Desktop computers · 2025
MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US
The Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US is MSI’s entry-to-mid-range prebuilt gaming desktop. It carries an 8-core AM5 Ryzen 7 8700F, a desktop RTX 5060 with 8 GB of GDDR7, a B650 chipset, 16 GB of DDR5, a 2 TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD, a 650 W 80 PLUS Gold power supply and an air cooler, plus Wi-Fi 6E and a 20 Gbit/s USB-C port on the front. The CPU has no integrated graphics, so the monitor connects to the graphics card. Two M.2 and four SATA connections leave room for more storage later. The few readable owner reviews are happy with 1080p gaming performance and upgradability.