Earlier this week, Intel officially announced its “Rocket Lake-S” 11th Gen Core desktop processors. MSI is getting involved with the launch early, updating its gaming desktop systems with Intel's latest hardware.
This week, MSI announced that its Aegis, Codex, Trident and Infinite series of gaming desktop PCs will ship with Intel 11th Gen Core CPUs. These gaming PCs also include RTX 30 graphics cards.
Some MSI systems will come with ‘up to an Intel Core i9-11900K', while others offer up to Core i7 or Core i5 options. In the case of the MSI MEG Trident X 11th, Aegis RS 11th and the Infinite RS 11th PCs, you can go up to an Intel Core i9-11900K.
The MSI MPG Trident AS 11th system tops out at an Intel Core i7-11700F, while the MSI Codex R 11th and Aegis R 11th PCs come with ‘up to' an Intel Core i7-11700. Finally the Aegis SE 11th will ship with up to an Intel Core i5-11400F.
If you are after an 11th Gen Core i9 system, then pricing starts at $1,999. MSI's Core i7 supported systems start at $1,349.
KitGuru Says: Are any of you thinking about upgrading to one of Intel's new Rocket Lake-S CPUs? Are you looking to buy a pre-build or are you planning on building yourself?