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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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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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Right now I'm just using a Raspi 4 with one 4tb external HD. But I'm almost out of space.
I have an entire list of movies I still want to download and I've been wanting to store all my photos and videos locally and shareable to my family. I don't think adding another HD to my pi will handle all of that.
I want to build my own NAS, I just don't know where to start. There's so much to learn about it. Picking the right type of cpu with quick sync, motherboard that can handle multiple HDs or buying adapters, and especially a good GPU, etc…
I want a good build that will last 10 years hopefully. There are so many builds out there, just trying to choose.
I got myself a refurbished desktop from walmart for ~300 (included a monitor which you can sell or keep) in my case it was an i3-12100 with 8gb ram
I then slapped another 8gb ram ($30) in it and a cheap nvme drive ($25) as a boot disk
Buy 2 3.5" hdd's (cost depends on storage size) to set up in raid 1 (redundancy) with the appropriate storage size for your needs (in my case it is 4TB per drive) for you I assume it will be 8TB at least....
Then gift someone the 1tb hdd that came with it or re-use for some other system or sell if you can find a buyer.
I am still struggling to find the time to set up truenas core on it....
here is a list of inte cpu's supporting quicksyncvideo
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/search/featurefilter.html?productType=873&0_QuickSyncVid... [intel.com]
edit:
something like this should suffice imo
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Restor.../455955637
Right now I'm just using a Raspi 4 with one 4tb external HD. But I'm almost out of space.
I have an entire list of movies I still want to download and I've been wanting to store all my photos and videos locally and shareable to my family. I don't think adding another HD to my pi will handle all of that.
I want to build my own NAS, I just don't know where to start. There's so much to learn about it. Picking the right type of cpu with quick sync, motherboard that can handle multiple HDs or buying adapters, and especially a good GPU, etc…
I want a good build that will last 10 years hopefully. There are so many builds out there, just trying to choose.
I think the first decision you need to make, is what NAS software you would like to use. The main options are FreeNAS [truenas.com] (AKA TrueNAS core), Open Media Vault [openmediavault.org] (OMV), and Unraid [unraid.net]. FreeNAS and OMV are free to use, while Unraid costs money (a one-time license fee that you pay; cost depends on how many attached storage devices you use). I use Unraid and I like it a lot. But I know plenty of folks like FreeNAS and OMV too. I suggest you review their websites to decide which you want to try. I like Unraid because the user community if very good and helpful in case you run into issues. FreeNAS and OMV may have this support too, but I'm not familiar with them as I do not use their products.
After you decide which NAS software, then you need to decide how many drives you want to use. That determines the type of case you need. Many of the prebuilt cases only have support for 2, 3 or (if you are lucky) 4 hard drives. 2 hard drives is fine for RAID 1 (redundancy/mirroring) storage. That means one hard drive is a mirror/exact copy of the other. So you could get 2 8TB hard drives and you would have 8TB of storage and 8TB that was backed up. This is an economical solution but it is also a bit limiting in that you only have two drives. The more drives you have, the more storage you get, but then you also increase your power requirements, cost and so on.
If your needs are modest then a prebuilt system may work fine for you. The biggest factors to consider are NAS software and how much storage you think you will need (how many drives). If you determine you need 4+ hard drives then you probably don't want a prebuilt system as the case won't be able to support all the hard drives. Even if the case could fit the drives, are there enough power connections from the power supply? These are the things you need to consider. Even if the case can't support the drives you can have external storage connected to the case, but that gets really complicated and is not as elegant as everything contained in the case.
For a NAS the #1 point to keep in mind for the CPU is, "Does it support hardware transcoding?" If it does then you can use something as modest as an Intel i3 processor, because hardware transcoding does a lot of the work and doesn't impact the CPU much at all. I think AMD also has hardware transcoding support for some CPUs, but I don't use AMD for this so am unsure. If you find a good Intel CPU with an integrated GPU (graphics processor) with quick sync video (transcoding support), then you don't even need a graphics card! So that reduces your power needs and frees up a PCI slot on your motherboard. For a NAS you do not need a lot of memory. 8GB is OK, and 16GB is more than enough if you are just doing Plex streams and light work. If you want to run Virtual Machines then you want to have at least 32GB of RAM, as VMs need memory to run.
You may find the below references on building your own NAS handy. Building a NAS is so fun! Enjoy your journey!!! If you have specific questions or want to know about the NAS I built (case, CPU, etc.) feel free to send me a private message here on slick deals and I can answer your questions there. That way everyone else can focus on the deal!
https://www.windowscent
https://www.nasmaster.c
https://www.diyphotogra
I got myself a refurbished desktop from walmart for ~300 (included a monitor which you can sell or keep) in my case it was an i3-12100 with 8gb ram
I then slapped another 8gb ram ($30) in it and a cheap nvme drive ($25) as a boot disk
Buy 2 3.5" hdd's (cost depends on storage size) to set up in raid 1 (redundancy) with the appropriate storage size for your needs (in my case it is 4TB per drive) for you I assume it will be 8TB at least....
Then gift someone the 1tb hdd that came with it or re-use for some other system or sell if you can find a buyer.
I am still struggling to find the time to set up truenas core on it....
here is a list of inte cpu's supporting quicksyncvideo
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/search/featurefilter.html?productType=873&0_QuickSyncVid... [intel.com]
edit:
something like this should suffice imo
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Restor.../455955637 [walmart.com]
But if someone wanted to have 3 drives or more, this system may not be able to grow with them. It all depends on what someone needs. For the price, this is a great option though! And the CPU is capable enough and supports Quick Sync Video so would be well suited for hardware transcoding.
I know some people don't like Dell, but one thing that is great about them is they have very good documentation about their systems. You can look up any system and you will find specifications about how many memory slots are on the motherboard, how many SATA ports, how many hard drives can be installed, etc. With detailed instructions on how to maintain the systems as well. The other prebuilts by companies like HP, Lenovo etc. barely provide basic info. It makes it very difficult to determine if a system is expandable at all (probably because they just want you to buy a new PC rather than upgrade!).
https://www.costco.com/hp-pavilio...41375.html [costco.com]
The main thing holding me back is ASUS 1660ti deal from Costco a couple of months ago:
https://slickdeals.net/f/15957232-costco-members-asus-rog-desktop-ryzen-5-3600x-gtx-1660-ti-8gb-ram-256gb-ssd-510
Where based on benchmark the processors, 5600G and 3600x, look kind of close and the ASUS come with a dedicated graphics card.
Of course I didn't need a computer at the time but find myself needing a computer now.
People say that you can't go back in time for past deals. But it's kind of hard for me to justify paying for something like that knowing there was a better deal in my price range not too long ago. So might hold off and see if anything similar comes along.
Also if you have the spare parts you could reuse, RAM, windows license, hard drive, power supply, etc, it looks like you can get the 5600G processor for about $150 and compatible motherboard for about $100. Which is another route I'm considering but haven't put together a computer before.
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.
Actually it is easy to build for this price depend on where you are. CPU and GPU is fairly lowered. And running 30xx on a 500w??? You must like your motherboard over work….
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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.co
CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($170.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock B660M Steel Legend Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($44.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Silicon Power A60 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB MECH 2X OC Video Card ($297.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS15 PRO MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G7 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $866.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-09-23 09:01 EDT-0400
5600 is currently at $150 or $100 if you can catch it fast enough and can be paired with a $90 B550 board. I'd go with that and add a $20 ID cooler.
Runs fast and I love it.
12th gen i5 is almost as fast as an 11th gen i7 plus you get PCIe 4.0 which doubles the speed of PCIe 3.0
Some minor negatives for me:
-The Lenovo/Union Memory NVMe M.2 SSD is supposed to be PCIe 4.0 but isn't faster than my PCIe 3.0 Samsung 970 EVO Plus on an 11th gen i5 laptop.
Checked with CrystalDiskMark.
If this bothers you, you should replace the NVMe M.2 SSD with a Samsung PCIe 4.0 one.
-Has only 2 DRAM DIMM slots but there are holes for 2 more.
They should have spent the dollar putting in another slot pair because there is space.
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RND 4KiB (Q= 32, T= 1): 435.690 MB/s [ 106369.6 IOPS] < 297.62 us>
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Profile: Default
Test: 1 GiB (x5) [C: 32% (77/236GiB)]
Mode: [Admin]
Time: Measure 5 sec / Interval 5 sec
Date: 2022/09/24 23:37:29
OS: Windows 11 Professional [10.0 Build 22621] (x64)