SkyTech Blaze II Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6G, 500G SSD, 8GB DDR4, RGB, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Update (4/2/2020): It's been 5 months now and this pc is still running strong. I've put tons of hours of gaming onto it already and haven't noticed any drops in performance. I have raised my review from 4 to 5 stars as it has met all of my expectations and even exceeded several. I dust it out once a week with the CompuCleaner 2.0 (which I highly recommend if you don't have one) Games I have played extensively and for several hours at a time on this machine at MAX settings: Call of Duty: MW Assassin's Creed: Odyssey Path of Exile Planetside 2 Grim Dawn Elite Dangerous Star Citizen - This game has one area that is ridiculously graphic intense. It's the only time this pc has shown any strain through all the games i've played on it. It's during a train ride through a very detailed city. It stutters at a certain point in the ride for about 5-10 seconds and then returns to normal. This is at MAX settings. if I turn the settings down a bit it does not have this issue. Original review (12/11/2019): Had this PC for 1 and a half months now and it's handled everything i've thrown at it. Games, Movies, Music, Work. Long story short for you lazy shoppers: This pc is a steal for the price. The CPU and GPU will get you to max settings on most AAA game titles. (will need to get more RAM for many games but RAM is cheap. I suggest you get some with this pc. It takes 8gb sticks with a max of 3200ghz speed.) The SSD will hold enough games to get you started. The PC is fast and sharp. IMPORTANT NOTE: This pc is ready to use out of the box but I highly.. HIGHLY suggest you do some reading on the CPU and the motherboard before trying to load up any high demand games. There are some component tools and tweaks that will help you bring this system to it's full potential. Im not a pc guru or anything. I was able to find and set these things up with relative ease. Upgrade the mouse and keyboard though they are cheap and worthless for gaming. For those of you who like to read more: Alright, so if you're like me you research hard before spending large chunks of money on your toys. I bounced around between pre-built systems for about 2 months before deciding on this one. I'll tell you this: I'm pretty smart when it comes to tech. I may not know how some things work up front but I can figure it out quickly. I used to use pc when I was younger (about 10 years ago) but i've been on console since then. I just recently decided to get back in to pc's for gaming. A lot has changed with them. So I kind of consider myself a newbie at it again. With that in mind, here is an honest review for the somewhat knowledgeable pc-shopper: First off, you're going to read horror stories about this pc in the negative reviews. READ THIS: ALL... again ALL technology you order online has the opportunity to arrive dead or broken or miss-boxed. They all have that chance to be missing components, have some components be dead or faulty. Or even have the wrong components put into them. It happens. It shouldn't, and it's inconvenient but the fact is it happens. Don't let those reviews be the thing that scares you off. I ordered this a month and a half ago and it's been nothing but good to me. GPU: The 1660 has put me through Path of Exile, Star Citizen, and CoD:MW at max settings. I get about 2 hours in CoD before the GPU gets up around 65 degrees(with the case open for more ventilation). I haven't tried any of the maximum strain games yet but I imagine it will handle them at high or at least med settings. CPU: It's fast and hasn't gotten to a heat that makes me nervous. Suitable so far for all gaming. Power Supply: Haven't had any issues. The plug in is very tight. Force it in there and make sure it's all the way in. RAM: 8gb. Good for lower end games but you'll need a total of 16-24gb to play the bigger titles. Ram is pretty cheap. WiFi: I can't really comment on this accurately as the wifi in our house is crap. Hardwired though is great. Mouse/keyboard: Burn them. They are useless. I use a CORSAIR K70 RGB MK.2 keyboard with a UtechSmart VENUS Pro RGB MMO Wireless Gaming Mouse. Overkill in my opinion but great upgrade options. The CASE: I love the case. It's modern and sleek. The lights are potent and can either be rave-like obnoxious or set to a single solid color. I prefer a cool blue glow. (you can also turn them off if you aren't a fun person.) Sound Pollution: The fans have two stock settings from the case switch: Silent mode and Heat Purge mode. Silent is very quiet. The heat purge mode is good for draining excess heat out of the case when playing games for long periods of time. Opening the case door while doing this will cool off everything in the case in 60 seconds. This mode is loud but isn't meant to be used constantly. Just to drain the heat out. This case mixed with a corsair rgb keyboard/mouse and some Monster lighting effects in the room... I feel like those youtube gamers. My friends aren't gamers but when they come over we usually end up in my room listening to jams in the cool vibe lighting. Chics dig it. Things to consider: This case is smaller than average. Fitting upgrades takes planning. RAM is limited to 4x 8gb sticks at a max of 3200mhz speed. (Enough for most games) there is only one ethernet port. The GPU only has 1 hdmi port. All in all this was a great purchase. I'm having so much fun with it and it's leaving me very happy with my choice to venture back in to pc gaming. I also use this pc for work. (I work remotely from home). It multi-tasks well. We're talking 50 open tabs with real-time spreadsheets and such while streaming spotify and running rainmeter and and... well you get the point. Just make sure you do your research on the components. Their compatibility with upgrades. Software to monitor and tweak (overclocking etc..). That way you get the full range of it's capabilities. ENJOY!

To save some of you a long read, I recommend this computer for what most people need. I’ve played a bunch of steam games at ultra or high graphics settings without issue and edited and recorded some multitrack audio on it and I’m happy with every aspect of it, however did about $300 worth of upgrades to make it much more useful for me. I liked it just fine for gaming prior to the upgrades but needed the higher amount of ram for the multitrack recording and editing to keep everything running perfect as that is demanding on the ram and processor. Read on for more in depth review. I was mostly looking to get a computer for recording and editing multitrack audio and secondly for playing games on Steam. I find that if something is good for gaming then it will usually handle the recording just fine. I used the system for one day and was happy with it other than 2 things, mostly just preference and not totally necessary upgrades at all. The only thing I really noticed was that playing Just Cause 3 I got a warning that the 8GB of ram was half the recommendation for playing the game. I dismissed it and played with graphics on medium and didn’t really notice any slowdown or anything. The game was every bit as good as it played on my PS3 console. So before I upgraded anything it was already a great machine and did what I currently needed. Now for what I did. I replaced the 8GB stick and put 2 matching 16GB sticks in for about $140. I don’t need that much at all but figure I’d upgrade to the best I could justify spending now vs upgrading again later. I’d rather not have to do anything until the entire thing needs replacing due to becoming outdated (which I don’t think will be anytime soon at all). I also upgraded by adding another solid state drive that was 2TB for the total of the 500GB that it came with for Windows and the new drive as my D:/ to install programs to. There is another space for a second drive right above the installed drive which is not in the side of the case with the glass but mounted on the other side of the motherboard neatly hidden from view which keeps the inside looking clean and uncluttered. Both upgrades added a great deal to the overall specs and now I have what I consider to be a very good computer. It’s just about exactly what I wanted other than one thing which I still have not figured out the cause for but was easy to fix anyway at least for now. The only issue is that if I have my powered usb hub connected (which works perfectly fine on any of my other computers, both desktops and laptops) if the computer is reset it will not start up even far enough to get into the BIOS to do anything at all. Unplug the hub and everything is normal again. It’s disappointing but from researching isn’t a problem exclusive to me at all and others have dealt with it. Haven’t found a better solution than unplugging the hub until windows starts up and then plugging it in. It could be some setting in the BIOS which is a different version than I am used to so I really don’t know for sure. The suggestions people make online don’t help at all so I just don’t use the hub anymore which means I have to unplug something when I have to use more than the six available usb connection that the system has. I rarely print anything so when I do I have to plug the printer in. I thought about taking a star away for this but since I only am slightly inconvenienced by the problem and it’s not the fault of the manufacturer really in my opinion I still give five stars. My overall opinion is that this computer is great. Put it this way, I’m seriously considering buying another one as my sons computer is going on 4 years old now and will need to be upgraded soon anyway. I already have the extra 8GB stick of ram which will probably match what the second comes with so I can upgrade it to what should be plenty good for nothing at all. Normally I build my own computers as historically it saved a lot of money and you can build a much better system for the same cost. I’m getting older and wiser and with the price of a system like this I would barely save anything yet would need to do more work and wouldn’t have tech support to call if I needed to (I doubt I ever will but it’s nice to have some backup. If I can’t figure out the hub problem, which I probably will if I need one and can’t find one that works like an unpowered one should, I will call support). If I am considering buying another one you can bet I like the one I have a good bit. I’ve been building and using computers since 1986 when I first got an Apple Macintosh my dad brought home, so I know a bit about computers and such and am not just guessing at things. I’m sure this computer will still do what I need for at least a few years so long as nothing crazy happens like an overheat or whatever which sometimes happens no matter what computer you are talking about. Enough reviewing and time to get back to using the computer for what I bought it for.

(9 months later update later in review and is indicated) -before I say anything a big thing for me is dose this support WiFi, and yes, it dose. it includes a modern antenna that you connect to the motherboard, so you do not have to have it next to your router- As someone looking to buy a PC with little to no previous experience it can be scary, I know so first I'm going to start by saying it isn't scary at all, with a 30 day return policy and awesome customer support there is no risk and I this is a great option for entry level PC gamers and gamers looking to upgrade from there old rig. with enough power to run modern games on ultra 1080p 60 fps or higher. I personally haven't used VR on it but based on how it handles standard mouse and keyboard games. I'm able to get max settings on fortnite at any-ware from 100-120fps most likely more than your monitors refresh rate can utilize. I run BO3 at max settings 60+ fps (probably can handle much more just haven't tried) although I haven't really looked into the performance of the following games I've played on it: Rainbow Six Siege, Mincecraft, And CSGO they run as expected- very smooth with no noticeable dip in performance. As far as setup goes its as simple as plugging the display cable into your graphics card and monitor, plunging it in, and boom, your welcomed by windows 10 and ready to start gaming. the included keyboard has beautiful RGB lights (as you can see in the picture included in this review) and the mouse, honestly haven't used it at all and cannot recommend that because I just hate wired mouses so I bought my own and it arrived at the same time. for upgrades, I havent really messed with it myself, but there is potential and I'm waiting on this SSD I'm watching to go on sale, in the second photo provided there would normally be a black metal wall there but you can remove it with twist-able pins on the back (if you can twist them because there too tight, you can also use a screw driver) you will also need a SATA data cable to connect to the mother board on the other side of the case were the glass window is, and unless you want to rearrange all the cables, get a SATA power extension cable because the second cable is in a weird spot. it should be noted that there is no second tray for extra SSD but its all digital- no moving parts, so the only concern would be heat but they really don't generate all that much. as for ram, the only other thing I would really recommend upgrading unless your really hard core, should be an easy install to, because there is a second slot for it. when I opened the Bios it actually picked up my ram stick as DDR4 2600MHz, but the amazon listing said it was DDR4 3000MHz, I'm not sure if this matters but I'm just putting it out there in case you wanted to upgrade the ram, I would check the bios yourself (do this by spamming the "Del" key when you reboot your PC) In conclusion, this is the best cost to value PC I could find and I would highly recommend to any one looking to buy a gaming PC or someone trying to find a affordable PC to buy as a gift that can handle all the latest games with ease -Update approximately 9 months later- My knowledge on computers has exponentially increased since I wrote this review some time November 2019 I feel obligated to update this review now as more of a experienced pc user compared to then especially. I purchased this pc for $660 At the time it has since rose in cost (as I somewhat expected the price was insanely good at that time) maybe this price will drop back down sometime I couldn’t tell you that. But I will address some things that have become prevalent after I wrote this review. Unfortunately there is a tiny bit of cpu bottlenecking, when I am running high impact games such as modern warfare, Minecraft shaders, ext. I’ve had a few issues of crashing but honestly nothing too concerning usually I’m doing something stupid that will force it to crash I’ve since expanded my storage (and here comes my main issue aside from the price increase) expanding storage is jank. No other way to put it than that. Unless you are installing an ssd, putting another hdd (or in my case 2) is jank. Plain and simple. Storage upgrades are going to be a must with only about 375 usable gigs out of the box. I salvaged an old 600gb hdd from a externally old pc sitting in my basement and set it up. The issue is there is no where to put the hdd, to I set it up on top of the little spot where the ssd is located in-front of the front fans, everything fit ok, and it was manageable. But I simply needed more space. I opted to buy a 8tb Seagate hdd. Installed it sitting on top of the other hdd this time it didn’t for so well and had to awkwardly jam it in. The build functions fine but now looks very ugly so if you are planning on putting in more than one drive I would definitely reconsider, but this shouldn’t be a big deal for most people and it’s my fault for wanting almost 10tb if drive space. In conclusion this is still a good buy for someone looking into a starter gaming pc, and a good buy for someone who is sick of paying for ps plus or Xbox live and wants an upgradable build with more multitasking capability’s. I don’t know if this is mentioned somewhere else but I also added another stick of ddr4 2600 ram and it works great I would buy this build at 700 or less, otherwise I would look into going custom or next gen consoles

Let me start by this is a great gaming PC for the average gamer and those looking to step into something that's upgradable. As of the date of this review, it's on of the, if not the best bang for your buck in the price range for performance and flexibility with 1TB of storage and the latest RTX 5 series graphics card, this machine will handle anything you can throw at it aside from Advanced AI or Simulator apps. With that said, being the target audience is going to be entry level and/or less technical people, there were a few issues. First thing was the quality of the install. The graphics card was not seated into the clips properly and offset just enough it put pressure on the PCI bus and I couldn't seat the HDMI properly. Second, packing internally was good, the foam pieces were supporting the GPU well. However the small pieces of foam in the box didn't take up the entire space, when it arrived, 3 of the 4 feet bad been knocked off. Last piece I am working to resolve is the BIOS bootup is failing. This may be a windows issue, I haven't figured out the root cause so not considering this in my score. I genuinely don't think my issues are widespread reading other reviews, just trying to be as transparent as possible.

Really good PC for gaming! I’ve had it for a few days now and it’s been great. Pretty easy set up, just had to look up the manual online and take the stuffing out. It’s been running games like League of Legends amazingly. Really quick start up. Wifi attenas have been working fine, haven’t had any connection problems but I may connect via ethernet in the future if I can. I got a 144hz 1920x1080 resolution monitor to go with the PC and it looks so smooth! I’ve connected it via HDMI but plan to use display port in the future. Overall, I think this is a good investment. Obviously you should do your own research and see if this is a good fit for you. I used the Pc part picker list to see if this would be significantly cheaper if I were to build itself and no, it’s actually a very good price point, maybe even cheaper to buy from them and it comes assembled already. I even used to power supply calculator to make sure it could withstand the test of time. It all checked out. The only downside is I will have to get a Display-Port adapter since the PC either doesn’t have one or isn’t compatible with my monitor. I’ve never used a DP cable so I’m not sure. That, and I think I’ll have to get at least another 8GB of ram at some point. Honestly though, if you want to keep your PC around for longer you’ll always have to upgrade and maintain it. I also plan on getting an external hard drive just to protect from any data loss in the event of a power surge or something since that can fry SSDs. I do however, already have a surge protector for the PC. The only criticism I can think of is that the keyboard has weird layout but it comes with the PC so I really can’t complain. I love my new PC though. Keep in mind however, I don’t care about having ultra settings for the newest triple AAA games or anything so if that describes you maybe try investing in even crazier PC, but this one works perfectly and the games I want to play like path of exile, league, world of warcraft, etc.

So this was my first gaming PC purchase and after searching around for a while I came across this computer. I was a bit skeptical of going with a brand I had never heard of before. But upon receiving the system and setting it up, I have been thoroughly pleased with this system so far. For what components are installed and the price of the RYZEN 5-2600, NVIDIA GTX-1660 6GB graphics card, 550W power supply, case, fans, copy of Windows 10, and the ASROCK A320M-HDV chipset I don't think you could build it for less yourself. Especially with prices going up on everything right now on all PC components and supply being scarce for a lot of things. The only thing I would suggest is ordering another stick of 8GB of RAM, since AMD CPU's like to run in dual channel memory. I ordered the 2x8GB OLOy sticks of DDR4 RAM ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083NPX9TJ/ ) only to find out that's what they installed when building the system and I could have just bought one stick (this could vary depending what they have when your system is built). But at least I have an extra stick should one crap out, and I will probably buy better sticks down the line. It shipped with a regular 500GB SSD (I haven't tore the case apart to find the brand yet) but the motherboard supports one M.2 NVME SATA-III SSD slot. Now as for gaming, I have been playing COD Warzone on it. I have been getting about 80FPS on 1080p with all the settings set to high/Ultra. It played Warzone at 4K resolution on low-medium settings around 50-60FPS. The GPU hasn't gone above 70°C while playing Warzone no matter how long or what settings I've played on, and it usually hovers between 60°-65°C. There is plenty of air moving through the system. I haven't really played any other games yet since Warzone is my go to at the moment as I'm sure it is for many people. My only complaint would be having to install the GeForce experience app and the NVIDIA control panel app myself. Now I know most people buying this wont have a problem with that but not everyone will know about this. I also updated the BIOS but most people wont need to worry about this. Aside from that I have no real issues. The included keyboard and mouse aren't the greatest but I've used worse and it gets the job done. The keyboard seems to be a generic gaming mechanical keyboard and optical mouse with the SKYTECH branding on it. Also the fans aren't super quiet but they aren't annoyingly loud and there is no "wine" to them. I have definitely heard louder regular desktop systems and laptops. You can go into the BIOS and turn them down but if you are gaming you will need them turned up to prevent the GPU and CPU/Motherboard from over heating and throttling down in the middle of a game. All in all I think this is a great system for the money. As with all things in the tech scene the next latest and greatest thing is just around the corner. But this system should be powerful enough for a few years to come to run most games. At least until RTX gains more traction with game developers.

Allow me to start by saying that I am in IT and I built my first computer in the 90s. Now that I have sufficiently dated myself, I can say without reservation that Skytech exceeded my expectations with this product. This purchase was to upgrade/replace a gaming computer for my son. I was looking for an upper-midrange computer that could run almost any game well and would not break the bank. Being a DELL guy (say what you want, the value per dollar, convenience and support cannot be surpassed with them), I had settled on one of the new G5 gaming computers they rolled out not too long ago. i5, 8GB RAM, SSD boot drive/1TB HD dual drive config, 1660 Ti. All for $750. I could not find a better deal for those components. Alas, they could not ship the system until January, and I wanted the computer before Christmas. Extensive searching for something comparable (that could be shipped quickly) at the same price point eventually led me to the Skytech. I had to forgo the Intel for an AMD processor, settle for a 500GB SSD single drive, and I had to downgrade the 1660 Ti to a regular 1660. But the price was the same, and I could get it in two days. I decided to purchase and hoped for the best as I had never dealt with Skytech. Other reviews here at Amazon were favorable and helped my decision. The unit arrived extremely well packaged and protected. Setup was simple and initial login and configuration went without a hitch. (The included instructions were very good. I personally did not need them, but for somebody who is not as comfortable around computers as I am, they were excellent.) The included keyboard and mouse are a step up from what is usually packaged with computers. Much better than what ships with DELL systems by default. There was no reason to replace them, and the keyboard continues the gamer aesthetic by being LED lit. Nice touch. I was happy to see that the computer did not have ANY bloatware or unnecessary programs installed. As a matter of fact, the only things I needed to clean up and uninstall were some of the default programs that ship with Windows 10 that were unnecessary in a gaming computer. Once setup was complete, I shut down the computer and cracked it open to see how Skytech assembles their computers. The case for the computer is quite nice and has a good build quality. The included ports and jacks are all conveniently placed. The routing of cables and the configuration of the components in the case is superb, allowing for excellent airflow and looking very tidy. Nothing to complain about. Indeed, while I had the computer opened, I noticed that the Graphics card was actually a 1660 Ti instead of the regular 1660. I have to assume that they did not have any 1660 systems prebuilt and sent me the step-up system to make sure the two-day shipping was honored. Nobody is going to complain about a free upgrade, and I certainly thank Skytech for thinking about the customer before their bottom line. It is a small thing, but that kind of gesture/company decision goes a long way towards my purchasing computers in the future from them again. It has been about a week since the system began to be used by my son, and there have been zero issues or complaints about performance. The system runs great, stays cool, is quiet and looks fantastic. Although I thought I was going to be taking a small step down compared to the Dell in order to get the computer in time, I can say that I am 100% satisfied with this system, and so is my son. (I have added a few pictures of the system, with and without flash so you can see it sitting under his desk) I will do business with Skytech again in the future. Guaranteed.

February 11, 2021. That's the day I bought it and got it within the same month, going into March. Ran like a dream, though with mystery issues like shutting off on its own during the night, but doing fine. (Note: That should of been the Red Flag) Just before an update for Final Fantasy XIV Online in mid April of this year, I had an error downloading the update, so retrying it caused my computer to completely crash the Solid State Drive. Unable to get to desktop. So got a new SSD from Skytech and ran fine again after a force Windows 10 Install from a separate Harddrive. My problems didn't stop there. Then one day back in late-June my computer randomly shut off during the night and wasn't unable to turn back on just to desktop. Not even any lights, or running fans. Nothing. It looked like it completely died. Turned out most likely a motherboard issue. I was about this fed up with them. Sent the entire tower back to Skytech HQ for their tech specialists, godforbid great folks from the support emails, I can't fault them for wanting to fix this. However, today, July 27th, the day I got the tower to return, running it seemed fine. But after making sure restarting it and even a quick shut off didn't make it go into a panic, I got the programs I wanted, Steam/Discord/FireFox, etc. I tried the Benchmark for Final Fantasy XIV's 4th Expansion "Endwalker" after all of that testing. Half way through the Benchmark of creating a Male Viera character for the Test Engine Build of the Benchmark, the computer had a graphical issue as the screen flickers with multi-colored boxes before finally crashing. I was so frustrated trying to restart it multiple times, finally after the boxes were stopped, I got the "Your PC has encountered an Error and must restart" multiple times. Shocked, I was just about to send them an angry email, I took a step back before sending it to reassure it wasn't just a random issue. After 15 minutes or so it came back on after letting it rest unplugged. Doing a quick graphics update on the NVIDIA GeoForce Experience platform, I reattempted the Benchmark. And you know what? It did it again. Clearly mine was a defective product. So if you got to the end of this timeline of my issues, I must tell you buyers: Please beware. I would buy elsewhere for your gaming needs.