News Maingear's Zero Series desktops with hidden motherboard cables are now widely available — prebuilts with MG-RC start at $1,399

[Admin]

Maingear's new Zero Series is a full fledged lineup of gaming PCs featuring MG-RC hidden cables, ranging from $1,399 to $3,929.

Maingear's Zero Series desktops with hidden motherboard cables are now widely available — prebuilts with MG-RC start at $1,399 : Read more

 

[TechLurker]

Seems successful enough to at least get it slowly become mainstream via the boutique route.

I wonder if ASUS will also adopt it, or if their own version is compatible, as ASUS has the BTF units with plugs on the rear of the mobo, but also having an additional PCIe High Power Connector on the board for cable-less GPUs and the requisite 8-pin or 16 pin connectors on the rear. ASUS also has set up a partnership with several other peripheral manufacturers to get cases and equipment out for their BTF standard too.

That would leave AsRock either going with ASUS' BTF standard, or the MG-RC standard. I'd assume the BTF standard might be what they'll go for, given the value of also incorporating power pass-through for GPUs.

Or if both standards will be combined as the "AMG-RC standard".

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I'm not a fan of these rear mounted ports.

Just standardize on "Right-Angle" receptacles for all connectors mounted along the Top/Right/Bottom edges of the standard MoBo.

Then get Case Makers to start standardizing on Right-Angle cable plugs.

It's easier to get that going than to have every proprietary hole.

Also, far less case structure needs to be compromised to make this work.

 

[husker]

Yes, it's tidy, but let's take a step back and think about why we have a glass window to show off a build and expose the inner workings of the PC. When we start simultaneously showing the innards of a PC and then adding new features to then hide them again, what's the point? Yes, I use cable management and it is a good thing, but we are starting to cross a line here.