MSI Desktop PC AEGIS-012TW Intel Core i7-6700 16GB DDR4 1TB HDD 256GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

Dominate the battle with the MSI AEGIS-012TW gaming desktop, loaded with the latest powerful components and a host of technologies to refresh your gaming experience. Plus, its unique, arresting design looks as great as it performs, making the Aegis the perfect platform to power through the hottest AAA titles.

Performance

Latest 6th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors

Skylake is codename of the brand new 14nm micro-architecture of Intel’s latest 6th generation processors. The Skylake platform requires lower power consumption but delivers better performance than before. Performance of Intel Core i7-6700 is also 13% faster than Intel CoreTM i7-4790 under average usage.

Ready for Excellent Graphics

Play the latest games in their full glory with the MSI Aegis gaming desktop PC. The GeForce GTX 970 is powered by 28nm Maxwell architecture, delivering advanced technologies and class-leading graphics for incredible gaming experiences.

PCI-E Gen3 X4 SSD Load Games in Seconds

Get in the game before everyone else with the latest PCI-E Gen 3.0x4 bandwidth utilizing NVMe technology on single M.2 SSD. Harness the full performance potential of the Gen 3.0 SSD through the optimization of the hardware and software outputting extreme read speeds up to 2200MB/s, 5x faster than SATA3 SSD's.

DDR4 Support

The 6th Generation Intel Core i7 CPU comes with a brand new architecture that supports the high speed 2133MHz DDR4 memory modules. The dual channel of DDR4-2133 brings a 33% performance enhancement compared with that of the dual channel DDR3-1600 memory.

Military Class 4 Components

The Aegis is equipped with military-grade components ensuring excellent stability, power efficiency and performance to provide a smooth operation.

Visuals

Mystic Light

Customize your Aegis with RGB Mystic Light LEDs. You can select any of the colors from the palette to match your systems’ design. Choose from different color effects such as Breathing, Gradient, Gaming, or Music modes to match any environment.

Ready for the Future

The era of VR gaming is now and the Aegis series is ready. With more than enough power and performance to enter the realm of virtual reality gaming, step into the future and experience gaming like never before.

*Requires GTX970 video card and up

Carry to a LAN Party

A useful handle situated at the top-back of the Aegis case can be used to pick up and carry this lightweight gaming beast around from one LAN-party to the next.

Separated Power Supply

The power supply is built into the foot of Aegis, this will keep it stable and cool for all the heavy gaming duties.

Small and Extremely Powerful

Aegis has all the components of a ‘normal’ desktop PC but in a small and compact case.

Audio

Nahimic Audio Enhancer

Nahimic audio software offers high definition sound technology which boosts the audio and voice performance of your gaming computer. Enjoy an immersive virtual 7.1 sound over your standard stereo equipment.

Audio Boost 3

To deliver the crispest sound signal to gamers’ ears, a special hardware amplifier called ‘Audio Boost’ is integrated onto the Aegis’s motherboard, especially benefiting gamers using a gaming headset.

Control

Silent Storm Cooling 2

To get outstanding performance Aegis is equipped with a powerful cooling system, Silent Storm Cooling 2. Embracing two separate chambers that individually take care of the cooling of different components within the Aegis, the unique ‘Silent Storm Cooling 2’ design makes sure the system’s temperature stays perfectly under control, supporting a cool and silent operation. You can even install an advanced liquid cooling system to enable extreme CPU overclocking.

Stay Cool, Stay Quiet

Based on the MSI Silent Storm Cooling 2, Aegis is powerful, but extremely quiet as well. In idle mode it only produces 22dB of sound, and full-loading it will always stay under 32dB.

Easy Access to Components

For those who always want to get the best out of their system, the components of the Aegis series are easily accessible and ready to be upgraded at any time. Whether it is storage, a processor or a graphics card, you can always keep your Aegis gaming rig up to date with the latest hardware.

Plug in and Game on

Ready to connect all your game accessories and devices. There are enough ports to complete your gaming rig.

BACK: Audio jack / SPDIF • LAN / USB 2.0 • USB 3.1 Gen1 / HDMI • PS2 / USB2.0

FRONT: Mic in/Headset out • USB 3.1 Gen1 Type C • USB 2.0 (top with SuperCharger 2)

Type-C with Reversible Design

Get all the performance benefits from USB 3.1 Gen1 combined with the convenience of the USB Type-C connector. This reversible connector allows for effortless connecting of USB devices.

Super Charger 2

With MSI Super Charger 2 you can provide 10x more power to USB devices compared to traditional USB ports. With this, you can quickly charge devices such as tablets and smartphones, eliminating the need for wall power sockets.

A Different View on Gaming

MSI Dragon Eye allows you to watch a YouTube video or Twitch Stream while playing a game simultaneously. Whenever you want to watch your favorite game matches while gaming, or watch a tutorial of that difficult part on the same screen so you don’t have to switch between screens anymore. It is all possible with Dragon Eye.

Gaming Center

User-friendly application, you can adjust most of system values in this Gaming Center which provide a better gaming experience.

Streaming

DirectX 12

MSI Aegis fully supports Windows 10, taking advantage of DirectX 12 for a supreme gaming experience.

Your Game, Your Stream, Your Fame

XSplit Gamecaster & Broadcaster v2.5 lets you easily record your gaming moments and broadcast your live gameplay sessions to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and more. Now also broadcast yourself vividly with the renewed chroma key and adaptive bitrate. It's simple, easy to use and ideal for sharing your gameplay with friends, family or the world - or for capturing those perfect gaming moments, just for the heck of it.