Maingear is a custom PC builder targeting enthusiasts and high-end users. It has several high performance systems in its assortment but none beats the new ePhex Elite Premium system. The computer ships with Intel’s fresh Core i7 975 Extreme Edition processor and with a CPU costing $999 you quickly realize where this is heading. Then add a trio of GeForce GTX 285 graphics card, or as many Radeon HD 4890 cards to make the price picture even more obvious.
Press release after the break;
Maingear® launches F131™ and ePhex™ systems featuring the Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
MAINGEAR™ launches F131 and ePhex™ systems featuring the Intel® Core™ i7 Processor.
Union, New Jersey — November 11th, 2008 — MAINGEAR Computers, award-winning builders of high performance custom computers, is proud to announce the availability of the next generation of luxury gaming PCs. The F131 and ePhex, now featuring the Intel® Core™ i7 processor family.
“We’re proud to be an Intel® launch partner,” says Wallace Santos, CEO and founder of MAINGEAR Computers, “this revolutionary new chip is going to change the way people look at multitasking. It really puts your processing power where you need it most. Our F131 and ePhex lines will benefit from the ability to take on highly-threaded games with HyperThreading support across 8 cores. Also, it’s anyone’s game with either CrossFireX or SLI support on the same platform.” The fastest PCs on the planet just got faster.
The ePhex
· Powered by the new Intel® Core™ i7/ i7 Extreme Edition Processor
· New Intel X58/ICH10R platform
· MAINGEAR Redline (Overclock)
· Up to 12GB of High Performance Low Latency Triple Channel DDR3 Memory
· MAINGEAR X20 Liquid-Cooling System (CPU and GPU)
· NVIDIA 3-Way SLI or ATI Quad CrossFire X Support
The F131
· Powered by the new Intel® Core™ i7/ i7 Extreme Edition Processor
· New Intel X58/ICH10R platform
· MAINGEAR Redline (Overclock)
· Up to 12GB of High Performance Low Latency Triple Channel DDR3 Memory
· Asetek Liquid-Cooling System (CPU)
· NVIDIA SLI or ATI Quad CrossFire X Support
“We developed the Intel® Core™ i7-965 processor Extreme Edition from the ground up to be a PC enthusiast’s dream,” says CJ Bruno, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Group and President, Intel Americas, Inc. “The MAINGEAR ePhex featuring the highest performing desktop processor on the planet is especially beneficial to customers using high definition video, 3D and gaming. We have spent years researching what power users do with their computers and are happy to deliver the latest tools to achieve awesome PC performance.”
About Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
The new Intel® Core™ i7 processor employs all new architecture designed to allocate performance when it’s needed most. You can maximize speed and performance thanks to features like Intel® Turbo Boost Technology that accelerates to match your workload. Also, now tackle highly-threaded apps and games with the combined power of 4-core, 8-threaded performance via Intel® Hyper-Threading technology. Incredible computer speeds are now possible due to the onboard performance maximized technologies that improve memory bandwidth so you can access files and transfer data faster than ever.
Configurations featuring the Intel® Core™ i7 processor are immediately available starting at $1,999 with the F131 performance PC, and at $2,999 with the EPHEX luxury gaming PC.
About MAINGEAR:
MAINGEAR is the premier high performance systems integrator in North America. MAINGEAR
custom builds gaming, home office, mobile, multimedia, small business and 3D workstation
solutions of the highest quality, which have won them many editors’ choice awards in every major computer publication such as C-Net, [H]ard|OCP, Maximum PC, CPU Magazine, etc. For more information on MAINGEAR, please visit http://maingear.com/press.html or call, toll-free,
(888)624-6432.
