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Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 PC: Ryzen 7 5700G, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, RTX 3060

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MicroCenter has Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 PC (90TQ002NUS) on sale for $799.99. Select free store pick up where stock permits.
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Thanks to community member djhunt for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Threads, 16-Cores (3.8GHz Base / 4.6GHz Boost)
  • 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 RAM
  • 512GB NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive + 1TB HDD
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Graphics Card
  • Gigabit LAN, 2x2 Wireless LAN WiFi 6 (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Wired Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-C)
    • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-A)
    • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
    • 4x USB 2.0 (Type-A)
    • 1x Headphone/Microphone Combo

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $400 lower (33% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $1199.99.
  • About this product:
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MicroCenter has Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 PC (90TQ002NUS) on sale for $799.99. Select free store pick up where stock permits.
  • Note: Availability for free store pick up may vary by location.
Thanks to community member djhunt for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Threads, 16-Cores (3.8GHz Base / 4.6GHz Boost)
  • 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 RAM
  • 512GB NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive + 1TB HDD
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Graphics Card
  • Gigabit LAN, 2x2 Wireless LAN WiFi 6 (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Wired Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-C)
    • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-A)
    • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
    • 4x USB 2.0 (Type-A)
    • 1x Headphone/Microphone Combo

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $400 lower (33% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $1199.99.
  • About this product:
    • 1-year limited warranty
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.

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Apr 3, 2023 3:55 PM
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NotadealioApr 3, 2023 3:55 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Notadealio

The price isn't terrible, but just looking at the internal pictures it's clear you won't be able to upgrade much.

The motherboard is proprietary, the power supply is proprietary... Basically you would need special adapters to get a conventional PSU to work with the board if you wanted a more powerful GPU in the future. But if you just want to get gaming you could do worse as far as prebuilts go.

You could however build a better gaming PC for less or about the same:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jJNtzf for example

The 6700xt is typically about 10% slower than a 3070 at 1080p, which means it's still substantially faster than a 3060 and still also faster than a 3060ti.. so for around the same money you could have a CPU with better gaming performance and a GPU nearly two-performance-tiers more powerful.

6700xt vs 3070: https://www.techspot.com/review/2...n-6700-xt/
Last edited by Notadealio April 3, 2023 at 08:57 AM.
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Apr 3, 2023 4:02 PM
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CaffeinemanApr 3, 2023 4:02 PM
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Quote from Notadealio :
The price isn't terrible, but just looking at the internal pictures it's clear you won't be able to upgrade much.

The motherboard is proprietary, the power supply is proprietary... Basically you would need special adapters to get a conventional PSU to work with the board if you wanted a more powerful GPU in the future. But if you just want to get gaming you could do worse as far as prebuilts go.

You could however build a better gaming PC for less or about the same:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jJNtzf for example

The 6700xt is typically about 10% slower than a 3070 at 1080p, which means it's still substantially faster than a 3060 and still also faster than a 3060ti.. so for around the same money you could have a CPU with better gaming performance and a GPU nearly two-performance-tiers more powerful.

6700xt vs 3070: https://www.techspot.com/review/2...n-6700-xt/
You didn't add Windows 11.
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Apr 3, 2023 4:08 PM
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HY-SDApr 3, 2023 4:08 PM
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Quote from Notadealio :
The price isn't terrible, but just looking at the internal pictures it's clear you won't be able to upgrade much.

The motherboard is proprietary, the power supply is proprietary... Basically you would need special adapters to get a conventional PSU to work with the board if you wanted a more powerful GPU in the future. But if you just want to get gaming you could do worse as far as prebuilts go.

You could however build a better gaming PC for less or about the same:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jJNtzf for example

The 6700xt is typically about 10% slower than a 3070 at 1080p, which means it's still substantially faster than a 3060 and still also faster than a 3060ti.. so for around the same money you could have a CPU with better gaming performance and a GPU nearly two-performance-tiers more powerful.

6700xt vs 3070: https://www.techspot.com/review/2...n-6700-xt/
You subbed the 8 cores 5700G with a lower end 6 cores 5600 that's about $100 cheaper.

(Although yes there's no reason to use a G cpu when there's already discrete graphics.)
Last edited by HY-SD April 3, 2023 at 09:12 AM.
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Apr 3, 2023 6:48 PM
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balloonsharkApr 3, 2023 6:48 PM
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Quote from Caffeineman :
You didn't add Windows 11.
You can get keys for $10. I even have a coupon making it $5 for a key.
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Apr 3, 2023 7:50 PM
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djhunt
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Apr 3, 2023 7:50 PM
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Quote from Notadealio :
The price isn't terrible, but just looking at the internal pictures it's clear you won't be able to upgrade much.

The motherboard is proprietary, the power supply is proprietary... Basically you would need special adapters to get a conventional PSU to work with the board if you wanted a more powerful GPU in the future. But if you just want to get gaming you could do worse as far as prebuilts go.

You could however build a better gaming PC for less or about the same:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jJNtzf for example

The 6700xt is typically about 10% slower than a 3070 at 1080p, which means it's still substantially faster than a 3060 and still also faster than a 3060ti.. so for around the same money you could have a CPU with better gaming performance and a GPU nearly two-performance-tiers more powerful.

6700xt vs 3070: https://www.techspot.com/review/2...n-6700-xt/ [techspot.com]
There is a decent cost of time in building your own PC. Does the motherboard in the list work with 5th gen processors? Is there a wifi/bluetooth in this build?
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Apr 3, 2023 7:53 PM
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smartdealsApr 3, 2023 7:53 PM
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cup is g style, why need a separate video card?
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Apr 3, 2023 8:00 PM
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HY-SDApr 3, 2023 8:00 PM
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Quote from Notadealio :
The price isn't terrible, but just looking at the internal pictures it's clear you won't be able to upgrade much.

The motherboard is proprietary, the power supply is proprietary... Basically you would need special adapters to get a conventional PSU to work with the board if you wanted a more powerful GPU in the future. But if you just want to get gaming you could do worse as far as prebuilts go.

You could however build a better gaming PC for less or about the same:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jJNtzf for example

The 6700xt is typically about 10% slower than a 3070 at 1080p, which means it's still substantially faster than a 3060 and still also faster than a 3060ti.. so for around the same money you could have a CPU with better gaming performance and a GPU nearly two-performance-tiers more powerful.

6700xt vs 3070: https://www.techspot.com/review/2...n-6700-xt/
you're also stuffing a 6700xt to PCIe 3.0 motherboard, w/o USB-C ports of any kind, and missing the keyboard and mouse.
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Apr 3, 2023 8:06 PM
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whiskershire_sauceApr 3, 2023 8:06 PM
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this or the minisforum hx80g 32gb/512ssd model? i would plan to swap the memory here to 32gb.
Apr 3, 2023 8:09 PM
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HY-SDApr 3, 2023 8:09 PM
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Quote from whiskershire_sauce :
this or the minisforum hx80g 32gb/512ssd model? i would plan to swap the memory here to 32gb.
different things. very mini pc + no graphics upgradability vs can upgrade graphics but bigger footprint.
Apr 3, 2023 9:04 PM
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trickkynickkApr 3, 2023 9:04 PM
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Quote from Notadealio :
The price isn't terrible, but just looking at the internal pictures it's clear you won't be able to upgrade much.

The motherboard is proprietary, the power supply is proprietary... Basically you would need special adapters to get a conventional PSU to work with the board if you wanted a more powerful GPU in the future. But if you just want to get gaming you could do worse as far as prebuilts go.

You could however build a better gaming PC for less or about the same:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jJNtzf for example

The 6700xt is typically about 10% slower than a 3070 at 1080p, which means it's still substantially faster than a 3060 and still also faster than a 3060ti.. so for around the same money you could have a CPU with better gaming performance and a GPU nearly two-performance-tiers more powerful.

6700xt vs 3070: https://www.techspot.com/review/2...n-6700-xt/ [techspot.com]
that motherboard is absolute garbage, ssd is low end, why even add a hdd?
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Apr 3, 2023 9:41 PM
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Apr 3, 2023 9:41 PM
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Quote from Notadealio :
The price isn't terrible, but just looking at the internal pictures it's clear you won't be able to upgrade much.

The motherboard is proprietary, the power supply is proprietary... Basically you would need special adapters to get a conventional PSU to work with the board if you wanted a more powerful GPU in the future. But if you just want to get gaming you could do worse as far as prebuilts go.

You could however build a better gaming PC for less or about the same:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jJNtzf for example

The 6700xt is typically about 10% slower than a 3070 at 1080p, which means it's still substantially faster than a 3060 and still also faster than a 3060ti.. so for around the same money you could have a CPU with better gaming performance and a GPU nearly two-performance-tiers more powerful.

6700xt vs 3070: https://www.techspot.com/review/2...n-6700-xt/
Where are you seeing that the motherboard and PSU are proprietary?

They're skimpy, sure, but you're not buying this with an extensive upgrade path in mind.
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Apr 3, 2023 9:55 PM
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lsheng2Apr 3, 2023 9:55 PM
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Quote from wherestheanykey :
Where are you seeing that the motherboard and PSU are proprietary?

They're skimpy, sure, but you're not buying this with an extensive upgrade path in mind.
I bought an i5-12400 version. You need a 10 or 14 pin adaptor to use a regular PSU. But the 500W PSU is very good, power 3060 100% without its fan even spinning and stays quiet all the time. I ended up without using my old 750W PSU. The CPU fan actually has holes dimension for AMD cpu. I upgrade a 90mm tower CPU fan without problem. I removed the HDD for a 2T SSD, so I do not hear HDD spinning.
Apr 3, 2023 10:20 PM
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VmciiApr 3, 2023 10:20 PM
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Quote from Notadealio :
The price isn't terrible, but just looking at the internal pictures it's clear you won't be able to upgrade much.

The motherboard is proprietary, the power supply is proprietary... Basically you would need special adapters to get a conventional PSU to work with the board if you wanted a more powerful GPU in the future. But if you just want to get gaming you could do worse as far as prebuilts go.

You could however build a better gaming PC for less or about the same:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jJNtzf for example

The 6700xt is typically about 10% slower than a 3070 at 1080p, which means it's still substantially faster than a 3060 and still also faster than a 3060ti.. so for around the same money you could have a CPU with better gaming performance and a GPU nearly two-performance-tiers more powerful.

6700xt vs 3070: https://www.techspot.com/review/2...n-6700-xt/
This pc part picker build is 🤮.
Please don't follow that build haha
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Apr 4, 2023 12:44 AM
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WeltweitApr 4, 2023 12:44 AM
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Thanks OP
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Apr 4, 2023 12:46 AM
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regcustomer88Apr 4, 2023 12:46 AM
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Looks similar to the Costco Lenovo deal, this one with AMD, while Costco was i7.
Upgrading RAM is easy but I am not able to get the max rate cycle of 3200. Anyone know which brand/model of RAM to use to get the correct rate cycle of 3200 on these builds where you cannot chance this in bios.

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