I know that its beat if I build one myself, or have the local Microcenter do it for me, but given how hard GPUs are to get a hold of right now I'd rather have a good backup. I know that both of these are insanely expensive, but I want to be absolutely sure that I will be getting a quality build. So I just want your guy's opinion.
And just one more time, I know that I should build one myself, but right now I just want actual advice for these two options.
Does anybody know whether the winner for the Falcon Northwest Custom CoryxKenshin PC has been chosen?
I'm planning on buying a pre-built with an ATX case. My budget is $6,000. I've been researching every company I could find. I've pretty much narrowed down my selection to Maingear or Falcon Northwest. Both companies seem to be top of the line in terms of build quality and components. I'm not interested in custom water cooling or a custom paint job. Is there anything else that would give Maingear an edge over Falcon Northwest?
TLDR:
Send email to gaben@valvesoftware.com with the subject "Falcon Northwest - The Heart of Racing Contest" for a chance to win a free computer.
Background:
I've been a long time customer of Falcon Northwest ( https://www.falcon-nw.com/ ) for my personal and work machines. These are machines I buy for myself, not machines that Valve buys. I don't get any promotional consideration, I just like Kelt and his team.
It was time for me to get new machines, so as a way of saying "thank you" to Falcon Northwest, I thought I'd run a contest.
I also am part of the Heart of Racing ( https://www.heartofracingteam.com/ ), a group of motorsports enthusiasts who race and raise money for Seattle Children's Hospital.
I am going to give away two machines on October 15th. The email you send to me needs to have an associated Steam account as of today (so that people don't bot spam the contest, not because we are using this to create Steam accounts).
Here are the specs of the machines that will be given away:
- Falcon Northwest Talon mid-tower PC
- Custom Heart of Racing automotive paintwork
- EVGA® GeForce RTX 3090 24GB graphics card
- Intel® Core™ i9-10900K 10-Core, 5.3GHz CPU
- EVGA® SuperNOVA G3 1000 Watt power supply
- Asus® ROG Strix Z490-E motherboard
- 64 GB G.Skill 3,200 MHz DDR4 TridentZ memory
- Asetek® custom 280mm CPU liquid cooler
- Two Seagate® FireCuda® 520 2TB M.2 NVMe drives
- Two Seagate FireCuda® 120 4TB - SATA SSDs
- Custom CableMod® individually sleeved cables
- Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
- Logitech® G910 Orion Spark mechanical keyboard
- Corsair Scimitar Elite RGB Mouse
- Asus® PG35VQ 3440x1440, 200Hz, G-Sync 35” monitor
I am sure everyone will agree these are the perfect machines right now, but for the tiny tiny tiny minority who disagree, feel free to send gaben@valvesoftware.com with the subject "I can't believe you are such an idiot."
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In addition to the giveaway of these machines, I'll also donate $1 to Seattle Children's Hospital for each subscriber to the race teams YouTube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxfA_QBcHCx8jGsR_TywPQ/featured ).
During the current pandemic, Seattle
... keep reading on reddit ➡The stigma against buying a prebuilt has come down in recent times, especially during a gpu shortage. Prebuilts can be the only way to reliably find new hardware. I've built my own computer before, but now that I have money, I'm gonna let someone build it for me.
But when people hear prebuilt, they often think of bestbuy or walmart prebuilts. I'm looking at "boutique" pc makers. You know, high end companies. Who don't just give you a list of sku's but actually custom make the computer for you.
I was leaning towards the digital storm aventum x, but I'll be honest, I know little about what makes a good computer good besides the parts. By that i mean, I don't know what cases have good thermals, who has a bad reputation for illogical builds, bad cable management, bad support, using shitty parts, etc.
Now i'm leaning towards the falcon northwest talon. For the same parts, its a hair cheaper, and honestly I trust the company slightly more.
But I'm hoping you guys can help me. Should i go for one of these? or another boutique builder altogether?
Hello everyone. Before you give me the “build your pc, it’s easy” argument. I know. I’ve built plenty PCs in my lifetime. Too many. I’ve done beautiful PCs. With Corsair cases and RGB fans. Unfortunately I have severe OCD. Diagnosed OCD I might add. Many here won’t understand it but it’s To the point where I always find something wrong when building even if it’s nothing. I can’t enjoy it. This happened to my last 4 builds. So I am giving up and going with a pre built. I accepted my fate. I had a xidax once but they they cable managed with tape and put the PSU fan blocked. Annoyed me.
It brought me to Origin PC vs Falcon Northwest. I like the falcon northwest case. It’s different from the Corsair cases origin uses and I used over my lifetime building. I also like that falcon are using the Asus Dark Hero x570. I am just wondering about falcon northwest because it’s hard to find reviews on them. Even resellerratings has only 36 reviews compared to puget and origin pc thousands of ratings on that site. I know falcon northwest from back in the day when I was in high school so I know they have been around. I just want some modern responses from people. I assuming the lack of reviews is because they are a very niche group. More expensive then origin. I do not mind spending the price if I get good cable management and service.
Anyone here own a Falcon Northwest PC? Just ordered mine and super stoked for it to arrive next month. I know building your PC yourself from scratch is usually the way to go, but I've wanted a Falcon PC since I was a teenager and finally pulled the trigger.
Local is 90638.
For Sale: $650
Falcon Northwest Tiki (windows 10 Pro)
i7 6700k
GTX 1070
16gb 3000 mhz
970 Evo 250gb
In excellent, working condition. Few minor cosmetic imperfections that can be seen via the photos (paint chips).
There are not many current reviews about the Falcon Northwest TLX laptops. Does anyone have a current model or does anyone know where some articles might be that don't pop in Google?
Item 1 Free Mouse for Any Purchase
Timestamps: https://imgur.com/a/5Zm5Kte
Item 2 Sager NP8672 / Clevo P670SG
Timestamps: https://imgur.com/a/BMoZGBX
More Photos: https://imgur.com/a/3Mf5zXw
CPU: Intel Core i7-4720HQ
GPU: Nvidia GTX 980M 4GB GDDR5
RAM: 8 GB RAM (There are four slots for RAM)
Storage: 128 GB SSD (There are two SATA 2.5 inch slots and two M.2 Slots)
If you want more storage, I have bigger SSD options.
Display: 17.3 inch 1920x1080p
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/official-sager-np8671-clevo-p670se-sager-np8672-clevo-p670sg-owners-lounge.766559/
Looking for $650 Shipped or Best Offer SOLD
If you want to buy any of the RAM or Storage, not the laptop, comment and pm for timestamps and CDI (for storage). It will be the cost of whichever RAM and Storage you want plus $5 for shipping.
Item 3 Northwest Falcon TLX Novatech/Clevo (P15SM-A/SM1-A) with RGB Backlit Keyboard
Timestamps: https://imgur.com/a/4CSGERI
CPU: Intel Core i7-4810MQ
GPU: GTX 870M
Keyboard: RGB Backlit Keyboard
RAM: 8 GB RAM (There are four slots for RAM)
Storage: 128 GB SSD
If you want more storage, I have bigger SSD options.
Display: 15.6 inch 1920x1080p
Looking for $550 Shipped or Best Offer
Item 4 Royal Kludge RG-928 Mechanical Keyboard
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0GA-00U0-00039
The black keycaps were replaced with green keycaps. The left Windows key is actually the FN key.
Timestamps: https://imgur.com/a/x7KZkIf
Looking for $49 Shipped or Best Offer
Item 5 Rosewill Apollo RK-9100xRRE Mechanical Keyboard
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201075R
One of the feets is missing.
Timestamps: https://imgur.com/a/HrowTc9
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