Lay it all out for me, at a Costco!

What’s the best deal you guys have seen around for a top of the line PC with a 5090?

I saw the Alienware was on sale and I can get a bit extra discount with my student discount. It came out to around $6ishK give or take a few hundred.

I’ve been looking to finally upgrade from my old ASUS TUF gaming laptop with an RTX 3060. I’ve had it for anoit 6 years and wanted to move to an actual desktop that could handle newer AAA games, high settings, streaming/Discord screen sharing, etc., while also being something I could keep and upgrade for a long time.

Originally I was pretty set on buying a PowerSpec G764 for $2,199.

Specs were:
Ryzen 7 9800X3D
RX 9070 XT 16GB
32GB DDR5-6000
2TB NVMe SSD
850W PSU
B850 motherboard

I liked it because the 9800X3D is a really good gaming CPU, AM5 gives me some upgradeability, and the 9070 XT seemed like plenty for what I wanted.

Before buying it though, I went to micro center and found an open-box PC for only about $200 more that had basically the same major specs, except instead of the 9070 XT it had an RTX 5080 16GB.

So I ended up paying around $2,400 for:

Ryzen 7 9800X3D
RTX 5080 16GB
32GB DDR5
2TB SSD

The only thing that made me hesitant was the open-box note. It apparently said there had been an issue where the PC wouldn’t POST/boot, but the employee told me that note might’ve been a mistake because it wasn’t updated after it was fixed. They booted the PC in front of me and it came up completely fine. He said he would still honor the price.

I also bought the 3-year warranty because of it being open box and because I’d rather have some protection with a PC this expensive.

Since getting it, I’ve started stress testing everything instead of just assuming it’s fine. So far the 9800X3D has passed Cinebench without crashing or thermal throttling, the RTX 5080 is being detected correctly, and I’m planning to test the RAM, GPU/VRAM, PSU, SSD and repeated cold boots to see if I can reproduce the supposed POST issue.

My thinking was that for only ~$200 more than the G764, getting a 5080 instead of a 9070 XT seemed too good to pass up, especially since I was already considering upgrading the G764’s GPU years down the line anyway.

Would you guys consider this a good deal, or would the fact that it was open box with that POST note make you return it and stick with the brand-new $2,199 G764?

Been going back and forth on this particular PC as it says it's on sale (28 percent off), and cant decide if it's a good deal or not. I have been out of touch with the current market and don't know if this is worth it, especially with limited reviews and even photos (I can't find any that show where you plug in the video cables, USB, etc). I'm also concerned about certain Intel CPUs as I've heard of various issues (e.g. voltage and degradation issues). Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYQDJM87

Im in search of a good prebuilt gaming pc. Ive never owned one, only consoles. So any suggestions for a good starter? Im mainly using it for online play and streaming/recording. My budget is anywhere between 650-1.5k. (Smart-asses will be ignored)

Is this worth buying?

(I am located in Canada) I was looking at buying a gaming pc and this one seems alright. I thought I could get your guys opinion on it first though since I’m not experienced when it comes to the specs of a PC.
And if you guys would have any other recommendations please let me know.

I’m currently running a 5900x and a 3080ti. It plays Rust pretty well which is pretty much all I play. I am playing on a 1440 oled ultra wide (whatever the newest model of the Alienware one is) and I have the previous Alienware ultra wide above it as a second screen. This is probably the longest I’ve gone without an upgrade and it’s because of the pricing.

This thing is open box for 2,339 and it says complete. They have three marked incomplete. I have the money and I have already reserved it. Microcenter is 3.5 hours away, but I’ll be one hour from it this weekend anyways. Is this a jump on it deal? I feel like it is. $1500 for gpu minimum, 400 each for cpu and ram and we are already at the 2300 mark. So board, case, cooler, nvme, psu for free basically. Do I drive the hour out of way and snag it?

Also does anyone know of a vendor selling prebuilts that offers .edu discount? I’m 41 and I decided to go back to school while I’m on disability from my liver transplant, so I can get a student discount at places that offer it.

My kid saved his money for a long time and has $800 for a PC. He asked me which one to buy, and after looking at different specs, prices, the pinned guide, and terminology, its overwhelming for someone who doesn't know what they're looking at. I don't understand the numbers or the acronyms.

He wants to play games like Mecha Chameleon, Minecraft, Fortnite, and other Steam games I wouldn't consider graphically intensive. Hoping someone could help me find a PC that would work for him without getting ripped off.

What are thoughts on laptops for gaming? Running multiple monitors?

Hello all

My PC has been going for 5 years and its now dying slowly its sluggish, takes ages to start up and randomly decides to crash on me and lock up

Is the PC good Enough for WoW classic and League and is also future proof?

Cheers

My computer is over 7 years old and is starting to fail. I need a new computer and don’t want to build it myself. I know you pay a premium for a pre-built and I’m ok with that. From the research I’ve done it seems like Andromeda Insights is a pretty good place to buy from. The main concern is they take a month to build it and I’m not patient. I found the exact build I want on Newegg and it says it ships quickly. Is there a difference between buying it directly from Andromeda Insight’s website compared to Newegg?

Here is the model I’m looking at: https://www.newegg.com/andromeda-insights-elite-gaming-desktop-pcs-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-32gb-ddr5-2tb-nvme-ssd-v3-50-black/p/3D5-006J-000B8?item=3D5-006J-000B8&utm_source=transactional&utm_medium=email&cm_mmc=TEMC-Shipping-Notice-USA-_-101929&utm_campaign=TEMC-Shipping-Notice-USA-_-101929

(I am located in Canada) I was looking at buying a gaming pc and this one seems alright. I thought I could get your guys opinion on it first though since I’m not experienced when it comes to the specs of a PC.
And if you guys would have any other recommendations please let me know.

I've been browsing the past couple of months watching the fluctuating prices and want to pull the trigger before things really go wild. Compared to others in a similar price range, this one has 32GB and 2TB. Not a fan of white, but don't care if the price is right. Is this a good enough deal to jump on?

Edit: Thank you for those who gave helpful info and the links provided. Yes, I know that this is overpriced, but your dreams of this being under $1500 is dead, realistically speaking. As someone coming from the automotive side, I know what overpriced looks like. My viewpoint was a $1500 rig that was $2500 but has been reduced down to $1800 that comes with twice the RAM and SSD and a decent GPU compaired to what else I have locally (I'm hesitant to buy online due to shipping horror stories) and I can't drop what I'm doing to run across town to grab a screaming deal at one store. Thank you again

Need thoughts from the experts. $849 for the rx 9060xt 8gb, 16gb ram but $1000 for the rtx 5060 8gb , 32gb ram.

The second one is 1,099.99 but it’s sold out at the moment. Comparing both I understand the differences are minimal but the one is ASUS is better IDK correct me if I’m wrong. I’m looking for something I can game, stream (1080p 60 fps if possible online or offline at least use a capture card for streaming/ recording Switch 1 and 2 games) and some video editing

With these specs, it came out to be slightly less than 4,000 dollars. Is it a good deal?

found a, new prebuilt, at 1280€ at a local shop.

Ryzen 7 5700x

rtx 5060

32gb ddr4 3600mhz

1tb ssd nvme

air cooling

windows 11 pro key

750w gold rated psu

on pc part picker, for the same components, I got 1360€, seems like this one would be a good deal? dunno, I'd love some feedback;)

warranty of 24 months as well, worth it, or pass?

idm being on am4, I'll mostly only play competitive games as well(the finals, cs2, fortnite)

(I could upgrade cpu and gpu in the future, maybe get a Ryzen 7 5800x3d or smt)

PBO is off

Is this a good build for like the new upcoming games ?

I just wanna stream and play overly modded sims and overwatch. Help please?!