MSI MAG Infinite S3 11th Gaming Desktop (2021)

MSI MAG Infinite S3 11th is an entry-level Micro-ATX desktop gaming computer powered by 11th-gen Intel Core CPUs up to i7-11700 and NVIDIA's RTX 30 series graphics up to RTX 3070. Essentially, it is the smaller sibling of the MAG Infinite 11th: it drops one of the expansion bays and one of the 3.5-inch drive bays but is otherwise almost identical.

While the i7-11700 is not the flagship chip in the Rocket Lake lineup, it offers competitive performance to even the i9 unit this year (as the Rocket Lake does not go above 8 cores). The GeForce RTX 30 series GPU based on NVIDIA's Ampere architecture offers a significant bump in performance over its predecessor while being more efficient.

Considering that the MAG Infinite 11th is not designed to be an all-out powerhouse, the S3 version may be a more appealing package.

Another reason to choose the Infinite S3 11th over ATX options is that the S3 has a new, more elegant design with albeit less extensive RGB lighting.