NZXT Flex

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{{InfoboxProductLine
| Title = NZXT Flex
| Release Year = 2024
| Product Type = Rental Service
| In Production = Yes
| Official Website = https://nzxt.com/collection/flex
| Logo = Nzxt.svg
}}
'''NZXT Flex''' is a rental service launched in 2024 by [[wikipedia:NZXT|'''NZXT''']] for its prebuilt, gaming-focused computers.<ref>https://nzxt.com/news/flex</ref> Customers can choose to rent a pre-built computer from three monthly plans, based on their performance needs and budget, with three main tiers that each also offer a "Prime" upgrade option that includes higher spec components for an additional monthly upcharge. NZXT guarantees PC upgrades every two years and full warranty support.

== Use of false advertising ==
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/i-want-to-acknowledge-that-we-messed-up-nzxt-addresses-concerns-about-its-controversial-flex-gaming-pc-rental-program-and-commits-to-taking-action/

=== Inconsistencies between bought and rental PC's ===
NZXT has an option to either buy a prebuilt gaming PC, or rent one (Flex). NZXT listed the estimated FPS in various games as the same between the bought and rented PC's, despite swapping out hardware. For example, a bought "Player: Three Prime" model would come with an RTX 4090, while the rental version only comes with a 4080 SUPER.<ref>https://beefsuplex.com/news/gamers-nexus-calls-out-nzxt/</ref><ref>https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/1/24310181/nzxt-pc-rental-program-gamers-nexus-investigation</ref><ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-video-claims-nzxt-pc-rental-program-is-a-scam-company-says-its-looking-into-it/1100-6528179/</ref> These two GPUs have vastly different performance, with the 4090 having an average of +25% over the 4080 SUPER.<ref>https://hardwaretimes.com/nvidia-rtx-4080-vs-4080-super-vs-4090/</ref>

== Day-to-day switching of specifications and pricing ==
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/1/24310181/nzxt-pc-rental-program-gamers-nexus-investigation

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=== Basic Specifications and Pricing ===
As of January 14, 2025, the core component selection and pricing for each tier of the service for customers in the US was as follows:

<div style="display: flex;justify-content: space-around;">

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="7" |NZXT Flex
|-
|
!One
!One "Prime"
!Two
!Two "Prime"
!Three
!Three "Prime"
|-
!'''CPU'''
|Intel Core i5-12400F
|Intel Core i5-13400F
|AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
|AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
|Intel Core i7-13700KF
|Intel Core i9-14900KF
|-
!'''GPU'''
|NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
|NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
|NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
|NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
|NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
|NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
|-
!'''RAM'''
|16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 MHz
|16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR5 5200 MHz
|16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 MHz
|32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 5200 MHz
|32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 5600 MHz
|64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5 6000MHz
|-
!'''Storage'''
|500GB NVMe M.2 SSD
|1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
|1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
|1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
|1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
|2TB NVMe M.2 SSD
|-
!'''Total (USD / Month)'''
|$59/mo
|$89/mo
|$129/mo
|$159/mo
|$179/mo
|$259/mo
|}
</div>

== Overly broad Subscription Agreement terms by Fragile ==
https://fragile.co/legal/subscription-agreement

== Follow-up by NZXT ==
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/i-want-to-acknowledge-that-we-messed-up-nzxt-addresses-concerns-about-its-controversial-flex-gaming-pc-rental-program-and-commits-to-taking-action/

== References ==

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