Xotic PC Releases Intel Z170M-Based 'Havoc' Gaming Desktop

[IInuyasha74]

Xotic PC extended its line of Havoc gaming desktop PCs with a new high-end system using an Intel Skylake CPU and Nvidia Maxwell GPUs.

Xotic PC Releases Intel Z170M-Based 'Havoc' Gaming Desktop : Read more

 

[Matt_550]

Comes with a Corsair cooler? Then why do all the pictures show an NZXT Kraken X61?

 

[digitalgriffin]

$500 extra just to upgrade from a 970 to a 980?

Horse Puckey!

 

[Sakkura]

Might want to check this reddit thread before buying from Xotic PC:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3yt7ou/why_xoticpc_permanently_lost_a_customer_worth/

 

[drtweak]

Again with RAID 0 on SSD? WTF? Screw the RAID 0 on SSD's and just toss a Samsung 950 M.2 in there.

 

[Digmeahole]

The motherboard in the pictures is not a Asus Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard! wth is goin on here? I have that MB in the photo and it is a MAXIMUS VII FORMULA
http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_FORMULA/gallery/

 

[Davinlevey]

Comes with a Corsair cooler? Then why do all the pictures show an NZXT Kraken X61?

The cardboard box for that case has that graphic, it's directly from that, not of the system from Xotic.

 

[kickasspipes]

For the love of Gaben build your own if you want a gaming PC (esp if you have a Micro Center near you)

 

[kickasspipes]

Might want to check this reddit thread before buying from Xotic PC:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3yt7ou/why_xoticpc_permanently_lost_a_customer_worth/

Thanks for the link. That is crazy, esp the the info from the guy that used to work there

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The thing that sours me on Xotic, well aside from the reddit link and other similar references that I have seen over the years, is the focus on useless technology that appeals only to the uninformed. Perhaps I wouldn't be so critical if not for their reputation but if you are going to purport to be a technology leader, don't try and push technologies that serve no purpose other than obtaining a cost premium far above what is warranted. A retailer's cost premium for delivering a box to your door is fixed.

-$500 for a 970 => 980 Ti Upgrade ? A 67% markup ? Exactly how much more does it cost the company to install the 980 Ti as opposed to the 970 ?

-An H series cooler ? Why pay a fat price premium for a cooler that is louder and and doesn't cool as well as a decent air cooler ? If you are going to offer water cooling at least offer an Alll-In-One that doesn't mix copper and aluminum and allows the user to add more water blocks and a case that will allow you to add more radiators if they want to expand the system.

-RAID 0 - Foisting such a solution on your customers under the guise of a "performance feature" for a gaming system shows a total disregard for the customer.

Other faux pas would include

-Naming the PC the "'Havoc' Gaming Desktop" using nVidia GFX card(s) w/o recognizing the use of the homonym as used by AMD to describe their PhysX alternative.

-Oversizing the PSU at 750 watts in the Ti build adds nothing, if you are going to upgrade, why use some of that extra $200 not make it SLI capable ?

-The pics don't agree with the parts list.

 

[Tommy_Gun]

I personally wouldn't purchase a PC from this company. For the amount of money you're paying you can get a better PC along with better service elsewhere. Instead of paying Xotic PC $2,630 for this build, an identical setup that is fairly simple to assemble yourself would only cost you $1,800. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JmvMjX

I don't know about you guys, but I'd love to spend my extra $800 on better things.

 

[f-14]

The motherboard in the pictures is not a Asus Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard! wth is goin on here? I have that MB in the photo and it is a MAXIMUS VII FORMULA
http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_FORMULA/gallery/

i have that mother board and i instantly knew it was different by the armor sheild cuts by the south bridge as well as the mofset sink was slightly different. i confirmed it by looking at it thru the window on my case at it as well.

 

[Gregg Kemp]

Again I say, greedy a-holes.