Customer Ratings & Reviews

First, it looks like a space ship. Second, it's bigger than any computer I have ever had. Third, because of the multiple fans, you can definitely hear it. Not overly loud, just enough to get your attention. That being said, setup was easy. Just had to open the case and take out the foam packing. The first time I started it up one of the fans was barely touching a cable and sounded like it was going to take off. Reopened the case and moved the cable and have not had the problem since. Oh, and my video card has a mini hdmi (adapter came with it) and (4) mini display ports (no adapters included). I thought that was odd since the description says that they are full size ports as does Nvidia's website.

The system runs as I would expect a 2000 system to run, HOWEVER, it could have used a little more quality control. The case cooling fans are always producing different, and strange, noises. They are intermittent, but annoying just the same. And once, in the middle of playing a system demanding FPS, ALL of the cooling fans stopped working!!! I opened the case and found that power to the fans from the the Strike-X control panel became loose. I reconnected it and it seems to be running fine now. Other than that, a good system.

This computer works great for basic games and high end graphics games. The only problem I have encountered is a minor cooling issue. Besides the cooling problem, the PC runs great with no problems on basic to intermediate graphic games. As for working uses it has been simple to write papers, do research, and make preferable tweaks.

Very good price on an excellent gaming machine. Tech/Customer support was also excellent and responsive when I needed to get a replacement on a part damaged in shipping (purely cosmetic). The graphics card produces sharp images and fast response, and the solid-state boot drive combined with the terabyte normal disk drive is great for fast startup and operation of programs that are always on -- like anti-virus. I have had bad experiences with many other high-end computer suppliers going back decades, so I appreciate a good experience with this machine.

This isn't really Best Buy's fault, but the Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 card that's advertised as 4GB can only really run at 3.5GB. This article does a better job of explaining why/how than I ever could: http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-memory-issue-fully-explained/ So buyer beware there. As the previous reviewer mentioned, the cooling fans are loud and make random noises while the machine runs (like they'll be full on for a couple minutes, then sound pulsating, then sound like they're going off and on, not a constant noise so it's even more distracting). We've got this hooked up to our 70 inch TV to watch movies, etc. and we need to turn the volume up really high to overcompensate for the cooling fan noise. Outside of those issues, the system works as it's supposed to.