At $500, this Intel Core Ultra 7 bundle with free extras is the ideal foundation for your next PC build
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A $500 bundle for a Core Ultra 7, Z890 board, and cooler is a reminder that high-end local compute is cheap relative to cloud. If you’re running steady, predictable workloads, it’s time to recheck your on-prem vs. cloud TCO instead of assuming cloud by default.
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