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Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Desktop: RTX 3060, i5-12400, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD Expired
$850
$1,099.99
(Costco Members) + $15 S&H
Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Gaming Desktop (90T00002US) for $849.99. Shipping is $14.99.
Thanks to Community Member MaroonLanguage529 for finding this deal.
Specs:
Thanks to Community Member MaroonLanguage529 for finding this deal.
Specs:
- Intel Core i5-12400 (6-Core) 12th Gen Processor
- 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM
- 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
- 256GB PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe M.2 2280 Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6 (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.2
- 100/1000 Ethernet
- Wired USB Black Keyboard & Mouse
- Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
- Ports:
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C (Support Data Transfer and 5V @ 3A Charging)
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1
- 4x USB 2.0
- 1x VGA
- 1x RJ-45
- 1x HDMI 2.0b
- 1x Headphone/Microphone Combination Jack
- 1x Headphone Jack
- Dimensions: 11.97" L x 6.69" W x 14.80" H
- 500W 92% Power Supply
- 1x Front System Fan and 1x Rear System Fan
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Edited September 24, 2022
at 04:50 AM
Member only price, no coupon required.
Small case, but a pretty good deal even with GPU prices coming down.
Note the description for outputs is for the motherboard, this should have 3 Display ports and an HDMI out of graphics card.
This is not an extreme gaming computer but it should run most games on High at 1440p.
$15 shipping
https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ide...57953.htm
Small case, but a pretty good deal even with GPU prices coming down.
Note the description for outputs is for the motherboard, this should have 3 Display ports and an HDMI out of graphics card.
This is not an extreme gaming computer but it should run most games on High at 1440p.
$15 shipping
https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ide...57953.htm
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Don't forget that this build includes a Windows license, 80Plus Platinum PSU, and an OEM SKU (likely Samsung Evo) NVMe drive, plus Bluetooth and WiFi 6.
Any comparable DIY build with a $40 PSU is going to be a low tier 80Plus Bronze and the "$40 SSD" is SATA or a low tier NVMe. BT and WiFi 6 might require an extra card on a sub-$100 motherboard.
A lot of DIYers on SD really overlook power supply efficiency in their builds. I'm not sure if it's lack of experience or that they simply don't have to pay their own electric bills, so an inefficient 1000W PSU is no big deal to them.
500W @ 92% efficiency versus 600W @ 80% efficiency is pretty substantial if you use your system a lot. It also helps with thermals.
Model: 90T00002US
Processor: 12th Gen. Intel Core i5-12400
Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Memory (RAM): 16 GB
SSD Size: 256 GB
HDD Size: 1TB
Wireless Networking: Wi-Fi 6
Full Spec [lenovo.com]
You are just about borderline to build one for this price....
CPU: $180
MOBO: $90 ($70 in microcenter iwth cpu bundle)
GPU: $379
RAM: $50
SSD: $40
HDD: $40
CASE: $40
PSU: $40
Total: $840
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Would this build run ~4 4K Plex videos at once? Also looking for a cloud based server for my home photos and videos.
If so, I might just copy your build lol
Upgrading the NVMe to 1TB only costs $100 these days.
Or you can simply offload games to the hard drive and move them back on the NVMe when you actually play them.
or just buy one with what you need already there. There will be plenty of deals ahead.
They were complaining that this one didn't have 4 DIMMs for the price.
Generally, buy what you need out of the gate.
The big exception, however, is hard drives. Prebuilts rarely provide the configuration you actually want and if they do (Dell for instance), it's rarely as good as buying off the shelf components. You're not getting an Evo unless you install it or pay a huge markup. They have to skimp somewhere.
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Since when does CoolerMaster make 80Plus Platinum 500W PSUs though?
Are you mistaking it for a Bronze?
https://www.costco.com/hp-pavilio...41375
I own a HP 30L
This Lenovo is more proprietary than the HP Omen line.
https://forums.serverbuilds.net/t...at-125/667 [serverbuilds.net] (the NAS)
If so, I might just copy your build lol
However if you are going to play 4K streams, you should play at native 4K! And in that case I think this CPU would be fine for that.. the question then becomes, how is your internet speed and where will you be consuming the content? If it will be 4 4k streams within your house, and you have reasonably speedy internet (perhaps 400mbps or higher) then it should work fine. I think challenges will start popping up if someone remote (outside the house) would try to view a 4K Plex stream. Then there are questions about the other person's internet connection and the connection between their house and yours. It gets complicated pretty quickly. You may find this reference on Plex 4k streaming helpful: https://www.rapidseedbo
Another consideration is, where will your Plex media be stored? This server comes with a 1TB hard drive, which is a good starter size for content. But if you plan to have tons of 4k content, that will require a lot of space & you may wish to add another hard drive (perhaps 4TB or 6TB), so you have a bit more space. And then the question of data redundancy comes up. You don't want to put everything on a single hard drive, because if that hard drive dies, you lose all your content! So you need to think about data redundancy/resiliency. In that case the idea of a NAS (network attached storage) server makes good sense, as you could configure this as a NAS with drive resiliency (to allow you to recover from data failure) and then install Plex on it. The server builds link above is a good place to learn more about how to build a NAS. After reading that you may decide it is better to build your own server. Or maybe this Lenovo is good enough for you and you could add a couple of hard drives (if the case has space for them!) and then use this for your NAS. I tried checking Lenovo's website and couldn't find this specific model, so I have no idea how many hard drives would fit in the case.
It all depends on how much you want to do and what your goals are. Then you know what your build needs to look like (how many drives, how fast a CPU, etc.) and could better determine if a system like this Slick Deal would work, or if you would like something more customized. Have fun, whatever you decide!
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- 512 SSD VS 256 SSD
- i7-12700 VS i5-12400
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