NZXT will rent full gaming PCs, but the costs add up fast

NZXT will rent full gaming PCs, but the costs add up fast

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Want to get into PC gaming and feel like you don’t have enough pricey subscriptions in your life? Desktop PC builder and retailer NZXT can ship you a whole gaming rig for as little as $59 per month — as long as you provide your own mouse, keyboard, and monitor.

The Flex subscription program has been available for at least several months, based on NZXT’s posts, and the pricing and specs of the machines listed have changed over time. Now, it’s updating its three-tiered approach to PC renting with new specs, with its base Player: One entry-level sub running $59 per month for a tower running an Intel Core i5 14400F and Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU. Stepping up to the mid-tier Player: Two costs $119 per month for an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU and RTX 4070 Super GPU, and the top-tier Player: Three package costs $169 per month with an Intel Core i7 13700KF and RTX 4070 Ti Super.

All three tiers also require a $50 “setup and shipping fee” that will include the return label if you decide to cancel your subscription.

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The NZXT site indicates that subscribers can expect to have a new or like-new Flex PC delivered within three to five days on a month-to-month term that’s free to cancel anytime. Customers will also have access to free replacements with 24/7 customer support if something should go wrong and guaranteed hardware upgrades every two years.

Two years is a pretty long period, and even with the cheapest Player: One model, you’ll have spent $1,416 to use that 4060 through 2026 (though, there should be a free upgrade at some point in that timeline). The Player: Three tier with 4070 Ti Super would cost $4,056 to rent for two years.

That’s the kind of money you could potentially spend to build your own 4090-level desktop that’s much more capable for 4K gaming. Woof.

We’ve reached out to NZXT for clarification on what the full specs are for each updated tier (including RAM and storage) and if subscribers have any incentives like rent-to-own pricing if they can buy their rented Flex computer.