Maingear Adds Core i7 2700K to Select Systems, Revs It Past 5GHz
Maingear Adds Core i7 2700K to Select Systems, Revs It Past 5GHz
Posted 10/25/2011 at 6:19am
| by Paul Lilly
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Intel's Core i7 2700K processor is new in town and boy does she get around. We mean that in a good way, and it's totally with the blessing of her folks from Santa Clara who told her, "Hey, you're unlocked, go have a good time." The 2700K took those words to heart and, among other places, found herself hanging around Maingear where she's running laps at 5GHz and beyond.
Maingear tells us they've added the 2700K to its Shift and F131 desktop systems. The less expensive F131 starts out at $1,104, or $1,339 with the 2700K option, and includes an Intel DZ68DB motherboard with USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps, 4GB of DDR3-1333 memory, GeForce GT 440 videocard, 1TB hard drive (7200RPM, 32MB cache), 24X DVD burner, 620W power supply, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
For a bit more oomph, the Shift starts at $1,836, or $2,059 with the 2700K, and includes an LCS cooler, Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard, 8GB of DDR3-1600 memory, GeForce GTX 560 videocard, 20GB Intel 311 Series SSD, 1TB hard drive (7200RPM, 32MB cache), 24X DVD burner, all-in-one flash card reader and writer, 660W power supply, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Maingear will overclock the 2700K for an extra $49 as part of its Redline service, which is available on the Shift and a higher-end baseline F131(Super Stock) that starts at $1,667, or $1,790 with the 2700K option and several upgraded components.
Maingear F131 Product Page
Maingear Shift Product Page
Image Credit: Maingear
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Morete
October 25, 2011 at 9:22am
I really don't like a lot of the desktop cases out there on the market and I don't even bother commenting on them, but this Maingear case looks sweet. Plus the color combo of red and black go quite well with it. Thanks, Maingear for making such a nice case!
Holly Golightly
October 25, 2011 at 9:07am
I love the Maingear Shift case. It is beautiful and worthy of paying a Level 10 price, but I am not willing to pay for the parts and service they offer. I like building my own rigs. Building computers is the best part about having one. Why would I pay a premium for someone else to have all the fun?
ChrisMorley
October 25, 2011 at 6:59am
Brad, because our hand-tuned overclocking goes through extra cycles of burn-in. It relates to labor cost.
Brad Nimbus
October 25, 2011 at 6:36am
I just don't get it. So I would have one of the easiest and stable overclockers out there and I pay $50 to get them to do it for me? Even if you had no idea how to overclock a quick google search would give you all you need.
AETAaAS
October 25, 2011 at 6:27am
I had to do a double take because I thought there was a similar article yesterday but that was Origin PC. Maybe you guys should wait a while before putting up articles like this and just condense them; 'many makers get new processor and spank it'. :p
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