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Skytech Gaming Shadow 5 Gaming PC, AMD 7 9700X 3.8GHz, RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 16GB DDR5 RAM 6000 $1499.99 at Amazon

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Skytech Gaming Shadow 5 Gaming PC [amazon.com], AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8GHz, NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 16GB DDR5 RAM 6000, 750W Gold PSU, 360 ARGB AIO, WI-FI 5, Windows 11, Desktop $1,499.99
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Skytech Gaming Shadow 5 Gaming PC [amazon.com], AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8GHz, NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 16GB DDR5 RAM 6000, 750W Gold PSU, 360 ARGB AIO, WI-FI 5, Windows 11, Desktop $1,499.99

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This Skytech Shadow 5 is a 1080p gaming prebuilt built around an AMD 7 9700X and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, with the listed target being smooth 60 plus FPS at high or ultra settings. The parts list includes 1TB NVMe storage, 16GB DDR5 6000 memory, and an I O panel with two USB ports and one Type C port. The main knocks are the price, the Wi Fi 5 level connectivity, and the feeling that the included motherboard adds little value. Long term reliability gets some support from older Skytech systems still running well, though warranty timing concerns are also raised.

  • The I/O panel reportedly includes 2x USB ports and 1x Type-C port for convenient connectivity.

    BlueRaccoon1085

  • The RTX 5060 Ti is positioned for smooth 1080p gameplay at high or ultra settings rather than 1440p heavy loads.

    LesCaster

  • A long-running Skytech prebuilt reportedly stayed solid for 6+ years and continued working after swapping in a GPU.

    SumDuud

  • The deal can still be practical if the system arrives with correct parts and passes a quick plug check and benchmark.

    SumDuud

  • Steam downloads reportedly can feel painfully slow on Wi‑Fi 5, especially with many devices on the network.

    BlueRaccoon1085

  • Reviewers reportedly report failures occurring just after the 1-year warranty period.

    BlueRaccoon1085

  • The overall price reportedly feels expensive when the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is priced around $530 by itself.

    Elon69

  • The current deal reportedly feels worse than a prior Skytech purchase after a coupon, with the earlier system including 32GB RAM and 2TB storage.

    zeetes

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Jul 17, 2026 10:34 PM
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LesCasterJul 17, 2026 10:34 PM
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Quote from BlueRaccoon1085 View quoted comment :
Wifi 5, what is this 2015? Total of 3 USB ports... Maximum resolution, only 1080p... Most have a 1440p gaming monitor these days...
If you wanted to run modern titles at 1440p with the eye candy turned on, you wouldn't be shopping for a 5060 Ti in the first place.

The description says: "...Ultra settings, detailed 1080p Full HD resolution, and smooth 60+ FPS gameplay"

That's what the description says and THAT is the correct target performance for the 5060 Ti: 1080p at 60fps with high/ultra settings. 1400p would tank that performance with the settings cranked to high/ultra on demanding titles.
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Jul 17, 2026 10:36 PM
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LesCasterJul 17, 2026 10:36 PM
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I get 1000 MB/s Wi-Fi speeds on my plan. Would prefer WiFi 7. Have WiFi 6 on my gaming laptop and Steam downloads get painfully slow sometimes. Wi-Fi 7 has lower latency and better reliability especially when there's so many family devices connected to my network.

This shows how Skytech cheaps out on the components. Has anyone had a positive experience with this company?
Your downloads from Steam are NOT Wi-Fi 6 limited. There's this HUGE thing between you and the server hosting the file(s) called 'The Internet'. Wi-Fi 7 won't magically make your downloads faster.
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Jul 18, 2026 12:11 AM
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Jul 18, 2026 12:11 AM
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Quote from LesCaster View quoted comment :
If you wanted to run modern titles at 1440p with the eye candy turned on, you wouldn't be shopping for a 5060 Ti in the first place.The description says: "...Ultra settings, detailed 1080p Full HD resolution, and smooth 60+ FPS gameplay"That's what the description says and THAT is the correct target performance for the 5060 Ti: 1080p at 60fps with high/ultra settings. 1400p would tank that performance with the settings cranked to high/ultra on demanding titles.
Thank you. You're the only SD'er here who didn't call me tech illiterate.
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Jul 18, 2026 12:32 AM
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Jul 18, 2026 12:32 AM
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Quote from BlueRaccoon1085 View quoted comment :
Thank you. You're the only SD'er here who didn't call me tech illiterate.
Hey, I didn't say that either.

I am on wifi-6 but my poor ass internet is just 300Mbs. I don't really need more so far. I don't understand how people really need Gbit at all or have a need for Wifi 6/7 at home unless it's for the range (that I can understand) but most of the time your speed is throttled by the service provider. Even if multiple people are starting a 4K stream, it's ~24Mbs/s burst each stream.

4 people = 100Mbs/s. Gosh what are you people doing on the internet that requires Gbit-E!??
Last edited by Elon69 July 17, 2026 at 05:36 PM.
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Quote from Elon69 View quoted comment :
Hey, I didn't say that either.I am on wifi-6 but my poor ass internet is just 300Mbs. I don't really need more so far. I don't understand how people really need Gbit at all or have a need for Wifi 6/7 at home unless it's for the range (that I can understand) but most of the time your speed is throttled by the service provider. Even if multiple people are starting a 4K stream, it's ~24Mbs/s burst each stream. 4 people = 100Mbs/s. Gosh what are you people doing on the internet that requires Gbit-E!??
I meant those who previously commented to me.

Large downloads mean less time completing them.

I think you confused upload speeds with download speeds. I get 1 Gb/s download speeds but slow upload speeds of 20-45 MB/s. I am guessing streaming relies on upload speeds.
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Jul 21, 2026 1:39 AM
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BlackspidermanJul 21, 2026 1:39 AM
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Do yourself a favor, youtube 9700X 5060 ti benchmark.

Example:
https://youtu.be/3WZvvk2vR64?si=gMMFmxZEqvBJNsLl
Last edited by Blackspiderman July 20, 2026 at 06:43 PM.
Jul 21, 2026 3:05 PM
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hubernomiddlesngJul 21, 2026 3:05 PM
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Quote from BlueRaccoon1085 View quoted comment :
Thank you. You're the only SD'er here who didn't call me tech illiterate.
Buddy you are tech illiterate. You're reading those Amazon specs like they're the gospel without using common sense that you get from knowing anything about PCs.

Skytech is advertising the PC as a 1080p gaming machine because it's only a 5060 Ti. No modern card is limited to such a paltry resolution from an actual limitation placed on the card, the bandwidth of HDMI far surpasses that. An RTX 3070 can do 4k 240hz at 10-bit color with Display Screen Compression.

Of course there are more than 3 USB ports. You see 3 in the photo on the front and by common sense knowing that there are more IO ports in the back and no consumer motherboard lacks rear IO for USB, you should know that there are more included.

It's fine if you don't know anything about PCs...

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Quote from hubernomiddlesng View quoted comment :
Buddy you are tech illiterate. You're reading those Amazon specs like they're the gospel without using common sense that you get from knowing anything about PCs.Skytech is advertising the PC as a 1080p gaming machine because it's only a 5060 Ti. No modern card is limited to such a paltry resolution from an actual limitation placed on the card, the bandwidth of HDMI far surpasses that. An RTX 3070 can do 4k 240hz at 10-bit color with Display Screen Compression. Of course there are more than 3 USB ports. You see 3 in the photo on the front and by common sense knowing that there are more IO ports in the back and no consumer motherboard lacks rear IO for USB, you should know that there are more included.It's fine if you don't know anything about PCs...
It seems that you work in IT.
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paulk11087Jul 23, 2026 10:41 AM
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Quote from BlueRaccoon1085 View quoted comment :
It seems that you work in IT.
I admire how you're really double, even tripling down, here on your stance with all of this but you're still very tech illiterate. Why are you being so thick headed? We are ultimately trying to help you but you're just being foolish and fighting back.
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