Maingear, known for crafting high-end PCs tailored for gaming and content creation, is introducing an update to its North series desktops. Unlike typical refreshes linked to new CPUs or GPUs from AMD, Intel, or NVIDIA, Maingear’s latest iteration is centered around Fractal Design’s innovative North XL chassis.
True to its name, the North XL stands as a bigger edition of the well-received North chassis. It retains the chic design elements, including wooden slats on the front, a tempered glass side panel, and brass accents on the front I/O ports. Notably, the XL variant offers increased space to effectively house contemporary large graphics cards and provides enhanced cooling possibilities.
Regarding cooling, Maingear mentions that the expanded case allows for the installation of a 280mm or 360mm liquid cooling system at the top of the chassis in an exhaust setup. Additionally, it provides future compatibility for 420mm cooling systems at the front of the chassis.
Maingear offers a range of seven pre-configured tiers, starting with Silver ($1,399) and progressing through Gold ($1,499), Platinum ($1,949), Ruby ($2,199), Diamond ($2,649), Legendary ($3,149), and Ultimate ($4,199). Each configuration beyond Silver offers a ‘Boost’ option, allowing for the doubling of RAM and storage at an additional cost.
The most affordable configuration, Silver, includes an Intel Core i5-14400F processor (10C/16T), Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black air cooler, MSI Pro B660M-A WiFi motherboard, GeForce RTX 4060 (8GB GDDR6) graphics card, 16GB of DDR4-3600 RAM with RGB lighting, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, 650W power supply, and various other components.
The Ultimate configuration goes all-in, featuring an Intel Core i9-14900K processor, Maingear Epic 360mm all-in-one liquid cooler, ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova motherboard, GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB GDDR6X) graphics card, 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM with RGB lighting, 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and a 1200W power supply. Opting for the Boost option costs an additional $350, providing an upgrade to 64GB of RAM and a 4TB SSD.
Maingear is incorporating NVIDIA’s newly launched GeForce RTX 40 Super series GPUs, specifically in the Ruby (GeForce RTX 4070 Super), Diamond (GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super), and Legendary (GeForce RTX 4080 Super) configurations.
Source: Maingear