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seriously, anyone can build their own pc. with the number of how-to videos available there is really no reason not to.
£1,800?! Jesus christ, that's way, way more than building one yourself. Hideously so. Packs some serious punch, sure, but that's many hundreds of pounds more expensive than a built one - and that's before the huge price spike seen in the UK, too.
Honestly, this seems unnecessary, not when you can build a lan box yourself for cheaper, or even have a company do one up for you for less still. The only 2 real things pop about this:
The Case: Lets face it, is really the only reason you'd jump at this over a lan box, because it looks nice and has a ton (imo unnecessary amounts of, from the sound of it) USB ports. This however makes the chase, really the whole build, proprietary, despite the fact that nothing inside it seems to be. Without the case you'd be stuck with?: Stuff that mine as well be in your usual, run of the mill, boring, lan box (if all of it fits).
Useless chunks of Rock: Seriously? The granite mine as well be made of pure gold. Its not only weighing the case down so it doesn't tip (I assume thats the reason for it, which to me is a pretty bad design flaw), its also weighing the price down. Your not furnishing your kitchen here, or chiseling a masterpiece - Your buying a mobile computer to move around from place to place with.
On another note about the Granite, the fact that you didn't know you could remove it isn't really a hit against you, but more of a warning to beware that Tiki is basically saddling you with an unnecessary charge that, I'll assume, you can't remove from your bill. If you can, then great, but if you can't, then they need to first be a little more forthright about it (it really isn't something you should have had to figure out, I'm sorry); and second, look for a cheaper alternative to this, even if it means a cheaper molded plastic base, something like the Wii has. Or why not just allow it to lay on its side? Not everything needs to stand upright.
On the back end, about the review, it might have been nice to know a little more about the components inside this thing. Aside from talking up geology; it being cool and quiet; and the fact that it can run a handful of games extremely well, I think people would like to know whats in it a little more thoroughly then some base component info at the beginning and a passing comment about the motherboard. It's probably not really a big deal, except for the fact that I think people would like to know what their options are, considering the expense at hand. Some people get insanely pissy if a certain type of ..idk.. ram is used over another, or something.
As for that price. I've seen lan boxes on custom sites for much cheaper (like at least $500 cheaper, if not way more since I last looked into it). Maybe its because of the case, or it really is those slabs of granite, or maybe I'm not seeing the reason because we're not told much about what it can come installed with, but there's plenty of alternatives out there to this that'll leave you with extra money to kick around afterwards. I can't say I'm all that impressed by this just because it looks more like a standing 360 then a squat Gamecube.
@flynn110
Thats not really the point though, because I think plenty of people already know that. The name of the game here is literally the console-like size of the thing, which is a little harder to get when building your own rig (As he says, its smaller then a Micro-ATX) unless you want (or could deal with) more of a lan box.
The Case: Lets face it, is really the only reason you'd jump at this over a lan box, because it looks nice and has a ton (imo unnecessary amounts of, from the sound of it) USB ports. This however makes the chase, really the whole build, proprietary, despite the fact that nothing inside it seems to be. Without the case you'd be stuck with?: Stuff that mine as well be in your usual, run of the mill, boring, lan box (if all of it fits).
Useless chunks of Rock: Seriously? The granite mine as well be made of pure gold. Its not only weighing the case down so it doesn't tip (I assume thats the reason for it, which to me is a pretty bad design flaw), its also weighing the price down. Your not furnishing your kitchen here, or chiseling a masterpiece - Your buying a mobile computer to move around from place to place with.
On another note about the Granite, the fact that you didn't know you could remove it isn't really a hit against you, but more of a warning to beware that Tiki is basically saddling you with an unnecessary charge that, I'll assume, you can't remove from your bill. If you can, then great, but if you can't, then they need to first be a little more forthright about it (it really isn't something you should have had to figure out, I'm sorry); and second, look for a cheaper alternative to this, even if it means a cheaper molded plastic base, something like the Wii has. Or why not just allow it to lay on its side? Not everything needs to stand upright.
On the back end, about the review, it might have been nice to know a little more about the components inside this thing. Aside from talking up geology; it being cool and quiet; and the fact that it can run a handful of games extremely well, I think people would like to know whats in it a little more thoroughly then some base component info at the beginning and a passing comment about the motherboard. It's probably not really a big deal, except for the fact that I think people would like to know what their options are, considering the expense at hand. Some people get insanely pissy if a certain type of ..idk.. ram is used over another, or something.
As for that price. I've seen lan boxes on custom sites for much cheaper (like at least $500 cheaper, if not way more since I last looked into it). Maybe its because of the case, or it really is those slabs of granite, or maybe I'm not seeing the reason because we're not told much about what it can come installed with, but there's plenty of alternatives out there to this that'll leave you with extra money to kick around afterwards. I can't say I'm all that impressed by this just because it looks more like a standing 360 then a squat Gamecube.
@flynn110
Thats not really the point though, because I think plenty of people already know that. The name of the game here is literally the console-like size of the thing, which is a little harder to get when building your own rig (As he says, its smaller then a Micro-ATX) unless you want (or could deal with) more of a lan box.
something like this would be good for a serious in car setup, but i'm hard pressed to find any other use for it.
nobodies home is too small to build a PC, and if it is, they probably can't afford this one.
nobodies home is too small to build a PC, and if it is, they probably can't afford this one.
Does it have a laptop videocard? Because on the photos it looks so thin it could barely fit anything.
Psycho Terror2; This is for lan parties or fitting it in the living room and having it look in place and not out of place.
Like others said, you can build LAN boxes cheaper, it just won't look as mind fumblingly sexy as god I want this.
Like others said, you can build LAN boxes cheaper, it just won't look as mind fumblingly sexy as god I want this.
I build this exact same computer, with twice as much ram, for $1.2k less. Seriously, I would never pay this, if you want a portable desktop you can easily make one yourself.
Meh.. Way too much, seriously, I mean, these are high-quality builds, I'm sure, but the only thing I'd ever buy from these guys would be a laptop, since you sorta can't build those yourself. Yet.
I always see these same types of comments on cool products. Heh you could just build your own!!! Look not everyone wants to build their own. As a matter of fact allot of people build 8,000 dollar systems from boutique builders. I love this Falcon Northwest Tiki. I have been in the market for a long time looking at all sff cases for a gaming system. I live in Colombia so I need to go to the Usa, buy the computer and bring it back on the Airplane. I have done this twice with Alienware laptops which are well made, and expensive. The problem is that I have them hooked up to a 30 inch monitor and gaming keyboard anyways so what I really need is a desktop but small like my alienware laptop. Enter the Tiki!!! It is the only high quality sff desktop out there. Build your own??? Show me a case well thought out like the Tiki and as small to fit in a backpack that can handle liquid cooling, and a gtx 680 with beautiful construction and wiring and planned out like Falcon Northwest did? Wow you can find a sff factor built by Ava or someone else for 400 or 500 less. Lets see I am on my computer like 8 hours a day, I plan to keep it for 3 years. Do you think saving a few hundred bucs to buy something less well built, and not as good looking or performing is a bigdeal? Some of us can afford to by the best, do people not buy porsches because they can buy a volkswagon cheaper? The only other small desktop out there similar is the Alienware X51 and as a Dell Customer who owns 2 alienware and one dell laptop and a 30 inch monitor believe me I checked this out first. Basically it is cheap junk, plastic, only runs middling hardware so this Tiki is the first computer that may steal me away from Dell/Alienware. I just dropped 4k on my Alienware M18x with 2 gtx 580m video cards in sli and a 500gb ssd so I am waiting till this Dec or next year to buy a Tiki with windows 8, gtx 680 and a few reviews from users and time for any bugs to get worked out. Then I will give the Alienware to Girlfriend ( She has been using my m17x which is 2.5 years old now with no problems). Now as far as the Granite. This is brilliant. However I reserve brilliant only for the black color the grey ruins the tough, sophisticated look. The Tiki will sit next to my Dell 30 inch ultrasharp monitor taking up no space, adding to the look of my desktop rather then detracting. It will not have drive spaces I dont use, ugly lights or tacky plastic like a Coolermaster or other hulking Desktop, It will be portable and as powerful as 98% of users will need for next 3 years. I absolutely love it and can't even think of a negative, I may even visit Falcon Northwest to see how they operate and drive up from So cal when I am ready to buy. I love that they invented this where all the other companies just take off the shelf cases and brand it. Oh also forgot no ugly optic drive on the front that I wont use anyways. I did just check out the Fortress mini from Silverstone, it is a fail also because the sides can literally fall off, just friction attached and your cords come out the top like a Medusa so its a fail in my decision process. Oh and I am not a Falcon Northwest fanboy. I think their laptops are overpriced and not as good as my Alienware, and the other desktops are just plane jane and overpriced. I am a huge fanboy of the Tiki and I think the only thing I would of changed is the name. I give the Tiki a 6 out of 10 for the name but I think some sort've of superhero type of name or more powerful name would of been even better. Also I am going to get the White Lite along with the Black Base. I can't wait.
Thank you Falcon Northwest for bringing a high Quality, High End sff factor gaming system that is well thought out, durable and beautiful just like my Alienware Laptop I am awaiting user reviews and trust they will go fine before I send you the cash!!
Thank you Falcon Northwest for bringing a high Quality, High End sff factor gaming system that is well thought out, durable and beautiful just like my Alienware Laptop I am awaiting user reviews and trust they will go fine before I send you the cash!!
That's the maxed out and pointless loadout, the i5-3570 and 670 GPU option they have would cut a big chunk off that price with maybe a 5% performance loss.
Also holy shit that is the most ridiculous run-on piece of nonsense that has ever been posted here.
Also holy shit that is the most ridiculous run-on piece of nonsense that has ever been posted here.
Surprised that the review doesn't mention that the case has a volume of only only 11.077655L. I wouldn't buy a prebuilt system, but this is an excellent small form factor gaming machine if you can stomach the price. The SG05 has a volume of 10.783872L, only slightly smaller. The real thing this tells me is that I should invest in a riser card/pcie cable and custom a case up.
I love the wall of texts you guys post after pc reviews. It's like you guys spend months researching computers so you can bitch about it in the most unintelligible way possible.
You are paying for years of experience, labor, product knowledge, and convenience. Not everybody wants to spend however many hours researching PC hardware to build their own if they know nothing about it. Not everybody wants to risk ordering the wrong piece of hardware. Not everybody wants to spend the time to build it themselves, or install their OS, etc etc. On top of that, they come with an outstanding warranty.
Myself, I'd rather build my own because I can. Its my thing. I know how to do that. My grandfather would rather pay me, or buy one from a boutique because its easier than having to learn everything himself.
Myself, I'd rather build my own because I can. Its my thing. I know how to do that. My grandfather would rather pay me, or buy one from a boutique because its easier than having to learn everything himself.
I could buy a laptop with these same specs for about $700 less, and it would be a more portable package to boot. I don't see the appeal of this at all.
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