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Overview
GAMING STARTS HERE
Everyone has to start somewhere, whether you are climbing ELO or getting your first win. MSI wants you to have the perfect desktop to start your gaming journey. The sleek and compact Codex Z will provide the tools you need with extraordinary gaming performance to ascend further in your gaming career.
QUALITY MATERIALS FOR QUALITY GAMERS
At the core of the system are durable high-performance MSI components designed for gaming. Decades of high-performance engineering design culminate to bring forth a system capable of sustaining intense gaming sessions for extended periods of time. MSI always strives to deliver gamers a super reliable, long-lasting, high-performance desktop.
CALL THE SHOTS
AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series processors changed the PC industry with award-winning performance for gamers and artists. With advanced 7nm processor manufacturing, AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series processors give you access to unrivaled technologies for exceptional performance.
GEFORCE® GTX 16 SERIES | THE GAMING SUPERCHARGER
Explore distant worlds with incredible realism powered by an MSI graphics card with NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 series at its core. Game to the extreme with MSI's industry-leading cooling design built for high airflow and low-noise efficiency.
Turing Shaders
Featuring the concurrent execution of floating point and integer operations, adaptive shading technology, and a new unified memory architecture with twice the cache of its predecessor, NVIDIA Turing™ shaders enable superior performance increases on today's AAA games.
Cool while gaming
The Codex Z will remain cool while handling the most intensive games; featuring three 120mm system fans to ensure constant airflow and a magnetic dust filter with ultra-fine ventilation perforations to prevent overheating.
Personalize Your Gaming RIG
With the built-in RGB lighting, animate and take your gaming experience to the next level. Cycle through stunning RGB lighting presets by simply pressing the LED button and give personality your battle station.
Pro-Level Gaming Peripherals
Supplement your gaming experience with the included MSI gaming mouse and keyboard. The perfect storm of MSI gaming peripherals and Codex Z delivers users a pro-level gaming environment.
Free Buff to Your Rig
MSI's exclusive Dragon Center software helps you control and customize your MSI desktop the way you want. Monitor, adjust and optimize easily through one unified system.
Specifications
Brand | MSI |
Model | Codex ZS 5TC-042US |
Desktop Type | Gaming |
CPU | Ryzen R5 |
Memory | 16GB |
SSD Capacity | 500GB |
Hard Drive Capacity | None |
GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 |
Operating System | Windows 11 Home |
Case | Forge 100R (BLK) w/ARGB |
CPU Cooler | Air ARGB |
Chipset | AMD B550 |
Motherboard | MSI mATX (PRO) |
Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 192-bit |
Memory Config | 16GB DDR4 (2 x 8GB) 3000 MHz |
Memory Slots | 4x DDR4 3200MHz U-DIMM, up to 128GB |
LAN | 1 x RJ45 (1GbE) Realtek 8111HN |
WLAN | WiFi 6 (802.11ax) 2.4Gbps Dual Band 2.4GHz, 5GHz |
Bluetooth | BT 5 |
Expansion | 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16, 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x1) 2 x M.2 (1x PCIe 4.0 x4/SATA, 1x PCIe 3.0 x4) 8 x SATA 6Gb/s 1 x TPM connector 3 x 2.5"", 2 x 3.5"" or 2.5"" |
Audio | 7.1 HD Audio (Realtek ALC892/897) |
Audio In/Out | 1/1 |
Video Ports | 1 x HDMI-out (2.1) 3 x DP-out (1.4a) |
USB 3.1/3.2 | 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (front) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (rear) |
USB 2.0 | 2 x USB 2.0 (rear) |
Power Supply/Adapter | 550_80+B |
Peripherals | MSI Gaming KBMS |
Extras | Glass Panel |
Desktop Form Factor | Full Tower |
Warranty & Returns
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