Msi trident 3 artic review in Spanish (full analysis)

MSI Trident is one of the most important lines in the market as far as PC gaming is concerned, it is very compact equipment but with excellent specifications. Thanks to this, players have the possibility to buy preassembled equipment with sensational performance and the highest quality components. Today we offer you the analysis of the MSI Trident 3 Artic, a white color model that combines all the power of the Core i7 7700 processor together with the GeForce GTX 1070 graphics, of course there is no lack of an RGB LED lighting system.

First of all, we thank MSI for the trust placed in ceding the product to us for analysis.

MSI Trident 3 Artic technical features

Unboxing and design

MSI Trident 3 Artic is presented in a white cardboard box, on the front we see a great image of the team and its most important features such as the seventh generation Core i7 processor, the GeForce GTX 1070 graphics and its advanced system stand out. Mystic Light RGB lighting system. On the back, all its complete specifications are detailed in several languages, including Spanish.

Once we open the box we find the power supply and the pedestal on the first level, below it is in its own equipment very well protected by a cloth bag. All this is perfectly accommodated by several pieces of high-density and high-quality foam, MSI ensures that it reaches the end user in perfect condition.

Finally we see a close-up of the MSI Trident 3 Artic, as we see it is a very compact device and with a white color design that looks great, is beautiful and will not clash anywhere we put it. At the top we see a ventilation grille next to the logo of the MSI gaming series.

On the front we have the MSI logo next to a fairly complete I / O panel that includes a hard drive LED indicator, 3.5mm connectors for audio and micro, an HDMI connector for VR devices, a USB Type-C port and two USB 3.0 ports.

We go to see the back and first see the I / O panel of the motherboard, this includes two HDMI ports, one of them being VRLink, the power supply connector, four USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, a Gigabit network port and sound card connectors.

In this back we also see the video output ports of the graphics card, in total there are two HDMI ports, two DisplayPort ports and a DVI.

On the left side we see the power button and the RGB Mystic Light lighting system that we will talk about later.

At the bottom there is nothing to highlight other than the non-slip rubber feet and a small air intake.

This is how the equipment looks with the lighting activated.

Interior and components

Once seen the exterior we are going to look inside the MSI Trident 3 Artic, to open it we only have to remove two screws from the back and four from the left side, with this we can slide the top cover to expose everything.

The first thing we see is the graphics card, it is a GeForce GTX 1070 of 8 GB from the MSI itself, as we see is a very compact ITX model with a single fan, this takes cold air through the ventilation grille on the side superior of the team.

This graphics card is accompanied by an Intel Core i7 7700 processor, it is a quad-core CPU and eight processing threads that works at a base frequency of 3.6 GHz that goes up to 4.2 GHz under turbo mode, It is a very powerful processor that will get the most out of the included graphics card without creating any kind of bottleneck. This processor is cooled by MSI's Silent Storn 2 heatsink, which consists of several copper heatpipes and a blower fan that will blow hot air out of the computer.

The MSI Trident 3 Artic's specifications follow with 16GB of dual-chanel DDR4 memory clocked at 2400MHz, 240GB NVMe storage, and a 1TB mechanical hard drive. Excellent specifications that make this system a real beast. All this managed by the Windows 10 Home 64-bit operating system.

Finally we see a WiFi ac + Bluetooth 4.0 card that is occupying an M.2 slot.

Test bench and tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel Core i7-7700
Base plate:	Standard on MSI Trident
Memory:	2 × 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM
Heatsink	Silent Storm 2
HDD	NVMe 240 GB + 1 TB HDD
Graphic card	Nvidia GTX 1070
Power supply	Standard on MSI Trident

First of all we are going to see the speed of the NVMe disk of this MSI Trident 3 Artic, for this we have used the popular program CristalDiskMark in its latest version, this has been the result obtained.

As we can see it is a fairly fast disk but it does not stand out despite using the NVMe protocol, especially in writing where it is even below some SATA III.

We now turn to see the behavior of the team in the most demanding games, all of them have been executed with the graphics at their maximum and in 1080p, 2K and 4K resolutions, the tests have been done with the FRAPS benchmarking tool for 180 seconds, It has been repeated three times and an average has been made.

The graphic adjustments have been as follows:

Crysis 3: Very High SMAA x 2 Project Cars 2: Ultra MSAA High Overwatch: Epico SMAADoom 2: Ultra TSSAA x 8

Final words and conclusion about MSI Trident

The MSI Trident Artic 3 is a highly recommended option for users who need a compact PC as a console, quality and with excellent performance. Its white chassis gives it a different look and looks really good.

Inside we find a Core i7 7700 processor next to the GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card, two very powerful components that work perfectly, as we have seen this configuration can move all current games to 1080p and 2K resolutions and even 4K although We will have to lower the graphic detail if we want to keep 60 FPS stable as a rock. This is accompanied by 16 GB of RAM and storage consisting of 240 GB of NVMe SSDs and a 1 TB mechanical disk.

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As for the cooling, the sound is quite acceptable, but if you listen a bit at maximum power. What we did not like is that the processor gets very hot, during our games we have come to see it slightly exceed 90ºC, a temperature that is very high although in principle it should be able to withstand it. What really worries us is that such a temperature is reached now in winter, surely in summer it rises a few degrees more and that is something to keep in mind.

Finally, its RGB Mystic Light lighting system is very configurable and looks great on the computer, thanks to this we can make our desk look great and we will be the envy of our friends when they come home to see our new MSI Trident 3 Artic.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ COMPACT AND VERY ATTRACTIVE DESIGN	- THE PROCESSOR GETS VERY HOT
+ EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IN ALL GAMES	- SOME NOISE TO FULL
+ CAN BE EXPANDED UP TO 32 GB OF RAM MEMORY
+ HDMI FRONT CONNECTIONS, WHICH ALLOWS US TO CONNECT SOME VIRTUAL GLASSES
+ VERY WIDE CONNECTIVITY