Here's an 8-core Intel Comet Lake gaming PC with a GeForce RTX 3070 for $2,100

Here's an 8-core Intel Comet Lake gaming PC with a GeForce RTX 3070 for $2,100
Save $100 over this PC's list price if you nab it before it sells out. (Image credit: ABS)

We all know the situation—GPUs are incredibly difficult to find in stock, though it's a little easier if you're also in the market for an entire PC. If you are, have a look at the ABS Gladiator. It pairs an Intel Core i7 10700KF processor with an EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra, and is marked down to $2,099.99 at Newegg right now.

That's $100 below its list price, which apparently qualifies it as a 'Shell Shocker' deal. What's actually shocking is that it is in stock, though probably not for long. Even in two-grand territory, I don't anticipate this gaming PC being available for very long (it's listed as in stock at the time of this writing). 

ABS Gladiator Gaming PC | Intel Core i7 10700KF | EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra | 16GB DDR4-3200 | 1TB NVMe SSD |$2,199.99$2,099.99 at Newegg
Get it while you can

ABS Gladiator Gaming PC | Intel Core i7 10700KF | EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra | 16GB DDR4-3200 | 1TB NVMe SSD | $2,199.99 $2,099.99 at Newegg
Yes, the cost is a little above the sum of the parts, at least in normal times. These aren't normal times, however, and the RTX 3070 is a rare GPU that typically sells for $1,200 and up on eBay. As such, this system won't be in stock very long.

Is it actually a good value, though? Part for part (and including the cost of a Windows 10 license), I came out to around $1,730. So you're paying a few hundred bucks above the DIY route, except not really. In today's landscape, consider yourself very lucky if you're able to grab a GPU anywhere near its MSRP.

In this case, EVGA's custom cooled GeForce RTX 3070 sells for $689.99 in a parallel universe where silicon is plentiful. However, a quick look at the most recently ended listings on eBay shows that RTX 3070 cards in this universe are fetching $1,200 and up. That's more than half the cost of this entire PC, and a big reason why it will inevitably sell out.

Price analysis aside, this is a well-rounded gaming system. The aforementioned CPU and GPU sit inside a high-end Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite AX motherboard, as does 16GB of G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3200 RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD. It's all powered by a 750W power supply unit that is 80 Plus Gold certified.

Paul Lilly

Paul has been playing PC games and raking his knuckles on computer hardware since the Commodore 64. He does not have any tattoos, but thinks it would be cool to get one that reads LOAD"*",8,1. In his off time, he rides motorcycles and wrestles alligators (only one of those is true).

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