RTX 3080 gaming PC gets massive $700 discount in Best Buy offer

Rebecca Hills-Duty
Acer Predator Orion 5000 gaming desktop

If you are looking for a new gaming PC for a reasonable price, then this offer from Best Buy might be exactly what you need with a massive $700 price drop.

Building a new gaming PC rig is not an easy task, and not everyone has the time or the skills to accomplish such a complex task. Buying a pre-built gaming PC is a decent alternative option, especially when you can find a great deal like the one on this Acer Predator Orion 5000 gaming desktop PC, which is now enjoying a $700 discount at Best Buy.

This model of Acer Predator Orion 5000 is powered by the Intel Core i7-12700F, a slightly older generation of CPU that is nonetheless capable of handling most common workloads, especially when it comes to gaming. Graphics are provided by the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, like the CPU this GPU is an older card, but one of the best of its generation, even making it into our recommended list of best gaming graphics cards.

Gaming power at a discount

For memory and storage, the Acer Predator Orion 5000 comes equipped with 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 1TB of SSD storage. There are two extra available RAM slots, so users can upgrade the system up to 64GB of RAM, if required.

Acer Predator Orion 5000 gaming desktop

The Acer Predator Orion 5000 is well equipped with ports and other connections, with three DisplayPort 1.4 ports and one HDMI 2.1 port, plus one USB-C port and seven standard USB-A ports. Of course, users can also enjoy built-in Wi-Fi or plug in an Ethernet cable for a solid connection.

If you need a quick and easy set-up then the Acer Predator Orion 5000 comes in a bundle along with an Acer gaming wired keyboard and wired mouse. Users of this desktop system can even take advantage of the PredatorSense software to customize the RGB in the desktop tower, keyboard, and mouse.

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About The Author

Rebecca is a Tech Writer at Dexerto, specializing in PC components, VR, AMD, Nvidia and Intel. She has previously written for UploadVR and The Escapist, hosts a weekly show on RadioSEGA and has an obsession with retro gaming. Get in touch at rebecca.hillsduty@dexerto.com