Msi interceptor ds b1 h01-0001711 review
The Infinite is absolutely stuffed with first-party apps, many of which seem like they could have been combined. If you want the best possible version of the Infinite, you can splurge for the $1,999 config and get a GTX 1080Ti graphics card and a 512GB SSD with a 2TB hard drive.Īll versions of the MSI Infinite include a one-year warranty. MORE: The Best Headsets for Immersive Gaming We reviewed the $1,799 configuration, which steps the GPU up to a GTX 1080 and features a 512GB SSD with no hard drive. The MSI Infinite starts at $1,599, which gets you an Intel Core i7-7700 CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 256GB solid-state drive with a 2TB hard drive and an Nvidia GTX 1070 GPU. Considering how many gaming PCs ship with bland accessories (or none at all), I really appreciate that MSI opted to include some actual gaming gadgets with its desktop.
The design is ergonomic and even features removable weights so that you can customize the feel to your liking. You also get MSI's Interceptor DS B1 gaming mouse, which features red LED lights, thumb buttons and a DPI switch. The keyboard made a fine companion to both work and play, allowing me to breeze through a typing test at my usual 100 words per minute at near perfect accuracy. The Interceptor's membrane keys do a decent job of mimicking the feel of a mechanical keyboard, and its rainbow backlighting, while not customizable, looks pretty nice. The Infinite ships with MSI's Interceptor DS4200 gaming keyboard, which is pretty basic but at least better than the generic office peripherals that accompany many gaming PCs. The Infinite scored 16,237 on the Geekbench 4 overall performance test, coming up a bit short of the Corsair One (17,755 Core i7-7700K) and our 16,661 average.
MSI INTERCEPTOR DS B1 H01 0001711 REVIEW PC
MORE: The Best PC Games to Play Right Now The desktop never slowed down or got noticeably noisy no matter what combination of tasks I threw at it, even as I bounced among more than a dozen browser tabs, streamed six YouTube and Twitch videos at once, and downloaded a game from Steam. Overall Performanceįeaturing an Intel Core i7-7700 processor and 16GB of RAM, the Infinite is just as apt at multitasking as it is at playing games.
That tops both the Corsair (5,032) and the Alienware Aurora (4,9), as well as our 5,008 gaming-PC average. On the 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra test, which gauges 4K performance, the Infinite racked up a score of 5,231. That ties the Corsair One, and tops our 10.4 average. The MSI Infinite has more than enough muscle for virtual reality, maxing out the SteamVR Performance Test with a score of 11. Again, that trails the Corsair One (72 fps) by just a bit while topping our 29-fps average. On the more graphically intense Rise of the Tomb Raider (1080p, max settings), the Infinite rendered Lara Croft and her snowy surroundings at 64.7 fps. When we cranked things up to 4K, the Infinite turned in a very impressive 65.8 fps. MSI's desktop ran the stylish stealth action of Hitman (1080p, max settings) at a supersmooth 123 frames per second, barely trailing the Corsair One (129 fps, GTX 1080) and topping our 86-fps desktop average.