WEBVTT 00:00:00.560 --> 00:00:06.960 1 2 3 Intel's Extreme Rig Challenge is a 00:00:04.960 --> 00:00:11.679 competition where system builders work to create the most extreme gaming rig 00:00:09.760 --> 00:00:18.480 utilizing Intel's unlocked 7th generation Core i7 processor and their 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:21.279 600p SSD. Intel asked us to visit and 00:00:18.480 --> 00:00:26.560 check out six of the final systems that you guys voted 00:00:23.880 --> 00:00:32.160 for. My name is Alexis Josel and I'm the social media manager here at Origin PC. 00:00:29.279 --> 00:00:36.480 We flew all over North America in the US and Canada to take a look at the top six 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:41.680 builds for the Intel Extreme Rig Challenge and the people behind them. 00:00:39.360 --> 00:00:45.600 Origin PC was founded by Richard, Hector, and Kevin. They were part of the 00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:49.039 first 10 guys that started Alienware. Uh when Dell came over and took took over 00:00:47.520 --> 00:00:54.239 Alienware, they decided to stick to their roots and create custom high-end 00:00:51.440 --> 00:00:57.760 PCs. I think what excites us the most is being able to become completely creative 00:00:56.239 --> 00:01:02.079 with our builds. uh design something entirely new. Uh mostly just create 00:01:00.160 --> 00:01:05.199 something that's never been seen before. So in this instance, we looked at last 00:01:03.760 --> 00:01:10.240 year's rig that we submitted for the Intel rig challenge. We thought, how could we do it even better this time? We 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:14.320 want to do the world's first two VR systems in one so that friends can play 00:01:12.240 --> 00:01:17.759 together in the same location. Um we want to always do something that makes 00:01:16.080 --> 00:01:20.799 us stand out from the crowd and do something completely different from your 00:01:19.119 --> 00:01:24.799 standard rig. The way we do our builds, for example, the new KB Lake from Intel, 00:01:23.119 --> 00:01:27.840 uh is very, very efficient. So, we don't have to go as hardcore on the cooling, 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:31.680 giving us more space in our builds to do a bunch of unique and new things that we 00:01:29.600 --> 00:01:35.520 haven't tried before. Intel's uh new M.2s are fantastic because they're very 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:39.759 space efficient, so we can put them in a much smaller form 00:01:37.320 --> 00:01:43.360 factor. So, our desire for every PC leaving our facility is that it handles 00:01:41.360 --> 00:01:47.360 whatever's thrown at it. Whether it's 4K gaming or VR gaming at the highest 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:50.799 settings or if it's a workstation PC, we want it to be able to handle rendering 00:01:49.119 --> 00:01:55.119 and engineering or anything that they want to do with it. 00:01:55.119 --> 00:02:01.840 We want them to feel secure that they were able to customize it to their liking to make it their own. We want 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:06.000 their service from beginning to end to be phenomenal and something that they'll 00:02:03.439 --> 00:02:08.879 always remember. I think we'll win because we have something completely 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:12.480 different that we haven't done before. We have two high-end systems in one. 00:02:10.720 --> 00:02:16.080 It's got LCD side panels which can display what they're seeing in their VR 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:20.200 helmet or just random awesome screen saver that'll show off the system. 00:02:26.239 --> 00:02:31.920 from all sides. It's something completely new. I think 00:02:30.319 --> 00:02:38.319 it really makes us stand out. I know that we're going to win this year's Intel rig challenge. 00:02:36.160 --> 00:02:42.160 Then it was time for Main Gear in New Jersey. Do you really want to know what 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:46.560 I do? What's up, guys? I'm Wallace. I'm the founder for Main Gear. I oversee 00:02:44.160 --> 00:02:51.440 every design from its inception to all the way down to production. As a matter 00:02:48.160 --> 00:02:53.800 of fact, in 2017, I will be signing 00:02:51.440 --> 00:02:58.640 every single manual that leaves the company. Are we doing that, Ryan? 00:02:58.640 --> 00:03:03.920 The Extreme Rig Challenge allows me to go beyond what we normally do. And what 00:03:02.239 --> 00:03:08.239 we normally do is already beyond what most manufacturers do. We're set apart 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:10.800 from other system builders, not just by the product. Starts with the product. We 00:03:09.760 --> 00:03:14.879 need to make sure our products are unique, right? And and we seek inspiration from the automotive world. 00:03:13.519 --> 00:03:18.560 The way the systems are assembled here in our factory, it looks like a Ferrari 00:03:16.800 --> 00:03:23.040 shop. We have mechanic carts in the shop. Even down to when you unpack it, 00:03:20.959 --> 00:03:27.680 there's actually a fresh car scent. We spray new car scent in every single 00:03:25.680 --> 00:03:32.319 system. These little touches is what we do really, really well. So, all the hand 00:03:30.400 --> 00:03:35.760 testing that we do, our handling, so one man, one machine, and uh all the way to 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:40.480 the out ofbox experience. We need to make sure that you actually feel good when you open it and it smells good and 00:03:38.640 --> 00:03:43.920 just sniffing your system when you get it. It's pretty cool. I don't think 00:03:42.319 --> 00:03:48.480 anybody else does that. We're actually own a body shop just to paint these 00:03:49.159 --> 00:03:57.760 computers, right? So, like the the color choices from a, you know, 750 horsepower 00:03:55.560 --> 00:04:00.560 Hellcat, the fittings, we wanted to make it look like a mod, like a car. And 00:03:59.599 --> 00:04:06.560 that's that's the those are the principles that we apply to every system. In this case, the R1 is actually 00:04:04.879 --> 00:04:10.000 inheriting a lot of these features, a lot of the these aesthetics, and we're 00:04:08.239 --> 00:04:14.680 bringing, you know, from that world. We're actually bringing into this system, this mod. 00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:21.359 It's being done for you. It's not coming off an assembly line. It has a parallel 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:25.120 loop cooling system. The CPU is getting fresh water and so are the GPUs at the 00:04:22.960 --> 00:04:30.479 same time. We play to win. We designed a 00:04:28.400 --> 00:04:35.120 system to make sure that we win every category. 00:04:32.080 --> 00:04:37.600 It has over $1,200 in fittings. This is 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:41.680 just chrome fittings. They're expensive, but it's worth it. 00:04:39.919 --> 00:04:47.520 Pretty much next door to our office in Richmond, British Columbia, is NCIX. 00:04:44.800 --> 00:04:52.080 Okay. Uh my name is Lethananiel and I am the R&D and project coordinator for NCIX 00:04:49.840 --> 00:04:56.400 PC. Me, I like I like I like to build computers. I like for people to notice 00:04:54.000 --> 00:05:00.880 the small things that nobody else sees. The all the cable management and the 00:04:58.639 --> 00:05:03.919 engraving work on everything. It's the little details that really pull it 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:07.360 together that I want people to appreciate and notice. I designed the 00:05:05.840 --> 00:05:12.720 new systems, play around with new technology, figure out how it works and 00:05:09.520 --> 00:05:12.720 how we can offer it to 00:05:12.840 --> 00:05:21.039 customers. With the engraving, I wanted to tie it into the uh Gladius and Spatha 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:24.080 mouse. And I was just really inspired by the design that they put on those 00:05:22.400 --> 00:05:28.560 keyboards and mice, and I wanted to carry that on to the PC to make it feel 00:05:26.479 --> 00:05:32.080 like it's one entire package. What really sets my computer apart is that 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:34.840 it's on a VESA ARM and it's floating above the desk like it's a gift from the 00:05:33.680 --> 00:05:41.120 computer gods. I am such a stickler for detail 00:05:38.080 --> 00:05:43.520 that I redid the tubing twice and I 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:47.360 rebuilt the system three times because I didn't like a particular bend or it 00:05:45.440 --> 00:05:50.479 wasn't perpendicular or it wasn't parallel with the rest of the 00:05:53.479 --> 00:06:00.240 system. and just being ready to play with it the moment it comes out of the 00:05:57.440 --> 00:06:04.000 box. Seeing it go off into the wild with another person makes me a little 00:06:02.080 --> 00:06:09.440 distraught, but I know that they're going to take care of it and I know they're going to love it and enjoy it as 00:06:06.479 --> 00:06:13.039 much as I do. The winner will be announced at PAX East 00:06:11.360 --> 00:06:17.199 and there's still time to get out there and vote. Each vote enters you for a 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:20.000 chance to win one of these systems. So, go now.