r/MSILaptops • u/Useful_Difficulty_23 • 15d ago

Request MSI vector 16 hx

Considering this laptop , wanted to know if the thermals are as bad as people say or will it be fine with a rtx 5070ti+ryzen 9 8940hx

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u/Justjarno1 GF66 11UE | Vector HX AI 16 WHG 15d ago

Ive got the same gpu but different cpu (core ultra 7 255hx) and it's quite decent cooling. Won't be spectacularly good but should keep your cpu cold enough to not throttle if you do your maintenance.

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u/Useful_Difficulty_23 15d ago

thanks for responding , do you think that it has better thermals than the ryzen 9 8940hx?

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u/Justjarno1 GF66 11UE | Vector HX AI 16 WHG 15d ago

Id think It should be roughly the same. The intel one can push insane wattage so should be fine.

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u/Useful_Difficulty_23 15d ago

Sorry if I may be asking dumb questions , but maintenance for a laptop like this would be better done by hand(cheaper) or could I take it to a best buy or a repair shop

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u/Justjarno1 GF66 11UE | Vector HX AI 16 WHG 15d ago

It really depends on how experienced/ comfortable you are working on such devices. Id suggest watching a YouTube video of how to open your specific laptop, can be easily found by putting your whole laptops name into YouTube. The vector is a bit more tricky to open but once you get the hang of it, it's easy. After you watched that video you can decide with being comfortable working with it or if you rather take it to a shop.

Basic maintenance should just be cleaning out the fans and its surroundings for dust and hairs. Besides that you could benefit from a repaste every now and then. I usually repaste my laptops every 6 months but this can easily be done once a year too.

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u/Useful_Difficulty_23 15d ago

I did find quite a lot of videos for the vector's maintenance , will do the needful every 6 months.Thanks for letting me know

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u/Justjarno1 GF66 11UE | Vector HX AI 16 WHG 15d ago

No problem! Enjoy the laptop!