Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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This review of the Maingear Shroud Signature Edition pre-built gaming PC benchmarks the computer and looks at value of the $6,000 machine. The computer includes an AMD 9800X3D and RTX 5090, already making it far better value than the Origin PC we reviewed not long ago. Alienware's Area-51 was also in for review recently, and this beats that for value too, but is still far more expensive by percent cost increase against baseline than some other builds we've reviewed (like Thermaltake's). The Maingear machine tries to set itself apart with liquid metal and a pre-applied overclock on the memory, the latter of which is unstable and the former of which isn't the best application. At least they're trying something different -- they just need to execute it better.
Watch our Alienware Area-51 pre-built gaming PC review: youtube.com/watch?v=I3Tcz3mAUuE
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Maingear x Shroud Prebuilt Review
02:48 - Specs, Price Comparison, Marketing
08:24 - Tear-Down
14:16 - Liquid Metal on the CPU
18:04 - Screw Guy Strikes Again
20:49 - Thermal Benchmarks
21:30 - Thermals vs Fan Speed
22:06 - Thermals vs GPU Fan Speed
22:28 - CPU Frequency
23:27 - Acoustic Testing
24:24 - Power at the Wall
24:48 - BIOS Tuning
27:42 - Software and OS Setup
29:21 - Packaging and Accessories
30:31 - Trade-In Program
31:24 - Conclusion
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Sponsor: Montech HS01 Pro on Amazon geni.us/UYLeZn and HS02 Pro geni.us/ABM9fEB
This review of the Maingear Shroud Signature Edition pre-built gaming PC benchmarks the computer and looks at value of the $6,000 machine. The computer includes an AMD 9800X3D and RTX 5090, already making it far better value than the Origin PC we reviewed not long ago. Alienware's Area-51 was also in for review recently, and this beats that for value too, but is still far more expensive by percent cost increase against baseline than some other builds we've reviewed (like Thermaltake's). The Maingear machine tries to set itself apart with liquid metal and a pre-applied overclock on the memory, the latter of which is unstable and the former of which isn't the best application. At least they're trying something different -- they just need to execute it better.
Watch our Alienware Area-51 pre-built gaming PC review: youtube.com/watch?v=I3Tcz3mAUuE
and our review of the disastrous Origin pre-built PC: youtube.com/watch?v=mW5WQY7Ym0I
Watch our HAVN HS420 case review: youtube.com/watch?v=v7aRWcM0AFE
Grab a GN Modmat for PC building! store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary
Or the Honey Pot T-Shirt! store.gamersnexus.net/products/honey-pot-foil-tshirt-100pct-cotton-limited
The best way to support our work is through our store: store.gamersnexus.net
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Maingear x Shroud Prebuilt Review
02:48 - Specs, Price Comparison, Marketing
08:24 - Tear-Down
14:16 - Liquid Metal on the CPU
18:04 - Screw Guy Strikes Again
20:49 - Thermal Benchmarks
21:30 - Thermals vs Fan Speed
22:06 - Thermals vs GPU Fan Speed
22:28 - CPU Frequency
23:27 - Acoustic Testing
24:24 - Power at the Wall
24:48 - BIOS Tuning
27:42 - Software and OS Setup
29:21 - Packaging and Accessories
30:31 - Trade-In Program
31:24 - Conclusion
** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! **
Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.
Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates:
t: twitter.com/gamersnexus
f: facebook.com/gamersnexus
w: gamersnexus.net
Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements
Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Test Lead
Jeremy Clayton: Testing, Writing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Editing
Tim Phetdara: Camera
Tannen Williams: Camera
