Customers consistently note the desktop's impressive performance and its ability to handle games smoothly. The graphics card is frequently praised for delivering excellent visuals and high frame rates. Users also appreciate the ample RAM, quiet operation, and powerful capabilities of this gaming PC.
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Pros mentioned:
Graphics card, Ram
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing Machine
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I've been building gaming computers since I was 14. This is the first pre-built anything I've owned in some time.With that said, this machine comes with a surprising amount of quality hardware. I was expecting a slapped together Dell machine with in house Mobo and Ram.
To my surprise Asus K z170k Mobo. MSI OC 980ti! And Adatas ram. Not horrible quality stuff!
Read reports of things being unplugged when you get pre-build machines. Not the case here.
Very nice clean wiring job.
Water block on CPU is a nice upgrade and keeps things nice and cool.
Not the biggest fan of all the blue lights, I can live with that I suppose.
Great buy!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great PC, runs most anything I play with ease!
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So far this PC can run anything I throw at it on Ultra/Max settings. It has a top of the line processor and a fantastic GPU which is good enough to play some games at 4k resolution; not necessarily the newer games. It's very fast though, and comes with Windows 10, which I personally love. The only con I have is that I did not receive an activation code for Windows which definitely should have come with the PC. Oh also the motherboard is NOT SLI compatible, meaning you can't add multiple graphic cards. But like I said the PC is great for a gaming PC.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ram
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellant of Excellance!!
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Got this a week early making it a nice surprise. What a system!! BestBuy and Ibuypower out did themselves with this system and its price. I am telling you right now if you want the most bang for the buck and bragging rights for the fastest system in the neighborhood you do not want to hesitate to buy this. Case is sleek and stunning. Comes with several case fans and liquid cool CPU and the fastest graphic card on the market IMO. Way to go BestBuy and Ibuypower!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome computer!!
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Hey folks,
Purchased another model prior to getting this one. Had some issues but stuff happens. Glad in a way that I had to reorder. Wasn't able to get the original unit and so glad I did make the change. Very happy with Best Buy and my awesome new computer. Would recommend this model to anyone who expects and needs the extra power, speed, ability to handle just about anything you can toss it's way. Get one if you can they will be a highly sought unit when the word gets out.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics card
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Computer!
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This is a great computer! It is my first windows machine since my Alienware from before Dell bought them out. It works great. It is not as fast as my iMac and not as easy to use, but that is windows' issues. Also the gaming is not as consistent, e.g., I have to change audio settings between games (again a windows problem). But the computer works great straight out of the box. It is beautiful. The graphics are awesome. Even my wife when she came in and saw them commented how detailed they are. I have only two minor comments: (1) a manual or illustrative figure would help to understand the ports and what I need to hook it up and (2) I wanted a full sized ATX board (and it came with one) but no where on the Best Buy or iBuyPower websites did it identify that feature. Would I buy another one? Definitely YES! Totally impressed.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent gaming rig
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This is an excellent gaming setup, which is basically the same as the "advanced build" featured monthly in a popular PC gaming magazine, but with a better video card. The GTX 980 Ti on this machine is a top tier card and runs any game at high / ultra high settings. So far no problems at all. The NZXT case is big & beautiful. Lots of room for expansion, if you need it. Should be easy to upgrade the hardware in the future.
If I had to mention any negative things I guess I would mention the complete lack of any kind of instructions, no build sheet, nothing. I would expect to get the instruction books for the video card, SSD hard drive and motherboard. I guess they want you to search the internet for that. Also the keyboard and mouse supplied are, as expected, pretty lightweight and cheap. Most people aren't going to even unbox these items. If I could give it 4.5 stars, I would.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great system - lots of power!
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This is a great system for the what I paid for it! It is really powerful. I had some issues with my order, computer case was damaged when I unboxed it but BestBuy Customer service took great care of me I am really happy with the service and product!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Gaming
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Top of the line gaming pc
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Can't really get that much better. If you want a great gaming pc but don't want to build one, get this one. Make sure you get a 144hz pc monitor. You will be blown away
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Very Nice Desktop with minor cosmetic
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got it ship to the house, nice and big desktop but the clear plastic panel on the side where you can look into the components all scratches feel like getting a refurbish case but overall it run good and meet my expectation.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics card
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent purchase!
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I was looking to upgrade an older computer to a gaming computer and this doesn't disappoint! The graphics card (Nvidia 980 ti) is super impressive! The only down side if you can call it that is no microphone. Awesome buy.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
What a beast!
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Been a while since I've purchased a pre-built machine.
Was expecting in house dell hardware. Pleasantly surprised, to find exactly the opposite.
Read reviews were components were not plugged in.
Not the case here, Great machine and a nice wiring job.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gaming
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Really Great PC
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This is my first gaming pc and I'm so happy with it!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics card, Performance, Ram
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Outstanding computer with slight dissapointments
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This is by all means the best computer out here on the best buy website for the money. Any other computer that could exceed this one in performance could cost you over 3000-4000 dollars. Anyhow , i received this computer with a couple of minor problems that were solvable but inconvenient. First, it didn't come prepared. I had to use the system ready tool to prepare the computer for an out of box experience and then allocate my 1 tb disk drive by myself, no problem. I was then faced with freezes and hanging of the computer which required me to hard reset the computer numerous times. However, after a factory reset, no problems have come up as of yet and the computer has worked perfectly since then.
Now for the good part. The inside of this computer is absolutely beautiful. The CPU comes with an auto water cooled fan which was such a nice surprise because overclocking the i7 6700k is something you might look forward to and this makes it so much easier. The power supply has the beautiful ibuypower logo and provides these astonishing blue led lights at the bottom of the computer. Pretty much , everything came prepared perfectly. The 980 ti provided a constant 60 fps with ANY possible game i throw at it at ultra without even breaking a sweat. I've tried The Witcher 3 , Fall out 4 , Metal Gear Solid V , Watch Dogs and Layers of fear (Just for reference). DDR4 ram comes at 2100 mhz.
Cons: Computer didn't come prepared and the freezes in the beginning were annoying. Last con was that this computer brought the Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3-CF motherboard. It's a really really nice motherboard don't get me wrong but the only thing is that it doesn't support SLI. It only supports crossfire. So if i wanted to buy another 980 ti in the future for SLI i would need to completely replace my motherboard.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast
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I recommend to all super fast and powerful, good computer
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics card
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast pc
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Excellent pc for gaming can play most games on ultra graphics look great no lag
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great plug in and go.
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This computer worked great right out of the box. Set up was very simple. Works very well for any kind of gaming.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice and fast
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Love everything about it. It's fast, very fast. Only bad thing is its in a Hugh case.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Smooth 4k gaming
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I got this machine around 10 days ago. It is very well built. There are 5 120mm fans plus a liquid cooling system for the processor. The machine is extremely quiet. I will not list specific parts in case the mfg reserves the right to swap things around but it uses brands that I have used in the past to build my own machines like MSI, Corsair and gigabyte.
I also went in store and got a 55 inch M series Vizio TV at best buy ($849 on sale). The TV has a HDMI port that runs 4k at 60hz then several more at 30. I have the PC plugged into the 60hz and it runs smooth 4k graphics with max settings on GTA V, CODBO3, FIFA, MK X and everything else I have thrown at it. The salesman sold me an HDMI cable with a higher speed rating to run the 4k at 60hz. I am not sure if these cables are brand new or if every HDMI that I already had at the house had the same speed rating. It was only $20 so I figured it was easier to get the cable than drive back and forth and take the time to research it. If you plug this machine into a 60hz port but feel your frame rate is lagging behind it could be the cable. No need to spend 3k then stop $20 short to double your frame rate.
FYI the batman game still hits 2 fps at low settings on just the Batman logo or the whole city. Its been bad since it was released this summer. I only mention this because the spec requirements say most of the stuttering complaints about batman are from windows 10 users with less than 12gb of ram. This rig has 16gb and it doesn't help. Everything else runs so smooth its clearly the game and not the computer
Here are a few 3D mark results if you would like to compare your current numbers. These results are out of the box performance no tweaking.
Cloud gate 31285 > 99%
Sky Diver 31724 > 96%
Fire Strike 13742 > 94%
One thing I found odd. I had to go in and assign a drive letter for the 1tb drive in computer management. This wasn't a problem for me but is probably beyond some people that might buy this machine. They have tech support if you need help with this or its pretty easy and can be found with any search engine.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great build but one major problem
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The device has an amazing build but one major problem.
CONS
- Like the previous review stated the motherboard is not compatible with SLI which is highly disappointing.
- Second this is not Best Buys fault but the device sealed in the plastic had dirt on the outside and inside of the tower. No joke I was shocked the device had dirt all over the outside of the case and inside the case as well. It was very Dry Dirt
- Also the Motherboard is defective, It is reading my headset as being plugged in and unplugged constantly and every time the software pops up it kicks me out of my game.
- All in all if you are looking for a powerful gaming device for a great price this is an amazing unit and im gonna chalk my experience off as a one time bad occurrence.
PROS
- The GPU is amazing and I will never consider anything under a 980 ti again its a fantastic card that is a powerhouse like the Titan X
- On all the games I am playing I have to turn on Vertical Sync to stop screen tearing because of the amazing FPS this card pulls.
- Smooth gaming with no GPU or CPU performance related issues.
I still love Best Buy and the protection they offer on their devices.
I just need to exchange this unit once its available again and NOT sold out unless ibuypower is willing to exchange to unit due to the Dirt all over and inside the device.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good PC
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Great quality. Good Support. One of the best PC makers out there.