I've recently been putting some systems together on behalf of some friends for Christmas presents, and getting hold of just the RAM alone has been a bit of a nightmare. Trying to find the DDR5 6000MHz memory kits you want on sale, in stock, or priced less than a black-market kidney has been difficult. Twice, already, I've recommended buying a prebuilt PC (which is not something I'd normally do when building them myself) as individual kits are bumping up the price of a PC build by hundreds of dollars. In contrast, prebuilt gaming PCs seem to be absorbing the RAM price increases, so far anyway, and this is basically the case with today's spotlighted deal. MSI's Codex R2 gaming PC is just $929, unbelievable value in the current climate.
There's also an opportunity to upgrade in the future. Although you're limited to the LGA 1700 socket on the motherboard, the Intel Core i5-14400F could be upgraded to a much more powerful CPU, such as the Core i7-14700K, or even Core i9-14900K, depending on whether you can find the parts at a good price. But overall, this is a tremendously good prebuilt, considering the RAM alone is worth roughly $300-$500.
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