SHIFT: Hot Hardware – EDITORS CHOICE
Performance Summary: The SHIFT's overclocked CPU and additional cores push it well ahead of even overclocked quad-core 45nm Nehalem systems and put it on equal footing with the Alienware Area-51 we recently tested. The GTX 480s at the heart of the machine may not always outperform the ...
May 20, 2010
SHIFT: Maximum PC Kickass! Editors Choice.
It's no secret that Nvidia's GeForce GTX 480 cards are the hottest piece of technology people want to gawk at right now. Hell, we were barely able to obtain one of these coveted babies for our feature on fermi this month. So we were pretty impressed to crack open Maingear's new ...
May 4, 2010
Maingear Vybe – Computer Shopper
Pros Inexpensive for a six-core PC; highly expandable; next-gen USB, SATA ports Cons Six-core CPU only a boon for fully threaded software Editors' Take If you're looking for an affordable six-core PC, with future-looking connectivity and upgrade room, the Vybe should serve you well. Just be sure your programs can really use ...
May 1, 2010
Maingear Vybe – CNET – Phenom II X6
The good: Strong performance on multithreaded PC games; wireless networking and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 included free. The bad: A few underwhelming features for its price; less-than-convenient drive cage layout. The bottom line: Maingear's Vybe is the first desktop in our lab with AMD's new six-core ...
April 30, 2010
SHIFT: PC Mag Editors’ Choice
The Maingear Shift ($6,399 direct) is crazy, high-end gaming rig, which isn't surprising when you look at the price tag. Those six Grover Clevelands will buy you one of the fastest gaming PCs on the market today. The three technologies that contribute to the system's speed and price are the ...
March 29, 2010
SHIFT: PC World #1 Power Desktop
Pros Jaw-dropping performance Beautiful interior and exterior Cons Limited PCI upgradability due to tri-CrossFire rig Pricey Bottom Line You might not find a faster (or flashier) system than Maingear’s Shift, but that doesn’t mean this beautiful monster is perfectly priced for its performance. Maingear Shift: Great Design, a 4GHz CPU, and 3 Graphics Cards Don't ...
March 29, 2010
SHIFT: Editor’s Choice Award, Computer Shopper
"In an economy struggling to recover, with consumer confidence still near record lows and unemployment grinding upward, releasing an über-PC that tops out at over $7,000 may seem like madness. But the marketing tagline behind Maingear’s new, no-compromise Shift PC declares, “There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. We’ve ...
November 4, 2009
F131: PC Gamer Editor’s Choice Award
"Maingear delivered it: classic gaming rig awesometasticness in the beautifully detailed but inexplicably named F131." "Performance so fearsome that the last two systems I've reviewed couldn't catch up to it if you tied them to a horse and set its tail on fire." Check it out here.
October 1, 2009
MAINGEAR ePhex SLI – Maximum PC Kick Ass Award – August 2009
Oh yeah, check out the August issue of Maximum PC - we completely destroyed all their benchmarks and set new records. Â Completely untouchable. Â And we earned a coveted Kick Ass Award in the process!
August 6, 2009
Maingear ePhex – G4TV Attack of the Show May 2009
Highest rated PC ever! Â Fastest PC ever tested! Â See the video segment here!
August 5, 2009
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