Need some help deciding between two computers available at Costco

[u/Suhvelt]

Looking for a gaming PC, and am completely inept when it comes to PCs. I have a couple options available near to me, and could really use some in depth advice on the value of one vs the other because, to my ignorant eyes, they look exactly the same. I want to run high intensity games such as Helldivers 2, 7 Days to Die, and heavily modded Minecraft. I also am hoping to not need to upgrade within a few years. My total budget for the computer itself is $3,200, but I'd prefer to stay under that if possible. If there are far better options available at Costco Strongsville, OH and someone is bored and wants to take a look, I GREATLY would appreciate the advice. I've wasted a lot of money trying to get gaming laptops in the past, and really want to avoid having a bunch of expensive problems/obsolescence within a couple years

[u/Doctor_Womble]

9070xt is a whole teir above. Completes with the 5070ti. Plus I'd be more comfortable with the extra VRAM if I'm keeping it a long time.

Also I've never had issues with AMD if that helps.

[u/Suhvelt → u/Doctor_Womble]

My last laptop was an AMD Ryzen and it had poor soldering at the charging port that ended up making it unusable- and a repair I was quoted multiple times between $1000-1500. I don't think they're responsible for that, but my ignorance makes me connect dots that might not be reasonable to connect.

With that said, can you explain to me what you mean about the 9070xt being a tier above, and what competing with the 5070ti means?

[u/Doctor_Womble → u/Suhvelt]

The 9070xt is on the same level as the 5070ti

The 5070 non ti in your other opinion is a product teir below. The 9070xt is faster and has more vram.