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Acer Gaming desktop 11th gen i5 16GB DDR4 1TB SSD RTX 3060 Ti (Heartland, YMMV) - $1599.99

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Mar 7th, 2022 10:43 am

rubennafonso [OP]: Newbie; Apr 17, 2021; 63 posts; 50 upvotes

Mar 7th, 2022 10:43 am

[Costco] Acer Gaming desktop 11th gen i5 16GB DDR4 1TB SSD RTX 3060 Ti (Heartland, YMMV) - $1599.99

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Costco is selling this Acer Gaming desktop (PO3-630-EC12)with 11th gen i5-11400F 16GB DDR4 1TB SSD RTX 3060 Ti for 1599.99$.

They had 10 when I went there this morning.

Not sure if is good deal but I always see people looking for this desktops over here.

Acer website:
https://www.acer.com/ac/en/IL/content/p ... .E2CET.00A

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Mar 7th, 2022 10:49 am

ced2334: Deal Addict; Feb 1, 2012; 1877 posts; 1107 upvotes; Sask

Mar 7th, 2022 10:49 am

Unless you need the other components is buying a pre-built still the way to go in order to get a card? Seems like they are becoming more available recently but could be wrong.

Mar 7th, 2022 10:55 am

dieslow: Member; Jul 18, 2015; 200 posts; 162 upvotes; Mascouche, QC

Mar 7th, 2022 10:55 am

Girlfriend bought this one and satisfied with it. IMO it runs a bit noisy and hot compared to mine but still does a good job.

Mar 7th, 2022 10:59 am

AlicW93740: Sr. Member; Sep 25, 2018; 950 posts; 1904 upvotes

Mar 7th, 2022 10:59 am

A friend bought it and said it's noisy and hot. Performance degrades significantly after an hour or so due to poor cooling and high temps.

Mar 7th, 2022 11:10 am

vkizzle: Deal Expert; Aug 22, 2011; 38489 posts; 24711 upvotes; Center of Universe

Mar 7th, 2022 11:10 am

There's an abundance of cards available at the local Canada Computers and Memory Express stores.
If you don't live near any of those stores, check Best Buy online and Newegg.

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Mar 7th, 2022 11:27 am

S0lidus: Deal Addict; Sep 9, 2015; 1526 posts; 1162 upvotes; Nanaimo

Mar 7th, 2022 11:27 am

Acer no es beuno.

Mar 7th, 2022 11:37 am

Thundercloud: Deal Fanatic; Apr 17, 2005; 5356 posts; 2213 upvotes; Kitchener

Mar 7th, 2022 11:37 am

Are the components standard? Maybe transplanting the innards into a new case like the Corsair 4000D would fix the thermal / noise issue.

This space is intentionally left blank.

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Mar 7th, 2022 11:37 am

bhrm: Deal Fanatic; Jul 13, 2009; 5113 posts; 3353 upvotes

Mar 7th, 2022 11:37 am

The Dell XPS 8940 was a better deal, although crappier cooling, it was the i7-11700 for $150 less than this.

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Mar 7th, 2022 2:15 pm

emjhay: Deal Addict; Sep 30, 2006; 1864 posts; 457 upvotes; gta

Mar 7th, 2022 2:15 pm

This is actually not bad if you are planning to get a gaming pc. Just the card alone will cost you about 900 with tax.

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Mar 7th, 2022 2:19 pm

superxxxstud: Deal Addict; Apr 8, 2015; 1731 posts; 2383 upvotes; Roxboro, QC

Mar 7th, 2022 2:19 pm

Same exact build and price as it was in October (there is a thread on RFD). Basically you are getting older and older tech for the same price. Sadly, there isn't an alternative.

Who knows, maybe now that AMD/NVIDIA can't ship to Russian cryptominers there is going to be more supply at MSRP but that is mostly wishful thinking.

Mar 7th, 2022 2:28 pm

trinxified: Deal Fanatic; Jul 17, 2011; 6355 posts; 3612 upvotes

Mar 7th, 2022 2:28 pm

It's been at this price since last fall.

For people who thinking about just lifting the GPU out and their return... it's been done before and Costco knows about it. They've been burned many times of course since they got very lax policies but that changes when these are $1600 returns.

My siblings work at Costco and have been specifically told in an e-mail and meetings to check for the GPU when processing returns on these. It's not that hard to check either if the GPU is missing.

Imagine you trying this and you get called out in front of everyone... I don't know how you can feign ignorance at that point. Not sure if they'll pull lost prevention on you but they can ban you and be put to shame in front of waiting customers lol.

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Mar 7th, 2022 2:31 pm

zipobob: Jr. Member; Apr 10, 2013; 132 posts; 60 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 7th, 2022 2:31 pm

Still waiting for the day where I can find and buy 3060 Ti FE at $550 msrp.

Mar 7th, 2022 2:35 pm

trinxified: Deal Fanatic; Jul 17, 2011; 6355 posts; 3612 upvotes

Mar 7th, 2022 2:35 pm

bhrm wrote: ↑ The Dell XPS 8940 was a better deal, although crappier cooling, it was the i7-11700 for $150 less than this.

I bought this on Valentine's and still waiting for shipment.

Do I need to do anything about cooling? It's going to be in the basement, where it's naturally cooler, will that be sufficient?

Also, I did 2 x 8gb sticks instead of 1 x 16gb stick. That's good right?

Mar 7th, 2022 3:00 pm

peteryorkuca: Deal Fanatic; Jul 26, 2007; 6813 posts; 4396 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 7th, 2022 3:00 pm

trinxified wrote: ↑ I bought this on Valentine's and still waiting for shipment.

Do I need to do anything about cooling? It's going to be in the basement, where it's naturally cooler, will that be sufficient?

Also, I did 2 x 8gb sticks instead of 1 x 16gb stick. That's good right?

OEM dell CPU cooler is not great, subpar really. I would buy $40 veetro or $70 noctrua. Also, order vrm heatsink for $2 from dell using dell $.

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Mar 7th, 2022 3:02 pm

U4IA: Deal Addict; Jan 10, 2004; 4736 posts; 2334 upvotes; Edmonton

Mar 7th, 2022 3:02 pm

zipobob wrote: ↑ Still waiting for the day where I can find and buy 3060 Ti FE at $550 msrp.

Heh, managed to get an EVGA 3060 XC last week but it was $589. Still given the shortage seemed like a decent price.

I'd prob pass on this package unless you're really dead set against building a pc and cant get a GPU. BB seems to be dropping stock often now.

Mar 7th, 2022 3:32 pm

darknebulae: Sr. Member; Nov 9, 2021; 960 posts; 2044 upvotes

Mar 7th, 2022 3:32 pm

zipobob wrote: ↑ Still waiting for the day where I can find and buy 3060 Ti FE at $550 msrp.

If you have been waiting for a few months, a newegg / CC bundle would be better and you could have made back the extra you paid with mining, probably even more than that.

I know some folks who have been waiting since January 2021 for a 3060ti FE for msrp and they had chances to get a 3070 for $400 more from CC but declined. Meanwhile my 3070 from newegg PSU bundle has been paid off with extra to fund the rest of the parts and I don’t have to mine more if I don’t want to.

Mar 7th, 2022 4:17 pm

vkizzle: Deal Expert; Aug 22, 2011; 38489 posts; 24711 upvotes; Center of Universe

Mar 7th, 2022 4:17 pm

zipobob wrote: ↑ Still waiting for the day where I can find and buy 3060 Ti FE at $550 msrp.

I waited two years...

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Mar 7th, 2022 4:59 pm

squint72: Sr. Member; Sep 10, 2012; 874 posts; 609 upvotes; Saskatoon

Mar 7th, 2022 4:59 pm

https://www.techspot.com/news/93670-gra ... start.html

Mar 7th, 2022 5:14 pm

PerformingAzura: Deal Addict; Nov 1, 2017; 2566 posts; 1752 upvotes

Mar 7th, 2022 5:14 pm

vkizzle wrote: ↑ There's an abundance of cards available at the local Canada Computers and Memory Express stores.
If you don't live near any of those stores, check Best Buy online and Newegg.

An abundance of overpriced cards.

The cheapest 3070ti I've seen at CC is 1310$ after ON Taxes....

A 3070tI isn't that much faster than a 3060ti

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Mar 7th, 2022 5:22 pm

vkizzle: Deal Expert; Aug 22, 2011; 38489 posts; 24711 upvotes; Center of Universe

Mar 7th, 2022 5:22 pm

PerformingAzura wrote: ↑ An abundance of overpriced cards.

The cheapest 3070ti I've seen at CC is 1310$ after ON Taxes....

A 3070tI isn't that much faster than a 3060ti

Asus Tuf 70ti was $989 from Newegg earlier today.
If you're comparing AIB prices to FE, than you can wait forever.

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