SLI Gaming in a Tiny Box - MSI Vortex - CES 2016
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·Linus Tech Tips
·2016-05-06
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the link in the video description to learn more about Squarespace so there's
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a lot of stuff in the MSI Booth they've got like a star destroyer computer they
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got a bunch of liquid cooled computers they got ey tracking they got VR they
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got all this stuff but this this is the
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focal point this is the center of the room this is the vortex and this is the
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actual cause of a legitimate argument
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between me and someone that I've actually known for years at MSI and I
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would have considered a friend until I came into the booth and he told me no
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lonus you may not open the vortex so
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inside this kind of Mac Pro shaped but
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actually slightly bigger cylinder PC they have a phenomenal amount of
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Hardware so they got a core i7 6700k that's a sky processor up to 64 gigs of
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ddr4 RAM loaded on sodm memory sticks so that's no memory sticks up to two GTX
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980s note the absence of an M yes that
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is NVIDIA's new mxm gtx980 two m.2 SSD slots so you can
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throw in NVMe ssds you can put them in raid if that's even supported yet I mean
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you don't even need to you could just throw throw one NVMe in here throw
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another like you know storage NVMe CU you're apparently a baller because it's
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priced at anywhere from $2,000 for the one with 960s to 3,00 ,000 for the one
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with 980s but you're probably asking yourselves well hold on a second lonus
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how did they get two 980s in SLI a GTX
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6700k up to 64 gigs of RAM and two
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drives in here great question and you can actually watch Apple's keynote on
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the Mac Pro online because it was I'm
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sorry MSI because it was actually done in a fairly similar manner so instead of
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relying on the more traditional PC
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configuration where you've got the box with all the components kind of against
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one side they've actually got multiple completely custom laid out pcbs inside
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here with one gigantic blower fan on the top that MSI is claiming is capable of
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something in the neighborhood of like 22 DB at idle and in the low 30s underload
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making it not only extraordinarily powerful but extremely quiet and they
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didn't skimp on iio either at the back you'll find four USB 3.1 ports two HDMI
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ports two mini dis ports and two USB 3.1
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type-c ports with Thunderbolt support
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for a total of six display outputs
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natively supported if you count the USB 3.1 type-c and also Thunderbolt 3 ports
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oh yeah and I guess it's got dual Lan as well audio ports and all the usual stuff
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now this is not the final Hardware it
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isn't launching until Q2 which is apparently why they won't let me open it
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but I have somewhat forgiven Cliff
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because he has assured me and now this is this is documented this is documented
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Cliff he has assured me that lonus Tech tips will be the first to cover the
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finalized system you have my work so drop a comment on the video and let me
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know if you are excited to see us tear apart the vortex and reveal its secrets
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to the world I didn't bring a screwdriver can you believe I didn't
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bring a screwdriver everyone came so prepared for me this year I walk in
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they're like no you can't open it so thanks for checking out this video
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