Lenovo IdeaCentre Desktop: i5-9400, 16GB DDR4, 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD, GTX 1660 Ti

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10-22-2020 at 10:14 AM #3

i5-9400 - 6 cores, but only 6 threads

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10-22-2020 at 10:21 AM #4

What's the PSU and is it proprietary?

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10-22-2020 at 10:23 AM #5

Doubt you could build for less, cpu doesn't pack a punch though

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10-22-2020 at 01:02 PM #6

Would love to know what board is in this to know just how much ram I could pack in it. Shocked neweggs info doesnt have more tech specs

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10-22-2020 at 01:12 PM #7

Quote from samSepi0l :

Would love to know what board is in this to know just how much ram I could pack in it. Shocked neweggs info doesnt have more tech specs

Can take up to 128GB RAM according to:
https://ark.intel.com/content/www...0-ghz.html

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10-22-2020 at 01:17 PM #8

This is an excellent deal for anyone looking to get a dedicated streaming PC setup using hardward NVENC encoding, or anyone looking to do low spec PC gaming. It shouldn't have much issue holding most games to 1080p/60 assuming you're ok with not turning everything to Ultra.

Great job finding this deal OP!

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10-22-2020 at 01:18 PM #9

Quote from jfb.44 :

Can take up to 128GB RAM according to:
https://ark.intel.com/content/www...0-ghz.html

That's how much ram the processor is capable of handling. Has nothing to do with how many leftover ram slots there are on the mobo.

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10-22-2020 at 01:23 PM #10

This is a good deal it's even better than the deal I purchased at Dell that is expired now.
https://slickdeals.net/f/14401814-alienware-aurora-r8-i5-9400-8gb-ddr4-1tb-hdd-gtx-1660-super-460w-p...

The only thing is that it's from Newegg.....
Dell would be better but even then, I'm still waiting for delivery as mine says delivery by 10/29.

As for the motherboard, I doubt that it'd be one where you can OC. With the Dell deal you can.

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10-22-2020 at 01:24 PM #11

Please hold off on buying anything PC unless it's a real steal... Prices are about to shift in a week or two. Even the used market might get more saturated.

In terms of this, it's a pretty meh deal. You're getting shotty parts in a shitty case all for average price. No upgrade path like ryzen either.

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10-22-2020 at 01:30 PM #12

Quote from bluex610 :

Please hold off on buying anything PC unless it's a real steal... Prices are about to shift in a week or two. Even the used market might get more saturated.

In terms of this, it's a pretty meh deal. You're getting shotty parts in a shitty case all for average price. No upgrade path like ryzen either.

whats going to cause the shift?

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10-22-2020 at 01:35 PM #13

Quote from uintasavager :

That's how much ram the processor is capable of handling. Has nothing to do with how many leftover ram slots there are on the mobo.

Both slots are occupied.

The other channels are not soldered on, in typical prebuilt motherboard fashion.

But the other commenter was correct in that you could use two 64GB DIMMs if you wanted to plunk down $800 on ram.

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10-22-2020 at 01:36 PM #14

Quote from bluex610 :

Please hold off on buying anything PC unless it's a real steal... Prices are about to shift in a week or two. Even the used market might get more saturated.

In terms of this, it's a pretty meh deal. You're getting shotty parts in a shitty case all for average price. No upgrade path like ryzen either.

This is basically the same price someone would pay to build something similar. But I know people who wouldn't dare lift a finger or a screw driver to build a pc and would rather buy something already made

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10-22-2020 at 01:43 PM #15

Quote from bionictony :

whats going to cause the shift?

Ryzen 5600x, 5800x and 5900x, also 6800xt 6900xt and rtx 3070 are releasing soon

I guarantee ebay or offerup is going to blow up with parts people trying to sell. Not worth buying now when this isn't even a good price for the parts.

Don't buy new now and get some last gen shit... I'm not trusting lenovo picking out quality parts either...

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