Rent-a-PC ?

[Villan]

No thanks. Have OC ever considered this?

NZXT wants you to pay up to $169/month to rent a gaming PC

NZXT Flex subscription has “new or like-new” PCs, one-time $50 shipping fee.

arstechnica.com

 

[Gray2233]

If it's purely for gaming surely you'd be better off going for something like GeForce Now?

Hell, it'd be cheaper to buy a machine on finance if it came down to it long term (not that I'd recommend doing so).

The specs don't even make any sense, who came up with those combinations?

Anyone buying into this needs their head examined.

 

[Rob_B]

1 year subscription, 5600X + 4070 super.

$50+ (12x$119) = $1,478 = ~ £1,150

Pretty sure I can build that PC for under that price BUT for someone who can't build is it worth it? I'd still say no unless you cannot afford the up front £1,100.

 

[Gray2233]

1 year subscription, 5600X + 4070 super.

$50+ (12x$119) = $1,478 = ~ £1,150

Pretty sure I can build that PC for under that price BUT for someone who can't build is it worth it? I'd still say no unless you cannot afford the up front £1,100.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
• 1 x Corsair CV Series CV650 80 Plus Bronze ATX Power Supply (CP-9020236-UK) (SKU: CA-26E-CS) = £49.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-00996) = £89.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01499) = £548.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Black Myth: Wukong Standard Edition Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-02698) = £0.00
• 1 x WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58F-WD) = £59.98
• 1 x MSI MAG Forge M100R ARGB Tempered Glass Windowed Micro ATX Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-014-MS) = £55.00
• 1 x Asus Prime B650M-A WIFI II (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K6-AS) = £139.99

Total: £1,132.93 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Quick throw together AM5 build with a 7600 and 4070S, you could just as easily swap the GPU out for a 7900GRE.

Cheaper and better specs.

Windows keys are about a tenner, in fact you don't even need one as all you actually lose is some minor functionality that doesn't impact gaming without.

 

[RT123]

As someone who buys prebuilts, I honestly really don't see the point of something like this unless it was way cheaper (approximately £2300 over 2 years, really? Could get a 4070Ti system for that or save money and get a 4070 Super system)


Would honestly just rather set aside a certain amount of money each month to buy a new one in 2-3 years.

 

[freddie64]

NZXT wants to be the new Rumbelows.

Also Logitech "forever mouse" where you will pay for software updates.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...mouse-thatrequires-a-subscription/?comments=1

 

[FloppyPoppy]

If it's purely for gaming surely you'd be better off going for something like GeForce Now?

Hell, it'd be cheaper to buy a machine on finance if it came down to it long term (not that I'd recommend doing so).

The specs don't even make any sense, who came up with those combinations?

Anyone buying into this needs their head examined.

Complete agreement! a decent internet connection and cloud streaming services are a far superior option here.

 

[Joxeon]

If it's purely for gaming surely you'd be better off going for something like GeForce Now?

Yeah a cheap basic PC + geforce now would be better than paying over 1k to rent a system

 

[Defy Belief]

it wouldn't be too bad if the monthly cost was similar to the depreciation value of the components over X month period, but those figures are way out.

 

[ben1987]

Don’t get the use case for this unless you need a pc for a really short time.

0% cc would make more sense and pay it off over a year or two and have something you own which has value rather than something you just give back

 

[RT123]

I mean NZXT is pretty overpriced anyway, but the few gaming PC rental services I see (after looking it up) are poor value as well. I struggle to see the point (even if your gaming PC is broken or whatever, would honestly just get GeForce Now for a month)

At least a 2-3 year old PC still has value you can put towards a new PC.

 

[bazzabear]

Aren't all the drawbacks being described here exactly the same ones as for every other type of rental?

 

[Rob_B]

This pays for the item in under a year, it seems worst than (most) other rentals

 

[RT123]

Aren't all the drawbacks being described here exactly the same ones as for every other type of rental?

Kind of, but at the same time:

Phone providers do kind of what I'm thinking of (trade in the phone after 12/24 months, get a new one, or after the initial period is up, it's yours)

 

[ivrytwr3]

Actually, i might be interested in this!

My lad is off to the US in a few day for 8 - 10 months. We are struggling to think how to get him a PC for his time out there - maybe a short term rental PC is the answer.

 

[ED209]

Actually, i might be interested in this!

My lad is off to the US in a few day for 8 - 10 months. We are struggling to think how to get him a PC for his time out there - maybe a short term rental PC is the answer.

Maybe see how much this would cost and then build a PC when over in the US and then sell it on out there before returning back at least then you get some money back but would depend on how much parts are in the US etc

 

[ivrytwr3]

That was the plan originally - buy one when out there. However, it seems PC's are a bit cheaper out there and he was on about bringing it back, but then you have the issue of shipping and costs and also would a US PC actually work in the UK - voltage etc?

He has options anyway.

 

[Quartz]

No thanks. Have OC ever considered this?

Microsoft will lease you an XBox for between £22 a month and £32 a month, depending on the model. With Game Pass Ultimate included.

 

[RT123]

Microsoft will lease you an XBox for between £22 a month and £32 a month, depending on the model. With Game Pass Ultimate included.

At least that's pretty much what a Series S/X + Game Pass Ultimate costs.

 

[Freddie1980]

1 year subscription, 5600X + 4070 super.

$50+ (12x$119) = $1,478 = ~ £1,150

Pretty sure I can build that PC for under that price BUT for someone who can't build is it worth it? I'd still say no unless you cannot afford the up front £1,100.

It's a poor deal all around, even if it was the same price you still don't own anything at the end of the day.

If you can't afford to pay for one upfront then you probably shouldn't be considering buying an expensive gaming PC in the first place better yet just save $119 for 12 months and buy it after a year and you will likely better hardware for the money or the same for less.