Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α) vs Mike's Computer Shop Apex Halo 9950X RTX 5090

The Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α) ($9,799, 97/100 gaming score) goes head-to-head with the Mike's Computer Shop Apex Halo 9950X RTX 5090 ($5,499, 97/100). Both systems score identically on raw gaming performance. For the money, the Mike's Computer Shop Apex Halo 9950X RTX 5090 is the better value at $5,499, delivering more performance per dollar than the Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α).

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Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)

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Mike's Computer Shop

Mike's Computer Shop Apex Halo 9950X RTX 5090

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Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)Mike's Computer Shop Apex Halo 9950X RTX 5090
Price$9,799▲$5,499
Gaming Score97/10097/100
Productivity Score96/100▲94/100
Content Creation Score97/100▲93/100
CPUamd ryzen 9 9950x3damd ryzen 9 9950x
GPUnvidia rtx 5090nvidia rtx 5090
RAM64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000 (Kingston FURY Beast)corsair vengeance ddr5 6400 64gb
Storage4TB Gen4 NVMe SSD (Kingston FURY Renegade)samsung 9100 pro 2tb
PSU—seasonic prime tx 1300
CaseSilverStone FLP02 (beige tower)fractal design define 7
CoolerCustom open loop liquid cooling (dual radiators)corsair icue h150i elite capellix
Motherboard—msi meg x870e ace

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