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At XSReviews, our testing is all hand-made by skilled artisans. Here’s a peak behind the curtain, as we take a look at the specs, components and peripherals of the latest XSR Test Rig, codenamed MANTAMACHINE.

For each component, you’ll find its name, any relevant extra information, and links to check the price on Amazon. If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch!

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Notes

This build was originally based around the NZXT Manta Mini ITX case, hence the name, but has since moved to the new X570 platform and a full-fat tower. There’s a chunky RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio graphics card by MSI, a roof-mounted 360mm radiator for liquid cooling and five 140mm case fans (two Aer RGB up front, three on top of the radiator and one at the back).

If you have any questions about the build, let me know and I’ll answer if I can!

Thanks to NZXT for providing the H710i case, Kraken X72 cooler, Aer RGB fans and Hue+ case lighting. Thanks to Crucial and StormForce for providing the Ballistix Sport RAM. If you’d like to contribute components to the rig, get in touch!

Peripherals

Of course, you might also want to know what’s plugged into our test rig. This changes a little more frequently, but here are the important bits as of November 2019.