A closeup view of the enhanced North Series gaming PCs from Maingear.
A closeup view of the enhanced North Series gaming PCs from Maingear.
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Maingear unveils North Series gaming PCs with new Fractal Design chassis

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Maingear unveiled its enhanced North Series gaming PCs with Fractal Design’s new North XL Chassis.

Warren, New Jersey-based Maingear, has introduced an upgraded version of its North Series premium gaming PC, incorporating Fractal Design’s latest North XL Chassis.

This enhancement brings cutting-edge performance components and advanced cooling capabilities to deliver a high-end gaming experience.

The North Series has undergone a significant evolution, benefiting from Fractal Design’s newly announced North XL Chassis. This larger framework allows for increased compatibility with larger GPUs, providing flexibility for the integration of the latest Nvidia RTX 40-series GPUs. The enhanced design also facilitates better airflow management, crucial for optimizing cooling efficiency during intense gaming sessions. The prices range from $1,400 to $4,200.

Key features

Front view of the enhanced North Series gaming PCs.

Larger chassis: The North XL Chassis accommodates larger GPUs, offering increased flexibility for current and future upgrades.

Improved cooling: With additional space, the chassis supports a 280-millimeter (mm) and a 360-mm liquid cooling system at the top in an exhaust configuration, enhancing overall cooling efficiency during extended gaming sessions.

Future compatibility: The design allows for future compatibility with 420-mm cooling systems in the front of the chassis.

Available configurations

Maingear’s new North Series gaming PCs sell for $1,400 to $4,200.

Silver (MSRP: $1,400): GeForce RTX 4060, Intel Core i5-14400F, 16GB RGB DDR4 3600MHz, 1TB Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD, 1-year warranty.

Gold (MSRP: $1,500): GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, Intel Core i5-14400F, 16GB RGB DDR4 3600MHz, 1TB Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD, 1-year warranty.

Platinum (MSRP: $1,950): GeForce RTX 4070, Intel Core i5-14600K, 16GB RGB DDR4 3600MHz, 1TB Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD, 1-year warranty.

Ruby (MSRP: $2,200): GeForce RTX 4070 Super, AMD RYZEN 7800X3D, 16GB RGB DDR5 5200MHz, 1TB Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD, 1-year warranty.

Diamond (MSRP: $2,650): GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super, Intel Core i7-14700K, 32GB RGB DDR5 6000MHz, 2TB Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD, 1-year warranty.

Legendary (MSRP: $3,150): GeForce RTX 4080 Super, Intel Core i9-14900K, 32GB RGB DDR5 6000MHz, 2TB Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD, 1-year warranty.

Ultimate (MSRP: $4,200): GeForce RTX 4090, Intel Core i9-14900K, 32GB RGB DDR5 6000MHz, 2TB Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD, 1-year warranty.

Boost option

Maingear’s North Series offers a Boost option.

Except for the Silver configuration, each pre-configured North system offers a Boost option, doubling the RAM and SSD capacity, and upgrading to Windows 11 Pro, providing gamers with enhanced power and storage for their gaming needs.

In addition to gaming PCs, Maingear has extended the upgrade to its ProWS workstation PCs, ensuring a comprehensive enhancement across its product line.

The enhanced North Series gaming PCs and ProWS workstations are now available for purchase.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.