Watercooled Gaming PC with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Scan Gamer RTX, 8GB RTX 5060, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 16GB DDR4, 1TB M.2 SSD, Scan Gaming PC

Specs side by side at each model's entry configuration, with the cheapest crypto price for each.

3 of 4 specs differ across these 2.

SpecWatercooled Gaming PC with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2SCAN-3XS-SYSTEMS-HYAIRFLX3D2from $13,531Scan Gamer RTX, 8GB RTX 5060, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 16GB DDR4, 1TB M.2 SSD, Scan Gaming PCSCAN-3XS-SYSTEMS-SGR555060V2from $1,353
Chip & memory
Chip9950X3D25500
CPU cores16Best6
Unified memory64 GBBest16 GB
Software & options
Operating systemWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Questions

What is the difference between the Watercooled Gaming PC with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 and the Scan Gamer RTX, 8GB RTX 5060, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 16GB DDR4, 1TB M.2 SSD, Scan Gaming PC?

3 of the 4 specs we track differ at their base configurations. The table above marks every one, and flags the better value wherever a spec has a better direction.

Which is cheaper?

Scan Gamer RTX, 8GB RTX 5060, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 16GB DDR4, 1TB M.2 SSD, Scan Gaming PC from $1,353 — $12,178 less than the Watercooled Gaming PC with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2. Both are the cheapest total, shipping included, for the entry configuration.

Are you comparing the same configurations?

Each model is shown at its entry configuration, which is the only fair basis for a like-for-like table. Open either product to switch memory, storage or chip and see how its price moves.