MSI GS60 Ghost Gaming Notebook Unleashed – See Specs, Price and Where to Buy

MSI has been unleashing an array of Dragon Army gaming laptops recently after the official released of the new GTX 800M series discrete graphics processor. Just recently, MSI unleashed a new bread of thin and light gaming notebook – the MSI GS60 Ghost gaming notebook. The MSI GS60 Ghost is powered by the latest 4th generation Intel Core i7 4700HQ quad-core processor paired with the next-generation NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M. This new mobile gaming machine is only 19.9mm think and only weighs 1.9kg. Check out the rest of its features, specifications, price, and where to buy below. I’ve also added a video below to give you a better picture of the GS60 Ghost.

MSI GS60 Ghost Specifications

MSI GS60 Ghost Features

The MSI GS60 Ghost is powered by a 4th generation Intel Core i7-4700HQ quad-core processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M with 2 GB DDR5 VRAM, GeForce GTX 860M is over 20% faster than the last generation of GTX 765M graphics. With the latest powerful CPU inside the machine, the GS60 Ghost can do more than ever before with base frequency 2.4 GHz and turbo boost speeds up to 3.4 GHz. Meanwhile, the latest GPU allows the users to experience more FPS of each graphic-intensive game and delivers smoother cinematic effect and better visual quality.

The GS60 Ghost also features MSI’s exclusive Super RAID storage with two SSDs with M.2 interface, kicking up access speeds from 950 MB/s to more than 1000 MB/s – two times faster than a high-performance single SSD notebooks produced by other brands, and more than 10 times faster than conventional laptops packing hard drives with 7200 RPM. It is the best to design in the industry for booting up and handling files.

The GS60 Ghost features MSI’s Matrix Display multi-display output with three built-in I/O display interfaces, including the latest Mini DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.4. Mini DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.4 both feature AV sync output to handle 4K*2K Ultra HD TV. With two output interfaces and the notebook’s own screen, GS60 Ghost NB offers the most choices in terms of 3 displays and the best screen resolution and performance in the industry.

MSI GS60 Ghost comes with the latest online streaming software, the XSplit Gamecaster. The XSplit Gamecaster lets you easily record your gaming moments and broadcast your live gameplay sessions to Twitch, YouTube, UStream, and more. It’s simple, easy to use and ideal for sharing your gameplay with friends family, or the world – Or for capturing those perfect gaming moments, just for the heck of it.

It also features a SteelSeries keyboard with backlit designed for gamers. Keyboard feedback and durability were also greatly enhanced and the Windows Start key was relocated to the right side of the keyboard to prevent gamers from hitting it accidentally when gaming. The keyboard comes with five backlighting scenarios–normal, gaming, wave, breathing, and dual-color, as well as variable zone lighting and seven types of light changes, which together offer over 1000 possible lighting combos. Depressing the Gaming Mode hotkey switches on the LED backlight on the left side of the keyboard while keeping the rest of the keyboard dark, so you can quickly find gaming keys and stay focused on the battle at hand.

The MSI GS60 gaming notebook packs Killer Networking, a feature designed with gamers in mind, the powerful Killer Ethernet. The Killer Networking adapter provides serious gamers with an outstanding online gaming experience with lower latency (ping). The Advanced Stream Detect automatically classifies and prioritizes data streams, greatly enhancing data stream flow and reducing lag time. In addition to boosting online gaming performance, this feature enhances video viewing on Youtube or other websites with Full HD videos and downloads them in less than half the time.

It also features MSI’s Audio Boost which enhances 30% sound quality and comes with AMP (Audio Power Amplifier), a program designed to greatly enhance headphone performance and amperage in medium to high-end competition gaming and HiFi headsets and enhancing wrap around sound. All sound jacks are gold plated because gold is the best conductive material known to man and does not oxidize. Christened “gold flash audio jacks,” they increase transmission efficiency and reduce noise, so that GS Series laptops reproduce each acoustic detail crisply, cleanly, faithfully.

The latest MSI GS60 gaming laptop features upgraded Sound Blaster Cinema 2 wrap around sound, making the already cutting-edge Sound By Dynaudio dual channel sound system, even better with optimized software solutions in particular for wrap-around sound, human voices, virtual bass, and low-quality audio sources. Sound Blaster Cinema 2 and MSI’s superior sound system complement each other exceptionally well.

Price and Where to Buy

Currently, the model MSI GS60 Ghost-003 is listed and comes with a price tag of $1,699.99. This model comes with a 15.6-inch display at Full HD 1920×1080 resolution, 16GB of RAM, 1TB HDD and 128GB SSD, Intel Core i7-4700HQ and GeForce GTX 860M. You can order one here.

MSI GS60 Ghost Video Preview

The video below is courtesy of camwilmot (TweakTown):