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The editors liked
Looks fantastic
Small for a high-end gaming rig
Sturdy build quality throughout
Core i7 and dual GTX 980s
Fast NVMe storage and DDR4 memory
Killer Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi AC
Beautiful construction
Excellent gaming performance
Exceptional styling
Good software package
Great cooling considering the restricted airflow
Lightweight
MU-MIMO Networking
Revolutionary design
Thunderbolt 3 ready
Stunning RGB illumination
Unbe
Tiny 6.5 litre form factor
Superb 1080p gaming performance
Smart styling
Love the LED lighting
Highly portable
Loads of USB 3.0 and 3.1 connectivity
Killer Combo WiFi and LAN
Blazing fast PCIe NVMe SSD in RAID
1TB hard drive for bulk storage
Drag
The editors didn't like
Very expensive
No front-facing I/O ports
Basic BIOS interface
SLI implementation suboptimal
Noise can become bothersome
Limited upgrade path
Sensational design comes at a high price
“The MSI Vortex G65 6QF is an imaginative creation which deserves great praise for trying to shake up the market with something really innovative. Unfortunately
Published: 2016-05-16, Author: John , review by: eteknix.com
Beautiful construction, Excellent gaming performance, Exceptional styling, Good software package, Great cooling considering the restricted airflow, Lightweight, MU-MIMO Networking, Revolutionary design, Thunderbolt 3 ready, Stunning RGB illumination, Unbe
Limited upgrade path, Sensational design comes at a high price, “The MSI Vortex G65 6QF is an imaginative creation which deserves great praise for trying to shake up the market with something really innovative. Unfortunately, you’re going to have a pay a
Pricing As previously mentioned, the MSI Vortex G65 6QF can be procured via two models which vary dramatically in price. The base option has a major concession in the graphics department and includes two GTX 960 modules with a 3GB framebuffer. This still...
Looks fantastic, Small for a high-end gaming rig, Sturdy build quality throughout, Core i7 and dual GTX 980s, Fast NVMe storage and DDR4 memory, Killer Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi AC
Very expensive, No front-facing I/O ports, Basic BIOS interface, SLI implementation suboptimal, Noise can become bothersome
The MSI Vortex G65 6QF SLI is without a doubt one of the most interesting gaming rigs we've handled in recent years.Borrowing its design cues from the Apple Mac Pro, MSI's striking cylinder puts forth something different to the traditional desktop tow...
Published: 2016-04-11, Author: Leo , review by: kitguru.net
Tiny 6.5 litre form factor, Superb 1080p gaming performance, Smart styling, love the LED lighting, Highly portable, Loads of USB 3.0 and 3.1 connectivity, Killer Combo WiFi and LAN, Blazing fast PCIe NVMe SSD in RAID, 1TB hard drive for bulk storage, Drag
Graphics performance suffers at 4K, No front I/O connections, High price.
The design of MSI Vortex clearly borrows a fair amount from the latest Apple Mac Pro, however there is more to this tiny powerhouse of a PC than meets the eye. Apple packs a Xeon and dual AMD FirePro GPUs inside the Mac Pro and aims directly at the workst...
Published: 2016-09-20, Author: Michael , review by: tomsguide.com
Stunning compact design, Customizable lighting, Great gaming performance, Useful software
Pricey, No front-facing ports, No tool-free upgradability
In terms of design, the MSI Vortex ($1,599 starting, $3,499 as reviewed) is an absolute achievement. The fact that MSI crammed so many high-end components into a machine so compact and cool-looking is extremely impressive, and the machine's customizable l...
Published: 2016-07-15, Author: Tomas , review by: hw4all.com
The MSI Vortex is a small but very impressive system. In a housing which is small enough to be included is a huge potent system incorporated in a backpack. Fast enough to play heavy games in high resolutions.In technical terms, it is a very special device...
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Published: 2016-06-13, Author: Matthew , review by: pcmag.com
Incredibly compact build, Lightning-fast gaming performance, Well suited for 4K and VR, Efficient cooling system,
Expensive, MXM graphics cards cripple your future upgrade options
The MSI Vortex is an impressively engineered small-form-factor gaming desktop capable of 4K and VR gaming at high settings, but its high price and use of MXM graphics cards might limit its appeal...
Abstract: MSI wouldn't let me take a very close look at the Vortex G65 at CES 2016, but I FINALLY got my hands on one! Let's see how it performs…Massdrop link: link: & discussion: us: our community forum: Screen Music Credit: Title: Laszlo – Supernova Video Link: i...
"As expected, performance is utterly bombastic. Sure, we'd have loved to see 980 Ti GPUs instead, but twin 980 GPUs still deliver incredible frame rates and are enough to power a 4K screen. "...
If saving space means a lot to you just as much as gaming performance, then the MSI Vortex might just be what you need.(previously published in issue April 2016)...
