MSI Trident X

Sleek and compact ; Quiet cooling fans ; Reasonably priced ; Support for both Thunderbolt 3 and Wi-Fi 6 ; Better-than-average bundled keyboard and mouse

Complicated disassembly for upgrades ; No AMD Ryzen version

MSI’s MEG Trident X packs gaming-tower power into a chassis a fraction of the size, without levying an exorbitant price premium.

High-end gaming performance in a slim, compact chassis. Loads of storage. Uses standard, upgrade-ready parts. Close-to-60fps rates at 4K in recent AAA games.

Niche target audience. Overkill for most gaming scenarios. Case includes a lot of plastic.

Bottom Line: While the Trident X may cast a small net, MSI's compact gaming PC does its job well, with top-notch performance at maximum settings and above-average upgrade potential.

Powerful performance ; Quiet cooling ; Smart, compact design ; Easy to take apart

Expensive ; Subpar peripherals

offers a much wider range of price options and an equally striking (albeit very different) chassis. Rest assured that if you do get the Trident X, you'll be able to run your favorite games at extremely high settings, and you'll likely be able to do so...

Excellent performance ; Impressive specs ; Small Size makes it easy to store ; Good cooling features ; Has

Higher variants can get very pricey ; Upgrades can be tiring ; Only Intel variants available ; Pre-installed bloatware can be annoying ; Chassis requires tools to be opened up

Having a slim, unique classy low-profile design its outfit is very attractive. ; Powerful performance. ; The users can update the parts of this system anytime. ; The cooling fans of this device do not create huge noise. ; Having huge 64 GB ; , the PC’s...

The disassembling process of this device is quite complicated. ; The liquid cooling facility is not present. ; Lots of bloatware. ; The maintenance cost and its power consumption are higher than the regular desktops. ; Expensive for casual users

Price ; Swappable side panel ; Slim, light chassis

Air-cooled processor ; Insides aren't much to look at

It's not the prettiest prebuilt on the market, but that doesn't matter once you see it run. It’s quiet, compact and, given the list of components, cheaper than most other high-end rigs.

Slim, low-profile design ; Powerful performance and graphics ; Upgradable parts ; Included peripherals

No tool-free upgradability

The MSI Trident X offers incredibly powerful performance and graphics packed into a sleek body that features multiple, upgradable components.

There’s a lot to like about this machine – as our MSI Trident X review demonstrates. The updated Coffee Lake-S processor delivers formidable power, with more ability in single- and multi-threaded applications – so it’ll prove faster than its rivals in...