MSI
Gaming Series GE70 2PE Apache Pro 17.3" Notebook PC (GE70-2PE2)

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GE70 2PE Apache Pro

• Windows 8.1
• The latest 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
• 17.3" Full HD (1920x1080) anti-glare LCD panel in LED backlight
• NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 860M discrete graphics card provides great detail images quality
• SteelSeries Engine to customize every key and devices for personalizing your play style
• XSplit Gamecaster for easily recording gaming moments, broadcasting and sharing live gameplay sessions to YouTube, Twitch, UStream and more
• Super RAID with 2 SSD RAID0 gives you over 900MB/s reading speed
• Exclusive Cooler Boost technology allows user to cool down the system temperature 5%~10%
• Killer™ E2200 Game Networking for smarter, faster, networking for all online entertainment
• Keyboard made just for gamers by SteelSeries
• Matrix Display expands the vision for extreme gaming experience
• Sound by Dynaudio for authentic fidelity
• Exclusive Audio boost design for crystal clear audio fidelity

Enthusiast NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M discrete graphics card with GDDR5 2GB VRAM

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M leverages NVIDIA's revolutionary new architecture to deliver extreme performance than the previous generation. Compare to GeForce GTX 765M, users could get over 20% faster and more performance at same level new graphics card with lower temperature and watts. Turn on lightning-fast antialiasing in a huge variety of games automatically. Get maximum gaming images and best compatibility with NVIDIA graphics. Feel the difference reality with NVIDIA PhysX® technology , bringing games to life with dynamic, interactive environments.

The latest 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor

The latest 4th generation quad core processor platform, representing superior performance over previous generations. The CPU performance has increased by 3%~7%, while the overall platform is 15% more powerful. Additionally, the GPU performance of 2d and 3D visuals, is even more noteworthy, with an average increase of over 30%. There have also been significant advances in user experience and battery life. Moreover, it employs a more advanced encryption program to help businesses enhance information security and to protect your BIOS/FW from attacks by malware.

SteelSeries Engine to customize every key and devices for personalizing your play style

SteelSeries Engine is the Apps to combine all frequent functions for gamers in order to easily customize every individual key and functions to personalize every gamer’s play style, including KLM, multiple devices management (for example, headset, mouse, and keyboard), keypress macros, and text macros.

Friendly UI design

The SteelSeries Engine is easy to understand by using pictorial representations of devices along with basic drag-and-drop techniques to assign key presses, complex macros, device profiles and buttons. Also features intuitive macro creation with customizable colors, fonts, and names for everything.

Every key can be customized to hot key as you want!! *

Every gamer can easily customize every individual key as hot key to personalize his own play style, greatly increase the convenience on key usage.

*FN, F1-F12 keys except

Just one click!! quickly launch Apps from SteelSeries Engine

Gamers can freely choose any key as launch application button, no longer need to click the mouse for Apps start.

4 keyboard layers options!!

There are 4 layers for gamers to set 4 usage scenario or game. Not only that, while playing the game, gamers can easily and quickly switch layer*, such as a chat screen with friends. Communication with friends is not interrupted!!

*The layers switch key is “Fn+1~4”

Intelligent keypress macro capabilities

There are virtually unlimited keypress macro creation capabilities. Anything you can do on a mouse or a keyboard can be programmed along with specific event timing. You can even program mouse events into keyboard macros. Your macros will be running at a high priority in your computers Operating System, yet it does NOT interfere with your real time actions during gameplay.

Create your own text macro

Besides keypress macro, SteelSeries Engine also can create the text macro for gamers’ talk. By this way, gamers can have simultaneously multi-party conversation and do not waste time in doing repetitive typing.

KLM (Keyboard light management)

Depending on your mood and desires, you can choose from more than 1,000 color combinations and five different scenario modes for the keyboard, enabling you to be the coolest gamer at any LAN party!

Unlimited profile possibilities

Profiles are sets of macros, button assignments, and device configurations that are frequently used together. An unlimited number of profiles, with customizable names, can be stored in the SteelSeries Engine. It provides predefined profiles for common games which can be used directly or as templates for your custom macros.

Statistics to analyze and improve

Whether you're playing an FPS or editing in Photoshop, being better and more efficient is something we want to help you achieve. Use the Statistics module to record your keyboard or mouse actions. Then review the peripheral heat map, which shows with both color and numbers the frequency of your key or button presses. You can then use this information to fine tune your macros as well as your key and mouse button assignments to optimize your tools to play (and work).

Freedom to Play

SteelSeries Engine will automatically recognize what game you are playing and open your saved profile(s) for that game. You can create your own profiles for other applications and then have SteelSeries Engine open the corresponding profile when you start up your application.

XSplit Gamecaster : The Best Recording & Streaming App for Gamers

Use XSplit Gamecaster with all of your Notebook game streaming

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.

So what are you waiting for? Join the revolution and start streaming and recording with XSplit Gamecaster today.

Add a Webcam and show your game face

Draw attention whilst casting with in-game annotations

Share your broadcast and conquer the world

Organize and upload your greatest gaming moments

Super RAID with 2 SSD RAID0 gives you over 900MB/s reading speed! (option)

The first Super RAID design—one notebook with two mSATA SSD RAID 0 (128GB or 256GB) units, is yet another world first courtesy of MSI. Two mSATA SSDs and one HDD can be installed in the same laptop without the need to expand the size of the laptop, increasing read, write, and saving speeds.

*Only GE70 2PE Super RAID support

Exclusive Cooler Boost technology allows user to cool down the system temperature 5~10% in a minute

MSI's exclusive Cooler Boost Technology provides powerful cooling design by boosting the airflow, maintaining the notebook and chipsets at a 5%~10% temperature lower. No matter how intense your game or work gets for a long time, the Cooler Boost technology always keep it cool.

The Real Deal: A Keyboard Made Just for Gamers

Exclusive keyboard position and golden triangle layout to offer faster and longer-lasting keyboard action.

Just solid!

MSI has improved the resilience and tactile feedback of each and every key. Users will no longer have to deal with flimsy keys.

Multi Keys Input

MSI's gaming keyboard supports simultaneous pressing of multi keys, allowing users to issue commands rapidly and respond to games with precision.

Full color backlight LED management

Depending on your mood and desires, you can choose from more than 1,000 color combinations and five different scenario modes for the keyboard, enabling you to be the coolest gamer at any LAN party!

Matrix display expands the vision for extreme gaming experience

Matrix display features 2 external display , allowing you to output to 2 displays simultaneously using HDMI 1.4, and VGA port. Users can work with multi-task at same time. (Overall 3 monitors include notebook's monitor on GE series)

Sound by Dynaudio

MSI worked with Dynaudio, world-class name in sound system design from Denmark, studying electrical circuits, dozens of speaker drivers, and how to best arrange internal parts and components to optimize sound. For over a year, they tweaked the sound and developed electrical circuits and materials with the best sound response. The results of their studies have been incorporated into MSI's Gaming Notebook--the laptops with the best stereo sound in the industry. The G Series, the only laptops in the industry with a Dynaudio sound system, clearly leads the industry not simply in terms of volume, but also in terms of stereo and crisp, clear sound for a more enjoyable gaming and multimedia experience.

Exclusive Audio Boost enhanced 30% more clear sound and fidelity detail for external headsets and speakers

The MSI Audio Boost design enhances the output sound detail and sound stage by 30% more. The gold flash audio jack provides stable sound transmission (reduced obstruction) and works in conjunction with the optimized headsets AMP (Audio Power Amplifier) design, characterized by low noise and low distortion, to greatly enhance headphone performance and faithfully reproduce each acoustic detail.