To play and create without compromise in a comfortable format, we can turn to the MSI Crosshair 17 B12UGSZ-037FR with 17-inch IPS Full HD anti-glare screen whose high frequency 360Hz improves fluidity in games equipped with a high-end NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ray tracing graphics card capable of running recent games. This GPU also speeds up multimedia processing just like the Intel hybrid Alder Lake-H Core i7-12700H processor and 16GB of RAM while the comfortable and fast 1TB SSD storage boosts responsiveness. This versatile laptop with a black and yellow design designed to play and create also offers a backlit keyboard and USB-C and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, all running Windows 11.
Features of MSI Crosshair 17 B12UGSZ-037FR
| Screen(s) | 17.3” Full HD LED IPS 360Hz thin edges (1920×1080, anti-glare/matte) |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-12700H Alder Lake-H (14 cores, 6P 2.3 GHz, 8E 1.7 GHz)) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200MHz (64GB), 2 slots (occupied) |
| Video card | NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6 dedicated (boost 1510MHz, TDP 140W), Intel Iris Xe integrated processor and NVIDIA Optimus |
| Storage | 1TB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4, 2280) 1 free M.2 slot (PCIe 4.0 x4) |
| Connection | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) 1 USB 2.0 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1), HDMI (4K@60Hz) |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6 ax (2×2, Intel Wi-Fi AX201), Bluetooth 5.2 Ethernet Gigabit (Realtek RTL8111HS-CG) |
| Backlit keyboard | Yes, LED Spectrum, 1.7mm stroke |
| Keypad | Yes |
| Windows Hello | – |
| Audio system | 2 speakers (2 x 2W) Hi-Res Nahimic Audio |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Autonomy advertised / Battery | 5 hours / Li-Polymer 4 cells 90Whr |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 2.8 Kg / 398 x 273 x 27.2 |
Chassis, connectors, screen of the MSI Crosshair 17 B12UGSZ-037FR
With its black and yellow design with angular lines cooled by Cooler Boost 5 technology using 2 fans, 6 heat pipes and air vents, it sports an original gamer appearance.
This creator gaming laptop has good connectivity including 1 USB-C, wireless modules Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6 ax (newer and more powerful than Wi-Fi ac) to communicate and connect remotely, a convenient HDMI video output to easily connect to a TV or monitor for example, Ethernet and audio ports or 3 USB including 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are plugged in.
We can obviously backlit the keys of the chiclet keyboard to better discern them in the dim light, the ZQSD keys widely used by players being highlighted by yellow.
Gamers will be delighted that the screen is adorned with a very high frequency of 360Hz as it clearly enhances fluidity in games compared to the standard 60Hz. The screen also lends itself very well to the display of High Definition content such as videos because it adopts a Full HD definition associated with a 16/9th format. Because it adopts IPS technology, the screen has large viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical, and reproduces colors more accurately than average. Thanks to its anti-reflective treatment, the screen also offers better visibility than a shiny slab in bright environments (e.g. outdoors) while being more restful for the eyes in prolonged use.
Performance, autonomy of the MSI Crosshair 17 B12UGSZ-037FR
The MSI Crosshair 17 B12UGSZ-037FR is aimed at those looking for a versatile large-format laptop that performs well in gaming and creation with the latest components.
The latest and most graphics-intensive games can run at a good level of detail on this gaming laptop. Because it embeds the dedicated graphics card NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ray tracing.
The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is automatically enabled/disabled in real time by NVIDIA Optimus technology. This one prefers as much as possible the Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor despite its much lower performance because it is energy efficient which promotes autonomy.
In this regard, count on about 5 hours on battery in light use in this area.
In fact the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is solicited by Optimus when it comes to performing graphics work deemed too heavy for the Iris Xe, typically to play
If gamers will appreciate the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, so will the creators because this dedicated graphics card accelerates processing under software that takes advantage of GPU computing power, such as Adobe Premiere/Photoshop or Sony Vegas.
The Iris Xe is directly integrated into the Intel hybrid processor Core i7-12700H Alder Lake-H which is coupled here with 16 GB of RAM to deliver overall power to seduce demanding users and support the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti in games.
Creatives will be delighted to get much faster processing thanks to this core than with a Quad/Hexa Core and 8GB DDR4, the difference being particularly noticeable in CPU and RAM intensive areas exploiting multi-cores, such as 3D rendering, video editing or photo editing.
Storage is obviously entrusted to a silent SSD while being more energy efficient than a hard drive, more resistant to shocks and much faster.
In practice, thanks to the SSD, for example, we reach the maps of online games faster while the launches of games/software, processing and start/stop are much faster.
In general, the SSD guarantees a much better responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis compared to a simple hard drive. In addition here we find a 1 TB SSD, comfortable capacity to install and store multiple games, software and files. And if you need even more space, an M.2 slot is available to insert a second SSD.
Finally, in case of high demands (eg games, treatments), expect heat and noise from this versatile gaming creator multimedia laptop with original black/yellow design.
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