The Maingear Retro95 prebuilt PC has a retro gaming look while supporting modern GPUs and CPUs
The retro gaming market is thriving, with everything from handhelds to keyboards fueling demand. With the Retro95, Maingear is appealing to buyers who are desperate to recreate a mid-1990s setup. The prebuilt PC features a familiar beige exterior and sits horizontally on desktops. However, it also accommodates today's high-end components from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia.
Interested buyers can now order the limited-edition Retro95, with configurations starting at $1,599.
Maingear strived for authenticity with the Retro95, designing the chassis to house floppy or optical drives. The manufacturer also tries to hide the conveniences of a modern front I/O panel and cooling system.
The new Maingear prebuilt PC is more than a throwback-style case. It's unclear how easy the system will be to upgrade, but default options include pricey GPUs like the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Whether retro gamers are using emulators or decide to install Doom: The Dark Ages, the Retro95 aims to be flexible. Loadouts include graphics cards as powerful as the RTX 5080.
For storage, the Retro95 ships with a maximum of 8TB of space provided by NVMe SSDs. Pre-installed memory is also generous, and buyers can select up to 96GB of DDR5 RAM. To satisfy the power-hungry components, the Retro95 utilizes PSUs as potent as 850 watts. Case makers have also improved airflow since the 1990s. Accordingly, the Maingear desktop has large vents on multiple sides, concealing Noctua fans.
It's a bit disappointing that Maingear doesn't sell a wider variety of peripherals to bundle with its new prebuilt. Fortunately, companies like 8BitDo produce a variety of matching retro gaming keyboards and mice.
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Press release via Maingear PR
MAINGEAR Drops Retro95: A 90s Throwback with 2025 Firepower
Retro on the outside, relentless on the inside, Retro95 is MAINGEAR’s ultimate tribute to old-school gaming, modernized and made to order
Warren, NJ – July 23, 2025 – MAINGEAR, the leader in premium-quality, high-performance gaming PCs, today announced Retro95, a limited-edition PC drop that brings back the unmistakable style of a ‘90s-era horizontal desktop, now supercharged with cutting-edge hardware. Built for gamers who remember LAN parties, floppy disks, dial-up, and CD-based drivers, Retro95 is a nostalgic love letter to the golden age of PC gaming, reimagined for today’s most demanding titles.
With its beige finish, boxy profile, and horizontal layout, Retro95 looks like it booted straight out of 1995, but don’t let the exterior fool you. Inside, it can be configured with some of today’s most powerful components, including CPU options from AMD and Intel, up to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card, 96GB of DDR5 memory, 8TB of Gen4 NVMe storage, Noctua fans and an 850W PSU. Retro95 may flaunt '90s flair, but it’s also engineered with modern thermals and whisper-quiet air cooling for high performance with low noise.
“This one is for the gamers who lugged CRTs to LAN parties, swapped out disks between levels, and got their gaming news from magazines. The Retro95 drop is our way of honoring the classic era of gaming, with a system that looks like the one you had as a kid, but runs like the monster you’d spec from MAINGEAR today,” said Wallace Santos, MAINGEAR CEO and founder.
With its hidden front-panel I/O, and modern airflow tucked behind its nostalgic shell, the Retro95 is both a sleeper and a showpiece. Feel inspired to dust off some of those classic titles? No problem, this rig can even be optioned with a DVD drive.
Like all MAINGEAR gaming PCs, every component is handpicked and thoroughly tested for maximum compatibility, reliability, and performance. All MAINGEAR PCs are hand-built by expert MAINGEAR builders in New Jersey, and undergo rigorous testing and quality assurance checks to uphold MAINGEAR’s unparalleled dedication to excellence. Standing behind their products, every MAINGEAR PC is backed by a standard one-year warranty (upgradable to three years) and lifetime access to MAINGEAR’s award-winning technical support.
Starting at $1,599, the Retro95 is available exclusively at www.MAINGEAR.com starting July 23, 2025, as part of a limited drop. Once they're gone, it’s game over.
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