MSI Unveils Their Latest Intel 8th Gen Gaming Laptops, Pre-Orders Now Ongoing

MSI Philippines has released their newest line-up of gaming laptops that is powered by the the Intel 8th generation processors yesterday afternoon in an invite only event for media, tech bloggers, and local streamers/influencers.

The latest line-up includes the GE Raider RTGB Edition, The GS65 Stealth Thin and processor upgrades for the GP, GL, and GV gaming laptop lines.

Also, MSI Philippines have announced that interested customers may now pre-order their newest models which strarted from April 4 and will end on May 6, 2018 at MSI concept stores and selected MSI Authorized re-sellers.

Here’s a short rundown of the tech specs from the released laptops:

GS65 Stealth Thin Gaming Laptop

GS65 8RF-082PH GS65 8RE-202PH
Processor Latest 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Processor
GPU GeForce® GTX1070, 8GB GDDR5 GeForce® GTX1060, 6GB GDDR5
Panel 15.6 “FHD IPS 144Hz/7ms Thin Bezel
Memory DDR4 8GBx2 (Max 32GB)
Storage 512GB NVMe SSD 256GB NVME  SSD
Audio 2W x2 Dynaudio (Hi-Res Audio, Nahimic 3)
Communication Killer E2500/ Killer1550+BT5 (GTX 1070) Killer E2500/ Intel 9560+BT5 (GTX 1060)
I/O Ports USB 3.1 Type-A x 3, Thunderbolt (Type-C USB3.1) x1, HDMI 2.0 x1, mDP 1.2 x1, Mic-in, Headphone-out x1
Power 82Whr Battery / 180W Slim Type Adapter
Dimension / Weight 358.5 x 247.7 x 17.7mm / 1.8Kg
Warranty 2 years
SRP 169,995 php 134,995 php

The significant features included in the GS65 Stealth Thin line are as follows:

  • 144 HZ panel
  • GTX 1070
  • 8th Gen. Intel Core i7
  • MSI Cooler Boost Trinity Cooling design
  • Gold accent and trim
  • 1.8kg weight
  • 8+ hours battery life with an 82Whr Battery
  • Dragon Center 2.0
  • Per-key RGG keyboard customization c/o SteelSeries

Stealth Pro Processor upgrades

Also, along with the release of the Stealth Thin release, the Stealth pro laptops will also get new processors, 102 keys of per-key RGB lighting, smaller fan blades, Dynaudio Certified speakers and the killer 1550 connectivity along with Bluetooth v5 and Dragon Center 2.0

Availability:

GS65 8RF-082PH

  • MSI Concept Stores: SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia and SM North Annex
  • Complink
  • Villman
  • PC Corner

GS65 8RE-202PH

  • Octagon
  • PC Express
  • Silicon Valley
  • PC Quickbuys SM City Cebu

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GE Raider RGB Edition

GE63 Raider RGB – 256PH GE73 Raider RGB 8RF -040PH
Processor Latest 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Processor
Chipset HM370
Panel 15.6″ FHD (1920×1080), 120Hz, 3ms, Wide-View 17.3″ FHD (1920×1080), 120Hz, 3ms, Wide-View
GPU GeForce® GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5
Memory DDR4 8GB (Max 32GB) DDR4 8GBx2 (Max 32GB)
Storage 1TB + 256GB NVMe SSD
Communication Killer E2500 + Intel 9560
I/O Ports 1 x USB Type-C USB 3.1

3 x USB Type-A USB 3.1

1 x HDMI (4K@60Hz) + 1 x Mini-DisplayPort

1x RJ45 (Killer LAN)

1x SD (XC/HC)

1x Mic-in + 1x Headphone-out (HiFi / SPDIF)

Adapter 230W
Battery 6-Cell Li-Ion (51Whr)
Dimension 383x260x27.5 mm / 2.2Kg 419x285x28.5 mm / 2.8Kg
Weight 2.49Kg (15.6”) 2.80Kg (17.3”)
Warranty 2 years
SRP P131,995 P144,995

The significant features included in the GS65 Stealth Thin line are as follows:

  • Up to 120Hz 3ms screen
  • GTX 1070
  • 8th Gen. Intel Core i7
  • MSI Cooler Boost 5
  • dual fans. 7 copper heat pipes
  • Nahimic 3

Availability:

GE63 Raider RGB-256PH

  • MSI Concept Stores: SM Megamall and SM Mall of Asia
  • Complink

GE73 Raider RGB 8RF-040PH

  • MSI Concept Stores: SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia and SM North Annex
  • Complink
  • Silicon Valley
  • PC Express
  • PC Corner
  • Octagon
  • PC Quickbuys SM City Cebu

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We’re preparing a link for the pre-order period for the gaming laptops so you can watch out for it. Meanwhile, you can head to the MSI Gaming facebook and IG pages.