MSI is following up last year’s Trident gaming
computer with a new model called the Trident 3. The new
model is about the size of an Xbox or PlayStation game console, but under the
hood it’s a full-fledged gaming PC. What’s new is that the Trident 3 swaps has
an Intel Kaby Lake CPU rather than Skylake.
It’s available from retailers including Amazon,
B&H, Newegg and Walmart for around US$ 900 and up, depending on the
configuration. MSI unveiled a new Trident 3 Arctic white model
for folks looking for something a bit brighter than the standard black version.
The Arctic model features an Intel Core i7-7700
quad-core processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics, 16GB of RAM, a 256GB
solid state drive, and a 1TB 7200RPM hard drive. That model should be available
in April for US$ 1500.
MSI’s Trident 3 with a black case has the same basic
design, but that model has NVIDIA GeForce 1060 graphics and comes in several
different configurations:
- Core i5-7400/8GB/1TB HDD for US$ 900
- Core i7-7700/8GB/128GB SSD + 1TB HDD for US$ 1100
- Core i7-7700/16GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD for US$ 1300
Both the
Trident 3 and the Trident 3 Arctic are the same size. The computer’s case
measures about 13.6″ x 9.2″ x 2.8″ and the PC features a USB 3.1 Type-C port,
three full-sized USB 3.1 ports, 4 USB 2.0 ports, two HDMI outputs and one HDMI
input, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth.
