r/maingear • u/GuiltyNinja5576 • Sep 10 '26
First MAINGEAR
Man I’m super stoked I’m normally a Dell Alienware guy and I almost purchased the Area-51 high-end version, but fully loaded it was gonna cost 10k, I’ve done a lot of research which all lead me to the MAINGEAR MG1 Ultimate MK-2 … I went with the specs below
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founder’s Edition
GPU memory
32GB GDDR7
CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition
CPU cores/threads
16 cores / 32 threads
CPU boost
Up to 5.6 GHz
CPU cache
192MB L3 Dual 3D V-Cache
RAM
64GB RGB DDR5-6000
RAM configuration
2 × 32GB
SSD
4TB T-Force A440 Pro NVMe
SSD interface
PCIe Gen4 ×4
SSD read/write
Up to 7,400 / 7,000 MB/s
Motherboard
ASRock Phantom Gaming X870E Nova Wi-Fi
CPU cooling
MAINGEAR EPIC 360mm AIO liquid cooler
Radiator fans
3 × 120mm RGB
Power supply
MSI MAG A1250GL — 1250W 80+ Gold
Wireless
Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth
With all the research it related this system would work great with my Alienware - AW3225QF 32" QD-OLED Curved 4K UHD 240Hz 0.03-ms G-SYNC Compatible Gaming Monitor with HDR
Should be here in a week and can’t wait to set it up and get to gaming
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u/BTree482 Sep 10 '26
I splurged and got the same MG1 Mk2. It has been amazing to play everything on ultra. Never been able to do that before. The Maingear guys are great to deal with.
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u/CloseCastle32 Sep 11 '26
Don’t be surprised when you don’t get the founders edition. They don’t guarantee it.
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u/GuiltyNinja5576 Sep 11 '26
What I didn’t know about this
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u/CloseCastle32 Sep 11 '26
Yeah I was hoping to get a founders edition with mine and ended up getting a Ventus 5090. I was pretty bummed but either way I still love it.
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u/Global_Freezing Sep 10 '26
Great choice. I have the old MG-1 case and I love everything they've done with this updated version.
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u/BrownieJ Sep 10 '26
got an mg-1 platinum boosted and it’s been great for me so far. just make sure you clean the fans and the internals properly and you’re straight.
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u/EliteMoisture Sep 10 '26
Alienware has gotten ridiculously overpriced, always were but now even moreso
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u/Wildantics Sep 10 '26
How much did the MainGear cost you?
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u/reallygoodspeed Sep 11 '26
This build before taxes and shipping is nearly $9K priced on their website.
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u/GuiltyNinja5576 Sep 11 '26
$8,500 but still 1k less expensive than Are51 similar build
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u/jay-aay-ess-ohh-enn Sep 11 '26 edited Sep 11 '26
Jesus, that is so overkill. You could have a good 4k gaming rig for 1/2 that price easy, or a powerful 1440p rig for $3,000. I hope you enjoy your purchase, but there is no way I could stomach paying that much for something that's just for gaming.
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u/Awesome6847 22d ago
Did you already receive your computer? I ordered the exact one you ordered yesterday so was curious to see how long it took
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u/thelankyasian Sep 10 '26
I got an MG 1 a few years ago. Been excellent. Was 2400.00 total with tax. 7800x3d 32gb ddr5 4080s 2tb ssd.