QuakeCon Renews Gaming Rig Rental Partnership with Computer Upgrade King for 2023 Event

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We're excited to announce that we're once again partnering with Computer Upgrade King to provide our attendees with the ability to rent either a monitor and or a full PC set up. As an added bonus to our Elite ticket holders, Computer Upgrade King is offering a special rental package with a 34" Ultrawide Monitor! For more information, and to secure yours today, visit https://beth.games/43obykp.

Need a rig? Reserve your computer at QuakeCon 2023. It's official! After three years of digital-only events, QuakeCon 2023 will mark the return of the beloved BYOC, in-person at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas from Thursday, August 10 through Sunday, August 13.




Tier 1 (System + 27" QHD 2560x1440 144 Hz (Or Better!) Monitor) - $299.99

• Gaming desktop (Continuum, Stratos, or Sentinel case)
• Intel Core i9-13900KF CPU
• 2 x 32 GB DDR5-5600
• 2 TB Gen 4 NVMe + 6 TB HDD
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Card
• 27" QHD 2560x1440 144 Hz (Or Better!) Monitor

Tier 2 (27" FHD 144 Hz Monitor ONLY) - $99.99

• 27" FHD 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor

Tier 3 (System + 34" Ultrawide Monitor) - $299.99
For ELITE TICKET HOLDERS ONLY

• Gaming desktop (Continuum, Stratos, or Sentinel case)
• Intel Core i9-13900KF CPU
• 2 x 32 GB DDR5-5600
• 2 TB Gen 4 NVMe + 6 TB HDD
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Card
• 34" Curved UWQHD 3440x1440 144 Hz Ultrawide Monitor

QUAKECON 2023 RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS, REUNITING FANS WITH A MODERN UPGRADE TO THE CLASSIC BYOC
"QuakeCon is our favorite event of the year, and we can't wait to finally see our incredible QuakeCon community in-person again, celebrate games, and frag all weekend with thousands of friends," said Marty Stratton, Studio Head, id Software. "For our first year back, QuakeCon 2023 is focusing on the fan favorite BYOC and the players that made QuakeCon the best gaming gathering for more than 25 years.

The iconic fan gathering welcomes back its dedicated community with a reimagined and upgraded BYOC (Bring-Your-Own-Computer) LAN party for four days of round-the-clock gaming, a host of fun activities, and meetups for old and new friends. In addition, as in recent years, a full slate of programming will be streamed live on Twitch from the BYOC floor for those unable to make the journey back to the QuakeCon homeland. This year's QuakeCon will be a ticketed-only event with admittance limited to pre-registered BYOC guests. With this year's focus on the in-person BYOC experience, there will be no exhibit hall, and no General Admission for QuakeCon 2023.

In addition to the BYOC, many fan-favorite activities will return for ticketed attendees, including Tabletop Village, BYOC community events, and the QuakeCon Finals Party. QuakeCon will also play host to the annual esports finale of the Quake World Championships featuring Quake Champions as well as several vendors and experiences to support the BYOC. A full program, features, activities and layout for the show will be released soon.

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[Cheeseball]

Ohhh this is that "CUK" brand that I see on Amazon.

 

[HOkay]

$99 to rent a monitor for 4 days?! That's too much. I get that you're a bit stuck if you can't drive there with a monitor of your own, but that's so much. $299 is also a lot to rent a PC for 4 days! Do they have other tiers? Most people would be fine with a 3060ish GPU & a 24" 1080p@144Hz+ screen for a long weekend surely.

 

[LabRat 891]

I get the 'opportunity' here...
But, isn't renting your rig at a LANparty kinda like renting a cosplay at a con?

 

[Durvelle27]

Renting a PC

 

[Nostras]

Honestly for something like a LAN party I don't think the idea of renting a PC is unreasonable.

How much they ask for a FHD 144Hz monitor however is very unreasonable. I'd expect this to be more like 20-30$ with a 100$ deposit or something.
The pricing considering the specs you're getting is high but at least somewhat understandable.
But I agree that I'd much rather have something much more.... appropriate. A 4090 + 13900KF is insanely overkill.
Why aren't there more reasonable tiers?