Codex Z2 Gaming Desktop: AMD R7-8700F, GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 2TB m.2 NVMe SSD, USB Type-C, VR-Ready, Windows 11 Home : A8NVP-436US

Awesome

Buying this as a replacement for an 8 year old gaming laptop so it's hard to be disappointed. I put a wifi adapter in the back to speed up the internet as I'm a bit far from our router and can't easily hook up Ethernet in this room. With that, internet is very fast. Google tells me 333 Mbps download and 332.5 Mbps upload. It has empty slots for upgrades, and lots of space for airflow. This is good for my gaming needs - Elden Ring at max settings with 1440p ran at 60 fps. Probably not gonna use this for VR or 4K so that's good enough for me. BTW this thing has 8GB VRAM. I ran some smaller distilled deepseek models and it ran them very smoothly. Fan didn't even need to kick on for the smallest one. But it's gonna slow down if I push for larger ones, and tbh all these small models aren't as smart as 4o or sonnet anyway, so I probably won't use it much for this. Anyway, overall great value for the price. Looks cool and is quiet also :)

I’ve had this computer for a couple months playing intense FPS games. After downloading the graphics card program and setting up the card, the picture is great. At one month it notified me that the Event Log file was full. Sure enough, thousands of warnings and failures. The computer runs the games at 160hz as set, and handles every higher setting you can set it to. It’s fast and runs cool. I did crash it while trying to fix an error and messed up. I took it to a shop for a factory image, but it did not work. A full diagnosis later it was said I needed a new SSD. So, I contacted MSI and they told me to get an RMA. That would take 2 1/2 weeks or more. So, after getting it back, I started checking it and found that the WIFI was reporting an error, so I deleted it. The computer would not shut down or sleep. After I did the delete, it started working again. After several more deletes and restarts it was working better, but still had issues. So, I hit F3 and did a complete factory image recovery on it again. It had an issue trying to set it up with WIFI. Quick chat with MSI, and he gave me info on what to do. It’s up and running perfectly now. Their online chat and personal phone call are great! Strongly suggest you register online as you get 3 months added to your Warranty! Yes, I would buy this computer again

great price

I’ve been really happy with the MSI Codex Z2 overall. It feels like a solid, well-built gaming PC that does what it’s supposed to do without any issues. The case has good airflow, so the system stays cool during gaming and doesn’t slow down because of heat. Performance is smooth, games load fast, and it handles multitasking easily thanks to the fast storage and plenty of memory. I also like that it’s easy to upgrade later, which isn’t always the case with prebuilts. The fans can get a bit louder when the system is under heavy load, but that’s expected and helps keep temperatures under control. Overall, it’s a reliable gaming desktop that offers good performance and value for the price.