Staples has
Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Gaming Desktop (90T00003US) for
$599.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
jumpman2323 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
Top Comments
- The CPU performs below the level of a below-average mobile i7-12700H (yes H version). Cinebench R23 ~12k pts. A full 12700 is supposed to be ~21K pts. With all adjustable settings maxed via BIOS, Windows power settings, Intel XTU, the most performance I could squeeze out of this CPU was ~18k pts.
- The i7-12700H in my Acer Helios Predator 300 laptop hits ~18k pts stock settings in high fan modes.
- The GPU probably works fine, DDR4 RAM, etc. whatever
- The CPU is highly performance limited because Lenovo limits max temp to 90C (you cannot bypass this as far as I know, nor would I really want to). Lenovo limits the CPU power settings (PL1, PL2, PL1 time) below Intel's specifications, probably to achieve temperature/thermal constraints within the relatively small case.
That said, I do like the look of the case, a simpler and classier 'gamer' design. But just be forewarned you're not getting the full fat i7-12700 experience out of this CPU, at least with stock cooler/software constraints
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If they have free returns it's definitely worth a try and just returning if you're getting thermal limited.
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He's currently using an i5 8th gen with an RX 560 and finding that his frame rates are too low, so my question is, based on this situation do you think the extra $'s are worth it in future proofing him or should I just save the money and upgrade him again sooner?
Thanks so much for your advice!
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