Lenovo - Legion Tower 5 AMD Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 7-3700X - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super - 256GB SSD+ 1TB HDD
Model: 90RB000EUS
SKU: 6424472
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Customers express satisfaction with the Legion Tower 5's performance and graphics capabilities, frequently citing excellent speed and visuals. Many also praise the machine's affordability and the included RAM, while some note the ease of upgrading components. However, a recurring concern involves the power supply, with several users reporting issues and recommending an upgrade.
If you do not plan on upgrading this PC $850 is a wonderful price point. I could not pass it up. The Ryzen 7 is a great processor for multi-tasking, and video editing. The 1660 Super is good for 1080p gaming as well as streaming with Nvida's NVENC. This is a really great combo in my opinion. The motherboard is an OEM. I had upgraded the ram to 2x16gb kit, but the bios lack the capacity for me to use the full potential of my upgrade at 3200 MHz, instead capping me at 2400. Lenovo tech support could not even give me a list of compatible RAM that would run at 3200MHz on this machine. I'll give them a pass though. Tech Support was kind, and they don't always know everything. The case is very premium. Very good airflow, it comes with 3 fans, and a very nice CPU cooler. I was not expecting this level of quality from a prebuilt. Everything would have been 5/5 if I did not have the minor inconvenience of not being able to adjust the speed of my ram from the bios menu, and if the PSU on here was 650. There was a question of whether or not this PC can be upgraded, yes it can, but the LED lights of the fans are controlled by Lenovo's software, which will not run on a non Lenovo machine. I'm not sure if upgrading the MoBo will disable control over the fans RGB or not. As of Dec 16th 2020 Ryzen 7 3700x ... $320 Gtx 1660 Super 6GB .. $250 Ryzen compatible MoBo ... $70 A case as beautiful as this $100 CPU Cooler $35 400 W PSU ... $5 To have someone else build it $100 This is worth the value. I didn't even include the price of an SSD and HDD in that summary. If you know someone who wants to get into streaming or video editing, this may be a great gift for that person. This rig is good for playing Video Games too. If you want to upgrade this PC in the future, you'll need a beefier PSU to run a 2080, or something newer. The motherboard would also need to be replaced to give you faster ram speeds unless there is a bios update in the future for this MoBo. Cable management was good too. I don't know if there is a second NVMe slot of this MB so if upgrading the NVMe storage to something else, a PCI-e M2 expansion would need to be purchased in order to clone your drive to the new M2 storage. The value of this PC out way the minor inconveniences of this PC.
Posted by Nick
I've been using the Tower 5 for nearly a month now and wanted to share my experience so far. CASE - A lot of prebuilts ship with less than stellar cases, not so with the Tower 5. The case is solid, clean and well crafted and lends itself well to future upgrades. FANS & LIGHTING - The 4 internal RGB fans are all whisper quiet even under heavy loads. You can create and edit lighting profiles in the BIOS and Lenovo Vantage tool which both work well. CPU - The AMD Ryzen 3700X is a phenomenal chip. It breezes through CPU intensive workloads and the included cooler keeps it running cool. MEMORY - Lenovo included TWO sticks of 8GB DDR4 3200MHz memory. Dual channel is the way to go and thankfully Lenovo did not skimp out in this department. GRAPHICS CARD - My rig shipped with an NVIDIA 1660 Super which is a pretty solid, middle of the road card. I can play most big named, current games comfortably on medium to high settings. STORAGE - The Tower 5 ships with Windows preinstalled on a 256GB Samsung NVME drive. It makes for fast boot times and quick file operations. You also have an additional 1TB WD Blue series spinning disk drive you can use for your games and other files. POWER - The one check mark against the Tower 5 is the fairly underpowered 450W PSU. It's able to adequately power all the included hardware, but if you eventually want to upgrade your graphics card, you'll need to upgrade it as well. FINAL THOUGHTS - The Tower 5 is a solid, well built machine with an impressive amount power under the hood. In the prebuilt gaming PC world, it's one the best I've seen for the price.
Posted by LinuxAP
REVIEW: Lenovo - Legion Tower 5 AMD Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 7-3700X - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super - 256GB SSD+ 1TB HDD - Phantom Black Model:90RB000EUS GOOD GAMING PC VALUE, NOT FOR ENTHUSIAST – (Legion T5-26amr5) The LEGION T5-26AMR5 (being specific as there are many variants), is a good all-around computer and an acceptable gaming computer for medium to casual gaming. [I can benchmark at 60 FPS (frames per second) ultra settings 1080p] The price to performance is pretty good, especially considering RAM and GPU shortages (as of APR 2021). Boot time and program loads are zippy. Storage speed is competent. Features are great (such as GTX 1660 Super, PCIe v4, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, WiFi AX 2x2, and lots of pretty lights). My advice, is to get it for what it is, use it as is, and don’t try to make it into a foundation for an enthusiast gaming machine. If I were buying it for my spouse or kids (not heavy gamers) I would have no problem recommending it as is. PRO’s - Attractive enough, Lots of lights - Feature Packed - Great overall value - Good GPU – GTX 1660 Super HOWEVER - RAM does not overclock and has high latency (22) - Low RAM compatibility (must use only a few types of RAM or speed dropped by 50%) - Build Quality is pretty bad (inside) lots of loose wires, taped on parts that come off, bare contacts too close to other metal (sometimes covered with tape, sometimes not) - Cramped interior means you have to remove GPU to get to NVME (slot 2) Storage and the NVME (slot 1 for PCIe V4) is mostly under the CPU heat sync. Since NVME drives pump out a lot heat this mean the heat is going directly into your GPU or CPU, neither are great. - Power Supply is just barely enough for what is in the system. 400 Watts. Don’t add anything or you will probably have problems. THE ORIGINAL PLAN My plan was to use this as a foundation for a pretty good upper-tier gaming rig. To do that justice, I need to upgrade the GPU, Upgrade the RAM, Upgrade the Power Supply, Upgrade the Storage, etc. Due to the GPU shortage, I’ll still head down that path, but with the assumption that this is a stop gap solution for about a year until there is better GPU availability, at which time, I’ll move all my “good” components into a more enthusiast build, once prices stabilize. SUMMARY / CONCLUSION / RECOMMENDATION The LEGION T5-26AMR5 is not an enthusiast gaming computer. I would not judge it as such (although Lenovo does try to sell it as such, so maybe some criticism is justified). It is the best bang for the buck as of this review, and does a good enough job for casual gaming. I would not invest heavily in upgrading this, unless you already have the parts, and (like myself) are a glutton for punishment. I wanted PCI v4 support for my NVME. I wanted a dedicated GPU. I wanted Upper/Mid-Tier CPU performance. I wanted USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 support for my backups to external NVME storage. It delivers on all of these fronts. Once I upgrade the Power Supply, it should be fine for a while as my primary computer. See PICS for close up (RAM, NVME, POWER, Etc)
Posted by idontspeakmonkey
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