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msi Aegis R2 AI Gaming Desktop: Intel Ultra 7 265, RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD, ARGB Fan Air Cooling, USB Type C, VR-Ready, Win 11 Home $2469

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msi Aegis R2 AI Gaming Desktop [amazon.com]: Intel Core Ultra 7 265, GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD, ARGB Fan Air Cooling, USB Type C, VR-Ready, Windows 11 Home: C2NVP7-2070US $2,469.00 +Savings Get two games with qual. Intel® purchase

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msi Aegis R2 AI Gaming Desktop [amazon.com]: Intel Core Ultra 7 265, GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD, ARGB Fan Air Cooling, USB Type C, VR-Ready, Windows 11 Home: C2NVP7-2070US $2,469.00 +Savings Get two games with qual. Intel® purchase

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MemorableSuit793Today 9:56 AM
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This has a 5070, it shouldn't even be $2k. $1,400 is more realistic.
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Quote from MemorableSuit793 :
This has a 5070, it shouldn't even be $2k. $1,400 is more realistic.
Not in this market.

You're looking at closer to $1800 and that's with a 1TB drive.

People don't realize SSDs went up when RAM did.
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Elon69Today 10:17 AM
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Not in this market.

You're looking at closer to $1800 and that's with a 1TB drive.

People don't realize SSDs went up when RAM did.

but we see 2TB SSD on slickdeals often for $250-300 range now

take the middle of these 2.
https://slickdeals.net/f/19844328-crucial-p5-plus-2tb-gen4-nvme-m-2-ssd-internal-gaming-ssd-with-heatsink-compatible-with-playstation-5-ps5-up-to-6600mb-s-ct2000p5pssd5-151-28?v=1&src=SiteSearch

https://slickdeals.net/f/19845222-samsung-ssd-9100-pro-w-heatsink-2tb-pcie-5-0x4-m-2-2280-up-to-14-700mb-s-399-99?v=1&src=SiteSearch



32GB DDR5 is not that high either - value at $400 at the most on the high side.

at $2469, a 12GB 5070 card is pretty weak and expensive IMO
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Quote from Elon69 :
but we see 2TB SSD on slickdeals often for $250-300 range nowtake the middle of these 2. https://slickdeals.net/f/19844328-crucial-p5-plus-2tb-gen4-nvme-m-2-ssd-internal-gaming-ssd-with-heatsink-compatible-with-playstation-5-ps5-up-to-6600mb-s-ct2000p5pssd5-151-28?v=1&src=SiteSearchhttps://slickdeals.net/f/19845222-samsung-ssd-9100-pro-w-heatsink-2tb-pcie-5-0x4-m-2-2280-up-to-14-700mb-s-399-99?v=1&src=SiteSearch32GB DDR5 is not that high either - value at $400 at the most on the high side.at $2469, a 12GB 5070 card is pretty weak and expensive IMO
Okay, but this would never be a $1400 system.

Even if you exclude the AI crap going on, it would still be around $1600 following inflation.

The only reason processors haven't increased by 20% is because Intel needs market share and following the AI trend line will tank them.
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Elon69Today 10:33 AM
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Quote from wherestheanykey :
Okay, but this would never be a $1400 system.

Even if you exclude the AI crap going on, it would still be around $1600 following inflation.

The only reason processors haven't increased by 20% is because Intel needs market share and following the AI trend line will tank them.
Yah probably too low for $1400. but not $2500. I thought we saw a few 5080 great deals around this price. The 2TB drive might have been 1TB.

Welp I see bad news everywhere, MC's 5090 are like $3900 minimum and Amazon's 5090's are $4800. Prices going up again.
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Quote from Elon69 :
Yah probably too low for $1400. but not $2500. I thought we saw a few 5080 great deals around this price. The 2TB drive might have been 1TB.Welp I see bad news everywhere, MC's 5090 are like $3900 minimum and Amazon's 5090's are $4800. Prices going up again.
Anyone buying a 5090 for AI would be better served with a dozen other solutions.

It's not a good indicator for how the market is doing.

If you look hard enough, you can get 2-3 3090s for the same price and have way more vRAM.

Track the 5070 Ti. Same amount of RAM as the 5080, but at least $300 less.
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Elon69Today 11:02 AM
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Quote from wherestheanykey :
Anyone buying a 5090 for AI would be better served with a dozen other solutions.

It's not a good indicator for how the market is doing.

If you look hard enough, you can get 2-3 3090s for the same price and have way more vRAM.

Track the 5070 Ti. Same amount of RAM as the 5080, but at least $300 less.

Yes, I was just checking certain GPUs to see what the prices are. I stopped checking RAM since the range is too wild.

I've seen 3090 for $1000 and I didn't bite. Hard to stack 3 3090's into a single machine with the boards I have and I think 1200w PSU is a problem but $3000 for a 72GB VRAM machine (probably need a pretty nice mboard and cpu + extra PSU frankenstein open rig).


I've gotten the 5070 TI 16GB for $829! Man these were thiccc 3-slots cards and run super hot. Kind of annoying but can't beat the value for $829.


Maybe I will try a 3090. I prefer a slim 5080 (should have gotten them at $1125 a few weeks ago).


Was just trying the new Minimax-H3 video model, nothing beats a 5090 still and can't really split the work across multiple GPUs yet so I still keep one 5090 around.
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Quote from Elon69 :
Yes, I was just checking certain GPUs to see what the prices are. I stopped checking RAM since the range is too wild.I've seen 3090 for $1000 and I didn't bite. Hard to stack 3 3090's into a single machine with the boards I have and I think 1200w PSU is a problem but $3000 for a 72GB VRAM machine (probably need a pretty nice mboard and cpu + extra PSU frankenstein open rig).I've gotten the 5070 TI 16GB for $829! Man these were thiccc 3-slots cards and run super hot. Kind of annoying but can't beat the value for $829. Maybe I will try a 3090. I prefer a slim 5080 (should have gotten them at $1125 a few weeks ago).Was just trying the new Minimax-H3 video model, nothing beats a 5090 still and can't really split the work across multiple GPUs yet so I still keep one 5090 around.
Ew, you're doing gen AI?

Can't really support that.

All the gen stuff is why these data centers exist.
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Ew, you're doing gen AI?

Can't really support that.

All the gen stuff is why these data centers exist.
Adapt or be extinct

Pretty hard not to get hit with Gen AI everyday these days, might as well know how to weld it while the money train is still rolling thru town.
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Adapt or be extinctPretty hard not to get hit with Gen AI everyday these days, might as well know how to weld it while the money train is still rolling thru town.
Go watch the latest Netflix movie that is 90% gen AI and try saying that again.

Who are you going to show your "art" to when people can't afford to buy a smartphone?
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Quote from wherestheanykey :
Go watch the latest Netflix movie that is 90% gen AI and try saying that again.

Who are you going to show your "art" to when people can't afford to buy a smartphone?
When the AI bubble inevitably bursts—as many are hoping for—widespread financial hardship will follow. People will still manage to keep their smartphones, but they won't care about high-end device specs or gaming RAM. Without jobs, they'll have plenty of time on their hands, though they'll likely be playing soccer in the park just to pass the time. or take up poetry


Pretty sure my Netflix RomComs are real and no AI! woohoo. wootwootwoot

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