MSI Nightblade MI2-001BUS Intel Skylake B150 Chipset LGA 1151 i7/i5/i3/Pentium DDR4 Gaming Desktop Barebone PC
- Socket LGA 1151 to Supports Intel 6th Generation Core/Pentium/Celeron Processors (Max TDP: 95W). Slim Tray-load DVD SuperMulti included
- 1 PCI-E x16 3.0 to Support a Full-length and dual-slot Graphics Card Design, Up to GTX 970
- Realtek 8111H Gigabit LAN, Intel Wireless-AC 31655 and Bluetooth 4.1. 1 Front USB3.1 Gen1 Type-C, 1 Front USB2.0 (with Super Charger 2), 4 Rear USB3.1 Gen1 and 2 Rear USB2.0
- 350W 80 Plus Bronze PSU – Proprietary Design. Mistic Light. Nahimic Audio Enhancer
- Nightblade MI2 system already included a CPU cooler. If you need “After market CPU cooler” it is sold separately (Get twist to tighten instead of push lock)
MSI Nightblade MI2-001BUS: 10-liter Gaming Desktop Barebone with 1 PCI-E x16 (full-length dual-slot graphics card design allowed) and Slim Tray-load DVD SuperMulti
List Price: $ 299.99
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
 A lot of bang for your buck!!!!, By
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This is a very good starter gaming system. It has all the fundamentals you’ll need to build a highly portable, highly capable system.
Pros: Cons: I’m currently running Windows10, 16GB RAM, 1TB Internal SSD, and this thing rocks from boot to the web in ~10 secs. I plan to add a graphics card shortly but the onboard graphics is fine for now. With all of the storage options you can add plus the included DVD writer, the flexibility is tremendous. I’m still looking for a better power supply and cooling solution, but so far haven’t seen temps get over 50*C
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A tiny beast of a bare bones., By
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This is an amazingly small case with some impressive features. I have built a stunningly fast and quiet gaming machine with this little kit at a very reasonable price.
Here is what I added: The 350W power supply had me a little worried at first but it seems to be plenty now that I have everything installed. I suspect it could handle a 1070 graphics card just fine. Also, splitting the memory on either side of the board is a novel idea and the inclusion of a NVMe PCIe 80mm SSD slot is fantastic. My machine boots in a couple of seconds.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Awesome case, sturdy design, extra video card space is a plus, By
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This review is from: MSI Nightblade X2-001BUS Intel Skylake Z170 Chipset LGA 1151 i7/i5/i3/Pentium DDR4 Gaming Desktop Barebone PC (Personal Computers)
Have only one issue with it. I am unable to use my Nvidia 640GT 2Gb with it. The fan spins but I don’t think the PCIe slot has enough power for the card. It looks like it only will work with cards that have the extra power jack on them…… and of course the onboard video only has HDMI or Displayport, so now I have to buy an DVI to HDMI adapter to use my monitor until I can get a new video card (currently using my TV). For people wondering about the CPU cooler, I bought the Silverstone NT09-115X CPU cooler and it works great ( I checked out the MSI page after I bought this and it does say you need the metal screw type CPU coolers, thinking this is something that should be added on Amazon’s description as well though). Edited: 5/1: I was going to delete my original entry but I thought I would leave it in case anyone else had this trouble. I had to keep my BIOS setting as UEFI & Legacy to get my video card to work. So make sure your video card supports UEFI BEFORE you change that setting 🙂
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A lot of bang for your buck!!!!,
Pros:
A lot of flexibility despite its Mini-ITX form factor
Z170 motherboard has the ability to accept the newest generation of Intel (skylake) CPU
Accepts M.2 SSD PCI
2 3.5 HDD Slots 1 SSD slot
DDR4 memory support
Accepts dual slot graphics card
Cons:
Small power supply
Space for better cooling solution
I’m currently running Windows10, 16GB RAM, 1TB Internal SSD, and this thing rocks from boot to the web in ~10 secs. I plan to add a graphics card shortly but the onboard graphics is fine for now. With all of the storage options you can add plus the included DVD writer, the flexibility is tremendous. I’m still looking for a better power supply and cooling solution, but so far haven’t seen temps get over 50*C
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|A tiny beast of a bare bones.,
Here is what I added:
Intel Core i7 6700 3.4 GHz
16 GB HyperX 2333MHz RAM
512 GB Samsung 950 Pro NVMe SSD
MSI GeForce GT 1060 with 6GB GDDR
The 350W power supply had me a little worried at first but it seems to be plenty now that I have everything installed. I suspect it could handle a 1070 graphics card just fine. Also, splitting the memory on either side of the board is a novel idea and the inclusion of a NVMe PCIe 80mm SSD slot is fantastic. My machine boots in a couple of seconds.
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