By Walmart has slashed the price of the MSI Codex R2 Intel Edition prebuilt gaming PC to just $1,449 with free delivery — a serious deal on a rig packing an RTX 5070 graphics card.
MSI Codex R2 gaming PC (Credits: IGN)
The desktop is sold and shipped directly by Walmart rather than a marketplace vendor, which adds a layer of buyer confidence to the discount. For anyone shopping for a ready-to-go gaming machine without the hassle of building one, this is one of the strongest prebuilt offers doing the rounds right now.
What’s Inside the Box
The spec sheet reads well for the money. The system runs on an air-cooled Intel Core Ultra 7 265F, a 20-core processor with a max boost clock of 5.3GHz that handles both gaming and multitasking with ease. Graphics duties fall to the GeForce RTX 5070 with 12GB of VRAM, backed by 16GB of DDR5 RAM and a fast 1TB M.2 SSD. A 750W power supply keeps everything fed.
It is a balanced configuration with no obvious bottlenecks — the kind of build that boots fast, loads games quickly and stays quiet under sustained sessions thanks to the straightforward air cooling.
How the RTX 5070 Performs
The RTX 5070 is widely regarded as the sweet spot for 1080p and 1440p gaming, and this card is capable enough to push into 4K as well. The GPU alone typically retails for around $600, which puts the $1,449 system price into perspective — you are getting the full machine, assembled and ready, for not much more than double the cost of the graphics card.
Compared with the previous generation, the RTX 5070 offers a slight performance improvement over the RTX 4070 Super, which was already an excellent card. The gap widens in titles that support DLSS 4.5 with multi-frame generation, where frame rates climb noticeably higher. If your monitor tops out at 1440p, this GPU will chew through modern releases at high settings for years.
As with any limited-time deal, stock and pricing can shift quickly, so it is worth checking the listing while the discount holds. But on paper, a sub-$1,500 RTX 5070 prebuilt with free shipping from a major retailer is exactly the kind of offer that does not hang around for long.
Who should pull the trigger? If you are gaming on a 1080p or 1440p monitor and want a machine that will handle new releases at high settings without tinkering, this is the sweet spot. The combination of a modern 20-core CPU, 16GB of DDR5 and a 1TB SSD means you will not be waiting on load screens or closing background apps to keep frame rates smooth.
A few things to keep in mind before buying: pair the rig with a monitor that can actually show off the RTX 5070’s muscle — a 144Hz 1440p display is the ideal partner — and double-check Walmart’s return and warranty terms so you are covered if anything arrives less than perfect. Prebuilt deals this aggressive tend to sell through fast, so hesitation can cost you.
Source: IGN — read the full story there.
