Prycedin via eBay has
Lenovo Legion T5 PC (Refurb, 90SU000NFZ) on sale for
$534.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
dealhunter07 for finding this deal.
Specs:- Intel Core i5-12400 6-core, 12-thread (2.5GHz Base / 4.4GHz Boost) Processor
- 16GB (2x 8GB) UDIMM DDR5-4800 RAM
- 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6, 11ax 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1
- Windows 11 Home
- Ports:
- 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1
- 1x USB-C3.2 Gen 2
- 4x USB 2.0
- 1x HDMI 2.1
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Show us a better system for $500.
Until then, you're just straight up making up nonsense.
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If you design your own models, you'll see good improvements depending on what video card you use, and even a bump from a good cpu.
This deal just went away, but it or something similar will likely come back soon.
I'd use this as a basis for a workstation based rig.
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Then maybe some used quadro GPU off of ebay.
Tons of cores and a GPU will do great things, and maybe end up around $700
Pro:
Cannot build it cheaper. It has legit windows.
Con:
May not be able to upgrade to 13th gen CPU.
But you can sell it and buy another one similar to this for upgrade anyway.
If you want decade longevity, you should aim a little higher.
With that said, you'd also be extremely shocked by how much performance you can get for very little money these days.
I'm not sure what the specs of your current system are, but I'm willing to bet a lot of the mini PCs that are available for under $300 would give it a run for its money in certain aspects.
It might be worth looking into those with the expectation that you'll upgrade again in 3-4 years time.
Also, I'm not sure what the other person replying to you is thinking by suggesting you buy a Quadro.
Those cards are very expensive and 3D printing is not CAD. You simply don't need that level of precision.
Pro:
Cannot build it cheaper. It has legit windows.
Con:
May not be able to upgrade to 13th gen CPU.
But you can sell it and buy another one similar to this for upgrade anyway.
At this price, trying to upgrade it would be pointless anyway.
You can spend another $300 and get a new 14th gen build, saving a ton of hassle for not much more than a new processor and heatsink will cost.
With that said, you'd also be extremely shocked by how much performance you can get for very little money these days.
I'm not sure what the specs of your current system are, but I'm willing to bet a lot of the mini PCs that are available for under $300 would give it a run for its money in certain aspects.
It might be worth looking into those with the expectation that you'll upgrade again in 3-4 years time.
Also, I'm not sure what the other person replying to you is thinking by suggesting you buy a Quadro.
Those cards are very expensive and 3D printing is not CAD. You simply don't need that level of precision.
I didn't mean a top of the line quadro. Hell, quadros aren't even the latest Gen gpus anymore, the RTX workstation gpus are.
And you must never have seen what converting an stl file to a modeling file can do to a PC.
This is coming from someone with a 5600x, 3060 ti, and 32gb of ram.
Also, I said the final cost would likely be about $700, implying not to buy an extremely expensive quadro.
There would definitely be some longevity in what I recommended
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And you must never have seen what converting an stl file to a modeling file can do to a PC.
This is coming from someone with a 5600x, 3060 ti, and 32gb of ram.
Also, I said the final cost would likely be about $700, implying not to buy an extremely expensive quadro.
There would definitely be some longevity in what I recommended
Why buy a Quadro at all?
If anything, it would be smarter to just buy two systems and offload all the STL processing so you don't tie up your main system.
If anything, it would be smarter to just buy two systems and offload all the STL processing so you don't tie up your main system.
Haven't considered that scenario because I'm operating under the assumption that they're not looking for two systems.
In the two system setup it all depends on what you want the second pc to be, assuming the legion is one of them.
I'd personally probably want to drive the Ferrari full time over two Toyotas that get the job done when necessary.
At the two system level I'd also consider power usage and the cost for buying two sets of all the other components like ram, storage, cases, etc.
I know you can get a Tesla p4 GPU (gtx 1080 performance at 75W power draw) for $100, so it's probably a toss up.
And the 5950x is plenty strong for a long time if that were to be the basis.