Despite the rising prices of graphics cards and DDR5 RAM, there are still good deals to be found on prebuilt gaming PCs. B&H Photo is offering a great deal on this well-equipped MSI Codex Z2C RTX 5070 gaming PC for $1,499 with free shipping. This is a well-equipped prebuilt that also includes an AMD Ryzen 7 processor and 32GB of DDR5-6000MHz RAM. The RTX 5070 is an excellent GPU for gaming at 1080p or 1440p, and is even a decent budget option for 4K gaming.
This purchase should be eligible for a free copy of Resident Evil: Requiem. For a limited time, purchase a desktop equipped with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card and get a free digital download code of Resident Evil Requiem Standard Edition on Steam while supplies last. The promotion ends on March 16 and the redemption deadline is April 16. Full details are available on Nvidia’s official website. B&H is an authorized MSI and Nvidia reseller.
MSI Codex Z2C RTX 5070 Gaming PC (32GB/2TB) for $1,499
MSI Codex Z2C AMD Ryzen 7 8700F RTX 5070 Gaming PC (32GB/2TB)
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The MSI Codex Z2C gaming PC is equipped with an air-cooled AMD Ryzen 7 8700F CPU, GeForce RTX 5070 12GB graphics card, 32GB of DDR5-6000MHz RAM, and a 2TB M.2 SSD. The AMD Ryzen 7 8700F CPU is an 8-core 16-thread processor with a max boost clock of 5GHz. It’s a solid general-purpose Zen 4 CPU that combines a high clock speed and plenty of cores for unhindered gaming performance. Zen 4 CPUs can be also be used alongside newer DDR5 memory.
The GeForce RTX 5070 GPU is an excellent choice for 1080p or 1440p gaming
Compared to the previous generation GPUs, the RTX 5070 offers a slight performance improvement over the RTX 4070 Super, which was and still is an excellent GPU. The fps gain is much greater in games that support DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation. At this price point, a prebuilt gaming PC is more likely to be equipped with an RTX 5060 or RTX 5060 Ti GPU, and the RTX 5070 is considerably more powerful than either. This is the best GPU for 1080p or 1440 gaming without overspending. It is fully capable of running non-demanding games at 4K resolution as well. The next card up – the RTX 5070 Ti – is significantly more expensive and really for gamers who want high fps 1440p or high-demand 4K gaming. Check out our GeForce RTX 5070 review for our hands-on impression and benchmarks.
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