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Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Desktop: RTX 3060 LHR, i7-12700, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
$900
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Best Buy has Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Gaming Desktop (90T00007US) for $899.99. Shipping is free.
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Specs:
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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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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:
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
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| Post Date | Sold By | Sale Price | Activity |
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| 11/13/22 |  Best Buy | $850 Popular | 30 |
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That's it in a nutshell. I recommend a quick web search if you would like to know more.
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).
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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1 usb 3.2 gen2
a usb-c that only supports 5gb/s transfer rate
They really cheaped out on the motherboard. I would have liked to see usb-c with 2x2 for 20gb/s and the enclosures for 2x2 are well priced.
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).
The only reason why I went with Lenovo was because the Dell XPS 8940 ran too hot for intensive gaming and the CPU would thermal throttle. But now that the Dell XPS 8950 does not CPU thermal throttle, I would go with the Dell; especially, if you plan on upgrading to Windows 12 sometime in 2024.
The days of just throwing unmatched DIMMs ended around the Pentium 3 era.
It's not as bad as rambus (remember that?) used to be, where it would flat out refuse to run if mismatched.
However, it won't be optimal in terms of performance because of dual and quad channel pairing.
Hint: it either runs at a given speed and timings or it doesn't.
So if you run XMP or adjust it to the timings the Newegg specs or whatever says it runs at what do you think it does if they're from different batches? Blows up? Secretly runs slower?
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To be fair you can add those ports using the extra pcie slot on the motherboard if it has one.
CPU temp is about 75 degrees during gaming. That's acceptable.
PSU is 500W and uses standard size. So, you can upgrade the GPU later if you like. By the way, the CPU is quite powerful.
Also, upgrading memory is not bad, just swap out the existing (8x2) with 16x2. And sell the old memory. DD4 is relatively cheap now.
This is the best deal for gaming PC right now.
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You can avail yourself of 8% CB, ID.me, Amex 100 off 500, and split onto other CCs for even more CB.
AND the Lenovo direct model comes with a 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe vs this 512GB PCIe 3.0.
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/de...90t00000us
Use codes BLACKFRIDAYGAME (-400), HOLIDAYOFFERS (-40)
Here is the personal price breakdown for myself:
1449.99
-400.00 BLACKFRIDAYGAME
-40.00 HOLIDAYOFFERS
-52.50 ID.me (Medical--military is even better)
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957.49 Subtotal
74.21 CA Tax (7.75%)
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1031.70 billed to CCs (split)
-100.00 Amex 100 off 500
-7.50 Amex 1.5% CB (on 500.00)
-27.91 BoA 5.25% CB (on 531.70)
-76.60 Cashback site 8% (on 957.49)
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819.69 Final Cost
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