Maingear revealed its newest custom-built gaming PCs, the Doom Series, which serve as an ode to one of the most iconic first-person shooter games of all time. Created in collaboration with Havn, each computer comes with a custom case and internal components.
The Doom Series is a limited-edition drop: After debuting on Oct. 14, only 50 will be sold and shipped out across all of its available configurations. If you're a Doom fan in the market for a new high-performance gaming setup, this desktop PC doubles as a cutting-edge collectible.
Every config is packaged within Havn's HS 420 Doom: The Dark Ages-themed case, which features red Doom Slayer iconography and LED lighting. Inside the case, you'll find Doom-related imagery with custom brackets holding up Nvidia 50-series GPUs and braided red cables that fit the overall theme. In an admittedly very cool combination of form and function, every Doom Series build includes a TRYX Panorama SE 360 liquid cooler with an LCD that loops Doom gameplay highlights.
Top-tier specs and demonic pricing
Maingear offers three pre-built configurations for the Doom Series. However, if those particular builds are a little too rich for your blood, lower-end builds start at $1,999 on Maingear's website.
The three main configs are fun nods to classic Doom difficulty settings: You can get a Hurt Me Plenty build for $2,999, an Ultra-Violence build for $3,999 or a Nightmare build for $5,999. Forget about those in-game demons, because those prices are the truly scary threat.
Here's everything you need to know about the three main Doom Series configurations:
Hurt Me Plenty config
The lowest-priced Doom Series configuration is $2,999. At that price, you're still getting a top-of-the-line gaming PC, but you'll make small sacrifices when compared to the Ultra-Violence and Nightmare builds.
The Hurt Me Plenty config comes with an Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU and an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU. It also includes an MSI X870E Gaming Plus WiFi motherboard, 32GB of DDR5-6000RAM, a T-Force A440 Pro 1TB SSD and a 650-watt MSI power supply.
Ultra-Violence config
The middle option costs $3,999 and bumps you up to an Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU and an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU. It also comes with an ASRock PG X870E Nova WiFi motherboard, 64GB of RAM, a 2TB SSD and an 850-watt power supply.
Nightmare config
The highest-end Doom Series configuration at $5,999 places it at a price far above the other two on offer. The internal specs are also a cut above the other Doom Series builds.
This build comes with an Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU and an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU. The Nightmare config shares some specs with the Ultra-Violence config, including the ASRock motherboard, the 64GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD. This configuration allows for even greater expansion overhead with a 1,250-watt power supply.
This release isn't for the average Joe
The limited nature and high price of the Doom Series mean it's built with a niche audience in mind. I certainly think it'd be cool to have a Doom Slayer PC with an LCD screen looping gameplay inside my rig, but I don't think it's "$3,000 or more cool." Then again, I'm not a deep-pocketed, die-hard Doom fan.Â
With Maingear making only 50 of these rigs, perhaps they'll retain some collector value to help you justify the high price. And for the non-collector, the Doom Series config offers top-of-the-line components that also help explain the fearsome pricing.