GoKawiilIn a market being pummeled by rising hardware prices, this Newegg combo deal with MSI parts will let you build an RTX 5080 gaming PC with a huge $919 discount. You'll be paying just $3,189.99, with an extra $10 off thanks to a mail-in rebate, for this set of parts that includes the aforementioned RTX 5080 GPU, an Intel Core Ultra 7 270K+, 32GB of DDR5 RAM from Corsair, a 2TB MSI SSD, and an MPG Z890 motherboard, along with an MSI case, AIO cooler, power supply, monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
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This is the kitchen sink of Newegg PC hardware deals, and it's rare to see one so complete, with a whole set of MSI peripherals and a monitor thrown in, too. There are also a few freebies on top to sweeten the deal, including a copy of the new James Bond game, 007 First Light, along with a free year subscription to NordVPN, and a set of transparent keycaps for your keyboard.
First and foremost, this is a 4K gaming PC build in the making. You're getting an MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Ventus 3X OC graphics card in this kit, giving you the performance of one of the most powerful consumer GPUs on sale at the moment. Our GPU benchmarks make it clear what a powerhouse this GPU is for gaming: it'll deliver high frame rates at 4K with ultra graphics presets switched on, with full access to Nvidia's DLSS 4 functionality to help you max out your settings.
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The RTX 5080 comes with 10,752 CUDA cores and 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM. On the included MSI 27-inch QD-OLED monitor, worth $579.99 on its own, you'll be hitting 1440p frame rates at 360Hz with ease, although this GPU is 4K-ready and can go higher if you've got the machine to handle it. An epic combo of vibrant colors, fast refresh rates, and a beast graphics card will let you leave 1440p firmly in the dust.
This is an Intel-flavored build as far as the CPU is concerned. Intel might not have the best rap for gaming these days, but the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus included here punches well above its weight overall. Our 270K Plus review confirms that, for productivity, you're getting a serious performer here. While our initial tests didn't give the best impression for gaming, a subsequent retrospective and a lot of retesting for our CPU benchmarks confirmed that the 270K Plus is only slightly behind the last-gen flagship i9-14900K, a still-popular choice in pre-builts, but with far better performance for productivity users.
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So, the 270K Plus makes for a good all-rounder option for a new build PC, shipping with 24 cores, split between eight performance cores and 16 efficient cores, and a 5.5 GHz max boost clock speed. This build kit comes with an MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi motherboard, which would typically cost $369.99.
Elsewhere, it's a full house: 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 RAM (2 x 16GB) is included here, so there's no worry about settling for a slow DDR4 kit. A 2TB MSI M461 NVMe M.2 SSD is included, offering Gen 4 speeds, with that capacity giving you a good amount of space for a decent-sized gaming collection.
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