HP.com has
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop on sale for
$639.99 when you follow the deal instructions below.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
mrphi76 for finding this deal.
Note: Estimated shipping date will be shown in cart.
Deal Instructions:
- Go to HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop
- Click Customize & Buy
- Under Graphics card, select the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6 dedicated) +$90
- Click Add to Cart
- Price in cart will be $639.99 + Free Shipping
Specs:
- AMD Ryzen 3 5300G 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
- 8GB DDR4-3200 Memory (2x4GB)
- 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6 Graphics
- Windows 11 Home
- HP Wired Keyboard + Wired Optical Mouse
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A 6700K sells for at least $100-150... and that is just the CPU by itself with no cooler or anything. For used RAM and PSU, I'd say $50 each. Used small SSD, only $25 b/c really this is only for Windows OS/boot drive and you'll need to buy another SSD to actually install games. Cooler I consider a freebie on a completed system. Who knows when the AIO may fail. Air tower coolers are more reliable long-term IME (I have one over 10 years old still running with the original fan).
I know a lot of other replies here say that the total value should be $500 but that is too low unless they are all finding used 1080s for cheaper than what I'm seeing. I'd say a 1080 by itself in working condition is worth $400-500.
Personally ... I'd estimate the total value at $750 if you assume the 1080 is worth $500. Or $650 if you assume the 1080 is $400.
BUT - That assumes you are okay with buying an older PC. That RAM is almost 2 generations old at this point and the CPU is pretty long in the tooth. Over time, you'll be spending more money on electricity due to the inefficiency of the CPU not to mention you'll probably peg the CPU easily depending on what you are doing.
If it were me personally... I'd rather buy a used 1080 for a full $500 and buy a brand new CPU and do a fresh build. Or for that matter, just swallow $800 and get a 3060Ti from a scalper if $500 for a 1080 is your reference point. The 3060Ti is noticeably more powerful than a 1080, can do Ray Tracing, and also far more energy efficient as well. With an AMD CPU, you can run a 3060 Ti on a 500W PSU no problem. I'm running dual GPUs on a 600W PSU this very moment and I've never even pulled 500W from the wall even during a stress test.
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2) The upgrade to the Ryzen 5 is a decent value.
Personally, I have one of the kid's computers rocking an RX480 with aging drivers/support. These CPUs are APUs. I'm upgrading to the 5600G. I will strip the GPU to replace my kid's RX480 and the HP will drive our pinball table. Will add some RAM, of course. Fantastic deal, if it fits your circumstances.
* Desktop CPUs are also upgradeable, whereas most laptops are not, as they're typically soldered to the motherboard.
2) The upgrade to the Ryzen 5 is a decent value.
Personally, I have one of the kid's computers rocking an RX480 with aging drivers/support. These CPUs are APUs. I'm upgrading to the 5600G. I will strip the GPU to replace my kid's RX480 and the HP will drive our pinball table. Will add some RAM, of course. Fantastic deal, if it fits your circumstances.
I agree though, for the right person, with today's price, not a bad deal being brand new with a warranty.
* If someone wants to game on a budget, an older office machine for $100, with a $30 500W power supply and a used RX 580 4GB or 1060 3GB would be about $350 invested for a machine that will play just about anything at 1080p with medium settings and get 60FPS.
* Desktop CPUs are also upgradeable, whereas most laptops are not, as they're typically soldered to the motherboard.
Yes, brand new 1660 Supers are going for around $450-$500, BUT not all 1660 supers are created equal. I'm not sure which model is in this machine, but it's likely an HP oem card, which isn't worth the premium of a high grade card.
I agree though, for the right person, with today's price, not a bad deal being brand new with a warranty.
* If someone wants to game on a budget, an older office machine for $100, with a $30 500W power supply and a used RX 580 4GB or 1060 3GB would be about $350 invested for a machine that will play just about anything at 1080p with medium settings and get 60FPS.
If you haven't already, might consider looking into the most powerful chip for the socket your motherboard accepts. You may be able to get a decent upgrade for quite cheap to buy you some time for supply to catch up and demand to weaken, brining more reasonable prices and availability.
If you haven't already, might consider looking into the most powerful chip for the socket your motherboard accepts. You may be able to get a decent upgrade for quite cheap to buy you some time for supply to catch up and demand to weaken, brining more reasonable prices and availability.
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Even modern i3s are notably more potent per core than even high end i7s from the 2nd gen, so it could be that. It may also be differences in memory and or storage latency. It all adds up.
If you're on 2nd gen, an upgrade will be huge for you.
Ordered on 11/21, shipped on 11/30 , arrived 12/4.
It was more than 10 days earlier than their original ETA, and I was happy.
Now the estimate ship date is Apr. , they need to pull in 2 months to make sense.
How about the ram to 16gb?
How about the ram to 16gb?
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A 6700K sells for at least $100-150... and that is just the CPU by itself with no cooler or anything. For used RAM and PSU, I'd say $50 each. Used small SSD, only $25 b/c really this is only for Windows OS/boot drive and you'll need to buy another SSD to actually install games. Cooler I consider a freebie on a completed system. Who knows when the AIO may fail. Air tower coolers are more reliable long-term IME (I have one over 10 years old still running with the original fan).
I know a lot of other replies here say that the total value should be $500 but that is too low unless they are all finding used 1080s for cheaper than what I'm seeing. I'd say a 1080 by itself in working condition is worth $400-500.
Personally ... I'd estimate the total value at $750 if you assume the 1080 is worth $500. Or $650 if you assume the 1080 is $400.
BUT - That assumes you are okay with buying an older PC. That RAM is almost 2 generations old at this point and the CPU is pretty long in the tooth. Over time, you'll be spending more money on electricity due to the inefficiency of the CPU not to mention you'll probably peg the CPU easily depending on what you are doing.
If it were me personally... I'd rather buy a used 1080 for a full $500 and buy a brand new CPU and do a fresh build. Or for that matter, just swallow $800 and get a 3060Ti from a scalper if $500 for a 1080 is your reference point. The 3060Ti is noticeably more powerful than a 1080, can do Ray Tracing, and also far more energy efficient as well. With an AMD CPU, you can run a 3060 Ti on a 500W PSU no problem. I'm running dual GPUs on a 600W PSU this very moment and I've never even pulled 500W from the wall even during a stress test.
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