The MSI Raider GE67 HX is a great gaming computer. It has an OLED screen that shows clear images even when things are moving quickly, and its CPU and GPU can push high frame rates in games that are hard to play. It also has a nice keyboard, and its ports are great. There are Ethernet ports and USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 ports, among others. It gets hot and loud when it’s being used, and even though the memory and SSD can be changed by the user, it’s hard to get to them.
Even though it’s not the best, the 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12800HX processor in our Raider is still pretty good. It has eight Performance cores, eight Efficient cores, and 24 threads. The same goes for its VR-ready GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPU with 8GB of VRAM, which is more than enough to run AAA games and get you connected to the metaverse. The system comes with 16GB of RAM, a 1TB NVMe solid-state drive, Wi-Fi 6E, and Windows 11 Pro.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]Specifications
- Laptop Class Gaming
- Processor Intel Core i7-12800HX
- RAM (as Tested) 16 GB
- Boot Drive Type SSD
- Boot Drive Capacity (as Tested) 1 TB
- Screen Size 15.6 inches
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Even though it can fit in a bag, the MSI laptop, which is 0.92 by 14.1 by 10.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 5.24 pounds, is not the most comfortable to carry around. That’s not too bad, especially if you remember when gaming computers weighed eight to ten pounds, but the short battery life means you have to carry the three-pound AC adapter if you want to be away from your desk all day.
Like most of its rivals, the Raider is a replacement for a desktop. Its high-performance parts need a lot of power and a strong cooling system to keep them from overheating. SteelSeries and MSI have worked together to make the RGB lighting effects on the keyboard and light bar. Either the included MSI Center software or the GG software from SteelSeries can be used to handle both parts.
The latter also gives you full access to the keyboard’s key settings. Typing on it feels good, though it’s a little tight around the arrow keys in the lower right corner. With some extra keyboard shortcuts, you can switch between different RGB lighting settings or change how loud the internal cooling fans are. The touchpad is responsive and allows multi-touch gestures, but it doesn’t feel as high-quality as we’d expect from a laptop in this price range.