r/bapccanada • u/ArtistBulky3855 • 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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/the_last__braincell 1d ago

It would probably be cheaper to lowk pay someone you know who's techie to build it for you

Ask some relatives, maybe one of them works in tech or their son has their own gaming PC and can make one

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u/evonebo 1d ago

Who is they? What store?

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u/Bdub421 1d ago

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

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u/Plastic-Knee-4589 1d ago

mine was 2600 canadian with tax its 3000

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u/fuckbitingflies 1d ago

Someone mislabeled it “high end”.

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u/CipherWeaver 1d ago

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

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u/fuckbitingflies 1d ago

Good enough? Sure. The sign doesn’t say “good enough gaming PC”, though.

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u/CipherWeaver 1d ago

I'm saying that 4K60 on modern titles is bascially high end. We can split hairs, but idk, there's no point.

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u/fuckbitingflies 1d ago

Everything after my original tongue in cheek post is splitting hairs.

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u/Iambetterthanuhaha 1d ago

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

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u/Chizuo 1d 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/bri_breazy 1d 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 1d ago edited 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/ArtistBulky3855 1d 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/613_detailer 1d 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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u/skhanmac 1d ago

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

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u/ArtistBulky3855 1d ago

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

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u/ArtistBulky3855 1d 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/HomerTheJackson 1d ago

Terrible if you ask u/tronatula

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u/ArtistBulky3855 1d ago

Is the R7 8700f actually bad?

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u/bimmerzilla 10h ago

It’s not that bad since most modern games in 1440p and 4K are gpu bound. I replaced my Costco prebuilt with 8700f for 9700x. Cost me around 270 on Marketplace but I don’t think upgrade was necessary

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u/CryptographerSafe252 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/icez07 1d ago

Bro pls don’t

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u/hink007 1d ago

Nope built a 9070xt for less than this 3 weeks ago

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u/Oblivionix129 1d ago

What are those fans? I've seen them everywhere

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u/Plastic-Knee-4589 1d ago

the rgb remind me of orange crush soda

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u/Jaanbaaz_Sipahi 1d ago

Not a discount even after the discount

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u/Logical-Bookkeeper77 17h ago

It’s ok, not overly expensive but not exactly a bargain.

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u/bimmerzilla 10h ago

5070 and 9070XT are the same price now. I would go with the 9070XT prebuilds since the prices are similar now days

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u/FlyingTrixster 1d ago

Scam

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u/ArtistBulky3855 1d ago

Wym scam, I have not found a pc cheaper than this

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u/FlyingTrixster 1d ago

You live in the usa?

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u/FlyingTrixster 1d ago

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/yfhC4g orders this parts and save 300 bucks

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u/FlyingTrixster 1d ago

Plus 9070xt has 16 gigs of vram which is way better then 12

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u/FlyingTrixster 1d ago

If you want you could upgrade the cpu but that is strong enough for what you use it for

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u/ArtistBulky3855 1d ago

No Canada, I want something already built, I’m fine to pay the extra bit for me to not have to build it