MSI Starts Shipping Vortex Gaming Tower, Its Mac Pro Competitor

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MSI Vortex G65 6QF

MSI revealed Vortex gaming PC at CES this year. The Vortex is only about 6.5L and comes packed with top end Intel processor, dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI graphics, and a 360° Silent Storm Cooling design for superior performance under the most intense gaming sessions. It also supports multiple 4K video outputs simultaneously for intense multi-tasking and allow for expandability with an easy-to-upgrade design for DIY users. MSI has now started shipping this in the US. Vortex with a 4GHz Core i7, Dual GeForce GTX 960 graphics, 16GB of RAM, two 128GB SSDs and a 1TB hard drive will cost you $2199 while the one with dual GeForce GTX 980 video chipsets and 32GB of RAM will cost you $3999.

Specs:

  • Windows 10 Home / Windows 10 Pro
  • Latest 6th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor
  • NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 980 graphics, SLI
  • 6.5-liter and 27.8cm High Chassis, Desktop Gaming Redefined
  • Exclusive Super RAID 4 (Dual NVMe M.2 SSDs by PCIe Gen3 X4 in RAID 0) (optional)
  • Thunderbolt™ 3 supporting 40Gbps ultra speed data transfer rate, dual 4K monitor output, and portable charging power up to 5V/3A
  • USB Type-C reversible plug
  • Exclusive Storm Cooling Technology creating rotating column airflow, ensuring ultra cooling efficiency
  • Nahimic Sound Technology delivering 360? immersive audio experience
  • Killer DoubleShot-X3™ Pro (2x Killer Gb LAN + Killer 802.11 a/c WiFi) granting unprecedented network speed up to 2,867Gbps throughput
  • 2 x Killer E2400 Gigabit LAN Controller with Advanced Stream Detect 2.0
  • Killer Wireless-AC 1535 supporting Muti-User MIMO (MU-MIMO)
  • Killer Shield reducing pin rate floating and ensures smoother gameplay
  • Xsplit Gamcaster free premium license for 1 year
  • Matrix Display supporting 6 external monitors and surround mode up to external 3 monitors
  • 450W 80 Plus Gold Certification PSU embedded
  • Metallic Silvery Grey Finish

You can order $2199 model here and $3999 model here from Amazon.

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