Costco shopper finds a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 5070 gaming PC for just $1,100

A Costco shopper appears to have found one of the better gaming PC deals we have seen during the current component price crunch. The system, an iBUYPOWER prebuilt gaming desktop, was reportedly listed for just $1,100 before tax, even though its parts suggest a much higher normal price.

The buyer shared the find on Reddit’s r/pcmasterrace community, saying the deal was too good to ignore. The final cost was around $1,175 after tax, and the unit was not an open-box return. It was described as a brand-new system and the last one available at that Costco store.

The deal looks unusually strong because the CPU, GPU, RAM, and SSD alone could cost close to the full system price

The main reason this deal stands out is the hardware inside the machine. The PC includes an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070. That CPU and GPU combination is already powerful enough for high-end gaming, especially at 1440p.

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a strong gaming processor because of its large cache, while the RTX 5070 is positioned as a capable modern graphics card for demanding games. Together, they would normally make the system far more expensive than $1,100.

The rest of the build makes the price even more surprising. It also includes 32GB of DDR5 memory and a 2TB NVMe SSD. In the current market, RAM and SSD prices have become painful because of memory shortages and high AI-related demand. That makes a system with both 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD much more valuable than it would have been a year or two ago.

The reference notes that the RAM and SSD alone could be worth a large part of the asking price in today’s market. Add the CPU, GPU, cooling, case, power supply, and included peripherals, and the full system could easily look closer to a $2,000 build under normal pricing.

That is why local retail deals still matter. Online prices often get the most attention, but stores like Costco and Walmart can sometimes have clearance pricing, regional discounts, or last-unit deals that never appear widely online. These offers are rare, and most buyers will not find the same exact system waiting at their local store, but they are worth checking if someone is already shopping for a prebuilt PC.

There is also a lesson here for people waiting to build a PC. Individual parts are still expensive, especially memory and storage. In some cases, a discounted prebuilt can be cheaper than buying each part separately. That is not always true, but this deal shows why it is worth comparing full systems against DIY part lists.

For the buyer, this was a lucky find. For everyone else, it is a reminder that the best PC deals are not always on major online sale pages. Sometimes they are sitting quietly on a warehouse shelf, waiting for someone to notice the price tag.