If you have been impressed by Maingear’s limited-edition launch of the Zero Drop desktop and its rear-connection cable expertise, you’ll be comfortable to listen to that you just now can start ordering the Zero Series of prebuilt gaming PCs.

At CES 2024, Maingear debuted the Maingear Zero Drop and the Maingear NV9 Zero, primarily based on Maingrear’s MG-RC (Maingear Rear Connection) expertise. It’s Maingear’s response to the so-called War on Cables, courting again to 2022. The concept is that migrating as many cables to the rear of the motherboard, relatively than the entrance, makes for an aesthetically cleaner look and eliminates the impediments to airflow these cables trigger. It’s that expertise that serves as the muse for the Zero sequence.

Maingear has begun taking orders for the Maingear Zero series, which ranges from the Silver configuration (Core i5-14440F/RTX 4060/16GB DDR5/1TB SSD, $1,399) on as much as the Ultimate configuration (Core i9-14900K/RTX 4090/32GB DDR5/2TB SSD, $3,929). MSI affords “boost” configurations which double the RAM and SSD capability for about $300 extra.

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Finally, MSI will provide customized configurations, as nicely and affords zero-percent financing.

According to Maingear, these new desktops characteristic MSI’s MAG Pano M100 PZ MATX chassis that’s factory-designed to assist MG-RC-equipped motherboards, particularly MSI Project Zero motherboards. It’s the design that Maingear confirmed off at CES because the Zero Drop.

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The new Zero desktops are hand-built, like different Maingear merchandise, and ship with a one-year guarantee. upgradable to a few years.

We’re nonetheless within the early levels of the hidden-cable revolution, and managing circumstances, motherboard, graphic playing cards, and potential water-cooling setups implies that shoppers have restricted decisions and will need to make some concessions to realize their objectives. Maingear, at the least for now, affords a easy resolution: allow them to deal with it.