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expired Posted by Carlosmanci568 • Dec 5, 2023
Dec 5, 2023 11:24 PM
MSI Codex R Desktop: i5-13400F, RTX 4060 8GB, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
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Specs:
MSI MAG FORGE Computer Case (While not specified, this looks to be the FORGE 100R Model)
Intel i5-13400F 10-Core (6P+4E) / 16-Thread Processor (excellent low to midrange gaming cpu, acceptable for light productivity workloads)
ARGB Fan CPU Air Cooler
MSI PRO B760-VC WIFI Intel B760 ATX Motherboard (decent low tier motherboard)
16GB (2x8GB) DDR5 5200MHz Memory (according to a post in the previous thread the model is A-DATA Technology AX5U5200C388G-BLABK)
1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 NVMe Solid State Drive
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Graphics Card (decent current gen 1080p card, capable of low end 1440p gaming)
80+ Gold 650W Power Supply
Windows 11 Home
Accessories: MSI Mouse and Keyboard
Weight: 26.45 lbs
2 RGB LED Fan (Front) + 1 System Fan (Back)
1 x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) Realtek RTL8125B (LAN)
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz up to 433 Mbps)
Bluetooth 5.3
Condition: New
Full spec page here: https://storage-asset.msi.com/exc...-080US.pdf
Motherboard spec page here: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/P...cification
The i5-13400f shouldn't be a bottleneck in gaming when used with a 4070ti (or 7900xt) or slower gpu, if you plan to upgrade to a gpu with 4080 or greater performance it may become a concern. It lacks integrated graphics, so a discrete gpu is necessary for display output, and it doesn't support intel quicksync (hardware accelerated video encoding using the igpu). The 4060 is around 15% faster than the 3060, and only has 8gb of vram, so it's best suited to mid-high end 1080p gaming or low-end 1440p gaming, don't consider it for 4k. The 650w powersupply should prove sufficient to upgrade to any current gen nvidia card weaker than the 4080, amd cards use substantially more power than lovelace so you'd probably want a psu upgrade for amd cards or high end rtx 3000 series cards. Likewise, if you upgrade the cpu in conjunction with the gpu, a psu upgrade will likely be necessary since higher end intel cpus are quite power hungry. The 16gb of ddr5 5200 ram is acceptable for this pricerange. According to some cpu-z validator results I found online the timings for the A-DATA Technology AX5U5200C388G-BLABK ram are 40-38-38-76-114 (tCAS-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC) (it's possible these results may not be default timings, and it may very depending on motherboard xmp profiles). If you want to upgrade the current value sweet-spot is 32gb (2x16) ddr5 6000 cl30 which goes on sale occasionally at ~$90. If you're on a really tight budget you could probably find a 16gb kit (2x8) of ddr5 5200 with similar timings for around $40, and run in a 4 dimm configuration (more stressful on the memory controller). The 1tb ssd is pcie gen 3, you'd probably be best served purchasing a pcie gen4 ssd to use as a boot drive. Top tier 2tb gen 4 ssd's with tlc nand, dram, and a high end current gen controller with good random 4k performance at low queue depths tend to go on sale for ~$100.
Overall, if you missed this deal the last time it went on sale, this remains the best option for a brand new (non-refurbished) prebuilt midrange gaming pc.
Thank you for posting OP, rep'd.
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Specs:
MSI MAG FORGE Computer Case (While not specified, this looks to be the FORGE 100R Model)
Intel i5-13400F 10-Core (6P+4E) / 16-Thread Processor (excellent low to midrange gaming cpu, acceptable for light productivity workloads)
ARGB Fan CPU Air Cooler
MSI PRO B760-VC WIFI Intel B760 ATX Motherboard (decent low tier motherboard)
16GB (2x8GB) DDR5 5200MHz Memory (according to a post in the previous thread the model is A-DATA Technology AX5U5200C388G-BLABK)
1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 NVMe Solid State Drive
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Graphics Card (decent current gen 1080p card, capable of low end 1440p gaming)
80+ Gold 650W Power Supply
Windows 11 Home
Accessories: MSI Mouse and Keyboard
Weight: 26.45 lbs
2 RGB LED Fan (Front) + 1 System Fan (Back)
1 x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) Realtek RTL8125B (LAN)
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz up to 433 Mbps)
Bluetooth 5.3
Condition: New
Full spec page here: https://storage-asset.msi.com/exc...-080US.pdf
Motherboard spec page here: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/P...cification
The i5-13400f shouldn't be a bottleneck in gaming when used with a 4070ti (or 7900xt) or slower gpu, if you plan to upgrade to a gpu with 4080 or greater performance it may become a concern. It lacks integrated graphics, so a discrete gpu is necessary for display output, and it doesn't support intel quicksync (hardware accelerated video encoding using the igpu). The 4060 is around 15% faster than the 3060, and only has 8gb of vram, so it's best suited to mid-high end 1080p gaming or low-end 1440p gaming, don't consider it for 4k. The 650w powersupply should prove sufficient to upgrade to any current gen nvidia card weaker than the 4080, amd cards use substantially more power than lovelace so you'd probably want a psu upgrade for amd cards or high end rtx 3000 series cards. Likewise, if you upgrade the cpu in conjunction with the gpu, a psu upgrade will likely be necessary since higher end intel cpus are quite power hungry. The 16gb of ddr5 5200 ram is acceptable for this pricerange. According to some cpu-z validator results I found online the timings for the A-DATA Technology AX5U5200C388G-BLABK ram are 40-38-38-76-114 (tCAS-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC) (it's possible these results may not be default timings, and it may very depending on motherboard xmp profiles). If you want to upgrade the current value sweet-spot is 32gb (2x16) ddr5 6000 cl30 which goes on sale occasionally at ~$90. If you're on a really tight budget you could probably find a 16gb kit (2x8) of ddr5 5200 with similar timings for around $40, and run in a 4 dimm configuration (more stressful on the memory controller). The 1tb ssd is pcie gen 3, you'd probably be best served purchasing a pcie gen4 ssd to use as a boot drive. Top tier 2tb gen 4 ssd's with tlc nand, dram, and a high end current gen controller with good random 4k performance at low queue depths tend to go on sale for ~$100.
Overall, if you missed this deal the last time it went on sale, this remains the best option for a brand new (non-refurbished) prebuilt midrange gaming pc.
Thank you for posting OP, rep'd.
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Anyone in the Lehigh Valley who doesn't want the included RAM and wants to sell it to me, please reach out.
This is the RAM.
XPG Lancer DDR5 5200MHz 16GB (2x8GB) CL38 UDIMM 288-Pins Desktop SDRAM DDR5 Dual Channel RAM Kit Black Heatsink (AX5U5200C388G-DCLABK) https://a.co/d/4zm3D3H
And why does it keep going out of stock if no one is buying?
Note: I actually own this machine (since Oct) and it is great. Much better than the deal you posted in fact
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