MSI’s new Aegis Ti barebones PC features a custom Intel Z170 board and supports SLI
MSI has unveiled the Aegis Ti, the latest and most powerful model in its Aegis series of barebones systems. The Aegis Ti features significant upgrades over its predecessors, including support for two-way NVIDIA SLI and up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM.
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MSI first introduced its Aegis line of barebones systems earlier this year, and it’s since rolled out a more powerful model with the Aegis X that we saw at Computex. Now, it has upped the ante again with the Aegis Ti, which features upgrades like a custom Intel Z170 motherboard, support for two-way NVIDIA SLI, and an 850 watt Platinum PSU.
Other improvements include support for up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM across four SO-DIMM slots (the previous models only had two slots) and the new Silent Storm Cooling 3 thermal solution. In addition, the two M.2 sockets allow you to install two NVMe drives in RAID 0, and you can also add one more 2.5-inch drive or two more 3.5-inch ones if you require more storage.
The Silent Storm Cooling 3 solution – which is actually separate from the Silent Storm Cooling 2 or Silent Storm Cooling 2 Pro used in the older models – channels air from the front intake directly over the graphics card and PSU. And like the Aegis X, the Aegis Ti also includes a separate liquid-cooling loop for the CPU.
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Aesthetically, nothing much has changed from the Aegis or Aegis X. The key difference is that the Aegis Ti is larger – it now measures 510 x 415 x 506mm – because of the need to make space for a second graphics card. The selection of ports on the front panel is also the same, and the system boasts a USB 3.1 (Gen 2) Type-C port and two USB 3.1 Type-A ports (one Gen 1 and one Gen 2). There’s even an HDMI port on the front for VR gamers to connect their headset directly to the front of the PC.
This is a barebones system, so some assembly and DIY work is still required, although MSI will likely release pre-configured systems in the future (it did this with the two previous Aegis systems). For now, this means that things like the CPU, graphics cards, and storage drives are not included, and you’ll have to buy them separately.
The Aegis Ti is slated arrive in the US in the middle of August and will retail for US$649.99. There’s no word yet on local pricing or availability.
Source: TechPowerUp
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