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Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Desktop: RTX 3060 LHR, i7-12700, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

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Best Buy has Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Gaming Desktop (90T00007US) for $899.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member delz4stelz for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 (12-Core) Processor
  • 16GB DDR4 (UDIMM) 3200MHz RAM
  • 512GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 LHR 12GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 6 (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.1
  • 100/1000 Ethernet
  • USB Black Keyboard & Mouse
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home
  • 500 Watt Power Supply
  • 1x Front System Fan and 1x Rear System Fan
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C (support data transfer and 5V@3A charging)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2
    • 4x USB 2.0
    • 1x VGA
    • 1x HDMI 2.0b
    • 1x RJ-45
    • 1x Headphone Jack
    • 1x Headphone/ Microphone Combination Jack
    • 1x Power Connector

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  • About this product:
    • 1-year warranty
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Best Buy has Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Gaming Desktop (90T00007US) for $899.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member delz4stelz for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 (12-Core) Processor
  • 16GB DDR4 (UDIMM) 3200MHz RAM
  • 512GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 LHR 12GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 6 (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.1
  • 100/1000 Ethernet
  • USB Black Keyboard & Mouse
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home
  • 500 Watt Power Supply
  • 1x Front System Fan and 1x Rear System Fan
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C (support data transfer and 5V@3A charging)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2
    • 4x USB 2.0
    • 1x VGA
    • 1x HDMI 2.0b
    • 1x RJ-45
    • 1x Headphone Jack
    • 1x Headphone/ Microphone Combination Jack
    • 1x Power Connector

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this product:
    • 1-year warranty
  • About this store:
    • Best Buy return policy here

Original Post

Written by delz4stelz

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Model: Lenovo - IdeaCentre Gaming 5i Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-12700 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 LHR - 512GB SSD - Raven Black

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FaithKnight
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LHR = Low Hash Rate

This means the manufacturer developed it such that its processing power would be reduced if used for crypto-currency mining. If used for productivity/creative or gaming, it would still process at full power.

That's it in a nutshell. I recommend a quick web search if you would like to know more.
siaopao
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Some thoughts to share

I got this one from the costco deal ($1K)
Pro - It works well and pretty quite. Use standard ATX PSU
Cons - case is very cramped. Lack of ports on the back (only 1 audio jack, RJ port and 4 USB 2.0ports) and only 2 DDR4 slots.

Last week I also ordered the Dell XPS 8950 that was onsale for $1187.50. My blue Amex card got the $120 off $599 and $50 off $100 Dell order. Both coupons are stackable. Final price
difference was around $60 before tax.

I'll return the Lenovo one back to Costco.

The main difference between the Lenovo and Dell XPS are
- XPS has 4 DDR5 slots
- extra M.2 slots for storage
- more I/O ports on the back and SD connector in the front.
- Lenovo has 3060 12Gb, Dell has 3060 TI 8Gb
- Dell chasis is much easier to work with.
- Lenovo used Gen3 (Intel 670), Dell used Samsung Gen4 SSD

Cons - Dell used custom PSU (only 420watt).
wherestheanykey
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You'd want a matched 32GB pair of DDR4 3200Mhz.

Latency isn't as important, but if you want the best they offer aim for CL14.

Side note:
The reason for pairing rather than just getting one stick of 32GB is because they provide more bandwidth in pairs. One stick ends up being slower than two.

This system currently has a pair of 8GB dimms installed and only two slots total.

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Last edited by Mysticbead October 15, 2022 at 03:36 PM.
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Saw this earlier and it is tempting, anyone know what a LHR graphics card is?
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FaithKnight
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank FaithKnight

LHR = Low Hash Rate

This means the manufacturer developed it such that its processing power would be reduced if used for crypto-currency mining. If used for productivity/creative or gaming, it would still process at full power.

That's it in a nutshell. I recommend a quick web search if you would like to know more.
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slatimer72
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if i wanted to upgrade to 32GB of memory what would be the best fit for this machine
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https://www.techpowerup.com/29983...driver?amp

Since ethereum has moved from mining to staking, LHR does not mean anything now.

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Saw this earlier and it is tempting, anyone know what a LHR graphics card is?
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Quote from slatimer72 :
if i wanted to upgrade to 32GB of memory what would be the best fit for this machine
You'd want a matched 32GB pair of DDR4 3200Mhz.

Latency isn't as important, but if you want the best they offer aim for CL14.

Side note:
The reason for pairing rather than just getting one stick of 32GB is because they provide more bandwidth in pairs. One stick ends up being slower than two.

This system currently has a pair of 8GB dimms installed and only two slots total.
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DozyC
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best buy didn't have a picture of the back, here's more pics https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/de...en102d0024
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Deals are getting better but gonna wait til the Friday of Black and Monday of Cyberspace.
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hoardin
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So if the ram is ddr4. That means the motherboard only support ddr4 right? So to upgrade to ddr5 I would need new ram and different mobo?
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drinkingbird
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Quote from hoardin :
So if the ram is ddr4. That means the motherboard only support ddr4 right? So to upgrade to ddr5 I would need new ram and different mobo?
Correct, the slots are physically different, mobos support one or the other. If DDR5 is important to you, this isn't the machine for you. You won't find DDR5 at this price point, not yet at least.

But if you are doing stuff that needs DDR5 you should probably be looking at a higher end machine anyway.
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jonny4
Oct 16, 2022
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Quote from FaithKnight :
LHR = Low Hash Rate

This means the manufacturer developed it such that its processing power would be reduced if used for crypto-currency mining. If used for productivity/creative or gaming, it would still process at full power.

That's it in a nutshell. I recommend a quick web search if you would like to know more.
Supposedly Nvidia is removing the Limiter in the latest drivers. So LHR will not be around long.

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story...-gpus.html

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidi...est-driver
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Youngiel
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Looks good but that is an awful case with little to no airflow, 100% it will overheat and cable management will be a mess. No doubt it will be difficult to modify or add anything
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fginablack
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only 2 memory slots. already full.
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siaopao
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Some thoughts to share

I got this one from the costco deal ($1K)
Pro - It works well and pretty quite. Use standard ATX PSU
Cons - case is very cramped. Lack of ports on the back (only 1 audio jack, RJ port and 4 USB 2.0ports) and only 2 DDR4 slots.

Last week I also ordered the Dell XPS 8950 that was onsale for $1187.50. My blue Amex card got the $120 off $599 and $50 off $100 Dell order. Both coupons are stackable. Final price
difference was around $60 before tax.

I'll return the Lenovo one back to Costco.

The main difference between the Lenovo and Dell XPS are
- XPS has 4 DDR5 slots
- extra M.2 slots for storage
- more I/O ports on the back and SD connector in the front.
- Lenovo has 3060 12Gb, Dell has 3060 TI 8Gb
- Dell chasis is much easier to work with.
- Lenovo used Gen3 (Intel 670), Dell used Samsung Gen4 SSD

Cons - Dell used custom PSU (only 420watt).
Last edited by siaopao October 15, 2022 at 10:15 PM.
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