Customers love the Trace MR Gaming Desktop's performance and value for the price, citing its excellent gaming capabilities and ease of setup. However, some users have reported issues with the graphics card and cooling system, leading to concerns about overheating and potential malfunctions. A few also mentioned needing to replace the RAM and keyboard. Overall, the positive feedback on performance and price is tempered by negative experiences with certain components.
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Performance, Setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great pc
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I have now had the computer for a while had no issues. Runs Great easy set up and looks a lot better in person then it does in the pictures.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
A Great PC w/ an Even Greater Issue
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READ THIS IF THIS PC CRASHES WHILE GAMING FOR YOU:
TL;DR: These prebuilt companies are using an extremely outdated BIOS on these motherboards that works with Windows 10 but not Windows 11, leading to games crashing for some buyers, as these PCs are shipped with Windows 11 pre-installed. This can be easily fixed by flashing your BIOS to its latest version; it's such an obscure issue that most tech support companies will overlook it entirely.
I bought this PC in late 2021 as a replacement for another pre-built I had just gotten (I had replaced that PC for the same issue I ran into with this one). I had originally planned on building my own PC, as it was time for an upgrade, but due to the state of the graphics card market, it was actually cheaper to buy a pre-built from CyberPowerPC or iBuyPower.
Now, I knew there would be some issues, as there always are with pre-builts, but I didn't think that I would run into consistent game crashes in any intense situation (a raid in Destiny, endgame in Fortnite, or the end of an R6 round.
Long story short, the specific event that was occurring with these crashes was the PC having issues with the DCOM server and also losing permission to access certain game files (according to Event Viewer). Every crash had the same error code but with a different file in the game I was playing at the time. To my knowledge, this was occurring due to the BIOS being outdated and therefore causing Windows to not interact with different components correctly.
This was right when Windows 11 had come out, so there was almost nothing on this issue. It seems as though these tech companies were pumping out new pre-builts with Windows 11 installed as quickly as they could without truly troubleshooting them for the sake of having the "newest and best".
I dedicated no less than 50 hours to solving this issue. I did everything I possibly could without rebuilding the PC: cleaning the drives, the RAM, uninstalling every single driver and fresh installing them, trying lower graphic settings, doing a clean restore of the PC, giving admin permissions to the specific files in the Registry that were causing the crashes, trying different sticks of RAM, trying to play off of on-board graphics, etc. There are around 15 more things that I did that I will not waste time listing.
None of this worked, and I eventually gave up. It was only by complete sheer chance two months ago that I happened to be researching the latest version of my BIOS, as it had been around a year and I was interested to see if there were any newer versions.
This is when I noticed that my BIOS was extremely outdated. Like, 4 generations outdated. I hadn't checked this before due to my thinking that it was extremely hard for the tech giants to mess up. In disbelief, I updated it to the newest version by using a USB drive to flash it, and now it is two months later and I have not crashed once.
I personally do not know how something like this could be overlooked. My only guess is that they didn't test these PCs enough before mass-producing them so that they could reach max profits. This seems to be a recurring issue for most Windows 11 pre-builts, and if you go to the reviews of any of them, I'm sure there are at least five buyers on each who experienced a similar situation.
I hope this helps someone overcome their own game crashing consistently. Anyone can update their BIOS with the right research.
This, however, has solidified my belief that building a PC is the way to go. At least then you know that the issue was your own fault and not a mega-tech company's.
For what it is worth, though, this PC really is an extremely good deal. On the off chance, you get the same issue as me, however, it is a headache that will cost you more time than money. Now that it's not crashing, it runs anything I throw at it at 144 FPS and 1080p.
I hope iBuyPower and CyberPowerPC address this issue at some point because evidently I am not alone in having it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Gaming computer
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Great gaming pc. Price quality amazing. would recommend to any friend looking for a computer in the market
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
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Cooling
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
works well
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gets hot but you can install more fans for cheap. good value
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Runs great
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Runs way better then my old system and was a great price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great pc
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Easy set up, runs smooth and I have no trouble using it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Gaming PC and Looks Great !
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Great Gaming PC for a good price. The help that I also received from Austin the the computer department at the Wausau WI Best Buy was top notch. He wasn't pushy and very helpful. I am very happy with the product overall! I look forward to much game time on this machine
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Product
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Love the pc, build quality is impeccable. No issues, have had it over 2 months now and everything works brand new still. Runs all games from ow2 to cod to dbd with no issues.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Gaming
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
i7 11700f rtx3070
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best computer i have ever bought i would suggest more people buy this computer if you wanna game but keep it under 2k
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great first PC buy
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I am very pleased with this gaming PC. I can run all my games at a high performance setting and not have to worry about anything.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good pc
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They dont over price it like other companies and they use high quality items
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing
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Great gaming PC and reasonable price! Bought it as my first ever PC and only have good things to say about it!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome product!!!
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Such a great computer, it has taken my workflow to the next level. Plus it looks great in my studio!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great pc
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I have had this pc for about 6 months now and I think its pretty good trace mr 4 i buy power
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Overall great PC
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Great and powerful gaming PC for the price. Looks very sleek and organized, and also isn't loud.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great computer!
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Awesome computer! It plays all the game that I would like it too.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
PC
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Got a refund on a laptop and bought this. Has worked beautifully.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
An Amazing Introduction PC
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This PC for the last month has been such a great improvement from lackluster laptops I've dealt with for the past decade. It has ran completely smooth with no overheating problems. I plan on keeping this PC for a longggggg time.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Rig
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iBUYPOWER - Trace MR Gaming Desktop - Intel i7-11700F - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB - 500GB WD NVME SSD + 1TB HDD
I bought this 6 months ago and I couldn't be happier with this purchase!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
the best pc brand
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ibuypower is one of the best gaming pc brands I love it it has 4k quality and it runs super fast and download speeds are like 10 seconds I would recommend this to my friends.