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[Gaming RDY S6MBG201]Windows 11 Home, Intel Core i7-12700KF CPU, Z690 DDR4 MB, GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GPU, 16GB DDR4-3600MHz RGB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD, iBUYPOWER 240mm RGB Liquid Cooling for
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i7 12700k - not top of the line but just 1 step below it. Such a better value vs i9.
3080 - I always consider XX70 to be the minimum needed to call it an enthusiast level gaming computer. 3080 is a meaningful step up and $/FPS is still very good. 3080 Ti onwards the value proposition falls of a cliff for 'gaming'
16 GB RAM - speaking purely on gaming terms, it's enough. You won't see the quantity of RAM be a bottleneck. Very few games are sensitive enough to high speed RAM to justify higher spending. So long as the RAM is running at 3200 - 3600 you should be fine
1 TB SSD - Enough for windows + apps + 3/4 of your most played games. If space is really a constraint because of a large game library, buy an additional HDD for the not so often played games. Media can obviously stay in HDD.
Thus, in my opinion this computer makes the right compromises and strikes the right balance to call itself an enthusiast level gaming computer
This looks like the deal I've been waiting for. 12th gen intel + 3080. But think I'm going to wait on a few more comments from people smarter than me first before jumping.
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That's what you do with a Dell or HP system with crappy proprietary parts.
I bought a cyberpowerpc desktop yesterday with i7-12700f and 6800xt for $1500 yesterday. I'm a noob, and may have messed up on the case and cooling though. What do you think of this config?
*BASE_PRICE: [+1889]
CABLE: None
CAS: Apevia Genesis ATX Mid-Tower W/ tempered glass windows + 4x 120mm RGB fans [-30] (White Color [+1])
CC: None
COOLANT: None
CPU: Intel(R) Core™ Processor i7-12700F 8P/16 + 4E 2.10GHz [Turbo 4.9GHz] 25MB Cache LGA1700 [w/o Integrated Graphic] [-114]
CS_FAN: Default case fans
ENGRAVING: None
FAN: CyberpowerPC MasterLiquid Lite 240mm ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler with Dual Chamber Pump & Copper Cold Plate (Intel) [-21]
FREEBIE_MB: None
HDD: 500GB WD Blue SN570 Series PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD - Seq R/W: Up to 3500/2300 MB/s, Rnd R/W up to 360/390k [-49] (Single Drive)
HDD2: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 256MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+43] (Single Drive)
HEADSET: None
INSTANTREBATE: Extra $50 Instant off on all Custom Build Desktops or Laptops [-50]
IUSB: Built-in USB Ports (Based on motherboard and case selection)
KEYBOARD: CyberPowerPC Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard
MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/3200MHz Dual Channel Memory (ADATA XPG Z1)
MICROPHONE: None
MONITOR: None
MOPAD: None
MOTHERBOARD: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX WiFi 6, ARGB 2.5GbE LAN 3 PCIE X16 1PCIE X1 3X M.2 SATA/PCIE [-42]
MOUSE: CyberPowerPC Lyra 01 RGB 6-Color w/ 7 Button USB wired, 4200DPI Optical Gaming Mouse
OS: Windows 11 Home
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 850 Watts - CoolerMaster MWE GOLD 850 - V2 80 PLUS GOLD Ultra Quiet Full Modular Power Supply [+0]
PRO_WIRING: None
PROMOSALE1: CYBERPOWERPC Skorpion K2 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard [+5] (Blue (Clicky))
PROMOSALE2: CyberPowerPC FPS Gaming Mouse Pad [+0] (Large 14x12 Inches)
RECOVERYUSB: None
RUSH: Standard processing time: ship within 2 Weeks
SERVICE: 3 Years FREE Service Plan (INCLUDES LABOR AND LIFETIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: None
USBHD: None
VIDEO: AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6 Video Card [-70] (Single Card)
VIVE_HEADSET: None
WARRANTY: PREMIUM WARRANTY: Standard 1 Year Parts WARRANTY + ONE (1) YEAR SHIPPING [+19]
WNC: None
WTV: None
_fps_: [{"FullHDFPS":145,"QuadHDFPS":75,"GameName":"Cyberpunk 2077"},{"FullHDFPS":140,"QuadHDFPS":140,"GameName":"Apex Legends"},{"FullHDFPS":310,"QuadHDFPS":130,"GameName":"World of Warcraft"}]
_PRICE: (+1581)
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Completely agree. As an enthusiast who build computers for friends and family, if someone came to me today and asked me for a $2000 gaming computer I would point them to this. Just main components wise it's a very good deal.
i7 12700k - not top of the line but just 1 step below it. Such a better value vs i9.
3080 - I always consider XX70 to be the minimum needed to call it an enthusiast level gaming computer. 3080 is a meaningful step up and $/FPS is still very good. 3080 Ti onwards the value proposition falls of a cliff for 'gaming'
16 GB RAM - speaking purely on gaming terms, it's enough. You won't see the quantity of RAM be a bottleneck. Very few games are sensitive enough to high speed RAM to justify higher spending. So long as the RAM is running at 3200 - 3600 you should be fine
1 TB SSD - Enough for windows + apps + 3/4 of your most played games. If space is really a constraint because of a large game library, buy an additional HDD for the not so often played games. Media can obviously stay in HDD.
Thus, in my opinion this computer makes the right compromises and strikes the right balance to call itself an enthusiast level gaming computer
14th gen and 5xxx are coming ....
15th gen and 6xxx are coming ....
16th gen and 7xxx are coming ....
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... the end of the world is coming ....
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*BASE_PRICE: [+1889]
CABLE: None
CAS: Apevia Genesis ATX Mid-Tower W/ tempered glass windows + 4x 120mm RGB fans [-30] (White Color [+1])
CC: None
COOLANT: None
CPU: Intel(R) Core™ Processor i7-12700F 8P/16 + 4E 2.10GHz [Turbo 4.9GHz] 25MB Cache LGA1700 [w/o Integrated Graphic] [-114]
CS_FAN: Default case fans
ENGRAVING: None
FAN: CyberpowerPC MasterLiquid Lite 240mm ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler with Dual Chamber Pump & Copper Cold Plate (Intel) [-21]
FREEBIE_MB: None
HDD: 500GB WD Blue SN570 Series PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD - Seq R/W: Up to 3500/2300 MB/s, Rnd R/W up to 360/390k [-49] (Single Drive)
HDD2: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 256MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+43] (Single Drive)
HEADSET: None
INSTANTREBATE: Extra $50 Instant off on all Custom Build Desktops or Laptops [-50]
IUSB: Built-in USB Ports (Based on motherboard and case selection)
KEYBOARD: CyberPowerPC Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard
MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/3200MHz Dual Channel Memory (ADATA XPG Z1)
MICROPHONE: None
MONITOR: None
MOPAD: None
MOTHERBOARD: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX WiFi 6, ARGB 2.5GbE LAN 3 PCIE X16 1PCIE X1 3X M.2 SATA/PCIE [-42]
MOUSE: CyberPowerPC Lyra 01 RGB 6-Color w/ 7 Button USB wired, 4200DPI Optical Gaming Mouse
OS: Windows 11 Home
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 850 Watts - CoolerMaster MWE GOLD 850 - V2 80 PLUS GOLD Ultra Quiet Full Modular Power Supply [+0]
PRO_WIRING: None
PROMOSALE1: CYBERPOWERPC Skorpion K2 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard [+5] (Blue (Clicky))
PROMOSALE2: CyberPowerPC FPS Gaming Mouse Pad [+0] (Large 14x12 Inches)
RECOVERYUSB: None
RUSH: Standard processing time: ship within 2 Weeks
SERVICE: 3 Years FREE Service Plan (INCLUDES LABOR AND LIFETIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: None
USBHD: None
VIDEO: AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6 Video Card [-70] (Single Card)
VIVE_HEADSET: None
WARRANTY: PREMIUM WARRANTY: Standard 1 Year Parts WARRANTY + ONE (1) YEAR SHIPPING [+19]
WNC: None
WTV: None
_fps_: [{"FullHDFPS":145,"QuadHDFPS":75,"GameName":"Cyberpunk 2077"},{"FullHDFPS":140,"QuadHDFPS":140,"GameName":"Apex Legends"},{"FullHDFPS":310,"QuadHDFPS":130,"GameName":"World of Warcraft"}]
_PRICE: (+1581)
Personally, I would've opted for the 1TB WD Black SN770 for $49 more.
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Edit: The Costco Legion i7 is also 11th Generation, and is not nearly as good as the 12th gen CPUs.
Gaming / 2d-3d animation softwares. I just was told Lenovo is not a great choice as some of the parts might not be upgradable. Too bad, I love the 90 days return policy and concierge service from Costco
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That's because many developers have just started to build games in Unreal Engine 5, which was released just recently. It'll take a few years for games on UE5 to come out. Most experts' preliminary analysis on UE5 shows that it is extremely CPU resource heavy - a significant step up from UE4. Frame rates are not scaling up linearly with CPU cores, but instead are doing so with frequency, which is not a good sign in terms of CPU requirement. Last few years, CPU hasn't really been the bottleneck for gaming (unless one is gaming competitively at 1080p ultra-high refresh rate). But looks like that's about to change once UE5 games start coming out. The CPU will become a bottleneck once again; and so, one will need to really consider the CPU as well.
Today, a 'high-end' 1440p/4K gaming rig practically means a mid-tier CPU coupled with high-tier GPU. But in a few years, a mid-tier CPU won't suffice - increasing the overall cost.
Of course, UE5 is not the only gaming engine out there, but it's the most prevalent. And other engines will evolve as well to keep up in feature set.
My point is - If you want to 'luxuriate' in having a high-end gaming PC that can play most everything at maxed out settings (at least in 1440p), this is a good time to buy. A $1800 PC like this will be able to achieve that simply because we are at the end of the gaming engine life cycle. In a few years, you might find that the same can only be achieved by maybe $2500 or $3000 PC's. It'll take a few generations of CPU releases before high- end gaming isn't bottlenecked by CPU's once again. And then the cycle will repeat when the next-gen gaming engines roll out .
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Personally, I would've opted for the 1TB WD Black SN770 for $49 more.