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Micro Center
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Available In-Store Only; In stock at all stores when posting.
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https://www.microcenter
SPECS:
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285 (1.9GHz) Processor
- 32GB DDR5-5200 RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Graphics Card
- 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
- 2.5GbE LAN, 2x2 WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4
- Windows 11 Home
https://www.microcenter
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About the Poster
Available In-Store Only; In stock at all stores when posting.
SPECS:
https://www.microcenter
SPECS:
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285 (1.9GHz) Processor
- 32GB DDR5-5200 RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Graphics Card
- 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
- 2.5GbE LAN, 2x2 WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4
- Windows 11 Home
https://www.microcenter
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This Alienware Aurora stands out as a high end gaming prebuilt with an Intel Ultra 9 285, RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB of DDR5, and a 1TB SSD. The 5070 Ti is framed as strong value for gaming, and the new assembled system adds warranty coverage and saves build time. Dell price matching with Micro Center can also unlock Dell Rewards, and the order may include a LEGO Batman game code. The main caution is the fan noise under heavier games, and the price still draws comparison to custom builds and used parts.
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Buying used isn't considered "similar " in these threads.
This isn't mid tier.
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Anyway, this has one of the most powerful modern processors and graphics cards for gaming so unless your goal is running some 95B LLM model then this is objectively not mid-tier.
Yes, and most often the parts are more expensive than the discounted prebuilt these days. But people don't like prebuilt either.
5070 TI is a great value considering it's only like 7-10% slower than the 5080 and it's a lot more than 10% cheaper than the 5080
Local AI...too small to run very smart models but good enough. No one should be running anything prime time with local models yet at home.
You have a great point about your labor cost as many people think it's cheaper (if they can find the parts) and build their own but not factoring their time unless they just really enjoy building something which is possible too. I am hunting for a project case build to make a nice looking machine now.
https://www.digitimes.c
"Samsung Electronics is negotiating with customers to raise average selling prices for commodity DRAM by as much as 20% in the third quarter of 2026 from the prior quarter, according to ZDNet Korea, which cited industry sources.
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(the real good deals)
and the gear is basically free rental when you sell it, or you make pocket change for a nice dinner
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