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While much of the Western tech press continues to discuss the decline of personal computers and the shift toward cloud-based services, many Ukrainian users view such predictions with a degree of skepticism. In an environment where power outages and internet disruptions remain a reality, reliance on the cloud is not always practical. Interestingly, the COBRA Black A87F.32.S10.56T.23086 can address both of these challenges. Need access to your games without a stable internet connection? Simply install your library on the system’s 1TB SSD, connect a monitor that can be powered from a power bank via an adapter, and pair the PC with a backup power station such as the EcoFlow Delta 3 1000 Air. The result is a gaming setup capable of running locally stored titles even during internet outages or interruptions to the power supply.
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Price and Market Positioning
Prebuilt desktop PCs are rarely inexpensive, and the COBRA Black A87F.32.S10.56T.23086 is no exception. At the time of writing, the system was available at a discounted price of approximately $1,800.
At this price point, you also get professional cable management, a typical retail-level accessory package for the installed components (such as Wi-Fi antennae for the network card), and a 40-month warranty on the assembled system, which corresponds to 3 years and 4 months.
It should be noted that this configuration includes components from Deepcool, which has reportedly been subject to US sanctions since 2024 over allegations related to the supply of PC components to the Russian Federation.
Full list of components
- Case: Deepcool CG530 Black
- Power supply: Deepcool PF750
- CPU cooler: Deepcool AG500 ARGB V2
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
- Motherboard: ASUS Prime B650M-R
- SSD: Kingston NV3 1TB
- Graphics card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Eagle 16GB (based on NVIDIA architecture)
- RAM: Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 2×16GB 5600 MT/s
- Network card: ASUS PCE-AX1800
If you want, I can also summarize the expected performance balance of this configuration or point out potential bottlenecks in it.
Components of COBRA Black A87F.32.S10.56T.23086
I would immediately set aside the separately listed ASUS PCE-AX1800 network card. Yes, installing it on the ASUS Prime B650M-R motherboard does address the need, since the motherboard does not natively provide a slot for a Wi-Fi card.
Moreover, the preinstalled network adapter here is the MediaTek MT7921, with support for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. The card is entirely adequate and sufficiently fast for my use case, allowing me to install around 500 GB of test games on the PC in about half a night. The RAM setup is straightforward – no RGB. However, the performance of the Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 is more than sufficient to fully support the capabilities of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700F. Yes, this is a “mid-tier” configuration, positioned for earlier builds based on Zen 4 rather than Zen 5.
It also comes without the “X” suffix, which means it is power-limited and does not include integrated graphics. At the same time, the processor offers eight cores and 16 threads, with a boost clock of up to 5 GHz, which should be sufficient for running essentially any game for at least the next 4–5 years.
As for the graphics card, there are also very few objections. The Gigabyte Eagle GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is a worthy successor to the widely used RTX 3060 12GB, as it provides enough video memory to handle modern games for several years, at least at medium settings. In addition, it is based on the Blackwell architecture, so there is no need to worry about support for DLSS 4, DLSS 4.5, or even DLSS 5 – something I recently discussed in more detail (link HERE).
As for everything else, if you don’t mind, I’ll explain it step by step as we go through the testing process.
Testing COBRA Black A87F.32.S10.56T.23086
For testing the COBRA Black A87F.32.S10.56T.23086, I selected the ASUS VG259QM as the monitor. It features a Full HD (FHD) panel with a 240 Hz refresh rate, and if that surprises you, then congratulations – you’ve entered a segment where refresh rate takes priority over resolution. In this setup, the emphasis is clearly placed on high frame-rate performance and responsiveness rather than higher pixel density or image sharpness.
It is generally true that Full HD resolution used to place more load on the CPU than on the GPU – or at best, the load was roughly 50/50 between them. However, this was before DLSS became widely adopted. Since then, the GPU is effectively engaged in rendering at all times, and the higher the FPS, the better DLSS tends to perform.
I tested the games on medium settings, running some of them twice; here are the minimum, average and maximum FPS results:
- Cyberpunk 2077 (Medium): 369/410/463
- Cyberpunk 2077 (Overdrive, DLSS 4x): 158/176/193
- Wolfenstein Youngblood: 193/270/382
- Deus Ex Mankind Divided: 84/129/174
- F1 2020: 188/232/284
- Homeworld 3: 48/81/120
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: 112/164/194
- Middle-Earth Shadow of War: 62/247/383
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider: 149/205/284
- Warhammer 40000 Dawn of War 3: 141/187/391
Temperature, noise levels, power consumption
The entire system in gaming workloads – specifically in Cyberpunk 2077 on high settings – draws close to 300 W in total. Out of this, up to 87 W is consumed by the CPU, and up to 129 W by the GPU. By disabling RGB lighting, it is possible to save around 30 W. In theory, this allows the system to achieve approximately three hours of gaming on an EcoFlow Delta 3 1000 Air, which provides about 880 Wh of usable energy. Under these conditions, power efficiency becomes a meaningful constraint alongside performance, especially in sustained portable power scenarios.
From a temperature standpoint, the situation looks good. The CPU did not exceed 80°C, and the GPU peaked at around 60°C. It is also worth noting that the Gigabyte Eagle GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, despite lacking RGB lighting, supports a passive cooling mode under low load conditions, allowing the fans to remain off when the thermal and power limits permit.
As for noise levels, the system out of the box is fairly loud. The Deepcool AG500 ARGB V2 CPU cooler performs well in terms of cooling efficiency, but at around 1400 RPM it is clearly audible even with the side panels closed. In addition, the case fans also ramp up to roughly 1300 RPM under load, which further increases overall noise levels.
This can indeed be addressed through fan curve optimization, and I’m confident the system can be tuned to operate in a near-silent state. However, out of the box, it behaves exactly as described above.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I will state the obvious: yes, PC gaming has become significantly more expensive. However, you can still comfortably build a gaming system that will remain relevant for 3–4 years, with support for modern technologies, an attractive design, and solid build quality. Yes, fan curves require additional tuning – but I am confident that Cobra specialists can assist with that process.
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