https://www.microcenter.com/site/...94e6b30bf2
Just wanted to bring this to everyone's attention. For $149.99 Micro Center will assemble a custom PC based on your exact choices. After playing around with their system builder, I honestly believe this makes all HP/Dell/Lenovo/Asus deals obsolete if you live close to a Micro Center. The case, power supply and cooling are simply far superior to any pre-built out there and you can get it exactly the way you want it. You can also take advantage of the latest deals without waiting for an OEM to make a change. You also save money on Windows license since you are probably just take that from your existing PC.
Configure Your PC:
https://www.microcenter.com/site/...94e6b30bf2
CPU: (1) AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Vermeer 3.7GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Stealth Cooler Included ($149.99 EACH)
Motherboard: (1) ASRock B550M Pro4 AMD AM4 microATX Motherboard ($94.99 EACH)
RAM: (1) Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMK32GX4M2E3200 - Black ($89.99 EACH)
Case: (1) Lian Li Lancool 215 Tempered Glass eATX Full Tower Computer Case - Black ($99.99 EACH)
Power Supply: (1) Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 750 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply ($109.99 EACH)
Video Card: (1) PNY NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 XLR8 Revel Epic-X LHR Triple Fan 10GB GDDR6X PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card ($729.99 EACH)
M.2 / NVMe SSD: (1) Samsung 980 SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND 3 bit MLC Technology (MZ-V8V1T0B/AM) ($99.99 EACH)
Total: $1,374.93
Generated by Micro Center
https://www.microcenter.com
Much higher component quality, build quality, no cooling issue, no proprietary components.
Similar price available for a 12400 Intel. Save $200 if you go from 3080 to 6800XT. That is the beauty of a custom build!
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Costco deals are horrible compared to this. For whatever reason any time you ask for a 3080 the prices get jacked up so much it is stupid, when the video card is THE biggest impact for a gaming desktop like this. You buy this kind of systems to play 4K and 3080 is a gigantic difference over 3070/3060TI.
Even for 3070/3060TI/6750XT, I can get close to $1100-$1200 with Micro Center deal, all name brand, premium quality case, power supply and mother board. Costco can't touch that.
https://slickdeals.net/f/16055908-asus-rog-gaming-desktop-i7-11700kf-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-2tb-hdd-rtx-3080-1300-free-shipping
or
https://slickdeals.net/f/16033408-hp-omen-30l-gaming-desktop-ryzen-7-5800x-16gb-hyperx-ddr4-1tb-ssd-rtx-3080-1-300-free-shipping
Much higher component quality, build quality, no cooling issue, no proprietary components. Pretty much the same price.
Just want to educate whomever shopping for a desktop later. You don't need a special discount if you are flat out better than existing front page deals.
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What are you trying to prove here?
What are you trying to prove here?
I still take the $1525 build since it allows me to get exactly what I want and vastly superior component quality. I am also using 32GB memory which is worth at least another $50, so it is more like $1525 vs $1350 front page deal.
Windows license is worthless for most, you just use the one already on your existing system?
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I still take the $1525 build since it allows me to get exactly what I want and vastly superior component quality. I am also using 32GB memory which is worth at least another $50, so it is more like $1525 vs $1350 front page deal.
Windows license is worthless for most, you just use the one already on your existing system?
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