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Costco Members: Lenovo Desktop: i7-12700, RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Expired

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Gaming Desktop (90T00003US) for $899.97. Shipping is $14.99.

Thanks to Community Member delz4stelz for sharing 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
  • 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Graphics Card
  • Wi-Fi 6 (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.2
  • 100/1000 Ethernet
  • USB Black Keyboard & Mouse
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home
  • 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
  • Dimensions: 14.80" L x 6.69" W x 11.97" H
  • 500 Watt Power Supply
  • 1x Front System Fan and 1x Rear System Fan

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is ~$100 Lower than our previous FP Deal from August '22.
    • Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars from 23 reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Costco Wholesale return policy may be found here
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Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Gaming Desktop: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 12-Core, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, RTX 3060 12GB, Win 11 $899.97
https://www.costco.com/lenovo-ide...76631.html

Model: 90T00003US
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6060ti? Lol

See you in a few generations...
Seems like a good deal but still holding on for a 6060TI or 6070. Come on Black Friday gods

Edit LOL dang meant the 3060ti or 3070
That's why i don't trust pre-built systems no matter how good the price is

They're designed to under-cut the machines to ensure your product is as sub-optimal as the money they can squeeze out of you.

That's why i always recommend learning how to build a system from scratch. Not only is it rewarding, but you know you are putting quality parts in your machine that are built to last...

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dtee
11-12-2022 at 05:54 PM.
11-12-2022 at 05:54 PM.
I paid $999.99 for this in late August, will they refund the $100 difference? It is still within the 90 day return window so I suppose I could return/rebuy if not.
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SauloP
11-12-2022 at 05:58 PM.
11-12-2022 at 05:58 PM.
Seems like a good deal but still holding on for a 6060TI or 6070. Come on Black Friday gods

Edit LOL dang meant the 3060ti or 3070
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DJRobNM
11-12-2022 at 06:08 PM.
11-12-2022 at 06:08 PM.
Quote from SauloP :
Seems like a good deal but still holding on for a 6060TI or 6070. Come on Black Friday gods
6060ti? Lol

See you in a few generations...
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BinX7851
11-12-2022 at 06:15 PM.
11-12-2022 at 06:15 PM.
Dell deal yesterday was better. too bad I missed it...But this deal is better than bestbuy.
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munkle
11-12-2022 at 06:16 PM.
11-12-2022 at 06:16 PM.
Quote from SauloP :
Seems like a good deal but still holding on for a 6060TI or 6070. Come on Black Friday gods
You'll be waiting at least 4 years for 6000 series.
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11-12-2022 at 06:22 PM.
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11-12-2022 at 06:24 PM.
11-12-2022 at 06:24 PM.
Same price as before
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DJRobNM
11-12-2022 at 06:28 PM.
11-12-2022 at 06:28 PM.
Honestly this looks like the Costco MSI deal minus the gamer case, bigger storage, and 16gb of ram.

I wonder if the 500w psu is standard size because if you upgrade the gpu you'll have to upgrade that too.

Lenovo says only 2x m.2 and one is wlan.

https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/I...90T00003US

Can I pull the wlan chip and add another nvme?
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SharpTerrier240
11-12-2022 at 06:54 PM.
11-12-2022 at 06:54 PM.
What is the difference between this one and the one at Best Buy for the same price?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/...Id=6521129 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/...Id=6521129
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BinX7851
11-12-2022 at 06:58 PM.
11-12-2022 at 06:58 PM.
Quote from SharpTerrier240 :
What is the difference between this one and the one at Best Buy for the same price?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/...Id=6521129 [bestbuy.com] https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/...Id=6521129 [bestbuy.com]
this one has 1TB HD, hence better.
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11-12-2022 at 07:03 PM.
11-12-2022 at 07:03 PM.
Quote from BinX7851 :
this one has 1TB HD, hence better.

Thanks missed that
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will403536
11-12-2022 at 07:49 PM.
11-12-2022 at 07:49 PM.
I bought a similar system directly from Lenovo, stacked discounts + ID.me + CB site + Amex 100 off 500, ended up $740 total all-in:

i7-12700
16GB
3060 12GB
1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe

Compact, super quiet, works decently.

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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11-12-2022 at 08:57 PM.
11-12-2022 at 08:57 PM.
Quote from will403536 :
I bought a similar system directly from Lenovo, stacked discounts + ID.me + CB site + Amex 100 off 500, ended up $740 total all-in:

i7-12700
16GB
3060 12GB
1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe

Compact, super quiet, works decently.

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.

That's why i don't trust pre-built systems no matter how good the price is

They're designed to under-cut the machines to ensure your product is as sub-optimal as the money they can squeeze out of you.

That's why i always recommend learning how to build a system from scratch. Not only is it rewarding, but you know you are putting quality parts in your machine that are built to last...
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