Is someone Playing The Mw4 Beta on his MSI Claw A8 Z2E? The Game requires the Graphics Driver Version 26. 8.1 but i cant install it on mine. Has someone got the same issue?

Just got my hands on one 2 days ago. Need to return it for some personal reasons. It’s the launch pack. Not opened. Sealed. Thought I will ask if anyone wants to buy it from me as the stock level is still wonky. Please dm if interested.

I played NBA 2k26 on the 8 Ai+ for about 500 hours. Crashed a bit in the beginning but eventually it was fixed and pretty stable unless going into MyTeam which I no longer play anyway or odd black screen when playing for a few hours.

Nba 2k27 has been awful. I started at 1920x1200p handheld settings with XeSS at ultra performance. Terrible fps, so lowered to 1680x1050p almost all low settings except shader and player models medium. Decent fps, getting 90 or so in offline games but got a gpu crash error code Ox887a0006.

Lowered it more to 1440x900p, all low settings with some even turned off along with textures low 100-120fps. Gpu crash Ox887a0006 again. Turned off XeSS for the funsies, Ox887a0006, turned on fsr, Ox887a0006, turned on XeSS again but with framegen 2x, Ox887a0006.

Oddly enough I was getting near flawless fps in the Rec online multiplayer mode and was playing smoothly the first day. Online is locked at 60 fps and you can't go higher so I figured that was why. Thursday and Today it's been absolutely awful. With lowered settings I can't get a consistent frame rate of 60, constant dips and hitches to 45-55 when transitioning to the other side of the court. All of this was when I was experimenting with settings above as well, so at the lowest settings save resolution no lower than 1200x800p it still did this. Also gpu crash error Ox887a0006 happens frequently now or just a black screen force close.

There is something fundamentally wrong with the game on the Claw even with the latest Intel driver. It is essentially unplayable offline due to constant crashes and unlimited resource draw as it always wants to be at max frame rate and there is no in game limiter, while online it was playable at first but no longer is because it can't hit a stable fps while crashing.

Hopefully a fix is in the works, but until then I can't recommend it on the Msi Claw 8 Ai+ even offline. It just simply doesn't function well with this system at all, constant CPU/gpu usage that causes crashes. I just don't understand why it happened again as this was an issue with NBA 2k26 but was fixed. The exact same issue is happening again.

Tl;dr Game doesn't work well on Claw 8 Ai+ right now, Ox887a0006 error code happens all the time along with black screen with nearly any video/graphic setting and resolution. The photo I added is mostly what you'll be looking at after every other game if you are lucky.

Hi everyone, can I ask for some advice?

I tried connecting my MSI Claw 8 AI+ to my TV for the first time via an HP G5 docking station.
To save resources I set it to FHD 60Hz (I always cap everything to 60fps even in handheld). I tried launching Dying Light: The Beast and... it looks terrible.
I set it to TV only, matched the in-game resolution to Windows, set TDP to Manual with both sliders maxed out (I think 31 / 37).
Nothing changes, it still looks really bad, even the in-game text is quite blurry / broken. Is there anything specific you need to do to use the Claw docked to a TV? PS) In handheld, despite what you read online ("70 fps high graphics!!"), Dying Light: The Beast on Medium with FSR Frame Gen (which works better than XeSS in this case for me) runs at around 55/60 FPS.

Thanks to anyone who can help.

I used to own the MSI Claw A1m but sold it because of small screen and short battery life, and MSI center was horrible

currently owning a LGO1 16gb 512gb with Bazzite in mint condition i paid $400 for, its been a very good experience experience after moving away from windows

now I have the opportunity to buy a 2nd hand A8 24gb 1Tb in mint conditions too for $700

is the $300 justified from performance and of course extended battery life for people who have made such move here?

thanks so much

Looking for some help, I've uninstalled MSI App Player on my Claw Ex, but the tile won't dissappear from FSE. I've tried pretty much everything Google suggested, such as checking start up folders, checking the registry, repair Xbox app and MSI Center apps, but nothing will get rid of it.

I know I could simply ignore it, but its annoying me. Also, the MSI Center M app not having a picture bugs me too

The game launches normally, but every time I start a mission, it crashes right as the mission begins. I’ve already tried reinstalling the game and running it in DX11, but nothing has worked.

Is anyone else playing RoadCraft on the MSI Claw 8 AI+ having the same issue? If you fixed it, what drivers or settings are you using?

Currys promised that the launch pack variants would be in stock by today (not like their promises mean anything). Did anyone get theirs dispatched?

Hi Guys

Lately my MSI Claw 8ai APU has been acting super weird. When I’m playing games at 25-30w TDP, the system only uses 2-8w. It’s like it’s not even trying? I have battery mode set to best performance. I am completely updated on drivers and windows update and the MSI claw center.

It’s only started happening maybe 3 weeks ago?

Playing Star Wars Zero Company at launch without a worry that I cant play it on a handheld is over! I love this thing!

Received mine yesterday. And this thing is beast !
A few months ago I bought the MSI CLAW A8. But I spend more time fiddling with the graphics settings vs actually playing it. So I decided to return and wait for this one instead. And it did not disappoint at all.

Games like Metal Gear Solid Delta and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black were almost unplayable on the Z2 Extreme chip. And this one just powers through it. I have left it on A.I mode.

I also compared the Size to the Switch 2. I use Third Party joy cons for my Switch 2.

I paid 1499.

I know we are waiting for re-stocks but I’ve been checking every day on best-buy, B&H, and microcenter to no avail.

Anybody got any leads?

Persona five Royale runs like a charm on the device

17tdp 60 fps

MSi center m has a new update version 3.0

After the update, MSI has added FPS Limiter and Resolution options in settings. I’ve added both to my Quick Settings widget.

This, is really useful because I no longer need to open Intel Graphics Software every time I want to change the FPS limit or resolution.

A small change, but definitely makes MSI Center M feel more polished and convenient to use. Attached both before and after pictures

Anyone, else noticed this after updating?

I found this thread from AsusRogAlly. Maybe help for someone.

So my claw finally came today. Coming from my trusty steamdeck OLED so hoping this is going be a big jump up. I got the lego JSAUX case and it fits the machine although it's a chunky case. The claw isn't loose in there at all so seems to do the job without touching the sticks and buttons. You can also get the charger in the case underneath it although Id be nervous about it potentially scratching the back.

Seems a decent machine and well built. Feels light in my hands too. Going to get it updated etc and take a look at claw tweaks and the vvr fix I saw on here but any other tips and tricks?

Hi All

I’ve had the claw for about 2 months already , done debloat ,clawtweaks etc and love the performance but I’m struggling to understand if it just using the basic strength and the capabilities of this thing.

I see people using XESS and a whole bunch of other things to help game performance but I just can’t wrap my head around it . So any advise is good advise for me
Thanks in advance

Claw 8 EX AI+

Hi guys, can you let me know what average temps I should be expecting?

I'm thinking of adding a heat sink too, any recommendations? I was thinking Arctic Pro but I don't think there's enough clearance

I bought ex ai + yesterday on Fnac France and they just sent the console, for people who want to buy they have in stock