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NZXT Lowers Price of its N7 Z370 Motherboard Towards 249 USD
Announced recently and already lowered in price. The NZXT motherboard (it's an ECS fabbed mobo btw) was announced at $299.99, that has been reconfigured towards $249.99, effective immediately. Not just that, NZXT increases warranty from three to four years as well.
"We were surprised-and humbled-by the PC gaming community's reaction to our new N7 motherboard. Our focus on simplifying the assembly process for users building their own gaming PC and our unconventional, minimalist approach to design that makes the motherboard disappear into the case has really resonated with people," says Johnny Hou, NZXT's founder, and CEO. "The feedback we received was, that while the thoughtful layout and beautiful all-metal cover are appealing, the price is a bit too high. We've taken steps to address that today with changes to the configuration and price."
Unlike competitive Z370 motherboard offerings, NZXT originally planned to bundle LED light strips and extension cables in the box. To be able to offer a lower price, these have been removed from the product. NZXT will also sell its N7 motherboard through a more limited channel, lowering the overall cost of operation and allowing the MSRP to be further reduced. In a strong vote of confidence in the quality of its newest product, NZXT is also increasing the warranty period it offers to the consumer.
"We also heard from the PC gaming community that they are concerned with our ability to produce a high-quality motherboard. We are working with ECS, a company that produces motherboards for some of the world's largest OEMs," continues Johnny, "We are very confident in our quality. And to help allay the fears of the community, we are increasing our warranty from 3 to 4 years."
The NZXT N7 Z370 ATX motherboard is expected to be available from select retailers in the North America and Europe by the end of January*. Customers who have pre-ordered the motherboard will automatically receive the discount prior to shipping.
The NZXT N7 Z370 Motherboard includes the following exclusive features:
- Powered by CAM, NZXT's control, and monitoring software
- 2 RGB lighting channels using HUE+ technology
- 9 digital PWM fan channels based on GRID+ technology
- All-metal motherboard cover finished using the same paints and processes as their cases
- Optional heatsink covers finished matching NZXT's case colorways (matte white and black, as well as glossy red, blue, and purple)
However
First production runs of the motherboards already been shipped and buyers may find LEDs strips in the package. All future manufacturing runs will remove the LEDs strips and extension cables from the box.
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#5512859 Posted on: 01/22/2018 06:49 AM
Here's hoping you are being satirical/sarcastic...
I love this line in the product description: "All-metal motherboard cover finished using the same paints and processes as their cases"--it isn't the motherboard itself that appears "clean," it's the metal, motherboard cover (shroud, really) placed on top of the actual motherboard that is "clean" looking here, imo--as only about 2% of the actual motherboard underneath is visible. I mean, that has to do wonders for the heat retention properties of the real motherboard underneath, eh?
OTOH, if such a black-painted, metal, motherboard cover could be had for larger/better motherboards with more features and slots, it might be just the ticket for an open-air build of some kind designed to be complete sans a case of any kind. Maybe. This cover would provide the motherboard with the same protection of a metal case, at least for the top of the motherboard, but wouldn't serve to protect anything else in the system (PSU, GPU, RAM, etc.) besides the motherboard--or protect even the bottom-side of the motherboard. Concept doesn't do much for me.
Now imagine all the mobo components, all resistors,transistors,vrm's, inductors ,capacitors ... cooking under that nice shiny black metal . Yeah they made this board to last
Here's hoping you are being satirical/sarcastic...
I love this line in the product description: "All-metal motherboard cover finished using the same paints and processes as their cases"--it isn't the motherboard itself that appears "clean," it's the metal, motherboard cover (shroud, really) placed on top of the actual motherboard that is "clean" looking here, imo--as only about 2% of the actual motherboard underneath is visible. I mean, that has to do wonders for the heat retention properties of the real motherboard underneath, eh? OTOH, if such a black-painted, metal, motherboard cover could be had for larger/better motherboards with more features and slots, it might be just the ticket for an open-air build of some kind designed to be complete sans a case of any kind. Maybe. This cover would provide the motherboard with the same protection of a metal case, at least for the top of the motherboard, but wouldn't serve to protect anything else in the system (PSU, GPU, RAM, etc.) besides the motherboard--or protect even the bottom-side of the motherboard. Concept doesn't do much for me.
Now imagine all the mobo components, all resistors,transistors,vrm's, inductors ,capacitors ... cooking under that nice shiny black metal . Yeah they made this board to last
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#5513220 Posted on: 01/23/2018 02:15 AM
Sort of horrid to imagine it at all, isn't it?...
Ugh. And to think they are scratching their heads wondering why popping our motherboards into toaster ovens doesn't go over big with our crowd...! Amazing.
Now imagine all the mobo components, all resistors,transistors,vrm's, inductors ,capacitors ... cooking under that nice shiny black metal . Yeah they made this board to last
Sort of horrid to imagine it at all, isn't it?...
Ugh. And to think they are scratching their heads wondering why popping our motherboards into toaster ovens doesn't go over big with our crowd...! Amazing.
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Here's hoping you are being satirical/sarcastic...
OTOH, if such a black-painted, metal, motherboard cover could be had for larger/better motherboards with more features and slots, it might be just the ticket for an open-air build of some kind designed to be complete sans a case of any kind. Maybe. This cover would provide the motherboard with the same protection of a metal case, at least for the top of the motherboard, but wouldn't serve to protect anything else in the system (PSU, GPU, RAM, etc.) besides the motherboard--or protect even the bottom-side of the motherboard. Concept doesn't do much for me.