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Anything in the price point that can beat it out?  Or is it a safe bet at $970 (plus a $120 mail-in rebate card)?

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10 minutes ago, emeril322 said:

Came across this today (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834155022&ignorebbr=1), how's it stack up?

Eww, the screen is pretty crappy (non even IPS), the battery life is probably terrible (51 Wh, seriously MSI?), and the Wi-Fi card isn't great either.

2 minutes ago, emeril322 said:

Anything in the price point that can beat it out?  Or is it a safe bet at $970 (plus a $120 mail-in rebate card)?

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Are you from US? Any preference on weight and battery life? Mind low sRGB display?

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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9 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Are you from US? Any preference on weight and battery life? Mind low sRGB display?

Yep in the US. No real preference on either. Not entirely sure what you mean by low sRGB display though. Like low brightness, or low color accuracy, or? 

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47 minutes ago, emeril322 said:

Not entirely sure what you mean by low sRGB display though

low colour coverage (less vibrant)

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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2 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

low colour coverage (less vibrant)

Hmm possibly, I dunno the difference off the top of my head but lets say I'm okay with a low sRGB display

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1060:

CyberpowerPC Tracer III 15 Xtreme VR (TongFang GK5CN67) - low sRGB IPS, optional 144Hz IPS (on sale)

CyberpowerPC Tracer III 15 Slim VR 500 (TongFang GK5CN6Z) - optional 144Hz IPS (on sale)

Dell G5 5587 - low sRGB IPS (not from Dell website)

 

1050TI:

HP Omen 17t customize - optional 144Hz IPS

HP Omen 15 dc customize or 15-dc0010nr - low sRGB IPS, optional 144Hz IPS (customize only)

Lenovo Legion Y530 customize (low sRGB IPS, optional 144Hz IPS) or Y7000 81LD0000US

Dell G5 5590

Dell G5 5587 - low sRGB IPS

Eluktronics NB50TK1 (Clevo) - low sRGB IPS, desktop CPU

 

Upgrade RAM and SSD by your own if possible, cheaper

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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3 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

1060:

CyberpowerPC Tracer III 15 Xtreme VR (TongFang GK5CN67) - low sRGB IPS, optional 144Hz IPS (on sale)

CyberpowerPC Tracer III 15 Slim VR 500 (TongFang GK5CN6Z) - optional 144Hz IPS (on sale)

Dell G5 5587 - low sRGB IPS (not from Dell website)

 

1050TI:

HP Omen 17t customize - optional 144Hz IPS

HP Omen 15 dc customize or 15-dc0010nr - low sRGB IPS, optional 144Hz IPS (customize only)

Lenovo Legion Y530 customize (low sRGB IPS, optional 144Hz IPS) or Y7000 81LD0000US

Dell G5 5590

Dell G5 5587 - low sRGB IPS

Eluktronics NB50TK1 (Clevo) - low sRGB IPS, desktop CPU

 

Upgrade RAM and SSD by your own if possible, cheaper

So from what I've read, a 1060 is better than a 1050 Ti correct?  Also, do you have a link to where you saw the G5 for a good price (you mentioned not on Dell's site)

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5 minutes ago, emeril322 said:

a 1060 is better than a 1050 Ti correct? 

Yes

6 minutes ago, emeril322 said:

do you have a link to where you saw the G5 for a good price (you mentioned not on Dell's site)

Amazon or Newegg, not sure the price has changed or not since it was a few days ago

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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What's "TongFang GK5CN67"?  I'm on Cyberpower's website checking those first two out currently

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So from what I can tell, it seems like the CyberpowerPC Tracer III 15 Xtreme VR  is the best of the bunch...? 

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7 hours ago, emeril322 said:

What's "TongFang GK5CN67"?

TongFang is a laptop ODM

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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So I'm looking at the specs between the Tracer III 15 Xtreme VR 400 & the Tracer III 15 Slim VR 500, and I can't see much of a difference?  Seems that the Xtreme has a 144hz IPS LCD display while the Slim has a 60hz non-IPS LCD display (and a slightly larger trackpad)?  Am I missing anything?  I dunno why the Slim typically costs $200 more when not on sale as compared to the Xtreme.

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18 hours ago, emeril322 said:

and I can't see much of a difference?

Both are different models - Xtreme has better cooling solution (Slim also has good cooling but not quite as good), Slim has thinner+lighter profile

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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Alright thanks for all your help @GeneXiS_X think I'm gonna go with the Xtreme, as I like the 144hz & don't care much about thin/light

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