{"id":332923,"date":"2023-10-26T13:40:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/?p=332923"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:40:17","slug":"maingear-mg-1-platinum-first-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/maingear-mg-1-platinum-first-impressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Maingear MG-1 Platinum&#8211;first impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-affiliate-plugin-lasso\"><div id=\"lasso-anchor-id-334792-487625\" class=\"lasso-container\">\n    <!-- LASSO DISPLAY BOX (https:\/\/getlasso.co) -->\n\t<div class=\"lasso-display lasso-llama lasso-url-mg-1-platinum-maingear \">\n\n\t\t<!-- BADGE -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- LASSO TITLE, PRICE, DESC, AND IMAGE -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"lasso-image\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/mg-1-platinum-maingear\/\" data-lasso-box-trackable=\"true\" data-lasso-id=\"334792\" data-lasso-name=\"Maingear MG-1 Platinum Gaming PC\" title=\"Maingear MG-1 Platinum Gaming PC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-lasso.webp\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\" class=\"rocket-lazyload\" alt=\"Maingear MG-1 Platinum Gaming PC\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lasso-title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/mg-1-platinum-maingear\/\" data-lasso-box-trackable=\"true\" data-lasso-id=\"334792\" data-lasso-name=\"Maingear MG-1 Platinum Gaming PC\" title=\"Maingear MG-1 Platinum Gaming PC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaingear MG-1 Platinum Gaming PC\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-stars\" style=\"--rating: 4.5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lasso-stars-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4.5\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-price-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"discount-price\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"latest-price\">$1,799<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MG-1 is a range of gaming PCs designed in collaboration with shroud, one of the best competitive gamers around. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-fields\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- List field -->\n<div class=\"lasso-fields-single\">\n\t<strong>What We Like:<\/strong>\n\t<div class=\"lasso-fields-what-we-like lasso-fields-99998\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"list\"><li>Powerful Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card<\/li><li>280mm AIO liquid cooler to keep the Intel i5-14600K cool under pressure<\/li><li>Stylish case with removable, customizable, magnetic front panel<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<!-- BUTTONS -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-2\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"lasso-button-1\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/mg-1-platinum-maingear\/\" data-lasso-box-trackable=\"true\" data-lasso-id=\"334792\" data-lasso-name=\"Maingear MG-1 Platinum Gaming PC\" title=\"Maingear MG-1 Platinum Gaming PC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">\n\t\t\t\tCheck Availability\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<!-- LASSO DISCLOSURES & DATE -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-disclosure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>KnowTechie is supported by its audience, so if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;ve been reviewing consumer tech products for nearly two decades, a bit of malaise tends to creep in. There&#8217;s only so many words to write about Bluetooth speakers, headphones, and toasters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when Maingear reaches out and asks if you want to take a gander at its new gaming PC, you say abso-freaking-lutely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which brings us to the <a data-lasso-id=\"487545\" href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/mg-1-platinum-maingear\/\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-name=\"Maingear MG-1 Platinum Gaming PC\">Maingear MG-1 Platinum<\/a>, the third variant in Maingear&#8217;s MG-1 product line. The flavor list for the MG-1 goes Silver ($1,149), Gold ($1,299), Platinum ($1,799), Diamond ($2,299), Legendary ($3,299), and Ultimate ($4,299). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MG-1 was developed in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCoz3Kpu5lv-ALhR4h9bDvcw\" data-lasso-id=\"487618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shroud<\/a>, a professional <em>Counter-Strike<\/em> player turned YouTuber. The Ultimate version is a direct copy of his personal rig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Platinum version I received is a mid-tier option, but the specs are still pretty good:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Graphics Card<\/td><td>NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB GDDR6X)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Processor<\/td><td>Intel Core i5-13600K (14 Cores\/20 Threads)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cooling<\/td><td>Cooler Master 280mm AiO Liquid Cooler<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motherboard<\/td><td>MSI Pro B660M-A CEC DDR4 WiFi Motherboard<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Memory<\/td><td>16GB T-FORCE RGB DDR4 3600MHz Memory (2x8GB)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Storage<\/td><td>1TB Solidigm P41 M.2 NVMe SSD<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Power Supply<\/td><td>600W EVGA Power Supply<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Operating System<\/td><td>Windows 11 Home<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lighting<\/td><td>RGB Lighting Kit &amp; Rear RGB Fan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-10df6f6\" data-block-id=\"10df6f6\"><style>.stk-10df6f6{height:26px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as I received the PC, Maingear reached out to see if I wanted a replacement, as it just implemented Intel&#8217;s 14th-generation processor into these PCs without adjusting the price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I passed, not wanting to deal with shipping at this point and content to mention the upgrade in the previous sentence (and the specs, but know that I received the last version with a 12th-gen CPU with fewer cores).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Maingear MG-1 is pretty sweet<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image332923_97271f-f1 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image332923_97271f-f1 img.kb-img, .kb-image332923_97271f-f1 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;filter:drop-shadow(2px 7px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style><div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image332923_97271f-f1\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-1600x900.webp\" alt=\"A home appliance and electronic device are being powered up by an electronics device indoors.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-334786\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-1600x900.webp 1600w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>Image: KnowTechie<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve reviewed a few Maingear PCs over the years, most notably the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221127022944\/https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2011\/05\/shift-into-high-gear-gaming-with-Maingear\/\" data-lasso-id=\"487619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shift<\/a>, <a data-lasso-id=\"487547\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/curtissilver\/2017\/07\/18\/Maingear-r2-razer-edition-gaming-desktop-launches-with-liquid-coolness\/?sh=5cd8a02625b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R2 Razer<\/a>, <a data-lasso-id=\"487548\" href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/how-to-build-a-pc-and-fail-miserably-and-create-a-legacy-of-ruin\/\">Potenza<\/a>, and <a data-lasso-id=\"487549\" href=\"https:\/\/geekdad.com\/2014\/09\/the-Maingear-spark-is-big-gaming-fun-in-a-tiny-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spark<\/a>, and along with the MG-1, there is uniqueness in design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its physical form has enough surprises that sets it apart from standard PCs, gaming or otherwise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the MG-1, that&#8217;s a multitude of internal fans, lit up with RGB color around glowing memory cards and a liquid cooling system. Tack on an interchangeable, customizable face, and you&#8217;ve got a PC tower that deviates from the norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So visually stunning, check and check. While a minor aesthetic, the RGB lighting adds a nice dimension to the overall feel of the machine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s even a light cycle on the processor housing, reminding you that not only is this a Maingear PC, but the liquid cooling keeps the processor cool enough to allow for additional, albeit low-wattage, lighting on top of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>My first impressions of the MG-1 Platinum out of the box started with Whoa and settled with Dayum.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And you can&#8217;t miss the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, a massive chunk of GPU power dominating the motherboard. And there appears to be a slot for an additional GPU or other add-in cards like a capture card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you were to slot another one in, there&#8217;s plenty of extra space for hard drives or whatever else you store inside a PC tower, like snacks or rare baseball cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turn it on already<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image332923_019526-ca .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image332923_019526-ca img.kb-img, .kb-image332923_019526-ca .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;filter:drop-shadow(2px 7px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style><div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image332923_019526-ca\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-close-up-1600x900.webp\" alt=\"PC hardware inside a case\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-334787\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-close-up-1600x900.webp 1600w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-close-up-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-close-up-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-close-up-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-close-up.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>Image: Maingear<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As we powered the MG-1 Platinum and began the Windows 11 setup, the power-gaming 15-year-old in the house exclaimed, &#8220;this thing might be able to run <em>Star Citizen<\/em>!&#8221; [<em>Ed&#8217;s note: Is that ever going to be released?<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s TBD as he doesn&#8217;t have enough money in his allowance account to purchase it, but within moments, he had Steam downloaded, along with the Opera browser, and was grinding away in <em>Barotrauma<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We don&#8217;t do benchmarking in this house, but there have been nothing but smooth returns on gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>this thing might be able to run <em>Star Citizen<\/em>!<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing is, this PC is damn quiet. I&#8217;ve never met a PC with six (yes, six) internal fans that ran so freaking quietly. My work PC has three fans, and only a constant stream of &#8217;70s music keeps the whirring at bay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to mention that strange noise my GPU makes every time I utilize a third monitor. But that&#8217;s a story for another day. The point is, if you couldn&#8217;t see the glow of the RGB around the fans, you wouldn&#8217;t know this PC was on and running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this might seem like some minor detail, it&#8217;s important in creating a sense of awe when booting up a PC like this for the first time \u2014 it&#8217;s not flooded with bloatware. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve found that&#8217;s a Maingear standard, that even with Windows 11, it doesn&#8217;t come packed with the bullshit you&#8217;d find floating around the screen when you purchase a PC from Best Buy or some other retailer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That feels good, when you aren&#8217;t hit with an immediate annoyance and you can just get to the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you even game bro?<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image332923_d5c114-2d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image332923_d5c114-2d img.kb-img, .kb-image332923_d5c114-2d .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;filter:drop-shadow(2px 7px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style><div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image332923_d5c114-2d\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-custom-1600x900.webp\" alt=\"maingear mg-1 gaming pc with custom front panel\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-334823\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-custom-1600x900.webp 1600w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-custom-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-custom-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-custom-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/maingear-mg-1-custom.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>Image: KnowTechie<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Actually, no, at least not on PC. I began gaming at a time when the best PC had to offer was <em>Kings Quest<\/em> and <em>Ultima IV<\/em>. So, console (Atari, Nintendo) was the most available option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturally, there were opportunities to transfer my skills from console to PC, but it has yet to happen. I was never a <em>Counter-Strike<\/em> LAN party kid. I have Steam on my current PC and sometimes play <em>Roller Coaster Tycoon<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maingear MG-1 Platinum is a gaming PC. It&#8217;s optimized for gaming. On Ultra\/4K settings, you&#8217;ll get well over 130 fps on most games and even higher on medium settings. Those are gaming specs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While I will use it for business (stay tuned for an Excel-themed review), it has no problem playing most AAA titles at engrossing specs. Get a good monitor; there&#8217;s no sense in using this thing on some rusty 19-inch Dell you found in the gutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any of the six versions of this PC makes for a solid gaming PC lacking the memory-sucking bloatware that bogs down many retail-specific gaming PCs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with it running Windows 11, we found immediate performance speedy and unhampered by nonsense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we&#8217;re yet to download <em>Star Citizen<\/em>, there is hope that it&#8217;ll run within moderate parameters on the MG-1. The liquid cooling adds confidence to that assessment, but the six fans pointed at the GPU brings it up a notch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay tuned for more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not done with this PC. Today was turning it on and seeing all the pretty colors as it silently whirred into existence. Downloading Steam and Opera only does a little to test the capabilities of the MG-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s like going for a hike with some new hiking boots, but all you&#8217;ve done is put on socks. There&#8217;s more to discover here, mainly how it handles my Index(match) formulas, but that&#8217;s an article for another day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maingear MG-1 is worth a look if you are in the market for a new gaming PC. 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