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forum threadohpitabread posted Nov 09, 2025 08:02 AM
forum threadohpitabread posted Nov 09, 2025 08:02 AM

Costco - MSI Aegis R2 AI Gaming Desktop – Intel Core Ultra 9 285 - GeForce RTX 5080 – 2TB SSD – Windows 11 $2549

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$400 OFF
$400 manufacturer's savings is valid 11/01/25 through 12/01/25. While supplies last. Limit 2 per member.
Pick 1 of 4 games (Battlefield™ 6, Dying Light: The Beast, Assassin's Creed® Shadows, or Sid Meier's Civilization® VII) with purchase of qualifying Intel® Products.
Purchase period 11/1/2025-1/31/2026. Limited offer while supplies last.

https://www.costco.com/p/-/msi-ae...&langId=-1


Limit 2 per member.


Processor & Memory:

Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285 (24-core) Processor
64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5 6000MHz RAM

Drives:
2TB M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive
No Optical Drive

Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows 11 Home (64-bit)

Communications:
Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3
Realtek® 8126 5Gbps Ethernet LAN


Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080, 16GB

Audio:
Realtek® ALC897 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

Keyboard:
MSI Gaming Keyboard and Mouse

Ports & Slots:
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C 5Gbps (Front)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 5Gbps (Front)
1x Headphone/Microphone Combination Jack (Front)
4x USB 2.0 Type-A (Rear)
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A 5Gbps (Rear)
2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A 10Gbps (Rear)
3x DisplayPort (Rear)
1x HDMI (Rear)

Total Expansion Slots:
4x PCI-E x16 slot
3x M.2
4x SATA 6G
4x DDR5, Maximum Memory Capacity 256GB


Additional Information:
Dimensions: 9.1" W x 19" D x 19.4" H
Liquid Cooling 360
850W 80+ Gold PSU
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$400 OFF
$400 manufacturer's savings is valid 11/01/25 through 12/01/25. While supplies last. Limit 2 per member.
Pick 1 of 4 games (Battlefield™ 6, Dying Light: The Beast, Assassin's Creed® Shadows, or Sid Meier's Civilization® VII) with purchase of qualifying Intel® Products.
Purchase period 11/1/2025-1/31/2026. Limited offer while supplies last.

https://www.costco.com/p/-/msi-ae...&langId=-1


Limit 2 per member.


Processor & Memory:

Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285 (24-core) Processor
64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5 6000MHz RAM

Drives:
2TB M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive
No Optical Drive

Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows 11 Home (64-bit)

Communications:
Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3
Realtek® 8126 5Gbps Ethernet LAN


Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080, 16GB

Audio:
Realtek® ALC897 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

Keyboard:
MSI Gaming Keyboard and Mouse

Ports & Slots:
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C 5Gbps (Front)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 5Gbps (Front)
1x Headphone/Microphone Combination Jack (Front)
4x USB 2.0 Type-A (Rear)
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A 5Gbps (Rear)
2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A 10Gbps (Rear)
3x DisplayPort (Rear)
1x HDMI (Rear)

Total Expansion Slots:
4x PCI-E x16 slot
3x M.2
4x SATA 6G
4x DDR5, Maximum Memory Capacity 256GB


Additional Information:
Dimensions: 9.1" W x 19" D x 19.4" H
Liquid Cooling 360
850W 80+ Gold PSU

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Nov 09, 2025 04:08 PM
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banner1Nov 09, 2025 04:08 PM
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any recommendations on this one? Good deal? I was eyeing the dell equivalent but I am concerned about RAM and had bad experience with Dell overall in the past.
Nov 09, 2025 04:41 PM
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banner1Nov 09, 2025 04:41 PM
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I also tried to have Dell Price Match this one so to have access to AMEX offer but they refused.

https://slickdeals.net/f/18761542
Nov 09, 2025 05:13 PM
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bojangleNov 09, 2025 05:13 PM
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Quote from banner1 :
any recommendations on this one? Good deal? I was eyeing the dell equivalent but I am concerned about RAM and had bad experience with Dell overall in the past.

Following for same advice
Original Poster
Nov 09, 2025 07:37 PM
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ohpitabread
Original Poster
Nov 09, 2025 07:37 PM
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Quote from bojangle :

Following for same advice
Can you post the DELL equivalent? I have an XPS I bought from Costco. Only 8GiG RAM AMD Raedon RX 480 , Intel i7 -7700 for the last 10 years. DELL XPS was from Costco. I would highly recommend XPS. Never had an issue once. I was thinking similar build like this with Ryzen 9900 or 9700. After reading and comparing. Ryzen better bang for buck and better for gaming. Intel I never had issues and always seems more stabilized when doing other than tasks than gaming. Trying to future proof for the next 10 years without any upgrades. Games these days seems like it requires more than a 8G RAM video card. I could be wrong
Original Poster
Nov 09, 2025 07:39 PM
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ohpitabread
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Nov 09, 2025 07:39 PM
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Quote from banner1 :
I also tried to have Dell Price Match this one so to have access to AMEX offer but they refused.

https://slickdeals.net/f/18761542
Oh Alienware, reading from past comments. Looks like mixed reviews
Nov 09, 2025 08:01 PM
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banner1Nov 09, 2025 08:01 PM
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Quote from ohpitabread :
Oh Alienware, reading from past comments. Looks like mixed reviews
Exactly , I am trying to future proff as much as possible but have no experience with MSI and clearly we have a 400 usd difference here. Dell - I'm somehow lukewarm towards it I had the same configuration you just mentioned and it always work - but plenty of glitches. Wouldn't wanna put 2k there.
Nov 10, 2025 04:10 AM
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mvxg10Nov 10, 2025 04:10 AM
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Quote from banner1 :
Exactly , I am trying to future proff as much as possible but have no experience with MSI and clearly we have a 400 usd difference here. Dell - I'm somehow lukewarm towards it I had the same configuration you just mentioned and it always work - but plenty of glitches. Wouldn't wanna put 2k there.
Futureproofing when buying a $2500 computer lol. Futureproofing is for buying mid or low spec stuff that is the most current generation so you have an upgrade path for years to come; spending $500 here or there to make the computer better over time and keep the upgrade cycle going. Buying this tier of computer is going to be able to sit for probably over 5 years and still play everything on high at 1440p/4k no issues.

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Nov 10, 2025 04:57 PM
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banner1Nov 10, 2025 04:57 PM
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Quote from mvxg10 :
Futureproofing when buying a $2500 computer lol. Futureproofing is for buying mid or low spec stuff that is the most current generation so you have an upgrade path for years to come; spending $500 here or there to make the computer better over time and keep the upgrade cycle going. Buying this tier of computer is going to be able to sit for probably over 5 years and still play everything on high at 1440p/4k no issues.
what do you think of this as alternative? I put it on order yesterday for 1999 (now price is higher) but I can still pull the trigger on the MSI: https://www.bestbuy.com/product/c...J3L7GQWGXV
Nov 11, 2025 02:54 AM
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crazzyazzyNov 11, 2025 02:54 AM
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Quote from banner1 :
Exactly , I am trying to future proff as much as possible but have no experience with MSI and clearly we have a 400 usd difference here. Dell - I'm somehow lukewarm towards it I had the same configuration you just mentioned and it always work - but plenty of glitches. Wouldn't wanna put 2k there.
MSI is good to go. They have been my primary parts manufacturer in all my builds. I bought one of their pre builts years ago and to my surprise, they use a lot of in house parts and will happily provide a parts list if you contact them.
Nov 11, 2025 07:14 PM
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Sakura1303Nov 11, 2025 07:14 PM
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Bought this one when it came with Arc Raider Delux (last week). There are still some games you can choose from. Anyway... unless you are interested in building your own (no thanks for me) this is a decent price. MSI build quality, Costco Return Policy (i added the $100 extended warranty), Intel chipset, 64GB RAM, 5080 GPU, Liquid Cooling.... it makes sense.
Originally i got this model with the 5070ti, air cooled and 32GB of RAM for $550 less and ended up returning it for this one...
Nov 11, 2025 07:30 PM
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ivolisgodNov 11, 2025 07:30 PM
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Quote from banner1 :
any recommendations on this one? Good deal? I was eyeing the dell equivalent but I am concerned about RAM and had bad experience with Dell overall in the past.
Amd cpu is better for gaming.
Nov 11, 2025 07:50 PM
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Sakura1303Nov 11, 2025 07:50 PM
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Quote from ivolisgod :
Amd cpu is better for gaming.
Thats what i thought too, but after talking to some people and looking at benchmarks its mixed. At lease for the higher end comparison (ryzen 9 9900x vs intel core ultra 9 285k). EIther way, the AMD is a better price.
Nov 11, 2025 08:04 PM
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banner1Nov 11, 2025 08:04 PM
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Any thoughts on this one? https://www.bestbuy.com/product/c...J3L7GQWGXV ?

I was able to secure it for 1900 (500 less then asking price). Should I stick with this one or switch to the MSI? Have not picked it up yet.
Last edited by banner1 November 11, 2025 at 01:06 PM.
Nov 11, 2025 09:38 PM
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EL_CHEAPO8Nov 11, 2025 09:38 PM
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I think it is a good deal. This powerful PC probably last 5-7 years. In addition, you get Office 365 subsc and 1 game. Same specs cost $3219 at Neweggs. https://www.newegg.com/p/3D5-000G...47c6d56d2c

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Nov 12, 2025 01:41 AM
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matimdNov 12, 2025 01:41 AM
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Quote from EL_CHEAPO8 :
I think it is a good deal. This powerful PC probably last 5-7 years. In addition, you get Office 365 subsc and 1 game. Same specs cost $3219 at Neweggs. https://www.newegg.com/p/3D5-000G...47c6d56d2c
Where do you see (or how do you know) that this PC comes with Office 365?

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