Skytech Gaming Skytech Chronos Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7 GHz, NVIDIA RTX 3070, 1TB NVME SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 650W Gold PSU, 240mm AIO, 11AC Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit

Really wanted RTX series card. Due to the tragic times, pre-builts are where they're at, and if cost isn't much matter to you, this one has what it takes, my opinion.Few days worth experiences:Day one was spent like any other new PC (configurations, downloads, updates, etc); played a few games off of my external - one of them was 7 Days to Die. Upon loading into a map for the first time - my entire computer crashed and restarted itself. 2nd attempt had me stumped, I thought it would do it again but it threw me right in game. I played for about 15 minutes being in awe of the visuals (I'm coming from a laptop with 2gb vram) and exit the game myself. I set it to download some games overnight.Day two was spent finding out 7 Days to Die had decided it didn't want to load me into the main menu anymore - computer crash and restart... wtf? SCUM (another game) same issue, couldn't make it into main menu, crash/restart itself. Rainbow Six Siege seemed to play alright, made it through one round and then - crash/restart itself...Later on day 2, I had experienced the awesome visuals and NO crashing in some titles: StarCraft 2, Minecraft Bedrock Edition with RTX, Grand Theft Auto V, and ECO (surprisingly no problems with that one). So I began to wonder what was up to date or not. Checking the motherboard bios, it was a little outdated with version 1.2 ((from September of last year) and computer checklist included in box indicated it was assembled earlier this year) with updates having released since then.- upgrade motherboard bios CHECK- upgrade graphics card drivers CHECK- win10 already updated =\ okayNo problems since. 7 Days loads up, plays, SCUM loads up, been playing that quite a bit now. Resident Evil 2 and all my other games, no problems anymore, no more mysterious crashing. If anyone else is having any crashing issues, just keep an open mind like I did and understand if you seen it already 'working its magic' then it shouldn't be the rig, just some software setbacks. Check and be sure your proper model of motherboard before downloading incorrect drivers.Roulette parts I had gotten with mine:2x8gb T-Force Vulcan ZGigabyte RTX 3080 (seen some reviews of some people got Zotac, MSI or PNY) - reviews of the Gigabyte show lower or mid range temps, which is great for me.ASRock B550M/ac motherboardVery clean in my opinion.Comes with keyboard and mouse, probably will save mouse for emergencies, or until my G700 (11 years old now) dies.You can edit the RGB lights in the bios (colors and types of lighting). I changed mine to neon/white, so don't be fooled by the pics, you do get full RGB.Day 3+ on so forth from here - feels like I couldn't be happier.

4.5 stars (rounded up to 5).The PC hardware itself probably only deserves 4/5 stars, but my support experience from Skytech (through Amazon) was simply excellent, so I’m happy to bump up my rating to 5 stars.Let me also preface my comments by saying that I don’t usually purchase pre-built computers, and I consider myself a DIY PC snob. I’ve only purchased one other pre-built in my life, but I've built more than a dozen. I’m always going to have one quibble or another when it comes to a pre-built PC from any company, but 150+ consecutive days of striking out on a RTX 3080 is enough to drive anyone crazy. So I decided to take a chance on this, and after a week of ownership (and emails with Skytech customer service), I can say that I’m pleased with my purchase.I was going to make a dedicated pros/cons list, but I’ll simply list my comments without necessarily strictly categorizing them into “pros” or “cons.” Some of the points are more nuanced with a mix of praise and criticism.* Excellent packaging with protective foam inside and out.* Beautiful white chassis (In Win 101) + 3x ARGB fans with remote fan control. If I were building this PC from scratch, this would not be my case of choice. Unlike cases with a mesh front, the In Win’s solid front panel restricts airflow. However, I think it’s undeniable that this particular case/fan combo is pretty great in the looks department.* Fast Ryzen 5 5600X processor. They could have easily gone with a cheaper 3600 or 3600X from the previous generation, so kudos to Skytech for sticking with the latest (Ryzen 5000/Zen 3).* Good 1TB NVMe m.2 SSD (WD Blue SN550). This is not necessarily the fastest nor best SSD available today, but it is plenty adequate for a gaming system. Users with specific endurance or speed requirements (for extremely large file transfers, etc) should probably swap out the SSD.* Zotac RTX 3080. My particular GPU model happens to be a Zotac Trinity OC, and I see that others have reported receiving PNY models in their systems. Again, similar to the SSD, this is not the best RTX 3080 on the market, but it is certainly not the worst either.* Cheap motherboard (ASRock B550M/AC). This is one of the cheapest (if not the cheapest) B550 motherboards on the market. It’s too bad that they used a mATX motherboard in a case that’s compatible with a regular ATX-sized motherboard. But even the worst AM4 motherboard these days is adequate for most users, and I do understand that they have to cut costs somewhere.* 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3600 RAM. Let’s start with the positives: Not all pre-built companies care about setting up their systems with proper RAM configurations. E.g. some of the larger OEMs will only install 1x8GB module in single-channel mode. Thankfully, this PC came with the memory installed in the correct motherboard slots for dual-channel operation (Slots 2+4). That being said, the RAM would have been a huge demerit in my book if not for my excellent experience with Skytech CS. Even though the memory is rated for DDR4-3600 speeds, the RAM arrived manually under-clocked by 200MHz in the BIOS to DDR4-3400. It seems this was done because the system would not POST at DDR4-3600 with XMP enabled. So even though the RAM was obviously faulty (or incompatible with the motherboard), the technician had decided to install it with a lower speed anyway. Thankfully, Skytech sent a replacement kit right away and it hasn’t had any issues.* Gigabyte 750W Gold power supply. Again, not my power supply of choice due to some glaring manufacturing flaws, but it is adequate for this system. Actually, I had been expecting an ugly PSU with ketchup and mustard cables, so I’m relieved this PSU has flat, black cables. Skytech actually neglected to include several non-modular cables with it. After I raised the issue with Skytech CS, they sent replacement along with the replacement RAM kit. Great, responsive customer service!* Good build quality overall and impeccable cable management. My only gripe is that some of the cables (USB/RGB) were hot-glued to the motherboard to ensure that they weren’t damaged or dislodged during shipping. GamersNexus would have a field day with this. There has to be another way.To wrap things up, this is a perfectly good PC. If there is anything noteworthy about it, it would be the standout customer service. I traded emails with Skytech CS for a week, and I don’t think there was a single time when they didn’t respond within a day. Bravo, Skytech!

For context, I built my previous gaming PC. After I decided to upgrade, I used pcpartpicker. At the time I was building my list, the price to parts ratio was pretty close. I made the jump to purchase this PC so I don't really have to worry about anything else. Boy was I wrong. Shipment was fine, when it got here, I made sure everything is seated correctly, etc. Got this on Friday the 16th. All is well, I was happy and satisfied. Thursday came Dec 22. PC suddenly will not turn on. I do have experience in fixing PCs so I tried to find out what went wrong. At first, I thought it was a power issue. I borrowed a PSU tester to see if the PSU is busted, that part is fine. Next, I thought it might be a motherboard but we didn't want to jump into conclusion. We took out all the parts CPU, GPU, RAM and put it on another board. It works fine. Now we put it back on the board that came with this PC. It runs for 10 secs, then shuts down. No fan spinning again so back to square 1. It's the motherboard. We tried to fix/upgrade the BIOS and same thing, runs for 10 secs then shuts down. Granted, my issue is pretty unfortunate and it is kind of rare tbh. I am now returning this PC before I sink money replacing something when it is still under warranty. It's not a good sign if I am already having an issue not even a week into receiving it. It spent more time waiting for it to ship than getting my hands on it. I have been in contact with Skytech themselves regarding this, and they were ready to offer replacement part so that's a good sign, but if you are not really tech savvy or not wanting to get your hands dirty just incase something goes wrong, it is another couple of weeks of no watching cat videos on youtube while you play minecraft with rtx on.