Maingear has optimized this version of its innovative Shift for high-resolution, high-detail gaming. By Matthew Murray , reviewed November 19, Sure, as technology has improved over the last years three? This is even true of gaming PCs, a trend we most recently examined in the console-size Asus Republic of Gamers G20 , but which has exploded in popularity as manufacturers vie to make systems the same size as Xboxes or PlayStations.

Problem is, at that size, they can often make them only somewhat more powerful.

The graphics on a current-gen gaming console can't touch what you can get in a high-end gaming PC. Indeed, a real gaming desktop capable of playing whatever you can throw at it, at any resolution you can envision even up to 4K and beyond , means going back to basics Even within that realm, however, you can and should make smart choices about the computer you buy based on how you play.

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And to do that, it helps to look at the hardware you can get at the extreme of the market, even if you couldn't dream of buying it. But if you're looking for the ultimate hardware mix you can buy, read on.

Maingear sent us an extreme config that maxes out the PC gaming desktop in almost every way. Is it a practical buy? Certainly not, for most folks. But if forward-thinking future-proofing is what you care about most, this Shift Super Stock is a fine way to go. It may well be the ultimate system we've seen to date for gaming at full 4K resolution with all details cranked up.

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Whether it's the most price-efficient means to that end, on the other hand, is another matter. It makes use of a thermally efficient internal motherboard orientation that's 90 degrees off normal. The video cards and other components expel their exhaust up out of the top panel, rather than the rear heat rises, after all To hide that, a vented cover on the top lets out the heat and shuttles cords out an opening on the rear panel Yes, that's the PC from the back , even though it looks like the front.

Whether you like this kind of arrangement is going to be personal preference. Maingear's execution of the rest is well-nigh immaculate, and minimal.

A big, hinged front door covers the front, and behind it you can access external drives—in case you still use those—as well as the power and reset buttons. Because this panel requires pressing on just the right spot to open and close, it can be a bit finicky, but that's a quibble barely worth mentioning.

A couple of folks around the Computer Shopper offices were more strident about it, though, so be forewarned.

Here it is in its glory Two more ornamentations on our review unit: Let's get into what was inside to justify all those G's, because as nice as the paint job is, it was only a small part of the price. Two of the priciest graphics cards that you can buy, for starters: And Intel's top-end CPU, at a cool grand by itself.

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