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Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Gaming Desktop (90T00007US) for
$899.99.
Shipping is free.
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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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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.
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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This seems great for ppl who wanna do some video editing or are satisfied with a "dead-end" gaming system. If you want to build a beast or upgrade CPU/GPU, this is not the platform.
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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However:
- Using Bluetooth causes Wifi to drop out. I read this can happen due to frequency interference, etc. Maybe a router setting could fix it, but never had this issue with many many other tested devices.
- Actual performance soft-limited by Lenovo, hard-limited by stock cooler. CPU benchmarks ~50% of expected performance (Cinebench R23). Lenovo limits PL1 (low CPU power mode) to 55W, and PL2 (boost power mode) to 169W. Intel specifies 65W and 180W respectively. Even when I max out all available settings (using Intel XTU software), I can only achieve ~60-70% of the expected performance for a stock i7-12700.
It's a decent system, but desktops are like laptops these days--the specs are useless. i7 i5 i9999 they're all throttled by various mechanisms and cut-corners so you don't actually get the performance you think you're buying.
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