iBUYPOWER - Trace MR Gaming Desktop - Intel i7-11700KF - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB - 500GB WD NVME SSD + 1TB HDD
Model: TraceMR1003W11
SKU: 6480914
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Customers are enthusiastic about the Trace MR Gaming Desktop's performance and the powerful GeForce RTX 3080 GPU, frequently praising its excellent build quality and ease of setup. However, some users expressed concerns about the RAM capacity being insufficient for their needs and potential issues with storage space and the AIO cooler. The price-to-performance ratio also received positive feedback.
I'm upgrading from an i5-3570k and GTX 1080. The upgrade is staggering. I usually build my own, but I got tired of hunting for parts, and this was an excellent place to start. Of course, your parts may vary, but this is what I got. MOBO it came with was an ASRock Z590-C/ac. RAM is two 8GB sticks of T-Force Delta DDR4 3200. NVME SSD is a WD Blue SN550. HDD is a Seagate Barracuda 2016. GPU is a GeForce RTX 3080 Ventus 3x 10G OC LHR. PSU? I haven't gotten around to pulling it out and replacing it yet, and there is no visible sticker with the wattage listed. I will be replacing it soon, because it has no branding so I have to assume it's bare bones. This PC took some tinkering to reach full potential. The RAM was running at 2400 when I got the PC. I had to enable XMP in the BIOS to get it to 3200. 500GB is small, so I upgraded the SN550 to a SN850 Heatsink 1TB. Moving Windows 11 to the new SSD was a bit of a pain. When I tried to install Windows 11 from a USB, I got an error saying the computer was not compatible. I had to do some research and go into the BIOS and enable Secure Boot, which required activating the Platform Key. I also had to activate TPM, which means enabling Intel Platform Trust Technology in the BIOS. After enabling Secure Boot and activating TPM, I was able to install Windows 11 on the new SSD. I figured it out, and I'm pretty tech savvy. If you know nothing about computers, this would be a pain. Hopefully my write up can help guide someone upgrading the SSD. The SN550 it came with was good, but small, and my target for the first upgrade. The 3080 GPU is an absolute BEAST. So far, I'm very happy with the purchase. The stock computer kills benchmarks. A few upgrades, and it's a spaceship. I had the PC sent to the store for pickup at BestBuy to reduce the handling. Delivering it to my door just adds more handling and chance for damage. When I showed up at the store to pick it up, the physical computer was flawless. No cracks, no dents, no scratches, the package was mint. Nice packaging foam filling up the inside and the GPU was screwed in tight. You could plug this thing in and kill games, no problem. However, if you took a look under the hood, there would be some flaws. It did take a bit of fiddling. The RAM required changing BIOS settings to reach the advertised speed, so that requires some research. The incompatibility with Windows 11 was a curve-ball that took some work to fix. It had Windows 11 installed originally, but swapping the SSD would be a real headache for most people. Overall, I highly recommend this desktop. Stock, it's a great PC. Been going strong for almost 3 months, so time I reviewed. Keep reading if you're interested in my modifications. Replaced SSD with an SN850 Heatsink 1TB, and added another SN750 Heatsink 2TB. Extremely fast load times on both. Upgraded to 64GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX C16 RAM. Replaced the stock AIO CPU cooler with a Corsair iCUE H100i Elite Capellix CPU Cooler. When I have the energy, I'll be swapping in a 1000W PSU, which requires rewiring, so that's the final step to really blast this thing into the stratosphere. There is room in the case to add a few HDD or SSD drives, but be aware that some of the SATA slots deactivate depending on how many of the NVME slots are being used. Consult the MOBO manual online. A great place to start. Stock, you can plug this in and you'll kill games. With some tinkering and a couple mods this is top of the line. You can shop for $3000+ prebuilts, but I would rather start with this one and replace a couple parts.
Posted by Rolo
Honest review as for a someone who games alot games including PUBG, insurgency sandstorm,Ark,Rocket league,VR chat,pavlov,dying light and so on So heres my experience so far -Shipping was fast and it came in good condition! -It started up instantly with no boot problems(thankfully) -mine has gigabyte 3080(i saw some came with different models) -It runs games on high/ultra from anywhere to 75fps to 365fps -my cases usb ports didnt work but i found out there were unplugged(my fault for not double checking sooner) -airflow!....could be better and i wish it was.. but could be worse gpu usually sit about 65c to 69c i did see it hit 72c once but it went back down -who ever did mine i appreciate the cable management in the back -storage it does not have any room for additional hhds in bottom which isnt a real deal breaker cause i can get two m.2 and i have room for standard ssd -in my picture i added two light strips I would Definitely recommend to a friend based on this experience i dont like to buy prebuilds usually but my other pc i built finally died and for the price this hard to pass up I will update in a few more months on the pcs health
Posted by RealReviews
Ordered online on and picked up from BB. Ended up having a corrupt/bad M.2 drive so I returned it the same day after a couple hours of troubleshooting. Picked up the replacement a week later and it's been running well mostly since. The biggest takeaway was the replacement PC came with an 11700k instead of the KF version so I'm able to take advantage of the integrated graphics. I noticed a sticker on the side of the box and confirmed it in the PC. I've since added an additional 32gb ram, GPU bracket, and a ton of SSD storage. I will also replace the PSU,AIO as it is their branded 240mm, and eventually replace the case/radiator fans. Also, expect lots of issues initially with Windows 11... Build: Both PCs had the following: ASRock Z590-C/ac motherboard MSI RTX 3080 Ventus 3X 10G OC 16GB DDR4 3200 Teamgroup T-Force Delta RGB (8gbX2) WD Blue SN550 NVME M.2 Highpower 750w PSU
Posted by Walt
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