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THIN STEALTH TECHNOLOGY. The GS40 Phantom Series
Taipei, Taiwan – MSI, the leading gaming notebook manufacturer and innovator, now launches its brand new GS40 Phantom series with Intel’s latest 6th generation Intel Core i7 Skylake processor for hardcore gamers. This latest 14” slim gaming notebook with enthusiast-grade GeForce GTX 970M graphics takes computing power to a whole new level while remaining ultra slim design and portability.
Skylake is codename of the brand new 14nm micro-architecture of Intel’s latest 6th generation processors. The Skylake platform requires lower power consumption but delivers better performance than before. CPU performance of i7 6700HQ is 20% faster than i7 4720HQ under average usage. It is also 50% faster than other U series Core i7 CPUs.
MSI ultra-mobile gaming GS40 Phantom series is surely the ideal choice for gamers who refuse to compromise. It combines powerful CPU and enthusiast-grade GeForce GTX 970M graphics into elegant brushed aluminum chassis, yet with only 19.5~21.8mm in height and 1.6kg in weight. This new series offers another option for demanding gamers who search for powerful gaming notebook with even smaller 14 inch dimension.
After upgrading the operating system to Windows 10, MSI fans may experience straight away the complete DirectX 12 extreme gaming effects. GS40 Phantom’s new Diamond Cut design on the side adds a stylish and chic impression. Several new MSI exclusive technologies are introduced in GS40, such as PCI-E Gen3 SSD, for boosting extreme read speeds up to 2200MB/s,DDR4-2133 memory up to 32GB for supreme data processing speed, The new standard of headset AMP with ESS SABRE HiFi Audio DAC, cutting-edge hardware design for lossless digital audio restoration, Killer Doubleshot with Killer Shield, for smoother online gaming experience and Nahimic Audio Enhancer, creating directional sound effects for true professional gamers.
As a pioneer in the notebook industry, MSI is the world’s first notebook manufacturer to offer Intel Skylake platform. MSI is dedicated to transform its Gaming DNA into MSI exclusive technologies to create groundbreaking system performance and ultimate gaming experience for MSI fans. The brand new GS40 Phantom Series will surely win ultra-mobile gamer’s heart AGAIN.
MSI Exclusive / World’s First Technologies
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Performance |
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Enthusiast GeForce GTX 970M graphics The GeForce GTX 970M takes advantage of NVIDIA Maxwell™ architecture to deliver unrivaled performance, advanced graphics technologies, and improved battery life. Now you can take on the most visually challenging games with fast, smooth gameplay at ultra-settings for higher resolution and DirectX 12 games. |
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Cooler Boost 3 – Keep Calm With Higher Performance MSI exclusive Cooler Boost 3 technology creates dual thermal modules internally by allocating dedicated heat pipes for GPU and CPU. A total of 5 heat pipes and dual fans actively and effectively push heat out of the system, resulting in better cooling effects on this incredible slim and light GS40 gaming notebook. |
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PCI-E Gen3 SSD – Load Games in Seconds Get in the game before everyone else with the latest PCI-E Gen 3.0 x4 bandwidth utilizing NVMetechnology on single M.2 SSD. Harness the full performance potential of the Gen 3.0 SSD through the optimization of the hardware and software outputting extreme read speeds up to 2200MB/s, 5x faster than SATA3 SSD’s. |
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Latest architecture DDR4-2133 Memory Support |
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Super Port – One Port for Everything |
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Control |
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Keyboard by SteelSeries – Gain Full Command Every hardware detail of this keyboard is calculated and especially designed for professional gamers’ needs. Better responsive and tactile feedback, optimum WASD zone and support of multi-key inputs are all for gamers to gain full command over gaming missions. |
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SteelSeries Engine 3 (SSE3) – Target, Position, Aim and Fire During gameplay, SteelSeries Engines 3 serves as your firearm. With SSE3, you get to suit up your weapon with cool look by lightening it up with multiple backlit colors, transform your keyboard into a high technology firearm by setting up several keys into one key command and cloud syncing all SteelSeries gears together. |
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Audio |
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ESS SABRE HiFi Audio DAC – Evolve Details You Hear |
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Nahimic Audio Enhancer |
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Sound by DYNAUDIO True speakers designed by the world’s leading speaker manufacturer Dynaudio are embedded onto MSI GS40 Phantom. Dynaudio delivers an authentic sound experience by boosting power amplitude 50% more than the previous generation, meaning a volume increase over 10dBA than others. |
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Visual |
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True Color Technology – Always Ahead of Your Enemies Vision and sound are the most important two factors in this field. You now get to see clearer than your enemies to always get one step ahead of the rest. *Besides Gaming Mode, True Color Technology also offers prefect color accuracy for 5 more scenarios. |
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Streaming |
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Killer DoubleShot Pro– Protecting Your Ping Stop losing games to lag with Killer DoubleShot Pro. Protect and prioritize networking traffic while preventing lag spikes so you can game without fear and play at your best. Select programs you want your network to prioritize to ensure maximum bandwidth and track your speeds with the easy-to-use Killer Networking Manager. |
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Killer Shield – Smoother Gameplay |
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XSplit Gamecaster Version 2 – Become A Professional Streamer Get super professional live streams going by blending into the background with the Chroma Key function introduced in XSplit Gamecaster Version 2. Record your gameplays and broadcast it live to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and etc.. You may also edit gameplay videos directly on this app. 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. What’s more exciting is that MSI extends premium license from 6 to 12 months. Now you get to explore and enjoy becoming a true professional streamer for a whole year for FREE." |
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ALL MSI Gaming Notebooks Support WINDOWS 10 Upgrade & Full DirectX 12 3D Features
Game Better with Windows 10.
Check more information here: http://event.msi.com/nb/2015/windows10/en/
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GS40 6QE Phantom |
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Operating System |
Windows 10 Home |
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LED Backlight Display |
14" FHD (1920x1080), Wide-viewing angle, IPS level panel |
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Processor |
Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ (6MB L3 Cache, up to 3.5 GHz) |
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Memory Type |
DDR4-2133, 2 slots, up to 32GB |
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Graphics |
GeForce GTX 970M, 3GB GDDR5 |
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Hard Disk Capacity |
1 x 2.5" HDD + 1x M.2 PCI-E Gen3 x4 (NVMe) / SATA Combo SSD |
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Keyboard |
Single colour backlighting (red) SteelSeries keyboard with SSE3 |
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Optical Disk Drive |
NA |
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USB 3.1/3.0/2.0 |
1 (USB Type-C 3.1*1)/2/0 |
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Super Port |
USB3.1 Type-C interface, 4K output, fast charger |
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Card Reader |
SD(XC/HC) |
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Video output: |
HDMI 1.4 x1 / MINI DisplayPort v2.0 x1 (4K 60Hz support) |
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Mic-in/Headphone out |
1/1 |
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LAN/WiFi |
Killer DoubleShot Pro with Killer Shield |
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Bluetooth |
Bluetooth v4.1 |
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Webcam |
Full HD type (30fps@1080p) |
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Battery |
4-Cell |
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Power Adapter |
150W |
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Dimension (WxDxH) |
345 x 245 x 21.8~22.8mm |
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Weight |
1.6 Kg (w/ Battery) |
The Story of THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
Since the invention of motorized vehicles, man has always pursued speed. Be it on land, water or in the air, engineers and test pilots have together been aiming for records previously unattainable - just like we try to do at MSI.
Recent advances in technology and persistent challenging of the limits on MSI's side does not only help create slimmer notebooks - but obviously higher performance as well. For some time now, the raw processing power of the CPUs used in mobile systems have been comparable to their desktop system counterparts, and as the world is becoming increasingly focused on mobility and productivity on the go, this trend is set to continue - and MSI is in something of a unique position for this evolution.
"We're focusing only on high-end mobile gaming systems. We pack in the best available performance hardware in the form of RAID solutions of SSDs, where we’ve been leading the way in storage transfer speeds with our SSD solution Super RAID for years. The latest iteration, Super RAID 4 will hit 3300MB/s, up from 1500MB/s in Super RAID 3. We also use the greatest graphics cards from NVIDIA, such as two GeForce GTX 980M in SLI in our GT80, these are paired to high-end monitor panels, available with G-Sync, to create real, measurable value for end-users. As a silver lining to the cloud that is our lineup, we can now add the 6th-Gen Intel Core to our packages," says Eric Kuo. “I believe the sky is the limit.”
Arguably, gaming started more than 40 years ago with arcade games, but is only now starting to become something personal, for everyone. Considering the progress up until now, and the ever-increasing development pace, we would indeed argue that THE SKY’S THE LIMIT, with, and for MSI.
About MSI Notebooks
As a world leading gaming brand, MSI Notebook’s goal is to become NO.1 in gaming in laptop computers. We stand by our principles of breakthroughs in design, the pursuit of excellence, and technological innovation as we have continued to raise the bar for ourselves and have accomplished a great deal of pioneering work in the industry. If you need more product information, please visit http://www.msi.com
