Promo €1349 MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-1430FR, creative gaming laptop PC 17″ 144Hz IPS to play recent games RTX 4070 Intel Core i7-H RAM 32 GB

Our opinion on the MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-1430FR

Comfortable in recent games, the powerful creative gaming laptop MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-1430FR large format takes advantage of the high-end GeForce RTX 4070 ray tracing graphics card NVIDIA Ada Lovelace which accelerates multimedia processing. This is also the case for the large amount of 32 GB RAM and the powerful Intel Core i7-13620H Raptor Lake processor, as well as the fast 512 GB SSD storage reinforcing its responsiveness. Equipped with a 17-inch Full HD IPS anti-reflective screen with a frequency of 144Hz improves fluidity in games, this large black laptop also has an RGB backlit keyboard and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity.

Features of the MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-1430FR

The MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-1430FR faces the competition

The MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-1430FR is currently displayed in promotion at Cdiscount and offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest to offer such a powerful processor and graphics card with such a high amount of RAM in such a large format.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-1430FR

This versatile laptop computer, targeting gamers and creatives, has a sober gaming look with its large-format black angular design cooled by Cooler Boost 5 technology using 2 fans, 6 heat pipes and air vents.

This creative gaming laptop PC has good connectivity with its Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules to communicate and connect remotely, its Ethernet and audio ports, its useful HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example, its USB-C or even its 3 USBs including 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers up to 5 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are connected to it.

When you want to better discern the keys, simply activate the RGB backlighting of the chiclet keyboard.

The Full HD screen is suitable for videos due to its 16:9 format and benefits from significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
It has a refresh rate of 144Hz which provides much better fluidity in games and more generally in everyday life compared to the classic 60Hz.
Thanks to its anti-reflective coating, the screen is also more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outdoors) while being more restful for the eyes over a long period of time.

Performance, autonomy of the MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-1430FR

The MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-1430FR can appeal to those who want to have a versatile 17-inch laptop PC that is powerful for gaming and creation.

It benefits from a large amount of RAM of 32 GB, double the average to see what is coming in this area. And accompany without worry the processor, an Intel Core i7-13620H Raptor Lake with 10 hybrid cores and Iris Xe graphics module.

This versatile multimedia laptop delivers good overall power which will delight demanding users, particularly creative ones.
Because processing is carried out much faster with this duo than with 16/24 GB DDR4/5 as well as a Quad/Hexa Core processor. The difference is very noticeable in areas that are intensive in RAM and processor resources using RAM and multi-core, such as video editing, 3D rendering or photo editing.

Creators will appreciate this laptop even more as it benefits from a dedicated graphics card accelerating processing under applications taking advantage of GPU computing power (e.g. Adobe suite, VSDC, Vegas).

It features the GeForce RTX 4070 ray tracing, a dedicated high-end NVIDIA Ada Lovelace graphics card with which you can play recent games.
If High Definition fans may regret the classic definition of the screen, on the other hand it allows players to play at a good level of detail since Full HD requires fewer GPU calculations than 2.5K for example, implying a number of higher fps.

Depending on the tasks carried out, NVIDIA Optimus technology automatically activates/deactivates the GeForce RTX 4070 in real time. It prefers as much as possible the Iris 'autonomy.
Expect approximately 3 hours of battery operation in light use.

In any case, the GeForce RTX 4070 is used by Optimus to carry out graphics work deemed too heavy for the Iris Xe, typically for gaming. With one or the other, watching HD photos and videos is obviously possible.

MSI entrusts storage to a standard solution: a 512 GB SSD.
Good point if you need additional space you can insert a second SSD directly into the PC via the free M.2 slot.
You can also more simply use an external storage module. To obtain fast transfers, we should preferably opt for a USB 3.0/USB-C device.

Thanks to the SSD we quickly access the online game cards and we obtain game/software launches, multimedia processing and quick starts/shutdowns in particular.
An SSD indeed provides great responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis thanks to its good speed. As a bonus, remember, it is energy-efficient, quiet and robust.

Finally, when it is heavily used (e.g. games, treatments) expect this versatile multimedia gaming laptop to be noisy and hot.
If necessary, we can add a ventilated support to limit its temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).