Gamers and creative users are the target market for the MSI Raider GE77 HX 12UHS. The most recent and potent hardware is therefore included in our setup: a Core i9-12900HX CPU, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 64 GB of RAM, and a 4K screen (17.3-inch). The price of our model is roughly $5,200 USD. Our most current review of the MSI Raider GE66 12UHS is the 15.6-inch model.
Anyone who misses the heyday of huge, bold gaming hardware will love the MSI Raider GE77. The lid includes enormous MSI text and a glowing logo, while the front edge of the chassis is dominated by a broad strip of RGB LEDs that uses 30 zones to deliver fluid color transitions. Even the underside of the Raider is emblazoned with an MSI Raider logo and a stylized, MSI-branded rubber cushion, as well as sharp angles and large air vents.
More daring than any rival, the GE77. Although some people might enjoy that, not everyone will like its striking look. Although the Alienware x17 R2 is eye-catching, its white and black style is more sophisticated. When compared to the MSI, the Razer Blade’s all-black, aluminium exterior is much more subdued. The GE77’s internal access is rather simple thanks to the base’s several large, common Philips screws, which don’t require any special tools to remove.
Once inside, there is plenty of space to work: both SO-DIMM slots are accessible, and an extra NVMe socket is located next to the installed SSD. For connectivity upgrades, the wireless chip is simple to access, and the cooling system and battery are also accessible.
In this massive notebook, you are at least receiving a display with respectable specifications. The 17.3″ panel’s 2,560 x 1,440 resolution and 240 Hz refresh rate are balanced numbers that enable clear single-player gameplay and a respectable frame rate in competitive games. Another decent response time for competitive gaming is 3 milliseconds.
Using the included MSI Center software, users may manually change between four power modes. The MSI Center selects the profile automatically based on the current scenario when the global, AI-based “Smart Auto” function is enabled, as we did. Users can add programmes to a list that, when started, activates the “Extreme performance” profile using this feature.
The MSI Raider GE77’s battery life is one of the most unexpected features because it’s not at all bad. The MSI outlasted the competition in a gaming test by over an hour, lasting 1 hour and 44 minutes. The Raider managed 4 hours and 35 minutes of regular use, 3 hours of content creation, and over 8 hours of video playback at a lowered display brightness.