3 EXTREME Systems - Intel Extreme Rig Challenge Pt. 1
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2017-05-06
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1,254 words · ~6 min read
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1 2 3 Intel's Extreme Rig Challenge is a
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competition where system builders work to create the most extreme gaming rig
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utilizing Intel's unlocked 7th generation Core i7 processor and their
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600p SSD. Intel asked us to visit and
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check out six of the final systems that you guys voted
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for. My name is Alexis Josel and I'm the social media manager here at Origin PC.
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We flew all over North America in the US and Canada to take a look at the top six
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builds for the Intel Extreme Rig Challenge and the people behind them.
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Origin PC was founded by Richard, Hector, and Kevin. They were part of the
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first 10 guys that started Alienware. Uh when Dell came over and took took over
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Alienware, they decided to stick to their roots and create custom high-end
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PCs. I think what excites us the most is being able to become completely creative
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with our builds. uh design something entirely new. Uh mostly just create
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something that's never been seen before. So in this instance, we looked at last
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year's rig that we submitted for the Intel rig challenge. We thought, how could we do it even better this time? We
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want to do the world's first two VR systems in one so that friends can play
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together in the same location. Um we want to always do something that makes
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us stand out from the crowd and do something completely different from your
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standard rig. The way we do our builds, for example, the new KB Lake from Intel,
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uh is very, very efficient. So, we don't have to go as hardcore on the cooling,
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giving us more space in our builds to do a bunch of unique and new things that we
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haven't tried before. Intel's uh new M.2s are fantastic because they're very
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space efficient, so we can put them in a much smaller form
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factor. So, our desire for every PC leaving our facility is that it handles
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whatever's thrown at it. Whether it's 4K gaming or VR gaming at the highest
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settings or if it's a workstation PC, we want it to be able to handle rendering
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and engineering or anything that they want to do with it.
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We want them to feel secure that they were able to customize it to their liking to make it their own. We want
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their service from beginning to end to be phenomenal and something that they'll
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always remember. I think we'll win because we have something completely
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different that we haven't done before. We have two high-end systems in one.
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It's got LCD side panels which can display what they're seeing in their VR
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helmet or just random awesome screen saver that'll show off the system.
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from all sides. It's something completely new. I think
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it really makes us stand out. I know that we're going to win this year's Intel rig challenge.
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Then it was time for Main Gear in New Jersey. Do you really want to know what
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I do? What's up, guys? I'm Wallace. I'm the founder for Main Gear. I oversee
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every design from its inception to all the way down to production. As a matter
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of fact, in 2017, I will be signing
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every single manual that leaves the company. Are we doing that, Ryan?
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The Extreme Rig Challenge allows me to go beyond what we normally do. And what
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we normally do is already beyond what most manufacturers do. We're set apart
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from other system builders, not just by the product. Starts with the product. We
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need to make sure our products are unique, right? And and we seek inspiration from the automotive world.
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The way the systems are assembled here in our factory, it looks like a Ferrari
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shop. We have mechanic carts in the shop. Even down to when you unpack it,
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there's actually a fresh car scent. We spray new car scent in every single
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system. These little touches is what we do really, really well. So, all the hand
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testing that we do, our handling, so one man, one machine, and uh all the way to
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the out ofbox experience. We need to make sure that you actually feel good when you open it and it smells good and
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just sniffing your system when you get it. It's pretty cool. I don't think
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anybody else does that. We're actually own a body shop just to paint these
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computers, right? So, like the the color choices from a, you know, 750 horsepower
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Hellcat, the fittings, we wanted to make it look like a mod, like a car. And
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that's that's the those are the principles that we apply to every system. In this case, the R1 is actually
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inheriting a lot of these features, a lot of the these aesthetics, and we're
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bringing, you know, from that world. We're actually bringing into this system, this mod.
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It's being done for you. It's not coming off an assembly line. It has a parallel
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loop cooling system. The CPU is getting fresh water and so are the GPUs at the
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same time. We play to win. We designed a
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system to make sure that we win every category.
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It has over $1,200 in fittings. This is
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just chrome fittings. They're expensive, but it's worth it.
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Pretty much next door to our office in Richmond, British Columbia, is NCIX.
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Okay. Uh my name is Lethananiel and I am the R&D and project coordinator for NCIX
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PC. Me, I like I like I like to build computers. I like for people to notice
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the small things that nobody else sees. The all the cable management and the
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engraving work on everything. It's the little details that really pull it
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together that I want people to appreciate and notice. I designed the
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new systems, play around with new technology, figure out how it works and
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how we can offer it to
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customers. With the engraving, I wanted to tie it into the uh Gladius and Spatha
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mouse. And I was just really inspired by the design that they put on those
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keyboards and mice, and I wanted to carry that on to the PC to make it feel
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like it's one entire package. What really sets my computer apart is that
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it's on a VESA ARM and it's floating above the desk like it's a gift from the
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computer gods. I am such a stickler for detail
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that I redid the tubing twice and I
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rebuilt the system three times because I didn't like a particular bend or it
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wasn't perpendicular or it wasn't parallel with the rest of the
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system. and just being ready to play with it the moment it comes out of the
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box. Seeing it go off into the wild with another person makes me a little
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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
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much as I do. The winner will be announced at PAX East
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and there's still time to get out there and vote. Each vote enters you for a
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chance to win one of these systems. So, go now.