This is the first time we’ve ventured into the world of All-in-One PCs and we’ve been mightily impressed by what Gaming 27 brings to the table. We’ve looked at gaming notebooks and mini-PCs but these products are a completely different ball-game altogether.

As a concept the All-in-One PC is a rather interesting one. While this type of product may not be for everyone, it does offer an alternative to either selecting a group of components and building a system or opting for a prebuilt solution from of the many etailers. The beauty with such a unit like Gaming 27 is that it will reside in the living room or office without taking up valuable space since everything is housed within the expanse of the display unit.

Delving inside Gaming 27 reveals a highly capable machine with an impressive lineup of components. At the heart of this system is the Intel Core i7-6700 – Intel’s latest Skylake architecture which as we’ve seen throughout the benchmarks, delivers brilliant compute/encoding performance. Combining this chip with the high-end NVIDIA GTX 980M will make light weight in any of the current blockbuster gaming titles. Applying the maximum detail preset in games at 1080p will supply a pleasing result with high frame rates.


Inside there is also a RAID 0 configuration with two M.2 SSDs; this maximises the bandwidth and provides astounding storage performance. The memory is also on-par with the rest of the configuration by giving 16GB DDR4 but what we especially like is that both these areas are versatile in that we can include more storage and greater amounts of memory.

An obvious omission with the bright and lively 27” display is 4K support. But given the fact that only ultra-high-end components can just about cope with 4K gaming, we can understand why MSI has decided to settle with 1080p – rather than struggle, it means that Gaming 27 can comfortably cater for the user while offering ultra-detail presets with all the trimmings, without compromising performance.

Arriving with a price-tag of £1999 GBP / $2700 USD, Gaming 27 is a considerable sum of money and it would really be unfair to take the components and compare to the desktop variety because the intended because of the intended use. This system focuses on convenience and is really a different beast altogether.

Boasting the very latest technology and compromising on little-to-nothing, the Gaming 27 6QE demonstrates how far All-in-One PCs have really come. This convenient unit packs in a solid lineup of components which translate to superb performance.




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