Skytech Chronos Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz, RTX 3070 8GB, 16GB DDR4 3200, 1TB NVME, 650W Gold PSU, Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Full disclosure: I am an IT Systems Engineer, and typically, I would build my own computer instead of purchasing one from a computer builder. I have been planning on building a PC for many months, contingent on my ability to get my hands on an RTX 3070. I cannot abide giving money to scalpers (they are like reverse-Robin-Hood, stealing from the poor to sell to the rich). I was very pleased to find the Skytech Chronos had the EXACT same build configuration that I had in mind for my personal build (RTX 3070, Ryzen 7 3700X, 16GB DDR4-3200, 1TB NVMe), and that it was only $100-$200 more expensive than if I had built it myself. Consider that the scalper markup on the RTX 3070 right now is 100% ($500 above retail), I'm more than happy to purchase a full system at exactly my own specs from a PC builder with an extremely modest markup.So, in short, it was meant to be. Now, my impressions of what came in the mail:The case is large and bulky with tempered glass. It is a bit thicker than it is long. It has ample cooling with RGB features built throughout the case. I'm not sure if the meshing on the front of the case (over the intake fans) was damaged at some point, or if it is stylistically distressed, but the metal meshing gives the impression that someone crinkled it up. Otherwise the box was in good condition and there was no other obvious damage. The inside of the case was filled with an expanding foam pack to keep the contents stable during transit, and I appreciated that as much as I was nervous that trying to remove the expanding foam pack would be an ordeal that could cause damage in its own right. It came with a rather low quality gaming keyboard and a gaming mouse (which I haven't bothered testing since I use a Razr Death Adder).I plugged it up, fired it up, and hey, it boots! After a brief journey through the Windows 10 OOBE (which was optional), device manager confirms that it has the hardware that was advertised. There was only the barest minimum driver and software installation, which I greatly appreciate; It was easy to take the initial setup from Skytech and roll forward with it, instead of just nuking and paving. I intend to do a product key upgrade to Windows 10 Pro tonight.So, BIOS level: The motherboard did not have the latest firmware/BIOS version. It had the initial release version. Fine, it's not recommended to update the BIOS unless you're having issues anyway. I checked the memory profile and found that Skytech had pre-set it to the XMP profile to use the RAM at 3200mHz instead of the 2666mHz default. Sweet! I plugged up an ethernet cable between my laptop and the desktop and started transferring data.The first real test was Cyberpunk 2077. On the laptop I had been using as a daily driver (ASUS TUF FX505DV), I experienced occasional stuttering, even on the lowest graphical settings. Cyberpunk 2077 booted up and was running great, so I decided to go and turn the graphics settings up... Only to discover that they were already set to RTX Ultra and there was no frame drop whatsoever at 1080p. Very nice. However, about 45 minutes in, the PC hard-crashed and rebooted itself. Nothing in the event logs, nothing informative. I have a couple theories about what happened here, and they float between the XMP memory profile and the thought that maybe 650w just isn't quite enough juice of a PSU for this system.Regardless, I updated the BIOS to the latest version (1.10 -> 1.60) and I continued to play with no issues. I discovered this morning that the BIOS update cleared the XMP memory profile, so I set it back. I will have to test further to see if the system is still stable with the new BIOS and the full memory speed.The long story short is: This PC is what I would have built for myself at roughly the price I would've paid to build it. The B550m board is inferior to the X570m, but it is what it is for now. At some point I will likely gut this system and transplant it into a mATX cube case and upgrade its PSU along the way. But for now, I'm happy to have a very modern system built rather professionally at a reasonable price. Great job, Skytech!UPDATE: 3 weeks later, after the BIOS upgrade, I didn't have any shut down issues ever again.

Was looking for a pc that could bring me into the next generation of video games and well this was it.SkyTech Chronos has the high end parts and the performance to match at a great value IMO.Games run incredibly well with high/Ultra graphical settings RT On “All games played at 1440p 165Hz”-Cyberpunk 2077 High/Ultra 80fps “RT On High DLSS Balanced-Battlefield V Hight/Ultra 95FPS “RT On”-Red Dead Redemption 2 High/Ultra 82FPS-AC Odyssey Ultra 87FPSSo for performance I’d say it’s pretty awesome. Running every modern/recent games at above a stable 60fps with high/ultra setting at 1440p “Able to at 4K as well with some setting tweaking at 60fps”I am more then satisfied with what I received. I ordered my SkyTech Chronos from Amazon “Seller Option” and received it 4 days later. Ordered late at night on February 3 at 9:00pm and received it on February 8 at around 11:00am. It came in a Amazon branded box covering the contents of the SkyTech box. The SkyTech box had gray styrofoam holding the pc tight and inside the pc case had expandable styrofoam holding the internals of the PC nicely and keeping them safe in transit.“Amazon automatically made the package and order with UPS a “High Value” Package so a person must be present and sign for the package in order for a successful delivery so do keep that in note”*What’s in the box*- One SkyTech Chronos as advertised “Neatly and safely packaged outside and inside the pc”- SkyTech branded light up keyboard and mouse.- Two(2) Wi-Fi antennas (Ethernet is an option if you desire a wired connection) “WiFi antennas are to be screwed into the back of the PC”- A folder with a troubleshooting guide and a Quality insurance check list.*PC Specs* “As I received in MY Order.“NOTE” Product description does state that the GPU “Graphics Card” and other components Will vary by brand but all GPUs will be “(Brand Name) RTX 3070”-SkyTech Chronos PC Case with bottom and top removable dust filter “Front mesh is also a dust filter and removable and the top dust filter is magnetic bottom is not”-CPU “Ryzen 7 3700x 3.9Ghz-Ram Two”2” 8gb ram sticks with a total of 16gb “XPG ddr4 3700”-1TB NVME SSD “Brand May Very-MSI RTX 3070 gaming X Trio “BRAND MAY VARY”-4 Case fans and 1 CPU cooler “All of which are SkyTech brand” (Three”3” front intake fans with One”1”Rear outtake fan.) Added note all fans including the 3070 are really quiet, and CPU and GPU temps run low in both idol and heavy extended gaming “5+ hours”-ASRock B550m/ac Motherboard-Kratos P1 650 GoldIf you’re thinking of getting this pc I’d recommend it. If you want a PC able to run all games with high/Ultra graphical setting at an easy stable 60Fps+ And take advantage of the latest tech in video games I’d definitely pick this up.SkyTech has always been a good company with me and they have yet to let me down.Two weeks with this pc and not a single hiccup.Started right up and runs like a beast.That concludes my TedTalk thank you and good luck!

It worked out of the box despite what seemed to be Amazon's best attempt to kill it in shipping. Very grateful that skytech uses internal packing foam. When I bought it, the system was about $500 over MSRP, but during the GPUpocalypse it wasn't a terrible deal. The system booted up with no issues and everything worked. Cable management was surprisingly good, and the component quality was excellent compared to many prebuilds Asrock B550 motherboard and a 650 gold PSU especially. However when I decided to upgrade to a X570 for better IO and features I discovered something upsetting. They hot glued some of the cables to the Motherboard! What the hell? Why on earth would that in any way be acceptable practices? So instead of having a perfectly serviceable B550 board as a back up in case something happens I have a paper weight and and a broken CPU fan cable. Hot glue does not belong in systems outside of LLT videos. Otherwise the system was surprisingly great, they even enabled the XMP profile for the 3600mh ram, the shock nearly sent me into convulsions.TL;DR, System integrators, stop using hot glue please. Other than my self inflicted hot glue disaster it was a painless experience. If you need a PC, or just a graphics card and some extra parts Skytech seems to be a surprisingly good choice. Would recommend.

Pc came with windows 10. Most pcs this price come with 11. Not a big deal can download for free. If pc worked. Never worked correctly from day one. Would power off and not turn back on. Then rabdomly would but wouldnt get out of the blue screen of death. Had high hopes but severly let down.