Watch Andy go to the city at the MSI MPG Velox 100R chassis in the video above.
KEY TIME SEAL:
00:33 – Specifications
02:36 – Reference points
08:45 – Characteristics and construction quality
28:35 – Conclusion
MSI has been in the business of the PC components whenever we can remember, and there is base plates plates since it was formed in 1986 and graphics cards since 1997, it is still a newcomer to many of the markets.
Today we are seeing one of the last cases, the MPG Velox 100R, which will be launched at the end of October/early November, along with an air flow model of 100p more focused on performance.
The case is found in 490 mm x 474 mm x 231 mm (HXDXW) so quite medium for an average tower. It has front and lateral panels of tempered glass, Althegh a little on the thin side to 3 mm, and comes with four 120 mm PWM Arch fans and a LED Arrtb strip that runs along the side of the PSU deck. The design is a bit without inspiration and resembles the many RGB cases with windows in the market today, but it is also harmless and would sit well in many configurations.
The entire RGB in the case adheres to a small simple LED controller behind the motherboard, which can be controlled through a button on the front I/O, or connected to its motherboard through a 3 -pin 5V ARGB head header, to allow control through its motherboard. The front I/O also has power, restart, 2x USB 3.0 type A and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10GBPS) Althheheh these extend on the right side of the box, so much so that the USB-C port is halfway down the access of the deposits.
Unfortunately, the case suffers from some construction quality problems. Steel is quite thin at 0.7-0.8 mm mostly, that most panels have a free ventilated space. Even once you do not need it, as the upper part of the PSU cover, they are ventilated heavy, despite the only ventilation at the bottom of the case of the case directly below the PSU. The PSU sheet has a window to show its supply, but it is partial blocked by the black edge of the window and is also very small and will probably cut most of the PSU ATX badges.
MSI provides a vertical GPU support that thanks a thickest steel and sacrifices great support for the GPU, without a remarkable sunk. But from there, things get worse. None of the six confrontation locations fit my corsair pci-e riser and the installation was a real headache. The support cannot be installed with the motherboard in place due to the potholes on the PCI tabs -Supract that they are placed in the base plate tray, nor can you install the GPU with the support in place, like two of the screws to secure the GPU to Screvever.
The clicks of the puls would work, but they are not provident, so the GPU must first attach to the vertical mount, which blocks the lower part of the motherboard and access to Audio HD, USB, fans heading, etc.
On the back, things improve a little, because cable management is well tasted for the design of the case. There are 25 mm deep to play and 24 cable tie points extend just through the base plate tray, so all cables, regardless of their path, can be carefully involved. It is a shame that MSI only gives you two velcro straps and five cable links.
He also needs them tied hard, since the rear panel is only secured to the box on the front and rear edge. I thought it would be a problem at the beginning, nothing to ensure a lump of potential cables, but in practice it works quite well. The front slot first and acting almost like a hinge to balance it and sustain it with one hand and secure self -retained retention screws with the other. Yes, the panel is softened a little, but with careful cable management it is not bad and it is much easier than fighting with the traditional style of posterior panel fasting.
For storage there is a pair or 2.5 in transmission sleds behind the motherboard that bind in rubber complaints to suffocate any vibration of traditional HDDs. The 3.5 -inch bay under the PSU shrew is not so well thought out. The metal frame is thin from the paper and would easily be damaged when moving it, since it can be moved between two different positions, but there is only a difference of 30 mm between them. It can only be adjusted to a unit sled, with a second unit that has to join directly to the top of the cage, although there is enough height for a two -volted cage. The sled is made of cheap plastic without vibration vibrations offered anywhere. At least it has no tool, but would suggest using a screwdriver to eliminate the cage completely and get rid of it, releasing space for excess energy cables, since there is beautiful space anywhere else.
Fans mentioned previously, in general, also a cheap, with the vibration damping in the corners that are foam, not rubber, and already permanently impress from the fan mounts. They are silent at full speed, with the entire case that comes to 34.1 dB in the formation of stock fans. That formation of stock fans of having the three front intakes linked outside the chassis rails was the thought of worse performance. Simply moving towards the back of the fan assemblies and away from the glass front, the CPU temperatures decreased by 2.4 ° C and GPU in 1.6 ° C. moving two fans to the lateral intake and adding the third as another exhaust in the roof (the unconditional bits technology can remember that formation well) showed even better, reducing temperatures by 2.9 ° C and 1.8 ° C, 1. respectively.
The true kicking is the price. With the appearance of innumerable RGB boxes with glass panels of players such as gamemax, aerocool, deep cool, etc., which are sold for £ 45- £ 70, MSI wants to collect £ 130. That is not a typograph taken to £ 75. MSI has not been in the game of the case enough to demand that type of premium, special with a construction quality that is not exceptional.
Pros
• Good cooling potential
• Complete complement or quiet fans tested
• Flexible assembly for fans and rads
• Including GPU vertical support
Conservation
• Outside the fan box is suboptimal
• The materials used are thin and cheap
• 3.5 in vertical transmission cage of poorly implemented GPU
• High price award
