Lenovo has
Legion Tower 5 Gen 8 Desktop (90UX000CUS) on sale for
$1278.40 when you apply eCoupon code
BENGEXTRA6 at checkout.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
Suryasis for sharing this deal.
Specs:- AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Processor (8-Core / 16-Threads, 3.80 GHz up to 5.30 GHz)
- 16GB DDR5-5200MHz (UDIMM) (2 x 8 GB) Memory
- 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX + Bluetooth 5.1
- Windows 11 Home
- Includes 3 Month Xbox Game Pass
- USB Calliope Keyboard + Mouse
- Top Ports:
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
- 1x Headphone (3.5mm)
- 1x Microphone (3.5mm)
- Rear Ports:
- 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
- 2x USB 2.0
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2
- 1x Ethernet (2.5GbE RJ-45)
- 1x Lighting Switch
- 1x Power Connector
- 3x Audio Connector (3.5mm)
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Turns out the marketing material and the docs for the AMD Gen 8's were not properly written when they released. The Ram is Samsung DDR5-5600 running at 5200mhz and if they had just allowed manual ram configuration in the BIOS then this would of never been an issue. Also the 4 pipe cooler they use is barely capable of cooling the 7700x, so I'd not expect the 7700 to get too high of a boost clock.
This is important to note for everyone from the comments on Lenovo's website:
"Lenovo has disabled XMP on this machine which means you will NOT be able to add any additional memory and set the speed more than the default 4800MHz."
"Disingenuous about their ram speed and upgradability. Ram doesn't run at full speed. Bios is super limiting. Can't upgrade ram while remaining in warranty. And no ram is available that is within warranty, meaning there is no upgrade path to 32 GB while remaining in warranty. It's deliberate misrepresentation. It's false advertising. The product page even says you can upgrade."
1tb version for $30 more
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Comparing to DIY prices is always a good measure of product value. So if you're not looking to build, you know about what premium you're paying for the complete package.
Https://pcpartpicker.co
For gaming at this price point, a better value might be to go with the 7600 with 6950xt for $1234.
Edit: My bad, I didn't notice that case had gone OOS, so it'd actually be about $50 more than this build as the case is $63. Still, that's a lot more for $50.
https://pcpartpicker.co
You're gonna have a hard time explaining why you need a graphics card to run Microsoft office especially if your business doesn't have anything to do with video editing.
Vs buying a pre-built there's generally no questions asked especially if the itemized line item/receipt says Legion T5 Gen 8 Desktop.
Certain parts like ssd, ram, etc can be written off without issue. But you're going to get into a grey area when you have other parts that are clearly unnecessary.
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Years ago, SD was a place to find deals posted that you wouldn't see anywhere else, along with tips or tricks to sweeten it. A lot of front page now is like "save $3 when you buy multiple family size package of a thing"...things which are really only great buys if it's something you already want or need.
Likewise, this deal is only good if you were looking for this cpu/gpu combo, don't want to or cant build, or wait for a better deal, and don't care about half the system specs.
You like it, buy it, I'm just saying what it is.
You do you, brother.
You do you, brother.
But I dont need anyone to agree with me in order to think that paying retail isnt a great deal. And you're certainly free to think that it is.
Overall, it's a solid well built computer for a good price if you don't plan on tinkering anytime soon. Just remember you will likely wanna replace the MOBO if you want faster/more RAM.
i would've pick this instead and save myself $300~
You can get a cheap b650m, 16gb 5600, 500gb gen4 nvme, case, and 500 PSU for a little over $300.
It's a bad combination of parts for more than you could build it for. For around the same price, you could have specs you'd actually want with a 7700/4070 combo.
Replace cheap with cheap...
gotta luv these clowns in every pre-built deals...
This is important to note for everyone from the comments on Lenovo's website:
"Lenovo has disabled XMP on this machine which means you will NOT be able to add any additional memory and set the speed more than the default 4800MHz."
"Disingenuous about their ram speed and upgradability. Ram doesn't run at full speed. Bios is super limiting. Can't upgrade ram while remaining in warranty. And no ram is available that is within warranty, meaning there is no upgrade path to 32 GB while remaining in warranty. It's deliberate misrepresentation. It's false advertising. The product page even says you can upgrade."
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As far as validation, you're the one claiming "right by common consensus" instead of just addressing the points made and leaving at that. We've already agreed to disagree.
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