[News] Maingear Teams Up with Unikrn to Commercialize UKG Crypto-Mining PCs

[StyM]

https://www.techpowerup.com/240945/m...pto-mining-pcs

Maingear, an award-winning PC system integrator of custom gaming desktops, is partnering with popular eSports brand Unikrn to bring UnikoinGold (UKG) crypto-mining capable PCs to life. The new family of PCs currently consists of two models: the Maingear ACM (Advanced Crypto Miner) and the Maingear ACM PRO. Although Maingear hasn't officially disclosed the technical specifications, the product page gives us a glimpse of the upcoming PCs. The systems are housed inside a spectacular cube-shaped chassis with unique MARC II artwork and gorgeous automotive paint finishes. The ACM model can support up to six graphics cards. Additionally, the ACM PRO model provides additional options for expansion and comes in a rack mountable chassis. Although the systems are designed to mine UnikoinGold, they can be employed to mine Ethereum as well. Both models will be available later this year.

Apart from the new partnership with Unikrn, Maingear also announced that they now accept UnikoinGold as a payment option for their products. From this point forward, their products will come with an option to connect to Unikrn Connekt where gamers can earn UnikoinGold for playing ranked matches while also tracking their statistics and progress in their favorite games.

[screwtech02]

Nice, now with this, even LESS GPU's in the market.... Makes total sense.....

[zanzabar]

Nice, now with this, even LESS GPU's in the market.... Makes total sense.....

We dont have a GPU or gddr shortage, we have an assembled card shortage. Since maingear works with asus and evga they can order as many cards as they want and it wont change how many are getting shipped to stores. It takes 3-4 months to get a card to the store with part orders taking 6+ months, The problem here is that we were supposed to have volta soon, gddr tripled in price, and AIB/retailers dont want expensive stock left over like last gen when mining went bust so orders were not made for the quantities we need ATM. The companies selling custom or prebuilts that can directly order from AIB did put their orders in anticipating volta being slow so they now have stock.

The only thing you could be upset with maingear for is not directly selling cards to random people, but they charge around double MSRP for upgrade kits so that would not make people happy anyways.