MSI Put a Talking Dragon Inside a Glass Cylinder on Its Latest Gaming Desktop, the MEG Vision X2 AI+

MSI just showed off the MEG Vision X2 AI+, a gaming desktop that does something no other mainstream PC has done before. A clear glass cylinder stands on the front of the chassis. A red dragon floats inside it in three dimensions. The creature wears golden armor and sports large lobster-style claws. Its name is LuckyClaw, and it serves as the visible face of an AI that can hear commands and carry them out.

Builders delve beneath the hood of the MEG Vision X2 AI+ to uncover some important hardware within the futuristic cylinder. You can upgrade to an Intel Core Ultra processor, including the 285K variant. Early models contain top-tier NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards that can handle anything you throw at them. It’s all topped off with DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 SSDs, which is some very high-end hardware. A large 360mm liquid cooler keeps the heat under control, while an MSI Project Zero motherboard keeps all of the wires neatly tidied up, so you don’t even notice they’re there. This monster can produce up to 3400 TOPS of AI performance when all of the components work together.

MSI installs LuckyClaw on every machine right from the factory floor. When you first load up your PC, you are welcomed with the dragon, and I mean immediately. A microphone is conspicuously placed at the front, waiting for you to express your thoughts (or type into a box on screen if that’s your thing), and the dragon springs into action, since it’s quite the talker! The cartoon mood lends it a “personality,” complete with a high-pitched, excited voice. The dragon is currently aiding with tasks comparable to those carried out on a computer. To change the performance mode, simply bark an order at the dragon, and it will do so. If you want to change the colour of the RGB lighting, simply tell it. If you have an MSI monitor, it can even transfer those settings to the screen via voice commands. Future software updates will surely add new tricks to LuckyClaws’ repertoire, and the MEG Vision X2’s brilliance is that the AI can learn alongside you.

LuckyClaw’s 3D appearance is created by a combination of mirrors and projection, removing the need for specialized holographic equipment. MSI intends to run the AI locally on the GPU to speed things up and reduce the need for server requests in the future. You also have to give them credit for putting the dragon right up front where you can see it, because it completely changes how you interact with the PC. The days of a monotonous PC tower that only lights up when you’re gaming are over, as the MEG Vision X2 is more like having your own tiny copilot sitting on your desk. The AI is basically focused on system control and the MSI ecosystem, which makes logical given that this is the first edition, and it provides a clear purpose to communicate with your PC without having to run apps or know a multitude of hotkeys.

There is no information on pricing yet, but MSI demonstrated it at Computex in Taipei, so it should be accessible through all of the standard retail channels. When it will be available is a little more uncertain, as we expect regional variations to influence this. MSI provides a range of configurations, but it is safe to assume that the CPU, GPU, and RAM options will influence the final price.
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