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Apr 25, 2024 1:44 PM
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frontpage Posted by Red_Liz | Staff • Apr 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024 1:44 PM
ABS Cyclone Aqua Desktop: i5-13400F, RTX 4060, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD
+ Free Shipping$850
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16 year old me had no issue rewiring cables, researching "the best" components, and overclocking. But now I just want to play games, which I barely have enough time for as it is!
At $850, it's just too close to all of the i7 deals that have been posted lately.
32GB of RAM is a nice inclusion, but the B660 is lackluster. Maybe if it had a 4060 Ti.
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I'd spend a bit more and get something with more headroom: https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/949989
Edit: Looks like this one expired. Definitely use it as a baseline comparison for future deals.
At $850, it's just too close to all of the i7 deals that have been posted lately.
32GB of RAM is a nice inclusion, but the B660 is lackluster. Maybe if it had a 4060 Ti.
For some moderate gaming and video editing. The XPS8960 has more powerful CPU and GPU. Everything else is less. Does it worth for the extra dollars?
For some moderate gaming and video editing. The XPS8960 has more powerful CPU and GPU. Everything else is less. Does it worth for the extra dollars?
These prebuilts are all priced as appliances with little room for upgrades.
If you want a multi-generational system, the case and power supply wattage have to have enough headroom to allow for whatever comes next.
Otherwise, you're better off just sticking with prebuilts.
There's a bunch of Dell XPS models on clearance right now and an extra $150 would net you a 13th Gen i7 with a 4060Ti. However, the trade offs on that model make it less appealing. It only has 16GB of DDR5, 512GB of storage, and the power supply has no headroom for switching to a better card later on.
Waiting probably won't change the landscape much, unless you target October to start looking.
There's still 12th Gen/3000 series deals that pop up every so often, so it seems like it's going to take another 6 months minimum for all these 13th Gen deals to filter through.
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For reference, I just did essentially this same build but with an i7 12700k for about $100 less.
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