CLX SET Gaming Review

The CLX SET Gaming Desktop pairs a top-tier AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU with a powerful NVIDIA RTX 5070 GPU and a ridiculous 8TB of storage. It's a beast for 1440p gaming, but its value depends heavily on finding it at the lower end of its huge price range. Consider established brands like HP or Alienware if the price creeps too high.

If you're hunting for a gaming desktop that's absolutely loaded with storage, the CLX SET with an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and an RTX 5070 should catch your eye. This is a mid-tower PC built around AMD's latest gaming-focused processor and NVIDIA's new 50-series graphics card, paired with a massive 64GB of DDR5 RAM. The real headline here is the 8TB of combined storage—a 2TB NVMe SSD for your OS and games, plus a cavernous 6TB hard drive for everything else. It's a spec sheet that screams 'no compromises' on paper, but our data shows it's a bit of a mixed bag in practice.

Let's talk about what this machine can actually do. The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a gaming beast, known for its huge cache that delivers incredibly high frame rates in many titles. Paired with the new NVIDIA RTX 5070, you're looking at a GPU that lands in the 83rd percentile. That means it's a strong performer, well above average, and should handle 1440p gaming at high refresh rates with ease, and even dip into 4K for many games. The 64GB of RAM is serious overkill for just gaming, but it's future-proof and great if you like to have a hundred Chrome tabs open while you play. The CPU's overall percentile ranking is a bit misleading here; it's a top-tier gaming chip, but our database scores it lower for broader 'creator' tasks, which matches its 61.6 score for that use case. For pure gaming, this combo is impressive.

Here's the tricky part: the value entirely depends on what price you find. This system ranges from a semi-reasonable $2,950 to an eye-watering $5,560 across different vendors. At the lower end of that range, it's a compelling package for the specs, especially that unmatched storage. At the high end, you're paying a massive premium. You absolutely need to shop around. Newegg often has the best deals on these CLX builds, so start there.

How does it stack up? The HP Omen 45L and Alienware Aurora R16 are its direct rivals. The Omen often has better thermal design in its unique case, while Alienware offers stronger brand reliability and customer support, but usually at a higher price for similar specs. The CLX fights back with more baseline storage and RAM. If you're considering a Lenovo Legion Tower or an Acer Nitro, you'll likely save money, but you'll also step down to an RTX 4070 or 4070 Ti class of GPU and get far less storage. The CLX's spec sheet is its main weapon, but you trade some peace of mind on reliability compared to the bigger brands.

Skip this if you need a compact PC or want to move your rig around—it's huge and heavy. Also, avoid it if top-tier customer support and proven long-term reliability are your main concerns; our data shows CLX lags behind major brands here. For those users, an HP Omen or Dell Alienware is a safer bet. If you're on a tight budget, you can get great 1440p gaming performance from systems with an RTX 4070 Super for significantly less money.

So, should you buy the CLX SET Gaming Desktop? If you find it for close to $3,000 and your top priorities are maxing out game settings at 1440p and having enough storage for a decade, it's a solid buy. The gaming performance from the 7800X3D and RTX 5070 is excellent. But if you're spending over $4,000, you should look at an Alienware or HP Omen with similar specs—you'll likely get better long-term support. This is a gamer's workhorse PC for someone who values raw hardware over brand prestige, as long as you get it at the right price.