I can confirm that my personal gaming PC is very similar to this RX7800 XT Black Thursday deal.
I'm typing this article right now on my home rig. It's a DIY build with an AMD Ryzen7 7700X CPU, and an RX7800 XT. It's the center of my digital world, my baby. And it's a monster when I want to fire huge numbers of frames on my 1440p screen in the latest games.
So we both did a double take (can gaming PCs do double takes? When I saw this Skytech prebuilt, it felt like that. It has the same processor, graphics card, RAM and much more shiny RGB. Skytech Azure 2, I love your hairstyle.
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If you're looking to get the best bang for your money and fantastic upper-mid-range performance from your next machine, this is a great choice, especially at $1,380 on Black Friday sale at Newegg.
I've played many new games with my very similar set-up and can confirm it flies through them all, barring the odd exception. Dragonage: The Veilguard? 70-120 frames per second at maximum settings with FSR set on Quality. Cyberpunk 2077 with Phantom Liberty DLC? 90 fps+, with all the goodies on. Ray tracing is the notable exception.
The RX 7800 XT may be a beast in terms of raw raster performance but ray tracing has always been its Achilles' heel. It's not a major problem, but my games still look great and run smoothly even with it turned off.
I'm not a person who thinks that ray tracing doesn't make a difference to the appearance of a video game. It does, but we still live in a world with a lot of players who can't afford it. I find myself living without it with no complaints.
The Ryzen 7 7700X still has a great gaming CPU with its eight cores and sixteen threads. If you choose this Skytech, you'll be one up on mine, as it has liquid cooling. That's probably a more convenient way to keep this chip cool.
My case is dominated by a big Thermalright Peerless Air Cooler. While it works well, I have considered adding an AIO to the case to free up space.
Other differences? My RAM is slightly faster, at 6000 MT/s. But you won't notice the difference in real-world gaming between that and the other 5200 MT/s on offer. I also went for a larger SSD. You can too!
This is the exact SSD that I use every single day. This SSD is not the same as the one I use every day. This would be either a replacement for my existing 1 TB drive, or an addition that could take you up to 3TB if the mobo is more equipped than mine.
You'd either be able to match me in storage or beat me outright. You'll be happy to hear that I was a loser.
The 1 TB drive that comes with the Skytech is similar to a Kingston Gen 4 drive, which is a budget option. It's a good place to start. I prefer to have more storage space, and the Lexar NM790 has been faultless.
It's super-fast, cools down without a heatsink and has more games installed than you have hot dinners. Okay, it's an exaggeration but you get the point.
If you're looking for a machine that has a CPU/GPU combination that is confirmed to be a superstar for 1440p gaming I can tell with confidence that this is an awesome mashup. Skytech is an established and trusted builder. This means that it's probably built better than my own home efforts.
Now I feel bad. You decide. You know the drill.
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