LCD screens on circumstances and coolers have change into ever extra fashionable just lately, however the MSI MEG Prospect 700R has essentially the most feature-rich LCD display that I’ve seen so far. The MEG Prospect 700R is a big mid-tower ATX chassis with sufficient house to deal with the most recent graphics playing cards, EATX motherboards and in depth cooling choices. Its geared up with a front-mounted 4.3-inch touchscreen LCD panel that may show system data, management fan pace, regulate RGB lighting results and integrations with MSI Centre… But does all this high-tech gadgetry make it a superb case? Let’s have a look.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:56 It’s how a lot?
01:54 Touchscreen LCD panel
02:51 Plenty of options
04:20 Front panel I/O
04:54 Analysing the case – deep dive
09:30 Hardware assist (GPU/CPU)
09:54 PCIe / Vertical GPU mount (provided)
10:12 PSU shroud / color matching
11:20 Rear panel and spacing
12:36 Behind the tray
13:45 Storage assist
14:57 Bottom of the case
15:48 Hardware for the construct
18:12 System construct – Timelapse
24:14 James ideas on the construct course of
26:57 Thermal and Noise Performance
28:24 Closing Thoughts – Pros and Cons
LCD screens have gotten extremely popular on PC circumstances nowadays. Just like AIOs clad with LCD shows, each vendor now desires a chassis with a display. Most producers have utilised the LCD display as a approach to show system data and permit customers to personalise the system with customized photos and animated GIFs. MSI has taken that one step additional by introducing the MEG Prospect 700R with a 4.3-inch touchscreen show that has many helpful features.
As properly as having the ability to show system information, customized photos and GIFs, the touchscreen show on the Prospect 700R can be utilized to manage fan pace, regulate ARGB lighting results with just a few faucets on the display, it could actually additionally combine with MSI Centre to show climate reviews and extra. Control could be fully handed to MSI Centre or the motherboard too. This revolutionary design signifies that the value of the case isn’t low cost however you probably have a wholesome price range and wish this function it may be yours for round £350.
Features:
- The entrance of the case is provided with a 4.3-inch touchscreen LCD panel that may management fan pace and ARGB lighting results in addition to show system data, climate reviews and extra. The panel will also be synchronised with MSI Centre or motherboards to manage options.
- Equipped with 4 pre-installed 140mm MSI ARGB followers for optimum cooling and vivid lighting results. Fan pace and ARGB lighting could be managed by the touchscreen LCD show or synchronised with MSI Centre.
- A modular inside permits customers to change the system in keeping with their particular wants. The facet mount panel could be swapped from the default cable administration panel to a fan/rad mount panel mount or an adaptor plate for giant EATX format motherboard set up.
- A spacious inside helps as much as EATX motherboards, giant graphics playing cards as much as 400mm lengthy, tall CPU coolers and massive energy provides. Dedicated cable routing channels and hinged facet panels present nice accessibility for set up.
- Magnetic mud filters are positioned on the highest, entrance, facet and backside panels of the case to minimise undesirable mud build-up.
- Extensive cooling choices embrace a number of giant radiator installations, assist for as much as ten 120mm followers, optimised airflow through ventilated panels and an EK distro plate that may be bought individually is out there for customized cooling fans.
- Front I/O connectivity options two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, a single USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port, 2 x 3.5mm audio jacks in addition to energy and reset buttons.
MSI MEG Prospect 700R Specifications:
- Case Form Factor: Mid-Tower
- Supported Motherboards: EATX (as much as 310mmx304.8mm) / ATX / M-ATX / ITX
- Front I/O Ports: 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C, 1x HD Audio, 1x Mic
- Storage Drive Support: 2x 2.5”, 2x 2.5″/3.5”
- Expansion Slots: 7
- Maximum GPU Length: 400mm
- Maximum CPU Cooler Height: 185mm
- Supported Power Supply: Standard ATX, max as much as 220mm (with out 3.5” HDD tray put in)
- Supported Fans: 3x120mm/3×140 mm (Front), 3×12 mm/3x140mm (Top), 1x120mm/1x140mm (Rear), 3x120mm (Side)
- Pre-Installed Fans: 3x140mm ARGB (Front), 1x140mm ARGB (Side)
- Radiator Support: 120/140/240/280/360mm (Front), 120/140/240/280/360mm (Top), 120/140mm (Rear), 120/240/360mm (facet)
- Dimensions (DXWXH): 585x257x537mm
- Net Weight: 15.95 kg
- Note: Material – Left Side: Tempered Glass/ Right Side- Metal, Vertical GPU Mount – Yes, Touch Panel – Yes
Thermal Performance Testing
To simulate thermal demand we run the Cinebench R23 multi-thread benchmark and 3DMark Speed Way stress take a look at concurrently in a loop for 60 minutes to completely load the system. This provides the CPU and GPU sufficient time to achieve fixed steady-state temperature. With this knowledge, we will evaluate how the system handles the thermal demand and measure peak noise ranges.
Thermal efficiency is measured with the case in numerous configurations, such because the default, with the tempered glass left-hand facet panel eliminated and with the entrance panel eliminated to see how these configurations have an effect on the CPU and GPU temperature. During testing, solely inventory case followers are used except in any other case specified. All water pumps are set to most RPM and followers are set to a customized RPM curve by the Motherboard software program/BIOS.
All temperature measurements are offered as Deltas – that means the ambient temperature has been deducted from the CPU temperature giving us a Delta. Data proven within the charts characterize the typical element temperature over the size of the take a look at as measured by HWiNFO after which the final quarter-hour of the info are calculated to get the typical. The ambient temperature throughout thermal checks is between 19-21⁰C.
Test System Specification:
Thermal Performance/Noise Overview:
Thermal Performance:
With the system below full load, the MSI MEG Prospect 700R copes properly with thermal demand. 77 °C delta is regular for the Core i9-13900K CPU and the GPU temperature at 42°C delta is nice for the RTX 4080, which implies the airflow is working properly via the case.
Removing the facet panel didn’t have a lot of an influence on both the CPU or GPU temperature however eradicating the highest and entrance mesh dropped CPU temperature by just a few levels. However this was most certainly because of the removing of the highest mud filter which could be restrictive and isn’t wanted when working the radiator on the high with followers set as exhaust. Overall thermal efficiency is nice in both situation.
Noise:
With a CPU temperature of roughly 100°C throughout stress testing the CPU followers might be working at 100% RPM, which implies with this CPU cooler noise output is excessive. With the case within the default configuration and all panels put in, noise output was measured at 51dBA max. But with the system idle and working the case followers at 40% responsibility cycle, which was round 800RPM, the system may be very quiet so it will not be distracting in any respect throughout gentle load duties.
Closing Thoughts
If you want a mid-tower chassis with loads of house for a high-end construct with a giant graphics card and room for highly effective cooling then the MSI MEG Prospect 700R has this in abundance. We discovered that constructing a system contained in the case was a breeze… apart from when it got here to testing out the vertical GPU mount, our RTX 4080 simply didn’t appear to suit irrespective of how arduous we tried. If you favor to mount the graphics card horizontally then this may not be an issue.
In phrases of construct high quality, there are not any main complaints right here both, only a few minor niggles. The case feels very sturdy, the metal that the primary chassis body is constructed from is thick and the powder coating end is of a excessive commonplace. There is a slight mismatch of black shades between metallic and plastic elements however that is fairly frequent in circumstances which might be assembled with completely different supplies, however on a case on this value vary you’d count on this to be good.
Airflow and cooling efficiency have been very sturdy throughout our testing and the included MSI 140mm ARGB followers are quiet and supply good airflow via the chassis. Setting the fan pace through the touchscreen panel to 40% responsibility cycle meant the followers ran at round 800 RPM which is sufficient to create first rate airflow and operation is just about silent. Thermal efficiency is superb too, the mesh entrance and high panels work properly and maintain our high-end take a look at system cool.
If you spec your system with the appropriate {hardware} and cooling tools it is best to be capable to arrange a high-end system that runs cool and quiet. The lack of 420mm radiator assist is a bit disappointing particularly when it’s fairly a big mid-tower case, another similar-sized chassis assist 420mm radiators and the necessity for larger cooling is extra related than ever with high-end CPUs consuming a lot energy.
There are a whole lot of good issues in regards to the MSI MEG Prospect 700R such because the construct high quality, cooling efficiency, {hardware} assist and the modular panel design that permits customers to configure the chassis to their particular wants, however there are some negatives too. As already talked about we struggled to suit the RTX 4080 vertically with the included mount, and the brushed aluminium panels on the doorways are fingerprint magnets. Maybe an alternate materials would have been a more sensible choice since these panels are technically used as handles to open the doorways.
The MSI Centre software program is required to make use of sure options of the touchscreen LCD panel, and whereas this isn’t a significant problem, the software program could be temperamental at occasions, as an illustration at one level I misplaced all connectivity to the AIO. The AIO display simply out of the blue vanished from the MSI Centre menu which meant I misplaced all management of fan pace and many others. A fast restart of the system fastened it however it’s irritating when issues like this occur.
However, the primary drawback with the case is the value. If you are taking the touchscreen out of the equation then the remainder of the case options are just like one thing just like the Corsair 5000D Airflow or Fractal Meshify 2, each of that are priced at round £150. So MSI is successfully asking a £200 premium for the LCD display which, whereas a nifty inclusion, does appears a bit a lot. The display does provide some helpful options however I’m not certain it is value paying this a lot to have it.
The MSI MEG Prospect 700R is out there to pre-order now from OCUK priced at £349.99 HERE.
Pros:
- Good house to construct high-end programs.
- System set up is straightforward.
- LCD touchscreen panel has helpful options.
- Modular design is nice for numerous situations.
Cons:
- The value may be very excessive.
- Vertical GPU mount compatibility is proscribed.
- MSI Centre software program is required for some LCD features.
KitGuru says: The MSI MEG Prospect 700R’s foremost function is the 4.3-inch touchscreen LCD panel which affords some actually helpful features and is a wonderful approach of utilising an LCD display on a chassis, however is it actually well worth the £200 premium that MSI has connected to it?
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