Msi Vortex Gaming Tower

This is basically a highest-end gaming laptop in a different form factor so just about all of the pros and cons apply.
 
Keep in mind those are full-fledged GTX 980 desktop cores, not the mobile variant (980M). They just happen to be in MXM format. It's a recent release by Nvidia.
 
I just watched Linus' video on it. There will be a dual GTX960 version priced at $2000.
Also the dual GTX980 MXM version is going to costs $3000.

That is some pricey markup to be paid, but understandable given the custom nature of the design.
 
$3000 is in the same ballpark as the GT80.

Nvidia should have named it GTX 980MX to avoid confusion.
 
This is really exciting potentially for the SFF community. Maybe Nvidia will start making more MXM Desktop versions of their gpus. Does anybody know the length of these MXM cards in this MSI case? It was annoying as MSI stated in the video description as the desktop variant, but other news outlet sites and forums stated mobile. Nvidia really has not learned how to name their gpus to make it convenient for the damn pc user....
 
CknSalad said:
This is really exciting potentially for the SFF community. Maybe Nvidia will start making more MXM Desktop versions of their gpus. Does anybody know the length of these MXM cards in this MSI case? It was annoying as MSI stated in the video description as the desktop variant, but other news outlet sites and forums stated mobile. Nvidia really has not learned how to name their gpus to make it convenient for the damn pc user....
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It isn't that interesting until motherboard with MXM support show up, the mark up for a MXM module goes down and the either the cooing layout is standardized or MXM with reference coolers are available.
 
QinX said:
It isn't that interesting until motherboard with MXM support show up, the mark up for a MXM module goes down and the either the cooing layout is standardized or MXM with reference coolers are available.
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Ya, I understand where you are getting at. I still think this is an indicator of promising things to come for SFF. If MSI advertises this well, sells decently, and people in forums and on YouTube comment sections show great interest in this Desktop PC standard, it would not be a surprise if this becomes fairly mainstream in two years.

Does this MSI Vortex have a single GPU option?
 
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pcper posted some info as well. They mention $3800 for the dual-980 system in the video. Pricy, but probably the most powerful 6.5L gaming system on the planet right now.
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I personally like a slimmer upright profile like the NFC S4 or QinX's newer PC case project on SFF Forum over a cylindrical PC case. I'm interested in how much smaller sfx psu cases can be when MXM gpus, motherboards become popular and standardized. Still not really convinced with the power board/power brick solution as I want to fit as much powerful hardware inside with just a few acceptable compromises. Exciting times for the SFF community!
 
vipz said:
This is basically a highest-end gaming laptop in a different form factor so just about all of the pros and cons apply.
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Not quite so, actually. Just changing the form factor introduces different approaches to cooling the hardware.

QinX said:
It isn't that interesting until motherboard with MXM support show up, the mark up for a MXM module goes down and the either the cooing layout is standardized or MXM with reference coolers are available.
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Motherboards with MXM support will be a pretty cool thing to have, but, their form factor could be streamlined as well. Apple wouldn't be able to make the Mac Pro in a case that narrow with a standard ITX board. Plus they had to split most of the circuitry between two different boards, and then move the I/O onto a third one.

MSI probably took the multi-board approach as well. But motherboard components are getting more densely packed and it's been proven a X99 chipset is possible on ITX so there's definitely a possibility for a slightly different form factor.
 
CC Ricers said:
Not quite so, actually. Just changing the form factor introduces different approaches to cooling the hardware.
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In the end it's all just a few heat pipes and fin stacks, plus a fan or two. What matters is that they are all proprietary solutions.
 
The Cubi 2 in that article looks interesting, although it looks way bigger than the latest NUC's, even the ones with 2.5" slots.
 
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