r/suggestapc • u/ThickManatee • 5h ago

[Suggestion] Looking for a solid prebuilt for around $1800

Hello there, I recently got a lil bit of money and I'm trying to buy a solid modern PC. I've wanted to upgrade my PC many times over the years but never got around to it and so I've had the same PC since 2016 (yes, that's about as bad as it sounds). I have a friend who knows way more than I do and he's been telling me to ideally get something with an RTX 5070, 32gb ram DDR5, and a Ryzen 7 7800x3d/9800x3d. I've been looking through so many different sites and everything that matches those specs seems to be more than $2k. The only thing I can find cheaper is this prebuilt from Best Buy.

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/lenovo-legion-tower-5-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-32gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-1tb-ssd-eclipse-black/JJGSHGYZ32

I'm leaning towards getting this, but I'm a little worried that it might not be that good because I've been seeing stuff about the lack of upgradability. However, I'm also worried this deal won't stick around and I'll wait too long and might not be able to get anything new at that point. So, can anyone please let me know 1. if this is a good deal that I should just take right now or 2. are there any sort of deals that have similar specs for less than $2k that I might have missed?

Also, I'd be happy to hear about any alternative hardware, if there's something that can do the same job as those specs I listed that might also be cheaper, I'm open to hearing about that. Thanks.

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u/Brilliant_Lemon706 4h ago edited 4h ago

I would not be able tp help in this matter as I also just got back in to gaming I just bought this same pc I'm just waiting to pick it up at best buy also.

But I did my research before hand and a lot of people mention is a good pc, and being a 1st gamer pc it will last you for a long time so you would not have any problems with it.

I saw a lot of people saying going to a micro center near you you could find better options as they often have discounted ones. Also try around a costo they also usually have good ones as discounted also

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u/ThickManatee 4h ago

I’ve seen that this is a good pc too, and my friend who told me what to get said it’s good, I’m just trying my hardest to find something slightly cheaper. I saw an open-box version of this same PC the other day for around $1300 but I didn’t have my money yet so I couldn’t get it 😔

Don’t have any Micro Centers near me. I do have a Costco and I’ve looked on their website but didn’t find many similar deals. However I could try going to look in store at least.

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u/Brilliant_Lemon706 4h ago

You can also do a bit of a chat with chat gpt thats how I was able to get my decision as it gave me various options and adorable one he could find around online and base reviews