"If you were hoping for a huge deal on RAM during Black Friday, well, stop being silly. Depending on the RAM kit you want, buying it right now might be too costly to justify, an unfortunate trend that my colleague Sean Hollister recently pointed out. You can either wait out this period of surge pricing, or if you're jumping into PCs for the first time and want to play games at 1080p,"
"The builders iBuyPower has a couple of machines selling at a discount, including its Element SE, which is down to $999 ($300 off) at Walmart. That PC comes with AMD's Ryzen 7 8700F processor, Nvidia's midrange RTX 5060 Ti (8GB) GPU, a 1TB SSD, and 32GB of that precious DDR5 clocked at 5,200MHz - all shipped in a nice tri-panel tempered glass case. Here are the full specs, as listed on iBuyPower's site."
"If you're alright with stepping down to the RTX 5060, halving the RAM, and swapping out the AMD processor for the similarly powerful Intel Core i5 14400F, Best Buy 's version of the Element SE is currently on sale for an all-time low $779.99 ($260 off). It ships in the same case, with the same 600W 80 Plus Gold power supply, too."
DDR5 RAM prices have surged during Black Friday, making standalone RAM kits often too expensive to justify. Buyers can either wait for prices to drop or consider purchasing a prebuilt gaming PC for strong 1080p performance at a better value. iBuyPower's Element SE is discounted to $999 at Walmart and includes an AMD Ryzen 7 8700F, Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti (8GB), 1TB SSD, and 32GB DDR5 at 5,200MHz in a tri-panel tempered glass case. Best Buy offers a cheaper Element SE at $779.99 with an Intel Core i5 14400F, RTX 5060, reduced RAM, and a 600W 80 Plus Gold PSU. These discounted prebuilts combine midrange GPUs, modern CPUs, ample SSD storage, and quality power supplies to provide an economical entry into gaming without paying inflated RAM prices.
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