Skytech Gaming Skytech Nebula Gaming PC – Intel i5, RTX 3050

Update: The computer is excellent and my opinion is unchanged. But this was eight months ago and the system was deeply discounted when I bought it. A problem with pre-built systems sold through retailers is that older systems are sold as new (well, they are “new”) but with parts that have been superseded by newer ones. The 12400F/4060ti I bought for less than 1k should, today, if sold at full list price, have a newer processor, more and faster RAM, possibly a 4070 rather than a 4060 Ti. There’s no “freshness dating” on computer builds, but there should be. Caveat emptor!

Summary:
Very well-packed; arrived in perfect condition. Booted immediately; Windows setup was easy and smooth. All parts are name-brand (but not always top-tier); performance benchmarks are excellent. Documentation is sparse but findable online. Overall, very good value, very attractive, very well-assembled of parts that all work well together. Five stars.

In More Detail:
I was replacing a 2015/16 Dell (with an i7 6700 and a GTX 1650) that is old and getting glitchy. I wanted something that could run Flight Simulator at 1080p in full detail, and maybe some other newer games. But $1000 was my limit. After watching the market for a couple of months, Prime Day came along and this system popped up at my price point. Skytech was already on my radar as a reputable US integrator sold through many major retailers, as well as direct, and the system checked most of my boxes (I would have preferred a 13th gen CPU, DDR5 RAM, a 4070, and a bigger/newer SSD, but let’s get real; that’s just not a $1k PC).

So I ordered this one, and after two days’ shipping delay (Amazon’s issue) it arrived on Sunday, in a big blank box with a retail Skytech box inside. Unpacking the computer involved plenty of foam protection, including inside the case where everything — GPU, CPU cooler, etc. — was kept from moving around by lots more custom foam packing. Bottom line: Everything was secure and pristine.

I took the opportunity while I had the system on a table to check all the screws (all were tight), closely inspect and identify the components as best I could without disassembly, and familiarize myself with the layout and features of the case. There is no manual for it included, nor for any of the other individual components. In some cases, I had to later use software to ID the components, since some labels are difficult to see in the assembled system.

The components in any given sample of the Archangel 4 may vary, as advertised. This is what I found out about mine, as best as I could determine:
–Case, case fans, power supply (600W, not 650W as listed on Amazon), and CPU cooler all from Gamdias (look them up).
–Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660M-A AC D4
–GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Eagle OC 8G
–RAM: Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4 16GB
–SSD: MSI M371 1TB.

I also took the opportunity to move my 2TB hard drive and its SATA cable from the old Dell to the new box. That’s when I realized there was no drive cage in the compartment where the mounting points are. Since I plan to soon replace this old drive with a new 4TB M.2 (there is a second slot on the mobo), I chose to simply place the HDD on a piece of foam for now. All the necessary power connections for an array of extra drives and accessories are included.

I moved the system into my office, connected all my peripherals (mouse, RGB keyboard, flight stick, USB speakers, two monitors, external CD drive, external hard drive), and my network via Ethernet, and powered up. System booted promptly into the Windows setup routine, which is self-guiding. Windows is already registered to the motherboard, so I just logged into my Microsoft account and everything proceeded correctly. There were lots of updates to do, for Windows, for the motherboard, and for the GPU (via the nVidia site). This is an area where my decades of experience with Windows served me well: a newbie could probably benefit from more guidance than Skytech provides.

Everything works (didn’t test analog audio or wifi). I ran UserBench to quickly confirm that I was getting roughly the expected performance, and yes, the system was in the upper 30% of similar systems tested: a “UFO” (top rating) for gaming, as a desktop, and as a server.

Oh, there’s lots of RGB lighting — five fans, plus the case itself. There’s an included utility, SignalRGB, that controls everything (including my Corsair keyboard), and it let me set up a simple muted blue scheme that turns red when the system is shutting down, and white backlighting for the keys. It can apparently also perform advanced lighting schemes and animation programs, but that’s not my thing. (I’m 72 years old, I should mention.)

Aside from routine desktop use, I’ve had time only to play two games. One old one, my all time favorite, Rise of Nations, which of course is undemanding and even ran perfectly at 1080p on the old Dell. It’s just as good here, though it loads faster.

The other of course was Flight Simulator, which I finally got to play after hours of downloading and installing almost 200GB of data from Steam. And yes, it’s everything I’d hoped for, smooth 60FPS+ at all times at the highest settings — so good that I’m already thinking this rig could support 1440 with little compromise. We’ll see.

So my compliments to Skytech for choosing a suite of parts that work very well together, assembling them neatly and properly (cable management is top-notch) into an attractive system, and packing it extremely well.

Bonus: After registering my new system online with Skytech, I received an email saying that a valid registration earns a second year’s warranty! Can’t beat that, and I don’t know why they don’t promote that excellent offer.

PC en perfecto estado y con todo lo que promete. Le pongo 4 estrellas porque no llego el día garantizado

I am a streamer on Twitch and I had been using a very old and very outdated SkyTech Gaming PC running DRR3 RAM, a 1050ti and a very old CPU. I always had to stream with everything at the lowest possible settings because otherwise my computer just could not handle it even when playing older games. About a month or so ago my PC finally died after having it for almost 10 years and I knew that I needed something quick considering, like I said, I’m a streamer. So I started looking up cheap, affordable PCs and I came across the SkyTech Nebula Gaming PC. I was very skeptical about buying a computer for $750 especially since I was going to be using it for streaming so not only would I be running games on it I would also be running my streaming software along with other things as well. I was terrified that it wouldn’t do what I needed it to do but the PC finally arrived and I hooked it up and immediately was just blown away by everything about this computer.

Considering SkyTech Nebula is only running a 3050, only 16GBs of DDR4 RAM and an older Intel CPU I thought for SURE I would have to run my games at lower graphic settings or at least turn my stream settings down lower but I was actually able to do the exact opposite. Not only have I been able to run every single game that I have tested at max graphics and max framerate: Dead by Daylight, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Demonologist, Phasmophobia, Warframe, etc, but I was also able to keep my stream settings at 1080P and 60 frames as well with a bit rate of 4,000 so my viewers were able to have a good, clean, crisp, clear and smooth stream to watch.

When streaming I usually have my browser open as well with twitch running in the background and I also keep Spotify and Discord open as well. So while running my game, StreamLabs, Spotify, Discord and a browser open I have experienced ZERO lag or stutter at all.

I truly don’t understand how this computer is able to pull off everything it does considering the price point but I am absolutely just blown away by it in every possible way.

It loads everything extremely fast as well because of the solid state hard drive (SSD) that it has. So switching between games, especially on stream, is quick and easy and can be done within seconds. Restarting the computer is also extremely quick as well which is very nice.

I have literally had absolutely no issues or problems out of this computer at all so far and I truly hope I don’t because I’m just absolutely blown away by how amazing it is again for the price point especially.

If you’re looking for an affordable PC that will do pretty much anything you need to do I highly recommend getting the SkyTech Nebula! 10 out of 10 PC for me.