Intel’s new GT77 Titan chip is amazing for gaming, but it’s too expensive. MSI’s other top-tier products are just as good for gaming, but they’re cheaper. ..
MSI has been known for its gaming laptops. Recently, the company has been releasing new gaming laptops that are aimed at outperforming rivals. ..
Design
The MSI GT77 Titan is a large laptop, but it doesn’t come with a lot of features. It has an Intel Core i7-8750H processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. It also has a GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card. But it doesn’t have any other features that we could find.
The RTX 3080 Ti and 55W Intel processor are both very cool on this laptop. The vents in the back make it clear that this is a gaming laptop with bright RGB lighting, aggressive angles, and enough cooling potential to put the Razer Blade 17 to shame.
The GT77 Titan is a powerful device that is not meant to be carried around with you. However, when placed on a desk, it looks fantastic. The back vents emit programmable RGB lighting to match the MSI shield on the top lid, and you have complete control over the lighting on the SteelSeries mechanical keyboard. However, as can be seen in the image above, the lid is a bit of a fingerprint magnet.
Keyboard and touchpad
The SteelSeries keyboard offers excellent tactile feedback, quick reaction times, and a clear typing sound. The GG software enables configuring various RGB lighting effects and macro shortcuts, and all keys can be individually lighted.
The main difference between the Cherry MX switches and standard membrane switches is that the Cherry MX switches are exclusively used in the primary typing area. The arrow keys, numpad, and function keys all appear to use standard membrane switches, but when the Fn key is pressed, only the extra features on the F1–F12 keys are illuminated. This makes them easier to read in low-light conditions. Only the numpad has the Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down keys; using them requires disengaging Num Lock. ..
The keyboard is decent, but the lack of mechanical keys is a disappointment. The area around the keyboard needs to be kept reasonably clean because food or dust particles can easily become lodged there and interfere with key actuation. The touchpad is an improvement over the Titan GT76’s touchpad. It now has a buttonless design, measures 13 x 8.2 cm, and glides with ease. ..
MSI GT77 Titan review: Display
Our test unit’s FHD display is not widely accessible. That’s not a big deal, as the majority of people should choose 4K UHD at 120Hz to support this level of hardware performance. However, it’s worthwhile to check the colour and brightness of the FHD screen. ..
The FHD display seems quite washed out right out of the box. It feels like we are using an ancient VA panel because the colours are so faint, which is not what you expect from an expensive laptop. According to online research, MSI’s integrated color management software “TrueColor” interferes with the performance of Intel and NVIDIA drivers. After reinstalling every driver as advised in an official MSI troubleshooting guide, the display began to perform as intended. Why is the user still dealing with this problem? We are unsure.
The MSI GS65 Stealth is a great-looking laptop with a fantastic display. The FHD resolution and 360Hz refresh rate help it keep up with the enormous performance potential, and the screen’s maximum brightness was 342 nits. Additionally, the TrueColor app offers five distinct display profiles (Gamer, Anti-Blue, sRGB, Office, and Movie), each with a variety of customizable settings. ..
Audio
We found the sound quality on the Titan to be good, but it would be better if the bass was stronger. The song sounded full and loud, even though it was a little bit muffled in the background. The distortion wasn’t too bad, but it did get a little loud.
The MSI GT77 Titan is a powerful gaming laptop that offers great sound quality. The laptop has a variety of sound profiles and an EQ to make sure you get the best sound for your games and movies. The GT77 Titan is also very lightweight, making it easy to carry around.
Graphic and gaming
Our tests include both simulated and actual gaming on Windows PCs. Two DirectX 12 gaming simulations from UL’s 3DMark are included in the former: Time Spy and Night Raid (the latter being more subdued and appropriate for systems with integrated graphics). The cross-platform GPU benchmark GFXBench 5, which we use to assess OpenGL performance, is also looped into that group.
Our real-world gaming testing uses in-game benchmarks from F1, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Rainbow Six Siege to compare the performance of laptops with and without Nvidia’s performance-enhancing DLSS anti-aliasing. We run these games on laptops with and without the technology to see how it affects performance. ..
The MSI GT72VR-096US is a powerful gaming laptop that offers great processing power and a sharp 4K display. It is also very affordable, making it the perfect choice for anyone looking for a powerful laptop that will last long.
MSI GT77 Titan review: Performance
The MSI GT77 is without a doubt one of the most potent gaming laptops available right now. The frame rates for both of these large games—Cyberpunk 2077 and Spider-man: Remastered—were handled by it like a dream. Ray Tracing did significantly reduce the frame rate in Cyberpunk, but not to the point where it was unplayable. ..
This laptop is a gaming laptop that has the specifications to back it up. The RTX 3080 Ti and Intel i9 components are appropriate choices, and they complement each other well enough to handle even the most graphically demanding games. In Cyberpunk, Ray Tracing looked extremely beautiful, especially when DLSS was on hand to assist.
DLSS is a technology that uses AI to upscale your display resolution while rendering your games at a lower native resolution. This effectively provides you with higher resolution visuals at a lower framerate. When the DLSS was activated and Cyberpunk was playing smoothly, we could see this effect. This all works together to produce a really immersive gaming experience when combined with the lush screen.
Cyberpunk 2077 achieved an astounding 150 frames per second on low settings without DLSS and an average of 128 frames per second on ultra high performance. It’s really nice to see the RGB light integrated into the keyboard and chassis light up in addition to the display, as the colours on the screen are very bright and clear. ..
The immersion factor is increased and RGB lights are used in a novel way when they are made to glow in accordance with what is displayed on the screen. This allows the GPU to be pushed to higher numbers, even though the game’s settings had not been altered. Despite this, Stray ran quite poorly on the laptop, which was a strange letdown. ..
We were able to run some benchmarks on the GT77 Titan, but they all failed. Dirt 5 kept giving us strange results, and we had to check everything was set up correctly multiple times before it stopped doing so. PCMark 10 Home wouldn’t even start up and would abruptly shut down.
Battery life
The GT77 Titan is a great device for charging. It lasted for four hours and 25 minutes on its battery, which is respectable. This is a little over an hour longer than the MSI GE76 Raider and a little over a half an hour longer than the Razer Blade 17, but it’s still a long way from the performance of Apple’s ultra-portable laptops.
The GT77 Titan is a laptop that has a large battery. This makes it an option for people who are looking for a laptop that can last all day. However, if someone is looking to play games or use intensive software, they may not be able to get the battery to last long.
MSI GT77 Titan review: Heat
Metro Exodus is a new game that is being released soon. We measured the skin temperatures of people playing the game to see how hot the MSI Titan GT77 gets. The laptop reached a temperature of 37.1 degrees Celsius (98.78 degrees Fahrenheit) at the center of the keyboard, between the G and H keys, while the touchpad maintained a cooler temperature of 29.2 degrees Celsius. The area of the notebook with the highest temperature measured 44.1 degrees Celsius. Although using this at a desk is probably more comfortable, it wouldn’t fit on your lap either. ..
Configuration options
The MSI Titan GT77 is a powerful laptop that has a 17.3-inch screen with FHD resolution inside. It has an Intel Core i9-12900HX CPU, an NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti Laptop graphics card, 64GB (4x16GB) of DDR5-4800MHz RAM, and a 17.3-inch screen with FHD resolution inside. This laptop is perfect for students and professionals who need the best performance possible.
Conclusion
The MSI Titan GT77 is a powerful and stylish laptop that offers great connectivity options. The chassis is small, but it still manages to look high-end. The touchpad and keyboard are both well-made, and the 720p webcam is okay. The Titan GT77’s price tag is a bit too high, but overall it’s a great laptop.
