MSI Mega PC (Mega 651): A Living Room PC With Minor Defects, Continued

07:00 - Tuesday 22 July 2003 by Frank Völkel
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: the, mailman, has, arrived

Table of content:
12 – MSI Mega PC (Mega 651): A Livi...
  1. 1 – The First Car: A Motorized Carriage
  2. 2 – The First Car: A Motorized Carriage, Continued
  3. 3 – Common Features And Differences: ECS, MSI, Shuttle And Soyo
  4. 4 – Common Features And Differences: ECS, MSI, Shuttle And Soyo, Continued
  5. 5 – ECS EZ Buddie: Focus On The Speed Controller
  6. 6 – ECS EZ Buddie: Focus On The Speed Controller, Continued
  7. 7 – ECS EZ Buddie: Focus On The Speed Controller, Continued
  8. 8 – MSI Mega PC (Mega 651): A Living Room PC With Minor Defects
  9. 9 – MSI Mega PC (Mega 651): A Living Room PC With Minor Defects, Continued
  10. 10 – MSI Mega PC (Mega 651): A Living Room PC With Minor Defects, Continued
  11. 11 – MSI Mega PC (Mega 651): A Living Room PC With Minor Defects, Continued
  12. 12 – MSI Mega PC (Mega 651): A Living Room PC With Minor Defects, Continued
  13. 13 – MSI Mega PC (Mega 651): A Living Room PC With Minor Defects, Continued
  14. 14 – Shuttle XPC SB61G2: First-Class Equipment With Weaknesses
  15. 15 – Shuttle XPC SB61G2: First-Class Equipment With Weaknesses, Continued
  16. 16 – Shuttle XPC SB61G2: First-Class Equipment With Weaknesses, Continued
  17. 17 – Soyo Mini Dragon 651: Old Fashioned Hi-Fi Charm, Not Yet Fully Mature
  18. 18 – Soyo Mini Dragon 651: Old Fashioned Hi-Fi Charm, Not Yet Fully Mature, C...
  19. 19 – Soyo Mini Dragon 651: Old Fashioned Hi-Fi Charm, Not Yet Fully Mature, C...
  20. 20 – Test Configuration And Special Features
  21. 21 – OpenGL-Performance "Quake 3 Arena"
  22. 22 – DirectX 8 Games: 3D Mark 2001 SE
  23. 23 – Office-/Internet-Performance: Sysmark 2002
  24. 24 – Summary: Design Or Practical Value - No Barebone System Has It All

MSI Mega PC (Mega 651): A Living Room PC With Minor Defects, Continued

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MSI supplies a special model for effective CPU cooling, although problems may arise during disassembly. In our case, the processor was stuck firmly to the smooth surface of the cooling element and was ripped out of the socket without opening the lever. Serious damage did not occur, but this can scarcely be avoided given the construction.

The hard drive is a different story: it is housed, sandwich style, with the CD/ DVD drive. Thus, the MSI has the same quirk as the Shuttle XPC SB61G: due to the low air circulation, the hard disk heats up excessively and is additionally heated by the adjacent components. In the test, the large power unit reached a temperature of more than 55°C, so that temperatures of up to 48°C occurred within the housing. Compared to the Shuttle, MSI has included more bore holes in the aluminum hood for cooling. The bottom line: an interesting barebone system with a few defects.

Supporting frame for hard disk and additional drives.

Beware of heat congestion! Both the hard disk and the drives are not cooled.

When disassembling the CPU cooler, the processor frequently remains suspended on the cooling element - without the level of the CPU socket being released.

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