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Newegg is discounting its own ABS Stratos II Aqua gaming PC by $450, bringing the price to $2,549.99. The machine includes a 24-core Intel Core i9-14900KF CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU with 16GB GDDR7 VRAM, 32GB of DDR5-6400 RAM, and a 2TB Gen 4 NVMe SSD. The deal is covered by Newegg's Black Friday price protection policy, meaning buyers get refunded the difference if the price falls further during the sale period.
Newegg is selling the ABS Stratos II Aqua prebuilt gaming PC for $2,549, a $450 discount. The system pairs an Intel Core i9-14900KF processor with an Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GPU, 32GB of G.Skill DDR5 RAM, a 2TB M.2 SSD, an 850W Gold power supply, and a 240mm AIO cooler in an ABS Stratos II case.
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