expiredVioletActivity921 posted Dec 07, 2024 07:27 PM
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expiredVioletActivity921 posted Dec 07, 2024 07:27 PM
Costco Members: MSI Aegis ZS2 Desktop: Ryzen 9 7900X, RTX 4080 SUPER, 32GB RAM
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But I canceled it and paid $1165 (after tax/CB) for an i7-14700, 4070 ti super, 16GB. So about half the price of this for roughly 15% less speed and refurbed.
My buddy and I both got refurbed Alienwares from Dell Outlet 7 years ago and they both are still running well. My deal above wasn't as epic as that i7-7700 with 1080 Ti for <$1200, but I hope to get another 7 years out of it and it should be more than enough for 1440p.
To all the people who say you should build because of better value, components, or upgradeability, I strongly disagree. Since 2001, I have built 5 gaming rigs. If you are building to learn or teach someone about PCs, then it may be worth it. If you live near a MicroCenter (as I did for 2 of them), then you can almost reach the cost of prebuilts, but otherwise prebuilts are significantly cheaper. And if you value your time, there is no comparison--not only assembly, but time spent looking for deals on the multiple components. Similarly, I think it is almost never worth upgrading HW other than RAM and storage, unless you enjoy flipping stuff.
Of course the best value proposition is paying $17/mo for GeForce Now on a weak PC that you only change when it fails. If you factor in initial cost (vs keeping that cash in index funds) and energy costs, it isn't even close. But I am old and stubborn in my ways.
Edit: Corrected price of GF now ultimate. Also made a spreadsheet roughly comparing the costs of gaming vs non-gaming. It only comes out to about $5k at 25 yrs, so it doesn't seem to be a big difference. You can download this to your Google drive and adjust the variables (in green). I don't know the energy use of gaming vs non-gaming when doing things other than gaming so I didn't include that.
https://docs.google.com/spreadshe...sp=
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So I ordered this one. Chatted back in tonight and after much pushing based on the previous promised comp this computer was 1599 + taxes for me. If anyone else got screwed in that previous deal, I'd recommend you do the same. Extremely slick for a 4080 super build.
So I ordered this one. Chatted back in tonight and after much pushing based on the previous promised comp this computer was 1599 + taxes for me. If anyone else got screwed in that previous deal, I'd recommend you do the same. Extremely slick for a 4080 super build.
I should have mentioned, their proposed "solution" was to offer me a $50 gas card to drive 2.5 hours round trip to the nearest store location that had that one in stock. I declined.
The heat sink looks to be a MSI mag coreliquid m360.
Kingston NV2 2TB SSD
Motherboard MSI Pro B650-VC WIFI II
MSI Ventus 4080 Super (possibly) looks the same.
I should have mentioned, their proposed "solution" was to offer me a $50 gas card to drive 2.5 hours round trip to the nearest store location that had that one in stock. I declined.
I am thinking about getting one to maybe hold depending on tariff situation. But I have a fairly new pc just need a better GPU and the 50 series are right around the corner. However same could be said about the tariff right around the corner. These are all within 90 days of the Costco return period.
And better yet this would be a good heater for the winter.
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Quoted wrong guy … some guy said it was 2 fan, it's not.
The guy above you actually.
How are some fps etc?
I'll stick to the "Just For You" section on the app, and that's it for me. Get in, get out. Please don't respond, it's unnecessary as I am no longer debating this with you or anyone else. This is finished and I'm finished participating in the forums. TIA.
Can you share your price/hardware pics?
For compatability I chose the only MSI board with the stated specs and didn't include it in a couple bundle. My pricing also didn't include a case
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