one hour video published on saturday Gamers Nexus, a YouTube channel focused on PC gaming hardware, accused NZXT's PC rental program of “bait-and-switch” tactics, with prices and specifications constantly changing.
flex program Allows customers to rent prebuilt gaming PCs starting at $59 per month (mouse, keyboard, or monitor not included). But Gamers Nexus reveals that NZXT changes the specifications and prices of PC models “in some cases by the day” and offers PCs with very different setups under the same model names, depending on where you are. Want to buy or rent. Rapidly changing prices also obscure the potential value of the listed “discounts” as packages are moved back and forth.
The video shows an example of NZXT players: three PCs An Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super with an Intel Core i7-13700KF is listed as the graphics card with the “Buy” option selected. However, looking at the same PC model under the “Subscribe” option showed the same processor with a less powerful Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti.
Despite the different GPUs, NZXT lists both models as having similar estimated frames per second for games such as Starfield And call of Duty Modern Warfare,
Gamers also highlights other elements of the Nexus Flex program, such as a pricing scheme that encourages customers to pay more money than purchasing a PC outright and “aggressive” terms of service. The Verge We contacted NZXT with a request for comment, but did not immediately receive a response, and we have not seen any response posts on its community areas or social media channels.
“Right now we think this is a scam,” Gamers Nexus editor-in-chief Steve Burke says during the video. “The performance claims alone are extremely misleading, especially since the only difference in one of these that makes sense is the word 'super', which a lot of people – especially those who are potentially renting or pre-built Are buying – won't be able to catch.”