Walmart has
ABS Cyclone M Aqua Gaming PC (ABSWMT14400F5060) on sale for
$849.
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Details:
- GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7
- CPU: Intel Core i5-14400F - 10-core (6P+4E)
- RAM: 16GB DDR4-3200Mhz
- SSD: 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe
- Motherboard: MSI B760M-VC D4
- Cooling & Case: ARGB LGA 1700 cooler in ABS Cyclone M M-ATX Gaming PC Case
- Wireless: Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2
- Windows 11 Home
Top Comments
Community Reviews
This ABS Cyclone Aqua is a budget gaming tower built around an i5 14400F and RTX 5060, with the strongest appeal in affordable 1080p to 1440p play and an easy upgrade path. The current price is viewed as reasonable given GPU costs, and the DDR4 platform can be useful if spare memory is already on hand. The main knocks are the 8GB graphics memory, the DDR4 platform versus nearby DDR5 alternatives, and the QLC SSD. A BIOS update through MSI Center also ended badly on one MSI board, so that route looks risky.
Common Questions (4)
The RTX 5060 here is an 8GB card, which is best suited to budget-focused gaming rather than higher-end use. It can still be a solid short-term buy while GPU prices are high, but 8GB VRAM may become limiting sooner for newer games.
It uses DDR4, not DDR5. That makes it less attractive if you want a newer memory platform, but it can be a plus if you already have compatible DDR4 sticks to reuse.
The main concern called out is that the SSD is QLC. It can still work fine for most use, but QLC is the part to watch if you care about sustained write performance or long-term storage behavior.
Yes. The system is described as a good starter build with a clear upgrade path for the CPU, RAM, and GPU after about a year, which makes it workable if you want to spread upgrades out over time.
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*EDIT*
DONT UPDATE THE BIOS FROM MSI CENTER
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