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Mar 20, 2021 3:56 PM

Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Desktop: Ryzen 7 4700G, 16GB DDR4, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD

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Lenovo has Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Desktop (90Q30008US) on sale for $566.99 w/ eCoupon code FLASHSALE. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member BrightKestrel691 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 7 4700G 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
  • 16GB DDR4-3200 Memory
  • 256GB M.2 2242 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive + 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive
  • DVD±RW
  • 802.11ac WiFi (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Ports:
    • Front:
      • 1x USB-C
      • 2x USB 3.2
      • 1x Audio Combo Jack
    • Rear:
      • 4x USB 2.0
      • 1x Audio-Out
      • 1x HDMI 1.4b
      • 1x VGA
      • 1x Ethernet
  • USB Calliope Keyboard + USB Calliope Mouse

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  • Abut this item:
    • Includes 1-year warranty.
  • About this store:
    • Lenovo return policy may be found here.

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Lenovo has Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Desktop (90Q30008US) on sale for $566.99 w/ eCoupon code FLASHSALE. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member BrightKestrel691 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 7 4700G 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
  • 16GB DDR4-3200 Memory
  • 256GB M.2 2242 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive + 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive
  • DVD±RW
  • 802.11ac WiFi (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Ports:
    • Front:
      • 1x USB-C
      • 2x USB 3.2
      • 1x Audio Combo Jack
    • Rear:
      • 4x USB 2.0
      • 1x Audio-Out
      • 1x HDMI 1.4b
      • 1x VGA
      • 1x Ethernet
  • USB Calliope Keyboard + USB Calliope Mouse

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • Abut this item:
    • Includes 1-year warranty.
  • About this store:
    • Lenovo return policy may be found here.

Original Post

Written by BrightKestrel691

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MalevolentA
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It's a great deal if you're in the market for a prebuilt and don't need a dedicated graphics card. You're getting a pretty good processor, dual channel ram, and a decent amount of storage. The only issue I see is if you decide to add a dedicated graphics card down the road, the 260w power supply limits you and will probably have to upgrade that as well.

If you're not going to play graphic intensive games this is a pretty good deal. In my opinion this is is slightly better than the Lenovo that's been on sale at Costco for $500.
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skardem
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https://www.dsogaming.com/wp-cont...rks-13.jpg

This is a fantastic processor for Matlab. For a integrated graphics it is quite capable. For me it is enough for Civ6.

https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/a...quirements

The 4700 G falls in the middle of the Min and Max Civ6 requirements.

https://www.videocardbenchmark.ne...vs4256vs51
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maggiemay000
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the processor alone cost around $400 aftermarket
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Mar 20, 2021 4:29 PM
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scuba1021Mar 20, 2021 4:29 PM
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Great deal, thanks, ordered one
Mar 20, 2021 5:27 PM
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MalevolentAMar 20, 2021 5:27 PM
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It's a great deal if you're in the market for a prebuilt and don't need a dedicated graphics card. You're getting a pretty good processor, dual channel ram, and a decent amount of storage. The only issue I see is if you decide to add a dedicated graphics card down the road, the 260w power supply limits you and will probably have to upgrade that as well.

If you're not going to play graphic intensive games this is a pretty good deal. In my opinion this is is slightly better than the Lenovo that's been on sale at Costco for $500.
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Mar 20, 2021 5:31 PM
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BrightKestrel691
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Mar 20, 2021 5:31 PM
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Quote from MalevolentA View quoted comment :
It's a great deal if you're in the market for a prebuilt and don't need a dedicated graphics card. You're getting a pretty good processor, dual channel ram, and a decent amount of storage. The only issue I see is if you decide to add a dedicated graphics card down the road, the 260w power supply limits you and will probably have to upgrade that as well.

If you're not going to play graphic intensive games this is a pretty good deal. In my opinion this is is slightly better than the Lenovo that's been on sale at Costco for $500.II
I mainly play Civ6 and use MATLAB for computation. Sorry to bother you, may I ask if this is a decent build for the usages?
Mar 20, 2021 5:50 PM
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MalevolentAMar 20, 2021 5:50 PM
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Quote from BrightKestrel691 View quoted comment :
I mainly play Civ6 and use MATLAB for computation. Sorry to bother you, may I ask if this is a decent build for the usages?
Personally I have no clue about either but you can look at this video [youtube.com] to get an idea how that integrated graphics would handle gaming, sorry I couldn't be more help.
Mar 20, 2021 6:00 PM
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Sarisin48Mar 20, 2021 6:00 PM
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Quote from BrightKestrel691 View quoted comment :
I mainly play Civ6 and use MATLAB for computation. Sorry to bother you, may I ask if this is a decent build for the usages?
You definitely should have a dedicated fairly powerful graphics card for Civ 6 IMO, iespcially if you like playing the larger maps with many AI civs.
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Mar 20, 2021 6:00 PM
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BrightKestrel691
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Mar 20, 2021 6:00 PM
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Quote from MalevolentA View quoted comment :
Personally I have no clue about either but you can look at this video [youtube.com] to get an idea how that integrated graphics would handle gaming, sorry I couldn't be more help.
I am impressed by the performance on those games. I think I am covered. I really appreciate your time and effort to pull this link out. Cheers!
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Mar 20, 2021 6:01 PM
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BrightKestrel691
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Mar 20, 2021 6:01 PM
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Quote from Sarisin48 View quoted comment :
You definitely should have a dedicated fairly powerful graphics card for Civ 6 IMO, iespcially if you like playing the larger maps with many AI civs.
Thanks for the comment. I mainly play the small map with 6 players. Do you think this is a reasonable budget build? I came to the point my 2014 MBP cannot handle the game anymore, so I am looking for a budget game build for a transition period until I get my hands on M1X MBP.

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Mar 20, 2021 6:25 PM
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skardemMar 20, 2021 6:25 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank

https://www.dsogaming.com/wp-cont...rks-13.jpg

This is a fantastic processor for Matlab. For a integrated graphics it is quite capable. For me it is enough for Civ6.

https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/a...quirements

The 4700 G falls in the middle of the Min and Max Civ6 requirements.

https://www.videocardbenchmark.ne...vs4256vs51
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Mar 20, 2021 6:57 PM
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maggiemay000Mar 20, 2021 6:57 PM
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the processor alone cost around $400 aftermarket
Mar 20, 2021 7:18 PM
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MaroonNose3078Mar 20, 2021 7:18 PM
175 Comments
Although the processor is 420 or so right now, I feel the 4650g is the better value buy at about 250. Even if you value the processor at around 350 for what it should cost, 50 for the ram, 25 for the SSD, 15-25 for the HDD, you're at like 450 and you are paying just over 100 for the motherboard, PSU, case, optical drive. Real nice deal on a warrantied machine that looks professional and can be put anywhere in the house. With the current price of GPUs these machines make more and more sense.
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Mar 20, 2021 7:22 PM
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s1d1Mar 20, 2021 7:22 PM
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it's curious that they are selling it for $6 less through newegg
https://www.newegg.com/lenovo-90q...klink=true

Also, I'm probably missing something from the pictures, but does the front panel *slide* to expose the optical drive - meaning that all peripherals on the front panel would need to be unplugged to insert or remove a disk? That would be such a ridiculously bad design, that I am assuming I am misinterpreting what I'm seeing ...
Last edited by s1d1 March 20, 2021 at 12:40 PM.
Mar 20, 2021 8:44 PM
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anothauserhereMar 20, 2021 8:44 PM
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It looks so bare without the usual audio ports.
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Mar 20, 2021 8:46 PM
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ixijimixiMar 20, 2021 8:46 PM
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Looks like all the stats are here

https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/I...90Q30008US

looks like 280w power supply
Last edited by ixijimixi March 20, 2021 at 01:56 PM.
Mar 20, 2021 9:07 PM
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MaroonNose3078Mar 20, 2021 9:07 PM
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Quote from s1d1 View quoted comment :
it's curious that they are selling it for $6 less through newegg
https://www.newegg.com/lenovo-90q...klink=true

Also, I'm probably missing something from the pictures, but does the front panel *slide* to expose the optical drive - meaning that all peripherals on the front panel would need to be unplugged to insert or remove a disk? That would be such a ridiculously bad design, that I am assuming I am misinterpreting what I'm seeing ...
I mean front panel stuff is for temporary use. And how often do you use an optical drive lately. My main concern is lack of displayport.

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Mar 20, 2021 9:17 PM
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punMar 20, 2021 9:17 PM
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Quote from Sarisin48 View quoted comment :
You definitely should have a dedicated fairly powerful graphics card for Civ 6 IMO, iespcially if you like playing the larger maps with many AI civs.
Ryzen 4700G APU is more than enough to handle Civ6. I think 4700G is faster than AMD HD7950 which ran games like crysis, skyrim, Total War, etc.

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