Laptop MSI Katana 17 B13UCRK-1402 17.3" Intel Core i5 16GB 512GB NVIDIA RTX 3050 Windows 11

Protect your honor and defeat the enemies. Awaken your inner power and inherit the will of the Dragon. In your hands is the Dragon's Blade, flowing with ancient power, and engraved with runes of wind. Strike down any foe that stands in your way with the legendary blade Katana 17 B13U.

INTO THE NEXT GENERATION
UP TO INTEL® CORE™ i7-13620H PROCESSOR
The 13th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor is here. With improved hybrid core architecture, 6 Performance-cores and 4 Efficient-cores, for better multitasking works and running demanding games.

GEFORCE RTX™ 30 SERIES LAPTOPS
THE ULTIMATE PLAY
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 30 Series Laptop GPUs power the world’s fastest laptops for gamers and creators. They’re built with Ampere—NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX architecture—to give you the most realistic ray-traced graphics and cutting-edge AI features like NVIDIA DLSS. Plus, Max-Q Technologies unleash the power of AI to make thin, high-performance laptops that are faster and better than ever.

BOOST PERFORMANCE WITH AI
NVIDIA DLSS gives games a speed boost with uncompromised image quality. Crank up the settings and resolution for an even better visual experience.

MORE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Ray Tracing is the holy grail of graphics. It simulates how light behaves in the real-world to produce the most realistic and immersive graphics for gamers and creators - and runs fast thanks to 2nd gen RT Cores.

OPTIMIZED POWER AND PERFORMANCE
NVIDIA Max-Q is a suite of technologies powered by AI that optimize laptops to deliver high performance in thin form factors.

LIGHTNING FAST AND SMOOTH DISPLAY
Never miss a shot with the striking visuals and smooth refresh rate of the 144Hz IPS-level display.

LIGHT UP WITH GAMING STYLE
The Katana Series is equipped with a 4-Zone RGB Keyboard with the lightened WASD and specially-designed keycaps. Enjoy the colorful light that shines like pulse energy giving you an immersive gaming experience with style!

REFORGED COOLING SOLUTION
WITH CPU&GPU SHARED-PIPE DESIGN
Introduction the new Shared-Pipe design, the heat pipe which attached on both CPU and GPU. Shared-Pipe can improve the thermal capability, especially releasing the CPU performance! With MSI Cooler Boost 5, gamers can explore the increasingly complex game world freely.

STRIKE FASTER
Accelerate performance on all levels with faster memory read/write speed on DDR5 memory.

LIKE MAGIC LOADING SPEED
With extremely high performance and up to 7.88 GB/s bandwidth, the PCIe Gen 4 allows users to load up any game and task with lighting fast speeds.

THE WAY MUSIC SHOULD BE
Immerse yourself in lossless music and enjoy the premium sound quality with Hi-Resolution Audio.

ELEVATE YOUR AUDIO
Experience audio the way it was intended and share it with Nahimic in-game 3D surround & Sound Sharing via Bluetooth.

GET ALL THE BUFFS
The exclusive MSI Center helps you control and customize your MSI laptop the way you want.

MSI APP Player
Developed under an exclusive partnership with BlueStacks, the MSI APP Player provides a seamless gaming experience between mobile gaming and the PC.

MSI Katana 17 B13UCRK-1402. Product type: Laptop, Form factor: Clamshell. Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5, Processor model: i5-13420H. Display diagonal: 43.9 cm (17.3"), HD type: Full HD, Display resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels. Internal memory: 16 GB, Internal memory type: DDR5-SDRAM. Total storage capacity: 512 GB, Storage media: SSD. On-board graphics card model: Intel® UHD Graphics, Discrete graphics card model: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050. Operating system installed: Windows 11 Home. Product colour: Black

How to use

Unbox the laptop and connect the power adapter for initial setup. Follow the Windows 11 on-screen setup to create your user account and install updates. Install the latest NVIDIA drivers from the official NVIDIA or MSI support site to enable RTX features and DLSS. Use MSI Center to adjust performance profiles, fan behavior and keyboard lighting. For gaming, set game graphics options according to the RTX 3050 capability and enable DLSS where available to increase frame rates without large quality loss.

Recommendations

For consistent performance, keep system drivers and BIOS updated via MSI support, ensure good airflow around the laptop while gaming, and use balanced or performance profiles in MSI Center when running demanding applications. Back up important data regularly and consider using an external storage drive for large media projects.