Pre-built gaming PCs have gained in recognition dramatically, as crypto demand and chip shortages drove graphics playing cards and different part costs by way of the roof. That stated, no matter present PC elements value factors (which at the moment are drifting again to MSRP thank goodness), we have all the time seen the worth in a high quality pre-built for a myriad of causes, particularly in terms of a number of the finest names within the enterprise, like Falcon Northwest, Origin-Corsair and the Northeast native crew at Maingear Computer systems.
You may know Maingear, even in case you learn our pages right here solely often. The corporate is a widely-known and revered OG boutique PC builder primarily based in New Jersey. Through the years, Maingear has assembled eye-catching, cutting-edge gaming PCs that usually sport impeccable construct high quality with immaculate cable administration, match and end. A couple of years again we took a have a look at the Vybe, Maingear’s extra inexpensive mid-tower platform, in each an all-AMD Ryzen and Radeon configuration, in addition to an Intel eleventh Gen config with a GeForce GPU. Nevertheless, Maingear has been revamping and refining the Vybe since our 2019 evaluations, and now we have now considerably extra highly effective silicon engines on board to course of gaming workloads and push the pixels.Â
This is the brand new for 2022 Maingear Vybe, and it is juiced with the present quickest gaming CPU on the planet, AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D, and one of many quickest graphics playing cards within the beefy and highly effective Radeon RX 6950 XT. Sure, Women and Gents, that is one killer gaming rig prepared for motion.Â
Let’s break down the remainder of the specs, construct design and different pertinent particulars, then we’ll simply push play and see how she runs…Â
What can we are saying, that hasn’t already been stated a couple of system like this? That is AMD’s mature X570 platform at its finest, with a multi-gigabit Ethernet port and a quick and fats 2 terabyte PCIe 4 SSD from Samsung. Nevertheless, what’s lacking right here maybe are a number of the newer creature comforts from Intel’s newest platforms like Thunderbolt 4 connectivity and Wi-Fi 6E. Neither of those options are doubtless showstoppers for many players, nevertheless it does converse to how the market is preparing for AMD’s upcoming Zen 4 platform and all of the next-gen IO goodness it brings.
That stated, once more, if we’re in search of the quickest gaming CPU that AMD has to supply proper now, and the quickest in the marketplace at the moment, this machine’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor is it. Toss in a Radeon RX 6950 XT, which can also be the quickest graphics card AMD has to supply at the moment, that trades blows with a GeForce RTX 3090, together with 64GB of DDR4-3600 reminiscence, and also you’re a monster config that is sure to place up some nice gaming efficiency. However let us take a look at the remainder of this Vybe’s design and stream — or structure, cooling and airflow, extra particularly.Â
Two captive thumb screws enable removing of the Vybe’s glass aspect panel
Maingear’s Vybe chassis is a reasonably understated, nearly utilitarian design however with some key options that do service each perform and kind. For starters, the chassis is manufactured from heavy gauge rolled aluminum with a plastic entrance face plate and backside toes that elevate it off the floor the machine is on by an inch or so. You additionally get three USB-A ports and a single USB-C port on the entrance left edge, underneath the ability button, together with discrete headphone and microphone 3.5mm jacks. Placement is great right here on this aspect the place the glass aspect panel resides, as you may need all these fairly, highly effective PC elements and that immaculate construct up on high of your desk for everybody’s viewing pleasure.
One may argue that every one these ports and the ability button must be up high, however that might add to longer wire runs for nearly all motherboard designs, for the entrance panel button, lighting and IO leads. Facet observe, you can even hook that RGB illuminated button as much as a storage exercise lead, which wasn’t setup that manner for our construct, although we have constructed our personal Vybe beforehand with Maingear’s DIY equipment and like that little function very a lot. There’s one thing satisfying about understanding when your information is being accessed and it is clearly diagnostic device.
2022 Maingear Vybe Design And Construct High quality – Nonetheless Delightfully Immaculate
Although our earlier {custom} Vybe construct was strapped with Maingear’s wonderful Apex Liquid Cooling distribution block and hard-line liquid cooling system, this 2022 Maingear Vybe is construct with a extra conventional AiO Cooler that appears to be a semi-custom model of the Cooler Grasp MasterLiquid ML360 ARGB, with its 360mm radiators, RGB lighting and twin chamber pump.
That 360mm radiator and low profile twin chamber pump drives a ton of warmth dissipation for an AiO cooler, and its rad is mounted on the entrance of the case pulling cool air in by way of the entrance of the chassis. At first look, you may suppose that is not sufficient air stream (as one main publication we noticed did) with the entrance of the chassis closed off, however that might be an incorrect assumption. If you happen to scroll down the web page right here, you may see the again aspect of the case’s entrance face plate and it is properly perforated with a grill and vent on the precise aspect.
PowerColor’s Pink Satan 6950 XT is a beast with 3 PCIe 8-pin energy feeds.
And naturally our rig was laced with crimson braided cable sleeving to go along with our all Pink Crew AMD construct. Different observations right here embody that low profile chilly plate and pump meeting, which leaves you loads of room to work across the DRAM DIMM slots on this construct. As such, our Kingston Fury Renegade RGB 64GB DDR4-3600 equipment has loads of room to breath with solely two slots out of 4 occupied on the motherboard. The opposite factor you may discover is how completely beast-mode the PowerColor Pink Satan Radeon RX 6950 XT is, with its 3 slot design and sure, three 8-pin energy connectors. Good factor that braided cabling is right here to maintain issues tidy, tight and looking out nice in coordination with the crimson lighting we dialed-in. Â
Behind the again panel of the Vybe, cable administration is simply as immaculate.
That braided cabling additionally goes a protracted strategy to cleansing up the bottom of the motherboard tray. Right here you possibly can see our EVGA SuperNova 850 P6 850 Watt energy provide and two 2.5-inch drive mounts for rear-side SATA SSD storage, if you would like some further bulk growth for backup and sport library use. And once more, try the rear aspect venting on the entrance chassis panel. We might wish to see a serviceable filter grill right here however regardless, in our opinion, that is loads of airflow for the triple-fan 360mm radiators to breathe in.Â
Conversely, we very a lot appreciated the considerate inclusion of the Vybe’s magnetically-attached detachable high grill vent. Simply pop that unhealthy boy off and you may rinse it in water and let it dry, blow it out or vacuum it.Â
Maingear Vybe Software program Setup – Simply The Instruments You Want
The software program aspect of Maingear’s Vybe is an easy, clear affair with simply Home windows 11 Residence in our case, and utilities from the foremost part producers that you will need for dialing issues in to your liking. That is it – zero bloat, as we have come to anticipate from Maingear.
Right here we have ASUS’s Aura app for dialing in motherboard lighting, PowerColor’s DevilZone and AMD’s Ryzen Grasp utility, which is actually all you want to get the job accomplished for lighting and system optimization. By the way, since AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D usually does not assist overclocking, we did not mess with issues a lot. You may get a couple of extra MHz out of that RedDevil Radeon RX 6950 XT, nonetheless, in case you’re feeling the necessity for extra pace.
Talking of which, we see you peeping at that Cinebench run, so let’s get to the benchmarks…Â
