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Even though shipping is $50, these systems seemed like good enough deals to post them as another viable option for complete gaming systems. Since
my HP post contained a lot of configuration options I'll probably use it as a point of comparison for most of these. Just follow one of the links and add item to cart and the 10% sale code is automatically applied when you go to checkout.
H1 Mini [nzxt.com]
Intel Core i5-10400F
GeForce RTX 3060
16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz RAM
1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
B560i ITX Motherboard
140mm AIO Liquid Cooler
650w Gold Power Supply
$1169.10
The
H1 Mini [nzxt.com] is the same price as the
Omen [hp.com] 5600x/ RTX 3060 configuration but has 2x the RAM and storage plus liquid cooling. The
H1 Mini Pro [nzxt.com] is $17 more than the
Omen [hp.com] 5800x/RTX 3060ti configuration and comes with 4x the RAM and 8x the total storage plus liquid cooling. The 10th gen i5 and i7 benchmark lower than their Ryzen 5000 counterparts, but score comparable effective FPS on many popular games. Still a decent deal at these price points without needing to upgrade anything that the Omen might be lacking on.
H1 Mini Pro [nzxt.com] OOS
Intel Core i7-10700KF
GeForce RTX 3060Ti
32GB (2x16GB) 3000MHz RAM
1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
1TB 2.5" HDD Secondary Storage
B560i ITX Motherboard
140mm AIO Liquid Cooler
650w Gold Power Supply
$1439.10
Starter Pro [nzxt.com] OOS
Intel Core I5-10400F
GeForce RTX 3060Ti
16GB (2x8GB) T-Force Vulcan Z 3000MHz RAM
1TB WB Blue NVMe M.2 SSD
B560 Motherboard
Deep Cool GAMMAX GTE V2 Air Cooler
500W Bronze Power Supply
$1304
Again with the
Starter Pro [nzxt.com] they offer the 10400F, and at ~$44 more than the
Omen [hp.com] 5600x/3060Ti configuration but with 2x the RAM and 4x the NVMe, this one falls right in between the two Minis combining the lower CPU with higher GPU in a bigger case and full of listed brand name parts.
Streaming Plus [nzxt.com]
Ryzen 7 5800x
GeForce RTX 3070Ti
16GB (2x8GB) XPG 3000MHz RAM
1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
B550 ATX Motherboard
Kraken M22 120mm AIO Liquid Cooler
750W Gold Power Supply
$1799
It's easier to compare these two directly to
Omen [hp.com] configurations since the CPU is available on both. The
Streaming Plus [nzxt.com] is about $73 less than the Omen 5800x 3070Ti configuration and comes with 2x the RAM and 4x the storage and liquid cooling. The
Streaming Pro [nzxt.com] is kinda steep at almost $300 more than the
Omen [hp.com] 5800x 3080Ti configuration but I figured I'd add it in anyway. It comes with 4x the RAM and storage, liquid cooling, and while these two aren't as good for people just wanting the GPU in a throw-away system, they're also not OEM garbage. Videos I searched had Gigabyte and EVGA brand GPUs as well as other name brand parts I've listed and overall better specs.
Streaming Pro [nzxt.com]
Ryzen 7 5800x
GeForce RTX 3080Ti
32GB (2x16GB) XPG 3000MHz RAM
1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro WiFi Motherboard
Kraken X63 280mm AIO Liquid Cooler
750W Gold Power Supply
$2609
EDIT: This motherboard listing could be mistake as the Streaming Plus also previously used B450 and now uses B550, and the Streaming Pro Build Kit comes with B550. There's also no B450 option in their custom builder.
EDIT: For people who are interested in (or not opposed to) building a PC, they do also offer some Build Kits [nzxt.com] which contain everything you need to build the specific series system as listed, and for a little bit less cost. Looks like currently they only have the Starter Pro [nzxt.com] for $1259 or the Streaming Pro [nzxt.com] for $2519.
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I had an amazing experience! The PC was packaged fantastically for shipping, and it only took a couple of days from order to receiving. Beautiful PC and highly highly highly recommend a custom build from NZXT!
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I plan on running some 3dMark tests soon to see if anything else needs to be tweaked to work as advertised and will report back when I do. The fan is weird and revs up and down with no real rhyme or reason, so I am going to have to go into the settings and see when it is set to kick in.
Do you mind sending me the links you got from Gigabyte for the motherboard drivers?
Thanks.
At some point I'll plan on getting a nicer motherboard and better/more RAM, then rebuild everything in another case. For now I'm just happy to have such a big upgrade. I was running a GTX 680 and i7 2700k prior to this. Both are still chugging along which is great, but they are definitely showing their age.
Also, I got mine with Win 10. I did enable TPM2.0 in BIOS and Software Updates reporting the pc can run Win 11 but there's no indication to update to Win 11. I read some procedure to force it to install but I can probably wait. Did everybody get Win 11 preinstalled?
I tried playing COD Cold War and my GPU temp hovers around 68-71C. That's pretty good temp in my book. Fan noise is acceptable but maybe I'm used with my gaming laptop's noise and I'm wearing headset to notice it that much. I'll observe this some more..
I haven't enabled XMP in the BIOS yet. I know it's RAM overclocking but I haven't tinkered with this before. Any recommendations how to setup?
I plan on running some 3dMark tests soon to see if anything else needs to be tweaked to work as advertised and will report back when I do. The fan is weird and revs up and down with no real rhyme or reason, so I am going to have to go into the settings and see when it is set to kick in.
Do you mind sending me the links you got from Gigabyte for the motherboard drivers?
Thanks.
I would probably not use those drivers unless i was out of warranty. I think you gotta accept it's as is.
As for the wireless drivers I was given this link
https://www.intel.com/content/www...ters.html
I think my videocard is indeed the founder's edition like everyone else's. I have my over clocked for mining and have left it mining for over 24 hrs with no crashes. No issues either with the memory running xmp settings .
The system is definitely loud though even after limiting fan speed on the videocard. So would not mine full-time with this if it's near or in your bedroom 😂.
I think It mainly has to do with the rear fan detecting system temp. Which would make sense since radiator fans are blowing out toward the motherboard and videocard.
In the near term I will be swapping cases to improve cooling and noise. I think later I will be upgrading memory, drive, and perhaps mobo when eth can no longer be mined.
So now I'm just gonna mess around with mining on it and keep it as a spare pc.
Also, I got mine with Win 10. I did enable TPM2.0 in BIOS and Software Updates reporting the pc can run Win 11 but there's no indication to update to Win 11. I read some procedure to force it to install but I can probably wait. Did everybody get Win 11 preinstalled?
I tried playing COD Cold War and my GPU temp hovers around 68-71C. That's pretty good temp in my book. Fan noise is acceptable but maybe I'm used with my gaming laptop's noise and I'm wearing headset to notice it that much. I'll observe this some more..
I haven't enabled XMP in the BIOS yet. I know it's RAM overclocking but I haven't tinkered with this before. Any recommendations how to setup?
I also had XMP turned off on the BIOS, I just set it to they profile that was there the first time the computer started up. Haven't had any issues so far. The RAM is 3200 which is nicer than the 3000 that was advertised so that was a pleasant find.
Let me know if you figure out the Bluetooth headphones issue.
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I also had XMP turned off on the BIOS, I just set it to they profile that was there the first time the computer started up. Haven't had any issues so far. The RAM is 3200 which is nicer than the 3000 that was advertised so that was a pleasant find.
Let me know if you figure out the Bluetooth headphones issue.
I imagine it's a driver issue, I'm gonna try contacting Gigabyte and see if I get any information or links to drivers.
I also read users who had this problem installed intel Bluetooth drivers along with enabling ERP Mode. I haven't bothered with that yet but because enabling ERP Mode looked like the primary fix for Bluetooth audio issues.
I also read users who had this problem installed intel Bluetooth drivers along with enabling ERP Mode. I haven't bothered with that yet but because enabling ERP Mode looked like the primary fix for Bluetooth audio issues.
Sorry to hear for the people who got DOA machines. That's pain in the a, hope you guys get resolutions asap.
I tried calling NZXT support but never got a call back. Maybe Mondays are busy days for them. I logged a ticket on their website.
Btw anybody planning to add SSD? I see the extra m2 slot below where the graphics card is installed.
I have an extra 1TB NVME. I read it's better to have a heat sync installed as well so I'm planning to buy heat syncs for both the main SSD and my extra one. Any thoughts? I had this extra NVME in my other laptop but there's no space to install a heat sync.
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Sorry to hear for the people who got DOA machines. That's pain in the a, hope you guys get resolutions asap.
I tried calling NZXT support but never got a call back. Maybe Mondays are busy days for them. I logged a ticket on their website.
Btw anybody planning to add SSD? I see the extra m2 slot below where the graphics card is installed.
I have an extra 1TB NVME. I read it's better to have a heat sync installed as well so I'm planning to buy heat syncs for both the main SSD and my extra one. Any thoughts? I had this extra NVME in my other laptop but there's no space to install a heat sync.