Costco Wholesale has for their
Members: Lenovo IdeaCentre Desktop (90TQ002NUS) on sale for
$799.99. Shipping is $14.99.
Thanks to community member
Jj1130 for finding this deal.
Specs:- AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core Processor
- 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 RAM
- 512GB NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive + 1TB HDD
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Graphics Card
- Gigabit LAN, 2x2 Wireless LAN WiFi 6 (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.0
- Wired Keyboard and Mouse
- 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
- 1x HDMI-Out 1.4
- 1x HDMI-Out 2.1 via GPU
- 1x VGA Out
- 3x Display Port 1.4a via GPU
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Haha, I was wondering the same thing...doesn't detract from the build IMO, because, I suspect, the 3060 is just a "slap it in there to move some product"" to the base system, but had to laugh a little at the redundancy.
For those not wanting to build their own rig, these types of deals are just fine.
That said, I DO believe the standalone 3060 to be highly overpriced currently vs. the AMD counterpart (6600xt) on a $/performance basis. One could, arguably, get a better system at the same cost if doing a ground-up build. But, that process is not for everyone, of course.
Make it slicker by purchasing the box, pulling out the 3060, reselling it for $300 then pick up a 6600xt when on sale for $220. Yeah, you give up some VRAM (and the warranty, I suspect), but size isn't as important as how you use it (hence the 6600xt outperforming the 3060 in most benchmarks while being cheaper).
Because components still cost $$....and most vendors are still trying to sell standalone 3060s for $320-$360.
To use your $500 figure, leaves the consumer to assume the proc/mobo/ram/HD/case/fans would all be $180 to $140 in total? Why "throw away" $$. Vendors will do all they can to leave nothing on the table.
You SHOULD be asking nVidia, or, rather, those consumers still willing to pay the asking price - which they are, or it would fall - why the 3060s are still so expensive.
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A good comparison would be a sports car which is advertised to have a Corvette engine, 8 speed transmission, expensive leather racing seats and a slick paint job, but the specs fail to mention the car has a frame made of scrap 2x4's.
Just saying. I have a similarly specced gaming prebuilt that probably doesn't have the best psu in the world. It still runs apex 144 fps as long as I am willing to sit and game, usually 3 hours or so at a time.
Care to show us a similar new PC with 3060 for under $500? Really, how much do you expect new production GPU's to go for $50? $80? Heck even in the 3DFX days, not even counting 3 decades of inflation, you'd see video cards at that price.
LOL, let me guess, you are also waiting for Chery to drop their new 2024 3500 dually for 8 grand? Fully equipped of course
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