Foreword:
Speaking of desktop game consoles, most gamers will choose DIY, but many users will still choose the brand machine, which will be more secure and convenient after sales. MSI has always been one of the leading brands in the game console industry and has always been unique in product design. MSI's products have a high degree of recognition in the game console industry and have formed its own fixed style over the years. The gaming consoles that have been released in the past have always been able to give a deep impression to the industry, whether they are powerful or design innovations. They are also favored by high-end game enthusiasts. Today Xiaobian brings MSI MSI Aegis-016XCN to this game desktop, let's take a look.
Host appearance:
As mentioned above, MSI has always been unique in its product design. The protagonists introduced today are no exception. Customized game cabinets are individualized. The overall design adopts a symmetrical design style. The front is an air intake grille, which is sorted in the same order as a shield. The red metal dust-proof net matches the black color and is stable without losing the balance.
Designers in the chassis design is indeed a lot of thought, the left and right sides of the chassis side cover are equipped with the same irregular transparent red acrylic panel, but in the left side cover above the increase in graphics intake hole. The box paint surface has also been made with a subtle matte process, which feels very good to the touch and effectively prevents fingerprint residue. The chassis is divided into two parts: the base and the box. On the left and right sides of the base, there are gravure stereoscopic brand logos. From the side, there is a very strong tension of the front punch, giving a very strong sense of dynamics.
detail:
Although the chassis is small and compact, the optical drive is still installed at the top of the front panel of the chassis. However, under the designer's whimsy, it is well hidden. When I got the machine, I did not recognize the optical drive function. , and later found himself wrong.
Open the CD-ROM drive just press the right side of the pop-up button, as the left side of the button is only a symmetrical decorative effect. The optical drive uses the same specifications as the notebook's built-in optical drive, which are ultra-thin designs that effectively reduce space occupancy. Worthy of praise is the assembly of LG super multi dvd drive also has a double indentation function, compatibility is also very good. The bottom position of the CD-ROM drive is a very distinctive dragon shield logo. Under the state of power on, it will emit white light. The night is very beautiful, but unfortunately it does not increase the breathing effect.
On both sides of the fuselage's front panel, where the interface and button subdivisions are located, the left-hand MSI Aegis-016XCN provides a USB 3.1 interface, a USB 2.0 interface, and a Type-C interface. The USB 3.1 interface also provides 10 times faster charging speed than the general USB, allowing your mobile electronic device to be charged more quickly without a socket, providing users with convenience. On the right is the audio jack and the power button. The power button also has a sleep function. In the boot operation, press the upper position of the power button to enter the sleep state. The upper end of the power button is the operating status indicator.
The panel at the top of the fuselage is not even. The design style of the front panel is the same as that of the front panel. It is gradually raised toward the middle. Finally, a line is formed, and the decorative grille with fins is used to make the machine more three-dimensional. The tail also added the function of carrying the carrying handle. On the handle, it also marked MIS Gaming's logo. It clearly told us that he was born for the game.
The back of the chassis is the main interface distribution area. From the above figure we can see that the Aegis Aegis-016XCN motherboard provides a set of audio interfaces, two USB2.0, four USB3.1 interfaces, one RJ45, one PS/ 2 interfaces, an HDMI and DP interface, enough to meet daily needs. The equipped GTX970 provides a DVH interface, a DVI-D interface, and also has an HDMI and a DP interface reserved for simultaneous dual-screen output.
The chassis is designed with upper and lower ends, the power supply is designed at the lower end of the back, a power switch is configured, and the right side is the outlet vent of the power supply.
Simple disassembly of the inside of the chassis:
Chassis materials can be described as full of sincerity, the external use of frosted paint plastic material, the use of galvanized iron plate material inside the side plate, both durable and beautiful. A dust-proof metal net has also been added to the hollow position to effectively prevent dust from entering the cabinet. In front of the small series of its full-featured appearance was introduced, then we briefly disassemble the Aegis-016XCN, observe the composition of its internal hardware.
Open the side of the chassis, the inside of the chassis is very clean, and not because of the small chassis, and become stretched. The first thing to see is the MSI's deeply customized GTX970 graphics card, which uses dual-fan air-cooled cooling, but it does not belong to the GAMING series.
Remove the video card, you see the CPU cooling module, double brass air-cooled, and did not use the current popular water cooling, it is somewhat regrettable. Fortunately, in the subsequent tests, the cooling performance was still very good, and the mute effect was also very prominent. In the normal mode, only 18 dB of noise was achieved, and if the performance was fully on, the next person could keep below 32 dB. Thanks to Aegis Shield's powerful silent storm cooling system.
Built-in Intel 3165NGW AC WIFI wireless network card ensures wireless network transmission
MSI Aegis-016XCN built-in notebook memory, DDR4-2133MHz, supports up to 32GB of memory, but the machine is only configured with 16G of memory, two memory modules are placed on the front and back of the motherboard. The 128G SSD M.2 SATA SSD is also placed on the back of the motherboard, adjacent to the memory. The button battery on the main board has also been specially extended and insulated. In the upper position of the memory module, there is a double-sided sticker for fixing.
The interior of the top of the chassis is also equipped with galvanized iron sheet, which is very heavy in the hands.
Took off the top plate, even set aside a 2.5-inch solid state drive installation location, it is indeed beyond my expectations. The ultra-thin LG super multi DVD drive also features double-layer indentation and compatibility.
The location of the base is the location of the power supply. The MSI Aegis-016XCN of the MSI uses a 350W bronze power supply from the Chinese company. It can also run stably under full load conditions.
light:
The configuration of the colorful lights can be described as a major feature of Aegis-016XCN Aegis-016XCN, you can choose any color you want through its matching color palette, you can also freely switch between different modes: breathing, discoloration, games, music, Very personal, make your game Aegis unique.
The lighting effect does give the game player a visual impact, especially at night, the lighting effect is very good-looking.
Overall configuration:
The Micro Aegis Aegis-016XCN received this time is equipped with Intel's sixth-generation Skylake platform Core i7 6700 processor, equipped with 16GB DDR4-2133MHz memory, storage is equipped with Western Digital 1TB mechanical hard drive and Kingston 128 GB SSD M.2 SATA solid-state hard drives, graphics cards use the MSI depth custom GTX 970 graphics card. Its overall performance is undoubtedly quite trustworthy. Here we look at the actual performance of the game console through actual testing.
The Intel Core i7-6700 powered by the MSI Aegis-016XCN is based on the Skylake architecture. With the latest 14nm process, the LGA 1151 interface needs to be paired with a 100 series motherboard. The quad-core and eight-thread design is the default frequency of 3.4GHz and the Turbo frequency is up to 4.0GHz. . Power consumption is only 65W, its three-level cache is 8M, supports DDR3/DDR4 two specifications, also integrates the HD 530 core graphics card, if it is office use, you can not with a separate graphics card, rely on the nuclear display to complete the work.
One of the most critical data for game consoles is of course performance. Xiao Bian first performed the Aegis-016XCN AA test run to test the machine's theoretical performance in the end. The first is Master Lu, who scored 233,797 and beat 99% of the nation's users. Below we will use Cinebench, chess and other software tools to test its theoretical performance.
Through the CPU-Z software, we can clearly see the i7 6700's detailed information, and then through the chess test, measured a high score of 14699.
CINEBENCH 11.5 measured OpenGL values ​​of 16.16fps and multicore performance of 7.32pts. In general, the i7-6700 equipped with the Aegis-016XCN of the MSI is very strong in terms of performance. This is due to the excellent thermal design of the chassis and the support of the MSI motherboard, so that this i7 6700 can play its due strength.
Graphics performance test:
The MSI Aegis-016XCN is equipped with a GTX970 graphics card with deep customization, 4G memory and GDDR5 memory. The process process is 28nm, the number of CUDA cores is 1664Units, the core frequency is 1102Mhz-1241Mhz, the memory frequency is 7010Mhz, the memory bit width is 256 bits, and the maximum power consumption is 145W. Hardware parameters are very powerful, so what's the actual performance? Then test it with me personally.
Through the GPU-Z on the graphics card details at a glance, the physical detection of 73.3%, like this high-end graphics card, such a constitution is very good. Next, 3D rendering aspects and temperature control aspects will be tested with 3DMark, furmark, and GPU-Z.
3DMark 11P score is P13583
3DMark 11P score is X5089
In the 3DMark series of test software, the GTX970 graphics card on the Aegis-016XCN of the Aviatico has excellent performance and has strong strength. The P-mode and the X-mode were tested separately. The P-mode score was 13583, and the X was divided into 5089, which belongs to the category of high-end CPU.
In the furmark software testing process, pager tests were performed in 720P and 1080P modes, respectively, and the graphics card operation was very stable. The 1080P mode was also able to run perfectly. Among them, the temperature control of the graphics card is still very good, full loader one hour maximum temperature stabilized at 78 °C. In the GPU-Z display rendering test, the maximum temperature reached 73°C.
game
Tomb Raider 9
The Tomb Raider series has been 18 years old. Laura developed from the earliest conical figure to the feminine and western hot girl of Oriental Girl, and wrote a game evolution for me. Youth hymns. As a famous action game, the latest ninth generation of Tomb Raider has a great leap in quality. Material texture, light, and shadow are not the best in the industry. In particular, Laura's hair uses AMD's "Haifeisi" technology. , elegant and graceful, untouchables, moving. Tomb Raider 9 is a large-scale 3D adventure game launched in the last two years. Its hardware requirements are very high. If we adjust the screen resolution and special effects to the highest level, even the flagship level will feel pressure. . In order to test the maximum performance of this GTX970 graphics card, we will adjust the picture resolution to 1920 1080P in Full HD mode, and the screen effects will be maximized. Test results came out, the highest frame is 60, the average frame is 45, the minimum frame has also reached 35, can run smoothly in the screen killer level of the game also shows the ability of this GTX970 graphics card equipped with the Aegis-016XCN .
Watch the Vanguard
"Watchi Pioneer" is a very popular game at the moment. It is the first team shooting game produced by Blizzard and has now officially come to China. The game is based on the background of the near-future Earth. Superheroes from around the world will use their unique capabilities to kill on the battlefield, giving players a top shooting experience. So, how does the Aegis GTX 970 graphics card carried by the Aegis ?
Through real test play, GTX970 graphics performance is very good, the game rendering screen, and special effects to the highest grade, the operation is still smooth, long-running, do not think it is difficult, the temperature control is relatively stable, control is quite good.
Hard disk read and write:
MSI Aegis-016XCN is equipped with a Kingston 128GB SSD M.2 SATA interface SSD. Let's take a look at his performance. (This test prototype is 256G, officially released version is 128G)
Tested by AS SSD, it scored 1064 points, especially the 4K random literacy score was even high. It performed very well and was commendable.
to sum up
MSI Aegis-016XCN This game console can be said to be a very thoughtful product that can reflect the unique design elements of a designer. With good space utilization, its compact body can still hold three 3.5-inch mechanical hard disks and a 2.5-inch solid state hard disk. But also because it is not because of the small size of the optical drive carved out, this point is still commendable. The coordination between hardware is very high. In actual use, the system runs very smoothly. Under full load, there is no blue screen or crash. Even if it is a large-scale 3D game, Caton will not appear. If you are a game enthusiast and highly personalistic pursuit, the micro-Aegis Aegis-016XCN game console is still very suitable for you, and your favorite friends may wish to pay attention.