frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Oct 02, 2025 01:30 PM
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Item 1 of 4
frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Oct 02, 2025 01:30 PM
Cooler Master NR2 Pro Desktop: Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RX 9070 XT, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD
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additionally, you're paying the ITX tax. for an ITX, it's slightly decent price.
Edit: I must have typed 7800x3D by mistake. 9800x3D roughly $480 still.
This is a $70 itx case: https://www.newegg.com/cooler-mas...2MBKKS796
and this is a previous platform itx AM4 socket motherboard. I've seen those as low as $90: https://www.walmart.com/ip/ASRock...95a1c3
So yeah, no real ITX tax here.
If you're going with AM4 motherboard and CPU, of course it's going to be cheaper than the posted deal. With that route, mind as well grab a ATX or mATX AM5 bundle.
If folks want AM5 ITX build, this is a decent deal.
Idk, Amazon said it was $360 when I commented that. Edit: I must have typed 7800x3D by mistake. 9800x3D roughly $480 still. This is a $70 itx case: https://www.newegg.com/cooler-mas...2MBKKS7960and this is a previous platform itx AM4 socket motherboard. I've seen those as low as $90: https://www.walmart.com/ip/ASRock...95a1c33493So yeah, no real ITX tax here.
There are no ITX decent motherboards under $180. so, yes, there is an 'ITX tax".
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Are we acting like $180 is a lot for a motherboard now? I mean, I paid $200 for my full-atx motherboard. Is paying the average price for a decent motherboard - in general - really the same as paying an "itx tax"?
The ITX board on this prebuild is over $300. So yeah there definitely is an ITX tax. ITX has always cost more than ATX.
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I'll ask then, what changes have been made between the $40 case and this case? A glass panel?
Also, they threw in a way-overpowered CPU and yet they only have an 850w PSU. So if I decide to upgrade down the road to something that actually needs the 9800x3D such as a 5090, I'm assuming I'd need to replace the PSU with a higher wattage, itx-specific PSU? Wonder if this case can even handle the heat from a 9800x3D and a 5090..
Props for being the only person to respond to me to actually say whether it's a good deal or not.
I'll ask then, what changes have been made between the $40 case and this case? A glass panel?
Also, they threw in a way-overpowered CPU and yet they only have an 850w PSU. So if I decide to upgrade down the road to something that actually needs the 9800x3D such as a 5090, I'm assuming I'd need to replace the PSU with a higher wattage, itx-specific PSU? Wonder if this case can even handle the heat from a 9800x3D and a 5090..
this is not a good deal. there's zero reason to buy this if you plan to get a 5090 in the future.
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