[Lenovo Canada] IdeaCentre 5 AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700G Desktop Tower $728

Nov 4th, 2020 1:50 pm

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amd2500+ [OP]: Member; Dec 26, 2006; 241 posts; 384 upvotes; Burnaby

Nov 4th, 2020 1:50 pm

[Lenovo Canada] IdeaCentre 5 AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700G Desktop Tower $728

Deal Link:: https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/desktops-a ... 9IC9500363
Price:: 728
Retailer:: Lenovo Canada

Looks like a pretty decent AMD offering for a business desktop, specially for folks with needs to WFH, I think the best value is the one with the AMD® Ryzen™ 7 4700G processor.

Processor : AMD® Ryzen™ 7 4700G Processor (3.60 GHz, up to 4.40 GHz Max Boost, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 8 MB Cache)
Operating System : Windows 10 Home 64
Memory : 16 GB DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8 GB)
Hard Drive : 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD + 256 GB PCIe SSD
Optical Drive : DVD-RW
Warranty : 1 year Mail-in
Graphics : Integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics

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Nov 4th, 2020 2:15 pm

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umopapisdnwei: Sr. Member; Jul 6, 2010; 812 posts; 1660 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 4th, 2020 2:15 pm

https://www.rakuten.ca/lenovo-smb-pro gets you 9% cashback and a $723.59 (plus tax) price.
https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/smbpro-ca/ ... 9IC9500363

i am upside down

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Nov 4th, 2020 2:33 pm

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wursteater: Newbie; Sep 11, 2017; 75 posts; 111 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 2:33 pm

if only the PC would be configurable (no Win, no HDD, no keyboard&mouse) to further drop the price... *dream*

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Nov 4th, 2020 2:46 pm

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forgetpwd: Deal Addict; Apr 30, 2005; 3272 posts; 954 upvotes; Mars

Nov 4th, 2020 2:46 pm

psu only 260w though

Nov 4th, 2020 2:46 pm

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jg123: Deal Addict; Feb 16, 2008; 1571 posts; 518 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 2:46 pm

Ya bigger psu would allow a decent video card, this is a bust.

Nov 4th, 2020 3:03 pm

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quantman: Sr. Member; Nov 17, 2019; 525 posts; 1409 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 3:03 pm

jg123 wrote: ↑ Ya bigger psu would allow a decent video card, this is a bust.

It's a 4700G...

Nov 4th, 2020 3:09 pm

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Napes339: Newbie; May 28, 2020; 34 posts; 29 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 3:09 pm

Yes, it's a 4700G with an integrated Vega GPU.

So technically it can probably do for some light gaming but a discrete GPU would be a hell of a lot better. Still nothing preventing you from swapping out the PSU, unless there are some proprietary power connectors

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Nov 4th, 2020 3:21 pm

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kevinkuo: Jr. Member; Dec 8, 2019; 142 posts; 202 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 3:21 pm

Seems lukewarm? Unless you really want a pre-built with a R7 4700G (OEM-only SKU, more or less a R7 3700X with integrated GPU). At least it's good that it comes with reasonably fast RAM in dual channel.
It also uses a proprietary motherboard form factor and a 12VO PSU, so future upgradability and maintenance will be limited.

Napes339 wrote: ↑ So technically it can probably do for some light gaming but a discrete GPU would be a hell of a lot better. Still nothing preventing you from swapping out the PSU, unless there are some proprietary power connectors

By the point that you are swapping out the PSU and installing a discrete GPU, you might as well just build your own machine using a R7 3700X lol

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Nov 4th, 2020 3:36 pm

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Napes339: Newbie; May 28, 2020; 34 posts; 29 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 3:36 pm

kevinkuo wrote: ↑ By the point that you are swapping out the PSU and installing a discrete GPU, you might as well just build your own machine using a R7 3700X lol

Definitely better off putting together a full rig, that's true.

I'm just saying that you could (probably) upgrade what you got here if this is the option you really wanted to go with.

Nov 4th, 2020 3:44 pm

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BiGD33nS: Deal Addict; Sep 27, 2006; 1299 posts; 266 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 3:44 pm

Warm deal, that CPU is basically a Ryzen 3700X-ish without PCIe 4.0 (I think) and with a top notch VEGA integrated GPU.

Asus P8P67 Deluxe | Intel i7-2700K | 16GB G.Skill ARES 2133MHz | XFX R9 290 DD | Dell Ultrasharp U2913WM + 2209WA

Currently FS/WTB

Nov 4th, 2020 5:39 pm

#11

Dhanushan: Deal Addict; Jun 20, 2020; 4604 posts; 4326 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 4th, 2020 5:39 pm

BiGD33nS wrote: ↑ Warm deal, that CPU is basically a Ryzen 3700X-ish without PCIe 4.0 (I think) and with a top notch VEGA integrated GPU.

Yes, no PCIe 4.0 but do get more lanes than the mobile version.

https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-4700g

Nov 4th, 2020 9:47 pm

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aandaleb: Jr. Member; Dec 14, 2013; 156 posts; 241 upvotes; AJAX

Nov 4th, 2020 9:47 pm

If I didn't already buy a PC recently I would get this. The iGPU can EASILY handle GTA V and better. In fact, even it's predecessor could easily handle it. Unless you are a hardcore gamer, you can really play games with this thing no problem.
Good deal OP.

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Nov 5th, 2020 1:19 pm

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cruban: Member; Nov 20, 2012; 314 posts; 182 upvotes; OTTAWA

Nov 5th, 2020 1:19 pm

is this machine overkill for a home-theater PC set-up with some light gaming?
With rakuten 9% off brings the price down to $662+tax

I've never built a PC and dont have much interest in starting a this point

Nov 5th, 2020 1:24 pm

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Zarkey: Member; Aug 23, 2019; 487 posts; 358 upvotes

Nov 5th, 2020 1:24 pm

cruban wrote: ↑ is this machine overkill for a home-theater PC set-up with some light gaming?
With rakuten 9% off brings the price down to $662+tax

I've never built a PC and dont have much interest in starting a this point

You're better off getting a PS5/Xbox for gaming and and Rpi or some old name brand pc off kijiji ($100) for plex server etc.

Most games on here run like they would on old consoles that are pretty cheap also. So gaming value wise this is kind of bad.

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Nov 5th, 2020 1:51 pm

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JustinZ: Deal Addict; Aug 22, 2003; 1251 posts; 394 upvotes

Nov 5th, 2020 1:51 pm

would be nice if it came with an ssd instead

Nov 5th, 2020 1:55 pm

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kc33: Member; Dec 23, 2002; 381 posts; 34 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 5th, 2020 1:55 pm

JustinZ wrote: ↑ would be nice if it came with an ssd instead

Hard Drive : 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD + 256 GB PCIe SSD <== it does come with a SSD

Nov 5th, 2020 2:43 pm

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JustinZ: Deal Addict; Aug 22, 2003; 1251 posts; 394 upvotes

Nov 5th, 2020 2:43 pm

kc33 wrote: ↑ Hard Drive : 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD + 256 GB PCIe SSD <== it does come with a SSD

oh damn

Nov 5th, 2020 3:00 pm

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MK1986: Sr. Member; Apr 5, 2017; 677 posts; 148 upvotes

Nov 5th, 2020 3:00 pm

Is this a good desktop for regular home usage or am I over spending ?

Nov 5th, 2020 3:09 pm

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squint72: Sr. Member; Sep 10, 2012; 732 posts; 451 upvotes; Saskatoon

Nov 5th, 2020 3:09 pm

MK1986 wrote: ↑ Is this a good desktop for regular home usage or am I over spending ?

Not over spending for a regular home/office PC. With ebates its a good deal, without just ok. I would personally install everything on ssd, save all your files, etc there too and then use the 1tb drive as a backup drive.

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Nov 5th, 2020 3:15 pm

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dracolnyte: Deal Addict; Feb 15, 2012; 3558 posts; 3135 upvotes; Toronto

Nov 5th, 2020 3:15 pm

i'll buy this CPU off someone if they want to drop in the new 5000 series