
What happened
The ABS Kaze II Aqua pairs a 24-core Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB of DDR5 memory and a 2TB SSD for $2,699.99, bundled with an Intel AI Software pack worth up to $409.99 and a free game worth $69.99.
Why it matters
The bundle adds nearly $500 in software and a game on top of the $2,699.99 price, positioning the prebuilt for 1440p gaming and mixed creative workloads.
WHO IT HITSThis deal lands on PC buyers shopping for a high-end 1440p gaming desktop, especially those who also do streaming, editing or local AI work and want bundled software included.
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The ABS Kaze II Aqua is a prebuilt desktop aimed at buyers who want a capable 1440p gaming machine without assembling it themselves. Its Core Ultra 7 270K Plus processor includes Intel's AI Boost NPU, which the listing highlights for AI work, while the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti supplies 16GB of GDDR7 memory — a capacity useful for high-resolution textures and some local AI workloads.
The deal's appeal comes from stacking free software on top of the hardware. The Intel AI Software Bundle alone is valued at up to $409.99, and the choice of a free game adds another $69.99 in value. Combined with the $2,699.99 price, that pushes the total bundled value to nearly $500, a key reason the offer stands out.
For buyers weighing options, this configuration suits those who game, stream and edit on the same machine, though shoppers focused purely on gaming performance per dollar may want to compare benchmarks with AMD X3D systems. The listed components are named and ABS states they will ship without substitutions, which adds a layer of transparency for a prebuilt.
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