NZXT Lowers Price of its N7 Z370 Motherboard Towards 249 USD

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/19/2018 11:10 AM | source: | 13 comment(s)

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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#5512248 Posted on: 01/19/2018 11:13 AM

This is the cleanest mobo I've ever seen

I think it would look nice in an TG build.

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#5512270 Posted on: 01/19/2018 12:32 PM

Also like how clean it looks.

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#5512272 Posted on: 01/19/2018 12:40 PM

If it is made by ECS i will never buy one, i have already throw hundreds of motherboards made by that company at work

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#5512282 Posted on: 01/19/2018 01:09 PM

N7 motherboard?

I should go.

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#5512309 Posted on: 01/19/2018 02:52 PM

If it is made by ECS i will never buy one, i have already throw hundreds of motherboards made by that company at work

Well , I run a shop and I confirm that ECS is a name that no one wants to see in his / her pc

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#5512450 Posted on: 01/19/2018 11:19 PM

1 ethernet, no onboard wifi, no usb 3.1 2gen or type C and it was originally $300. Even at $250 its too expensive especially like others have said, the quality is already in question out the gate not only ECS but NZXT itself. You know what they say, no matter how much you polish a turd, its still just a turd

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#5512501 Posted on: 01/20/2018 04:19 AM

It's a mainstream board at best, priced as a high-end board and lacking actual "high-end" features....and made by one of the worse ODMs possible. ECS, Pegatron and Foxconn all produce motherboards for other companies. Either Pegatron or Foxconn would have been better options than ECS....

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#5512530 Posted on: 01/20/2018 06:29 AM

I have to agree. Outside of the AM2 ECS blacks board, the few I have used sucked. I really do like how this looks though. But since I already have a X370 board I really like, and this is an intel board, I wont be getting one for that kinda price point.

Pretty sure my $129 X370 Killer SLI/sc is better then this board.

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#5512636 Posted on: 01/20/2018 08:09 PM

I really liked its looks/design also but as others mentioned, its price is a bit high even after the lowered msrp price.

And although it seems like a decent mobo its not without its issues based on a few reviews floating around.

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#5512731 Posted on: 01/21/2018 02:09 PM

5 meters of led strip is around 10~15$, for the end consumer. 10 meters for ~22$. Did NZXT bundle 50 meters of led strips?
lol

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#5512761 Posted on: 01/21/2018 07:05 PM

Also like how clean it looks.

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.

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#5512859 Posted on: 01/22/2018 06:49 AM

Here's hoping you are being satirical/sarcastic...

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#5513220 Posted on: 01/23/2018 02:15 AM

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?... :rolleyes:

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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