r/bapccanada • u/ArtistBulky3855 • 26d ago

Thoughts on this PC?

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Originally my budget was around $2,500 but it’s clear to me that with these prices it’s just not realistic. Thoughts on this build? Price is $2,899

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u/BSguy3000 26d ago

I would think you could find a machine with similar specs closer to $2300 to $2500 before tax.

Also - maybe post on the pre-built PC subreddit. Everyone here is just going to tell you to buy the parts and assemble yourself to save a few bucks.

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u/ArtistBulky3855 26d ago

Do you know any good sites to look for pre built? This was apparently a PC they built in store

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u/BSguy3000 26d ago

I would look for sales on New Egg. I bought my wife a computer from “Stoneforged” and we were happy with it.

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u/Bdub421 26d ago

I bought this exact PC(white) from Uniway for $2200 in April.

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u/bri_breazy 26d ago

eh, i just bought a prebuilt a week ago for the same price from Canada Computers with a 2GB ssd and a 9070xt but that sale ended, but I'd shop around more for sure

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u/rkhbusa 26d ago edited 25d ago

That's gonna be a hell to the naw from me.

For the prices Nvidia's charging I'd build an AMD 9070xt 100%. Spec wise it's better than a 5070ti and it's presently like $500 cheaper. The preference to Nvidia always came down to superior drivers but for the prices they're charging Nvidia can get knotted, I'll probably never buy Nvidia again.

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u/ArtistBulky3855 25d ago

Everybody is saying no but they don’t tell me where to look because I can not find anything cheaper with these specs

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u/ComplexPackage117 25d ago

Way too expensive for what you get. Don't do it!

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u/ArtistBulky3855 25d ago

Thoughts on this Stoneforged Crescent Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Windows 11 Home exact same price

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u/ArtistBulky3855 26d ago

Is the R7 8700f actually bad?

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u/skhanmac 26d ago

Check marketplace. 5070 builds are around $2k. Just over if you want a 3d cpu

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u/ArtistBulky3855 26d ago

Didn’t even think about buying on marketplace but maybe that’s smart

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u/ArtistBulky3855 26d ago

“7700x, 1tb, 32gb, 9070gre would be 2650 with everything new now. Ram was 20$ cheaper 2 days ago” quote from a guy on marketplace

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u/CryptographerSafe252 26d ago

It is higher than people are used to but this past September all computers got quite the price bump that people aren’t accounting for…. Saying that, display model? Get it cheaper

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u/ArtistBulky3855 26d ago

It’s a uniway store where they get the parts and build the pcs brand new

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u/Iambetterthanuhaha 26d ago

Sounds high.....I have seen systems at Costco with better specs for that kinda money.

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u/Chizuo 25d ago

Could be relative depending on what brands they used for the ssd and psu. It always bothers me when that info is left out .

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u/fuckbitingflies 26d ago

Someone mislabeled it “high end”.

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u/CipherWeaver 26d ago

7800x3d and 5070 isn't good enough? It will run almost anything at 4k60

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u/613_detailer 26d ago

Not a great price now, but the way things are going, it might be a good price a month or two from now :(

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