
Rating 3.7 out of 5 stars with 68 reviews
3.7- Performance (16)
- Cooling (6)
- Case Design (3)
- Noise Level (3)
- Speed (3)
- CPU Temps (7)
- Liquid Cooling (3)
- Weight (3)
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- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great rig for the money
Great gaming rig for the money. I previously bought the HP Omen with the 3060ti GPU and was having heating issues, so I returned the Omen. I bought this computer in hopes to run cooler, and job well done, it runs cooler. I was a little concerned at first because at times I noticed the exhaust fan, and the GPU fans went off… just not on. After some research I learned MSI has a Frozr program which controls the fan speed at certain temps. I ran 3D Mark Demo on steam to stress test the CPU/GPU and all fans came back on. Don’t be alarmed if you buy this, they thought it through. I am happy, it gets the job done, and it’s a FULL SIZE case. It looked like a midrange, and it’s not. Plenty of room for upgrades. Also, the fans are MASSIVE. Cheers friends!
Posted by John
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10/10.
Hands down the greatest computer I've ever bought. Plays all the mainstream games with ease (170+ FPS). 10/10 recommend. Only downfall is it comes without an instruction manual.
Posted by Smif
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Exceeded expectations
I've watched lots of YouTube videos that review prebuilt gaming desktops. Most prebuilt systems are a waste of money. I was considering custom building a gaming system, but graphics cards are so expensive these days. I bought this system on sale for Black Friday thinking that I might need to upgrade. The system I got exceeded my expectations and no upgrades were needed. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card that came with this machine currently sells for about $1000. Factoring in the cost of the other components, the full (non-sale) price of this prebuilt system is actually several hundred dollars cheaper than the cost of building this same system from its parts. So, I give this system an excellent value. Other Pros: - The quietest computer I own. The large 200mm fans move a lot of air while spinning at a relatively slow speed. - Good looking case with pretty RGB lighting - Big case and motherboard allows for lots of future upgrades - Runs cooler than expected. Using MSI's Frozr AI cooling app, the fans never ran faster than 52% speed, the CPU temp hovered around 62 degrees Celsius, and the GPU temp remained under 72 degrees Celsius while I played Mechwarrior 5 on 4K resolution with the most demanding graphics settings. - It's relatively fast for video editing too. It processed a 20-minute video in about 1 minute, which is a fraction of the time my gaming laptop takes. Cons: - Required going into the BIOS to turn on XMP profile for the RAM to run at the advertised speed. I noticed that the system RAM was only running at 2666Mhz, which is slower than what the RAM is capable of. - The airflow of the MSI MPG SEKIRA 500X case is horrible. Gamers Nexus did a review of this case on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llHpxuzTUgk) I think it runs as cool as it does because of all the fans in the case. Additional cooling may be needed if I were to add more components or upgrade the graphics card later. Overall, I'm happy with this system out of the box. Considering the cost of graphics cards these days, this prebuilt system is an excellent value. It's relatively good quality compared to other horrible prebuilt systems I've seen reviewed on YouTube.
Posted by Mira
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Looks great, good performance, bluetooth broken.
I was pleasantly surprised by how good this thing looked when I turned it on the first time. Lots of cool preset color options and the glass doors on either side are very nice. Sadly the ram sticks are not synced to the a case and fan lights so you have to change them manually with extra software. The GPU has no lights at all which was disappointing. Performance is pretty good. Runs 1080p 60fps great but struggles a bit at 4k 60fps or 1080p 144fps. The only major issue I had was when the bluetooth stopped working and after fixing it a couple times, it stopped working completely and ive given up on it.
Posted by Isaac
- Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Great PC Poor SSDs
So I would like to give these PCs a 5 star review because the pc itself is great. I bought 2 of them one was perfect and the other had a bad SSD. I returned it and they shipped another and the same issue bad SSD. I ended up purchasing a Samsung SSD and I will work with MSI on the bad 1TB SSD to get it replaced. Other than that the PCs are great they run quick and have tons of storage for their gaming.
Posted by Ldc77