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MSI - Gaming Desktop PC Codex R2 B14NVL5-449US Intel Core i5-14400F 32GB DDR5 2TB SSD GeForce RTX 5060 Windows 11 Home
Average customer rating
4.1
(8 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 8 reviews
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88%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for MSI - Gaming Desktop PC Codex R2 B14NVL5-449US Intel Core i5-14400F 32GB DDR5 2TB SSD GeForce RTX 5060 Windows 11 Home
Customer Rating
4
Decent bang for your buck
on November 18, 2025
Posted by: Ess
from Moncton
I got the pc for my roommate, and so far he's had no complaints. Its running most of his higher end games no problem, and is running decently smooth and quiet. The biggest flaw he found was some load screens seem to have lag or take longer to open games than they should, but he believes its due to the oc being an i5 rather than an i9. Either way its better than my 10 year old ryzen 1 or his 8 year old ryzen 3.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Awesome product.
on November 19, 2025
Posted by: Tree Man
from Canada, Manitoba, Brandon
I've had this product for at least 2-3 weeks now, and it is one of the best PC's I've ever seen and used. This was a HUGE jump from my ryzen 3 laptop to my current PC. My PC runs games like it's on roids and absolutely tanks everything. I love this thing, definetly get it if you're on a budget of 1600 bucks.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Great PC for a Great price!
on November 21, 2025
Posted by: K McGuire
from Edmonton
This PC is everything I just as expecting and more! The price is literally unbeatable at Best Buy, The performance right out of the box was amazing and still is every time I turn it on and play. Highly recommend this PC
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
4
Cool and worth buying
on November 16, 2025
Posted by: Rhose
from Winnipeg Manitoba
As of now, I've tested high definition games and still fine, smooth as it goes, reliable and fast. So far so good , msi never failed me.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Good black fiday buy -kanata store
on December 14, 2025
Posted by: Cliff
from Ottawa
Sold out everywhere but here. I know comps formdecsdes and always built rm but this one had everything for the occasional gammer which one day become a secondary computer for basement in 4 years once the ram and vram prices drop due to ai. I bought their last one. I like how thebrgb lights are controlled on the dash. Wifi 6E fits with my Google mesh. Good size Ram and ssd. If you are reading this, you've already missed the boat for black fr8day. Maybe they have some left over for boxing day. CANT GO WRONG WITH MSI MOTHERBOARDS AND CPUS AND CASES. GO WITH ASUS GOR LAPTOPS THOUGH. GO FOR SURVICE AT RB COMPUTERS AY BELLS CORNERS OR LAURIER COMPUTERS DOWNTOWN.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
3
Monitor
on December 26, 2025
Posted by: hiball
from Winnipeg, Manitoba
We didn’t have a monitor to connect this package onto so we were unable to access its performance. Please note that other retailers offered a free monitor with its package for about the same price. Can we expect a free or discounted monitor from you today. Thank you for your help.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
The Best Pre Built
on December 14, 2025
Posted by: Dom
from Windsor
This PC has been amazing! I’ve had it about 2 weeks now and it is the best purchase i’ve made. I got it on sale for 1299 so with these specs it’s way way worth it. I’ve been able to run games like Cod, Outerworlds 2 etc on high settings with no stutters or issues. 10/10 would reccomend
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
2
Bottom of the barrel
on January 16, 2026
Posted by: Drewdat
from Ontario
Aside from the ram and ssd the rest of this machine is absolute garbage. Don't let the pictures fool you, this machine doesn't look anything like the pictures on the inside. Let me elaborate.
It uses the absolute cheapest/crappiest motherboard on the market a h610m-g which has been tweaked to run ddr5 (originally is was ment to run ddr4). A completely stripped down postage stamp board with absolutely zero vrm cooling which is a bad. The board doesn't boost the cpu properly due to this issue. H610 based boards don't allow for sustained cpu boost clocks. Which kill gaming performance.
The GPU is a ventus 2x model rtx 5060 but it seems to underperform in my testing due to strange power throttling under load. This GPU should consistently draw 130-145ish watts under load but likes to randomly drop down into the 70's which causes performance issues. Perhaps MSI cut down the vrms on these particular cards to save system costs.
The GPU is a ventus 2x model rtx 5060 but it seems to underperform in my testing due to strange power throttling under load. This GPU should consistently draw 130-145ish watts under load but likes to randomly drop down into the 70's which causes performance issues. Perhaps MSI cut down the vrms on these particular cards to save system costs.
The cpu cooler is the cheapest piece of tin I've seen in years. A stock Intel cooler would have been a vast improvement, and that's saying something.
The only two good things about this machine is the ram is decent quality team group tforce ram, and it uses a decent MSI tlc ssd.
The pictures are misleading, and this machine isn't worth anywhere near what MSI is asking for it.
The only two good things about this machine is the ram is decent quality team group tforce ram, and it uses a decent MSI tlc ssd.
The pictures are misleading, and this machine isn't worth anywhere near what MSI is asking for it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca