you know when the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro will be released?
Ports on the right side should be illegal.
if theres potential for TYPE-C to DP cable/dongle so i can actually use a adaptive sync monitor to actually game ideally on various PVE/AAA titles. IF not thats a shame NGL. A big shame.
Bought it yesterday, same model. It runs really quiet when idle but the battery doesnt last long maybe 2 to 3 hours. Is it a problem If I leave the charger connected all the time? Will it worsen the battery life?
how good is the response time? usually the cheap laptops have bad screens. really bad brightness oof.
How much hours battery backup does MSI Katana GF 66 gets ?
which laptop do you recomed me this one or asus rog strix g15 r9 5600x 3070, or which one
What about the Lenovo legion series?
The red color on key board represents blood since the they name the laptop KATANA. Why would it be different color?
I have had two msi laptops: ge raider and apache pro I hate hate hate the hinges they use
do you have a best non-gaming budget laptop? i need one for music production so gaming laptops should be good but they're very ugly
I had a chance to take a look at this in a local computer store. Oh boy, the display is really poor, dull colours, horrible black levels and quite dim as well. That is a major turnoff for me.
Just tune up the saturation bro, thank me later
I can live with all the downsides of this laptop except the GPU PL.
at 95c for 6-7 hour will it last?
Lack of thunderbolt is the deal breaker for me. The processor seems super good, so I could have used it for many more years if it let me add an external GPU.
Thunderbolt looks the performance by a big margin .
You from the Netherlands?
No, she is from techville, site F (Mexico) Here they upbring women with a knack for tech for your entertainment. The more you know !
@@Jelpronir Wasn't talking about her, duh.
isit good for 3dmax？
whats is i5 12 gen rtx 3060 tgp
jurassic park instead of jurassic world that is retro movie t-shirt now right?
Hi nada. Obligatory comment.
HP victus jus better tho cheeper to
hi i am looking for a laptop for watching movies / utube / streaming / social media / music and games as in various card games thats about it........I am open to affordable suggestions want 15 inches or bigger ....
wish list
8-16 GB RAM
256gb ti 1 TB SSD storage
SO can you please give me some choices that you truely think i would be happy with....cheers from Canada
Sow..1500 zou ik nou niet echt budget noemen.
Groeten uit het Zuiden
what i hate about budget laptops is their displays are really bad, even brightness is soo low ar times ,colours look off and some have bad speakers too.
here i m talking about omen 15 2021 specifically.
how is this considered budget it's
1000$
Is this laptop good for heavy work on photoshop? ...
Yes, but have a bad display
Had a client bring me an MSI gaming laptop. I found the build quality cheap. Parts were already breaking off it and the hinge was broken. Only after a year of use. I didn't want to work on it considering finding parts and it would break again.
Well every company makes cheap and premium laptops...doesn't matter if it is msi Dell lenovo asus...if you buy a cheap laptop it will be cheap
this is like upto $2k AUD where i live... that aint budget for me
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Please stop saying "in my opinion" after each and every sentence. Seriously annoying. We are here to listen to your opinion and we are totally aware of it. Thank you.
15 Inch, Nah... i want no Switch Display ^^ i prefer 17 Inch.
This lady is a wife material 🙂. I like her elegance and simplicity a lot
no mux switch = no buy
I think I'm in love with you 😥
get in line
Down bad
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U looks so crazy , I was watching you rather than laptop. U drew my entire attention on u rather than laptop. U r so cute 🤗🤗🤗
I still say if you want to play spades or hearts get a laptop. Want to game, get a desktop
Can you turn off the red light on the keyboard? I cant stand it, how can you play for hours with red.light keyboard...damn maybe im getting old, but red light keyboard? Nah.
Don't buy a laptop for extreme long hardcore gaming session. The cooling & power isn't meant for those use. Also, yes you can turn off the LED on the keyboard.
This red keyboard 🤮🤮
Could you please buy me a laptop.
I really really need it learn, work and change my life.
It could change my life forever.
But I can't afford to buy it
Please😔😔🙏🙏
crap = this laptop = crap