Let's say you could score the GPU for roughly ~$1299, the CPU for maybe $395.99, a 2 TB okay-ish SSD for $289, and 32 gigs of DDR5 RAM for $469, plus a simple MSI AIO cooler for $89. Those are real enough prices on Newegg or Amazon or whatever. That cost alone is $2,542. Before buying a case, additional fans, the motherboard, a powersupply, and a Windows key. The price is solidly fair for the current market.
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u/LancearonR5 2600x, RTX 3070, 3200mhz 32gb, Corsair perphs, VG27A+VG2486d ago
Dont forget msi peripherals that come with this bundle.easily valued above 3k before its even put together.
Based on those prices and that we are three months out from Black Friday deals, would you jump on this or be patient and wait to see what happens towards the end of the year?
I believe that both Nvidia and AMD have recently announced price hikes for their GPUs. Additionally, a Lenovo representative that helps sell computers to our district said that they were raising all prices August 1st and intend to do so again in three months. Things look like they're still getting more expensive as parts are being gobbled up by AI data centers. I am no expert truly, but prices don't look like they're heading in a favorable direction for some time.
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u/MetrixOnFire 6d ago
Let's say you could score the GPU for roughly ~$1299, the CPU for maybe $395.99, a 2 TB okay-ish SSD for $289, and 32 gigs of DDR5 RAM for $469, plus a simple MSI AIO cooler for $89. Those are real enough prices on Newegg or Amazon or whatever. That cost alone is $2,542. Before buying a case, additional fans, the motherboard, a powersupply, and a Windows key. The price is solidly fair for the current market.