Video Card, CPU Combo: Intel Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 + Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus w/ Free MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 + Intel AI Software Bundle 2026 $729.99

Notadealio

Oct 16, 2026 3:09 PM

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NotadealioOct 16, 2026 3:09 PM

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This is an odd pairing. The 270k Plus is a phenomenal 24-core productivity beast of a CPU that's competitive with the 9950X from AMD for pro-work and just a bit behind the 7800x3d for gaming. Basically it's possibly the best all-rounder CPU on the market today other that the fact that it sits on a dead platform and you'll never be able to upgrade it -but that's often offset by it costing substantially-less than AMD's 9900x and 9950x (regularly around $200 for the 270k Plus through Microcenter for example).

The Arc Pro B50 on the other hand is a low-powered GPU that pulls under 75-watts, requires no power cable, and is small enough to fit into most small office PC's. For a GPU that uses <75W it is really quite good -better than an RTX 3050 6GB by a fair margin- but contrasted to the 270k Plus it's fairly anemic.

Considering Microcenter often has the 270k Plus for about $200 that means in my eyes the bulk of the cost of this bundle comes from the Arc Pro B50 -and an Arc Pro B50 is worth far, far-less than $530. If you're looking at this as nothing's really on-sale you're just getting the CPU and GPU for MSRP and you happen to also be getting an AIO liquid cooler for free. I'm sure someone will see this as a bargain, but to me it just highlights how bad the market is at the moment. MSRP is the new deal.

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pmperry

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Oct 16, 2026 11:36 PM

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pmperry

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Oct 16, 2026 11:36 PM

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It's listed as an AI machine and that is probably fine with an 8B parameter model and quite quick at that.

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jaxfat

Oct 18, 2026 3:05 PM

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jaxfatOct 18, 2026 3:05 PM

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Nice! I'll take 14 of them.

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Woodys_Ed

Oct 19, 2026 1:22 AM

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Woodys_EdOct 19, 2026 1:22 AM

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any use for this thing as a secondary gpu?

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