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Costco Members: MSI GE75 Raider Laptop: 17.3" 1080p 144Hz, i7-10750H, RTX 2060 Expired

$1150
$1,399.99
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: MSI GE75 Raider Gaming Laptop (10SE-008) + Outriders Bundle Digital Download Code on sale for $1149.99. Choose free warehouse pickup where stock permits, otherwise shipping is $9.99.
  • Note: Availability for warehouse pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to community member rruff for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 17.3" (1920x1080) 144Hz 3ms Display
  • 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H 6 Core 12 Thread (2.60GHz Base / 5.00GHz Boost) Processor
  • 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4 RAM
  • 512GB NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Graphics
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201(2x2 ax) + Bluetooth 5.1
  • Steel Series RGB Backlight Keyboard w/ Anti-Ghost Key + Silver Lining
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2
    • 1x HDMI-Out
    • 1x Media Card Reader
    • 1x Mini-Display Port mDP v1.2
    • 1x Ethernet Lan (10/100/1000 mbps)
    • 1x Mic-In/Headphone-Out Jack
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https://www.costco.com/msi-ge75-r...68605.html - $1149.99

NOTICE: Outrider bundle only for purchases made by Apr 15. The laptop sale lasts until May 2.

Sign of the times. This was $50 cheaper back In Feb (though that was without Outrider). But with most new generation laptops MIA and deals drying up, this is still a good deal.

Unlike most 10th Gen Intel laptops, MSI allows undervolting. I bought one and did the UV and OC and will try to answer any questions you have. UV makes a big difference on the CPU (runs faster at 45W than it did at 55W stock), and you can run it maxed out at 4.3GHz on all cores indefinitely if you have some workloads that need it. I boosted GPU performance >10% as well, using Afterburner. https://www.techpowerup.com/forum...75.279412/

As always from Costco:

90 day free returns.
2 year warranty (4 if you use their card).

Specs here (this is the 008 model): https://us.msi.com/Laptop/GE75-Ra...cification

Some things I like:

1) 17.3" 1080p display, 144Hz, >300nits, 3ms response, high contrast, 100% sRGB.
2) RTX 2060 is 115W, which means it's ~15% faster than 80W 2060s and 1660 Ti, and faster than many 2070 and 3060 laptops that are throttled to a lower wattage.
3) MSI supports UV on Intel CPUs which makes them much more competitive vs Ryzen. With the UV it's faster than a 4600H in Cinebench.
4) It has great speakers for a laptop
5) You can install two NVMe drives as well as a 2.5" drive.
6) Costco warranty and return policy!

Review:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI...416.0.html
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I bought this model in the summer of 2020. It's been great for the price. The screen looks great to my eye in terms of color and antiglare. I don't miss 4K at all. The graphics chip performs well for my needs but I'm a casual gamer (more Rocket League, less Cyberpunk).

My main concerns are:
- Battery life isnt great. I have to plug in my device after an hour or so, though to be fair, I tend to only charge up to ~60%. The AC adapter is a giant chonker. If you use this mainly as a desktop/stationary PC though, you'll be fine. If you buy a second AC adapter, pay attention to the plug size. I accidentally bought the same model of adapter, with the wrong plug. My bad.
- Fans are noticeable when they're cranked. Luckily it's more of a soft wooshy sound, and the fans rarely kick into high gear unless I'm playing a very graphically demanding game. Rocket League is A-OK. Wreckfest keeps the fans busy.
- Dragon Center software is clunky, and resets some of my settings (like USB port LED settings) each time a new update of Dragon Center is installed.
- No Thunderbolt, so I have to plug in ~4 cables to dock it instead of one. But I can accept that given the cost savings.
- Had to replace the extra HDD with a larger SSD, but again, I was comfortable doing that myself given the cost savings.
- MSI's CEO fell to his death shortly after I bought it.

That said, it's a great value and I'd buy it again today given the current market. It's replaced my desktop PC for home recording studio use, programming, and gaming.
Hey, what you smokin? LMAO

If 1080p looks bad on a 17" display, I guess the 24" I'm looking at must really suck...

Or maybe I'm just blind... It is a good panel for a 17.3" 1080P display anyhow.
This same laptop was $1,100 a month ago. Subsequently, Costco had the version with RTX 2070 for $1200 that completely sold out at that price. So MSI and COSTCO figures that $1149 for the laptop in this thread will also sell out.

Reviews on COSTCO are fabulous with a product 4.7 to 4.8 star rating out of 5.

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04-07-2021 at 10:11 PM.
04-07-2021 at 10:11 PM.
Quote from boruguru :
How is this 2060 model compared to the one listed for $1299 with a GTX3060. Is that not a good deal? https://www.costco.com/msi-gf75-t...36982.html
That's a "thin and light" lower spec model. The 3060 is only 75W and it's slower than the 2060 in the GE75. The panel has poorer specs for response, color, and brightness. Only red keyboard backlighting. Less drive options.

Here is a review of the 15.6" version: https://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI...258.0.html
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04-08-2021 at 12:50 AM.
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Quote from rruff :
Still got a IBM A21P from... 1999? It really only got used for 7 years though. I think those retailed for ~$6k new... I bought it in 2002 for $550. Very nice display for the time, 1600x1200 pixels.
They had that type of resolution in the 90s???
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04-08-2021 at 07:30 AM.
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how to get the outriders game if buy the Laptop in-store? I bought the Laptop instore but it did not have the code in receipt?
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04-08-2021 at 07:55 AM.
04-08-2021 at 07:55 AM.
Quote from venkatusa :
how to get the outriders game if buy the Laptop in-store? I bought the Laptop instore but it did not have the code in receipt?
From what I've read, the code is sent via email to the email address on file with your Costco account.
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04-08-2021 at 07:56 AM.
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From what I've read, the code is sent via email to the email address on file with your Costco account.

How long will it take. Any idea on that?
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04-08-2021 at 09:07 AM.
04-08-2021 at 09:07 AM.
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They had that type of resolution in the 90s???
It might have come out in 2000.

"The specs for ThinkPad A21p 2629 comes in these configurations with a retail price tag. The configuration IBM provides comes with a 850MHz Intel Mobile Pentium III n/a Ultra ATA/33 USB/PCMCIA 32.0 GB Windows 98 SE or Windows 2000 Professional, ATI Rage Mobility 128, 15.0" UXGA TFT 16 MB SDRAM."

https://www.cnet.com/products/ibm...32-gb-hdd/
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04-08-2021 at 11:52 AM.
04-08-2021 at 11:52 AM.
Quote from Plat :
- MSI's CEO fell to his death shortly after I bought it.
Yes, he took the plunge after he discovered who was the buyer.
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Laptops tend to last one to three years.
I sit because they overheat? If so, why don't you just reapply the thermal paste?
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I recall every front page 2060 laptop late last year having people pop in and say how "3060 is going to be this price in a couple months." I didn't really believe them, but I wish I had just bit the bullet back then because now I can't even get that 2060 laptop (not this one, I'm aware) for the ~$700 they were going for =(
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04-08-2021 at 06:01 PM.
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I got this one a month ago but with the GeForce RTX 2070 super. Is there an extra spot for another ssd?
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I got this one a month ago but with the GeForce RTX 2070 super. Is there an extra spot for another ssd?
Yep, NVMe M.2.
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Only consistent complaint I see is that thing has fans that are loud when idle and *very* loud when gaming. Anyone with this model or similar have an opinion based on previous experience? Curious just how much of that is exaggerated and if it's something that would be unusable in an area where you're around other people due to noise.
A dead silent computer during video conferencing (not a gamer) is important to me. See rruff's comment (here and other posts) on the topic. I used his suggestions and undervolted my processor, then used "Silent Option", and my GE76 is now dead silent.
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Anyone know if this will also run Autocad? Thanks
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https://asset.msi.com/pdf/main/us...SE-008.pdf

Can someone verify if this actually has high-res audio and "Giant Speakers" similar to this: https://www.msi.com/blog/gp63-73-...-other-nbs

I ask because I found old reddit posts saying that costco models are "cheapened" sometimes. Yes, there's folly in chasing laptop sound, but I don't like headphones.
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That's a "thin and light" lower spec model. The 3060 is only 75W and it's slower than the 2060 in the GE75. The panel has poorer specs for response, color, and brightness. Only red keyboard backlighting. Less drive options.

Here is a review of the 15.6" version: https://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI...258.0.html
Did MSI improve it in their RTX 3060 version which is now available for sale at Costco? What's the wattage on that one? Strangely, they didn't rename the laptop from GF75 to GF76 which leads me to believe that the only difference is the video card not the overall laptop.

https://www.costco.com/msi-gf75-t...36982.html
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