Technology · Consumer gadgets · published 2026-08-27 · via Tom's Hardware

CyberPowerPC pre-built with 9800X3D and RTX 5070 undercuts DIY costs at $1,999

Best Buy is selling a CyberPowerPC gaming desktop for $1,999, down from $2,299. The system pairs AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D with an RTX 5070, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB SSD. Given that the RAM alone costs around $400 and the GPU about $800, the pre-built offers better value than assembling the parts separately.

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The deal reflects a broader market shift where component price inflation has inverted the traditional value equation between DIY builds and pre-assembled systems. Individual parts in this configuration—the $464 CPU, $800 GPU, $400 RAM, and roughly $250 storage—total nearly $1,500 before accounting for motherboard, power supply, case, and cooling.

The 9800X3D's 3D cache technology delivers notable frame-rate improvements in gaming benchmarks, while the RTX 5070 averages 74 fps across a 19-game test suite at 1440p resolution. The system includes an 850W power supply, Wi-Fi 6, and Windows 11, with the $300 discount bringing it to $1,999.

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