Review: MSI GT80S 6QF Titan SLI

Conclusion

There's no subtlety about what MSI is trying to achieve with its GT80S Titan SLI laptop. Designed to be one of the fastest gaming laptops ever conceived, it is unabashed in shoehorning powerful components into a chunky 18.4in form factor.

And if it's high-end mobile hardware you're after, there's plenty to whet your appetite. The highlights include a Core i7-6920HQ processor, a massive 64GB of memory, dual 256GB NVMe SSDs in an ultra-fast RAID 0 configuration, and of course not one, but two, GeForce GTX 980 GPUs.

The end result is inevitable: transportable performance that most full-tower PCs would struggle to match. Yet, while there are plenty of high notes, there are a few lows. The display resolution, at just 1080p, is disappointing at this price point. Fan noise is considerable, and the fact that the 330W PSU struggles to provide enough juice under full load is a cause for concern. There's also a small matter of the near-£4,000 price tag.

MSI's GT80 has always appeared borderline psychotic, but this latest instalment arguably goes one step too far. Louder, thirstier and pricier than last year's model, it raises the bar for performance but gives the impression that only die-hard enthusiasts need apply.

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The MSI GT80S Titan SLI gaming laptop is available to purchase from Scan Computers and Overclockers UK.

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