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Reviewed on November 25, 2009
Maingear's Shift is the boutique vendor's new flagship gaming PC. It brings almost everything we expect to find in such a system, from expert craftsmanship to fast overclocking to a case that makes a statement. We found a few minor sticking points, but, on the whole, this PC sits comfortably alongside the top tier of luxury gaming boxes, and we recommend it if you have the means.
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Maingear, bay, motherboard, design, hard drive, video card, games, PC, video
CNET review:
8.2
Excellent
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Reviewed on January 27, 2009
Maingear's Ephex is the fastest PC we've reviewed, and also the most expensive. You can find better service policies from other boutique PC vendors, but the Ephex's overall speed and build quality are enough for us to recommend it to those in the market for the best desktop they can find.
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Maingear, Intel Core Microarchitecture, LightScribe, Blu-ray, 64-bit, Intel, PC, video card, games, hard drive
CNET review:
8.9
Excellent
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Reviewed on June 23, 2009
Shuttle's XPC H7 5800 is unique mostly for the fact that it's the smallest system we know of to offer multigraphics card support and Intel Core i7 CPUs. If its options sound gamer-friendly, its price and configuration quirks are decided turn-offs. Unless you demand this particular balance of size and power, we'd look elsewhere.
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Maingear, price tag, 32-bit, ATI Radeon, video card, ATI Technologies, operating system
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Reviewed on July 21, 2009
We hate to criticize PCs that strive to balance performance and power efficiency, because the goal is noble. But despite its visual charm, Maingear's Pulse requires too many speed compromises to entice PC gamers, and too few benefits over a competing system from HP. Its base configuration may have some appeal as a digital entertainment system, but this higher-end Pulse needs the core technology to catch up to its aspirations.
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Maingear, Blu-ray drive, savings, NVidia, digital media, Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce, motherboard, gamer, chipset, HDMI, Intel, games, PC, video
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Reviewed on April 3, 2009
In a normal economy, we'd expect that Falcon Northwest's new Core i7 FragBox 2 would wow us with fast performance in a compact case. Instead, the price of this system as configured has been severely undercut by a competitor. An improved warranty takes the edge off somewhat, but the new market reality makes it hard to recommend this PC.
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Maingear, Intel Core Microarchitecture, media card reader, Apple Intel Mac Mini, AMD, CPU, Apple Macintosh, hard drive
CNET review:
7.7
Very good
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Reviewed on February 26, 2009
Maingear's X-Cube small form factor game PC has received a cleverly redesigned case and boasts strong bang for the buck in its niche. We wouldn't necessarily pick this configuration, and you can find a better deal in a standard-size gaming desktop, but you still might be charmed by its unique looks and its decent value.
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Maingear, Velocity Micro, ATI Radeon, AMD, ATI Technologies, motherboard, Intel, games, CPU, hard drive, PC
CNET review:
7.6
Very good
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Reviewed on July 20, 2006
You'll want to give Shuttle's new AMD-based, small-form-factor gaming PC a week or two to see how the coming Athlon price drop will affect the price tag. Assuming that Shuttle continues its aggressive pricing, however, the XPC P2 2700 will deliver lots of bang for your buck.
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Maingear, media card reader, Intel Core 2 Duo, pricing, AMD, Intel, AMD Athlon, Nvidia GeForce, games, CPU, video card, PC
CNET review:
7.2
Very good
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