When Broadwell and mini ITX converge
Looking for a high end small form factor (SFF) system that uses the latest parts? If so, you may be interested in what Maingear has to offer. Maingear unveiled what it claims is the world's first lineup of high-performance compact mini ITX gaming rigs built around Intel's X99 chipset and Core i7 Extreme Edition (14nm Broadwell) processors, which include the Torq, Potenza, and Drift systems.
You have to shell out for the Super Stock edition of each model. Pricing starts at $2,999 for the Torq Super Stock, $1,899 for the Potenza Super Stock, and $2,399 for the Drift Super Stock, the latter of which hasn't been released yet but is availble for pre-order with an estimated ship date of May 1, 2015.
Looking at the least expensive model, the Potenza Super Stock, a baseline configuration consists of an ASRock X99E-ITX motherboard, Intel Core i7 5820K processor, Maingear Epic 120 Supercooler, 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4-2666 RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics card, 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD (7200 RPM), 8X slot-loading DVD burner, integrated 802.11n Wi-Fi, Silverstone 450W PSU, and Windows 8.1 in 64-bit form.
The Torq Super Stock offers a similar configuration but with a different case and cooling scheme, AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics card, 1TB Seagate SSHD hybrid drive, no optical drive, and 750W Evga Supernova PSU.
As for the Drift, that's Maingear's PC gaming console. The default config is also similar to the Potenza Stock, but with a faster graphics card (Nvidia GeForce GTX 970), and a 250GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD + 500GB Seagate Barracuda HDD (7200 RPM).
You can configure any of these news systems today by going here.
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