There’s no better way to get the kind of powerhouse gaming PC you need than to customize it yourself. But building one can be a huge hassle, even if you know what you’re doing. Several well-known PC manufacturers, like NZXT, have tried to streamline the process of customizing and building your gaming PCs. With the MG-1, Maingear not only offers an excellent PC, but one of the best ways to design your prebuilt tower.
The MG-1 comes in several preset builds. It starts out with the MG-1 Silver ($1,199), which is the cheapest version and comes with an RTX 4060 graphics card. The MG-1 Platinum ($1,749) upgrades that card to the RTX 4070, and so forth, all the way up to the MG-1 Ultimate ($3,999) which is about as beefy as you can get, with an RTX 4090.
There are plenty of configurations and price points in between, so you can find the build that works best for your needs and budget without having to think too hard about how it all fits together. The MG-1 also comes with a one-year warranty on the full system and all the parts within it, though some parts may have longer warranties.
Beautiful to Behold
Photograph: WIREDThe MG-1 arrived completely put together, and I even popped the side panel off to take a look at the cabling myself. I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to desktop cable management, and it all looked tight and clean. I was able to plug the desktop into my existing dual-monitor setup—a Dell and an AOC, both 1080p—and get up and running in minutes.
