r/buildapcsales • u/DisappointedCruiser • 2d ago
Expired [Prebuilt] Certified REFURBISHED MSI Aegis R2 AI B2NVR9-1450US Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285 2.5 - 5.4GHz NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 32GB DDR5 RAM 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD - $1899.99
https://us-store.msi.com/Sale/Refurbished/Certified-NB/Aegis-R2-AI-B2NVR9-1450US-RF93
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u/Fantastic-Abroad-984 2d ago
This only comes with 180 days of warranty, just FYI.
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u/Destructo-Bear 2d ago
Computers never breaks
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u/MidnightMantime 2d ago
Had a prebuilt’s PSU fail on me
It’s just nice to know warranty for ppl who aren’t tech-literate 🫣
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u/Destructo-Bear 2d ago
Fair. At least psu was a cheap part
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u/MidnightMantime 2d ago
tyty and I do agree desktops rarely fail if ever
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u/Destructo-Bear 2d ago
It can be so annoying when they do break though. My main rig was giving me so many weird intermittent problems. It was a nightmare. Installing Windows again fixed it but the problems came back every time. It turned out it was an issue with the nvme drive. It was such a pain. I know computers good and can make them easily but this stumped me for so long.
I absolute sympathize with people who would pay extra for a warranty.
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u/Eating_parrots 2d ago
Showing out of stock at checkout now
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u/Eating_parrots 2d ago
Was able to get an order through, not sure if it'll get cancelled though.
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u/mrcheeks- 2d ago
Yeah I am going to wait to return my 9070xt, I have had too many good deals get cancelled on me.
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u/Eating_parrots 2d ago
I have a 5070ti/14700f HP Omen I got for the same price from Walmart I was going to return if I found something better. Well the return window is up the 23rd so I'm cutting it a little close
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u/mrcheeks- 2d ago edited 2d ago
I am in, anyone have experience with MSi refurbs?
Edit: rakuten had 2% cash back and I used a 2% cash back cc. I will take any savings I can get.
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u/mrtatertot 2d ago
Check out the Capital One shopping portal. I currently have an offer for 29% back at Woot (maximum $1000 back). You can only redeem the rewards for gift cards, not cash, but if you're patient you can get gift cards for Best Buy, Apple, eBay and Walmart (the gift card options change frequently).
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u/farmerpabs 2d ago
Realistically, how much can I expect to get back if I keep the GPU, RAM and SSD and offload the rest?
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u/Flying-Flat 2d ago
Nothing much since those are kinda cheap, especially of anything open box and those are even refurbs so probably won’t have any of the boxes offloading those will be harder and much cheaper
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u/Goragnak 2d ago
The processor sells for ~400ish on Ebay, the motherboard/case/PSU together you might sell for ~$100 if you are persistant enough.
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u/jay-aay-ess-ohh-enn 2d ago
I haven't checked ebay, but why would anyone buy a 285 used for $400 when you can buy a new 270k for $300?
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u/Goragnak 2d ago
The only thing I can figure is that the 285 is a low power part with a base of 65w, max 182w
the 270k plus is 125w min, max 250w.
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u/MITBryceYoung2 2d ago
Yeah but the processor is kind of fake.. you can literally just buy a 270k for much cheaper and if you're by a micro center even way cheaper.
You're definitely putting way too much emphasis on the 285k label
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u/Goragnak 2d ago
???? i'm not really sure how to address this one, other than to say that the 285 is a real processor and does have a big advantage over the 270k in that it is a low tdp part, and that matters to enough people to allow this processor to command the price premium it does.
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u/MITBryceYoung2 2d ago
- Your tdp stuff isnt accurate
- Performance shows the 270k ~ 285k
- Im talking about its market position. The 285k is a hard sell now
If you're saying that there's a slightly higher boost clock of the 285k, yes, that's technically true, but in terms of actual performance, pretty sure the 270k is equivalent across most workloads. If not, actually better in some due to a more optimized structure. And if you're talking about the 285 and not the k then that just makes the value even worse. The 270k objectively performs better and is cheaper.
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u/Goragnak 2d ago
I don't think you even know what a low tdp part is, and why that's desirable to some people.
Isn't terribly relevent as the included part is the 285 non K
I agree the 285k is terribly priced for gamers compared to the 270k plus, but this isn't a 285k, it's a 285 which maintains its desirability (mostly to non gamers) because it's a low tdp part.
For the rest of your paragraph, you need to work on your reading comprehension.
the 285 non k has a much lower TDP than the 270k plus. That's it, that's the point. It's also why it's still worth $400 on ebay.
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u/Destructo-Bear 2d ago
Case probably $30 locally, Mobo $80 on eBay, PSU $40 locally, CPU $350ish on eBay
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u/butterbeans36532 2d ago
This not bad? If you cool with refurb
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u/Einzelherz 2d ago
According to the listing it's cosmetic rather than hardware failure. But 180 days warranty only so...
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u/Pyrazoid 2d ago
That's what I'm worried about. It's hit or miss
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u/Goragnak 2d ago
Odds are if its going to fail it will during the first couple months when it's covered. Just make sure you aren't making excuses to yourself if its doing anything wierd.
If you are really worried, buy a new power supply/motherboard for it.
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u/mrcheeks- 2d ago
any recommendations to test a refurb system before that warranty/return window ends? Just stress test it?
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u/Destructo-Bear 2d ago
For this price you can justify taking it to a local repair shop if it breaks and still be out on top. Even if the GPU dies you can get like $500 for it for parts on eBay
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u/TryResident1232 2d ago
H610 board for core 9 is crazy
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u/JDTemple 2d ago
It’s gonna be a typo, H610 is LGA1700. Lowest it could be is H810, more likely would be B860. But even then, the ultra 9 285 (non-k) is only 65w TDP. Tremendously efficient chip.
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u/InterestingCompote95 22h ago
Wondering if its favorable to order through MSI vs Woot (Amazon) regarding quality. I assume the only difference is return policies with Woot having a longer one. Any input would be great!
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u/Russ916 2d ago
With EDU email there's an additional 5% off + 2% Cashback from Rakuten and if you have Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards Credit Card there's $200 back on spending $1000 or more an additionally another 6% cashback on a category of your choice( 6%+2% if you spend $2500 in each quarter of your choice category)
This would work out to 13% cashback + $200 = total savings of $447 = $1,433 before taxes.
And from what I've heard MSI doesn't charge tax in most states, other than California. I'm not sure how true that is, but big if true.
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u/Eating_parrots 1d ago
For anyone interested there's a couple left on Amazon for $2019. If you have a Prime card with 5% back it's almost the same price.
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u/drocdoc 2d ago
Maybe I’m salty but I feel like micro center deals need its own sub until they start shipping to everyone
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u/Outcast_LG 2d ago
Honestly we should be more strict on all Microcenter or YMMV in stores deals. An auto bot or manual Moderator flag for all links leading to them.
Or users could just tag correctly.
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