[Best Buy] Acer Gaming PC (Intel Ci7-9700K/NVIDIA RTX 2080) $1899

May 29th, 2020 5:26 am

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officer416 [OP]: Newbie; Jul 11, 2019; 26 posts; 67 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 5:26 am

[Best Buy] Acer Gaming PC (Intel Ci7-9700K/NVIDIA RTX 2080) $1899

Deal Link:: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/ac ... h/13924765
Price:: 1899
Savings:: 800
Expiry:: June 4, 2020
Retailer:: Best Buy

*Warm Deal* if someone is looking for a high spec gaming pc. Key highlights are Nvidia RTX 2080 and i7 9700K.
16 GB RAM
256 SSD
1 TB HDD
RTX 2080
Core i7 9700K
Built in Wifi

On Acer's website it's still $2,899.
https://store.acer.com/en-ca/predator-o ... 3-600-ur20

Not sure about Acer's reliability.

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May 29th, 2020 6:04 am

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mmafighter: Newbie; Sep 3, 2008; 50 posts; 34 upvotes; Toronto

May 29th, 2020 6:04 am

I don't like prebuilt systems but this is a pretty good deal considering just the video card and CPU would add up to a similar price.

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May 29th, 2020 6:10 am

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Hyper9: Jr. Member; Oct 28, 2016; 126 posts; 191 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 6:10 am

mmafighter wrote: ↑ I don't like prebuilt systems but this is a pretty good deal considering just the video card and CPU would add up to a similar price.

I agree with you. Tried to spec something similar on pcpartpicker but nothing will fall in this price bracket with this graphic card and processor. Plus component prices are sky rocketing these days.

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May 29th, 2020 6:58 am

#4

Shaundoe: Member; Jun 19, 2006; 316 posts; 121 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 6:58 am

Who puts the power supply up top?

May 29th, 2020 7:00 am

#5

redflagdealsguy: Deal Guru; Feb 24, 2018; 14318 posts; 15086 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 7:00 am

Warmish.

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May 29th, 2020 7:31 am

#6

Medellin: Member; Sep 28, 2008; 362 posts; 55 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 7:31 am

Don't buy acer

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May 29th, 2020 8:42 am

#7

CyniC-: Deal Addict; Dec 10, 2006; 1445 posts; 332 upvotes; Edmonton, AB

May 29th, 2020 8:42 am

Medellin wrote: ↑ Don't buy acer

Do elaborate.

In other news, this came to my recent memory. I returned it last year and now I’m tempted by the Acer with i7 and 2080. What do you guys think? Is this Acer a better deal when compared to the Dell last year?

costco-alienware-aurora-r8-gaming-pc-13 ... 0-2328113/

+3

May 29th, 2020 8:52 am

#8

ericli007: Member; Sep 9, 2014; 482 posts; 335 upvotes; Montreal, QC

May 29th, 2020 8:52 am

CyniC- wrote: ↑ Do elaborate.

In other news, this came to my recent memory. I returned it last year and now I’m tempted by the Acer with i7 and 2080. What do you guys think? Is this Acer a better deal when compared to the Dell last year?

costco-alienware-aurora-r8-gaming-pc-13 ... 0-2328113/

May I know why you returned the Alienware? I saw that deal and REALLY wanted to purchase from Costco but they didn't deliver to Quebec

.

May 29th, 2020 8:52 am

#9

wonginator: Member; May 18, 2007; 243 posts; 410 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 8:52 am

Do these use standard size components? Can you replace components / put in a new case?

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May 29th, 2020 8:56 am

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Hyper9: Jr. Member; Oct 28, 2016; 126 posts; 191 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 8:56 am

CyniC- wrote: ↑ Do elaborate.

In other news, this came to my recent memory. I returned it last year and now I’m tempted by the Acer with i7 and 2080. What do you guys think? Is this Acer a better deal when compared to the Dell last year?

costco-alienware-aurora-r8-gaming-pc-13 ... 0-2328113/

I bought one as it was showing only 5 left on the Best Buy app. Was waiting for the Asus one to be back in stock but I feel this is the better value and the Asus went back up in price for $1999. I feel Bluetooth 5.0 and WiFi support, i7 9700K and RTX 2080 is really worth it.

Asus Ryzen 3700X and RTX 2070 Super
https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/as ... 9UQAvD_BwE

Funny how best buy bumped up the price of the Asus Tuf 4800H laptop from $1299 to $1399
https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/as ... i/14584169

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May 29th, 2020 8:57 am

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IGiveFish: Newbie; Jul 24, 2019; 8 posts; 8 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 8:57 am

What motherboard and RAM are those? Looks horrible.

+1

May 29th, 2020 8:59 am

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SubmarinePerson: Jr. Member; Mar 6, 2019; 140 posts; 183 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 8:59 am

Not a bad price for the convenience of prebuilt.

If you intend on upgrading it, first thing you'd want to do is get that stock cooler changed on the CPU. Can't imagine you'd get full performance with that kind of heat.

May 29th, 2020 9:00 am

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SubmarinePerson: Jr. Member; Mar 6, 2019; 140 posts; 183 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 9:00 am

IGiveFish wrote: ↑ What motherboard and RAM are those? Looks horrible.

Hahaha yeah, guess they figured there's no window so what the hell?

+1

May 29th, 2020 9:02 am

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CyniC-: Deal Addict; Dec 10, 2006; 1445 posts; 332 upvotes; Edmonton, AB

May 29th, 2020 9:02 am

ericli007 wrote: ↑ May I know why you returned the Alienware? I saw that deal and REALLY wanted to purchase from Costco but they didn't deliver to Quebec .

My apologies. It broke my heart too. I actually don’t game and I just buy cheap games on fanatical and redeem free epic games and buy the odd humble bundle, not to mention free twitch prime games. I’m just itching to find a reason to replace a GTX 1070 with i7 2600K on a motherboard that I can’t OC the CPU on (woops). Just messing around. Never serious because I don’t need it!

May 29th, 2020 9:26 am

#15

NickK41633: Newbie; Jul 25, 2018; 79 posts; 171 upvotes

May 29th, 2020 9:26 am

That motherboard looks scuffed. I'm just gonna wait for the rtx 3000 series to drop and pair that with the new i9