Customer Ratings & Reviews

Very good equipment, super fast and wasy to use it

Don’t want to build a gaming PC yourself? You’re not alone. If portability isn’t a requirement for you, prebuilt gaming desktops are the quickest and easiest way to jump right into the hobby and enjoy consistent, high performance without the tradeoffs that gaming laptops have, nor do they require the time and knowledge to DIY a custom PC build from the thousands of parts on the market. Plus, the support and warranty policies of a major OEM give you a simpler path to keeping your system online. Lenovo’s gaming sub-brand, Legion, has been around for quite some time offering both desktops and laptops for budding and experienced PC gamers alike. The Legion 5i is one of their prominent offerings in the desktop space, spanning from entry level configurations to the edge of high-end. This lower-midrange configuration featuring a Core i5-14400F and RTX 4060 offers compelling bang-for-your-buck, utilizing many of the same core components as the higher-end Core i7+ RTX 4070 Super model, getting you into a competent desktop without breaking the bank. - Unboxing & Setup Arriving in a large box with plenty of padding, my Legion 5i arrived ready to power up out of the box. The only included accessories are the power cable, a mouse, and a keyboard - the latter two of which are standard, cheap office fare just to get you started. With little additional fluff and predominantly digital documentation, setup is quick and easy once you’ve connected a monitor, the power cable, and your input devices. My first impression of the machine was just how high quality the case feels. Bigger and heftier feeling than other prebuilts I’ve had over the years, the Legion 5i’s finish is pleasant to touch on both metal and plastic surfaces, and doesn’t feel cheap or flimsy on the outside. There are some signs of cost-first decisions inside the case, such as the basic CPU cooler and a non-modular power supply, but the overall build is clean and presents nicely. Once powered up, Windows 11 installation is straightforward with only a few Lenovo-specific additions. Mercifully, the installation is devoid of the bloatware and trial offers for third-party applications that plague some other OEMs; it’s refreshing to see only what’s needed to get you up and gaming unobtrusively. - Performance, Thermals, Noise Lenovo’s selections for this configuration of the Legion 5i are reasonable for the system’s MSRP. Sporting 6 ‘performance’ cores with hyperthreading, and 4 ‘efficient’ cores, this 16-thread CPU packs plenty of power for modern games while keeping background tasks humming along. Though it’s not the most efficient CPU out there, it’s able to sustain 4.7GHz on its performance cores in short bursts using the basic downdraft cooler that’s not too dissimilar to the Intel stock cooler, settling into just north of 4.5GHz in an extended session as power drops slightly to compensate. It would’ve been nice to see the beefier tower cooler used on the more powerful Intel Core i7 variation of the Legion desktop here, but in any case the performance hit to games was virtually unnoticeable once the frequency dropped. As the entry point to the RTX 4000 series, the Nvidia RTX 4060 is a surprisingly efficient yet powerful graphics card. 1080p gaming at Ultra details were no sweat for this card, and quite a few could push over 60fps at 1440p High. 4K is beyond its wheelhouse except for older titles, or modern games that can lean on Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) to boost framerates when using Performance (or Ultra Performance, if supported by the game) mode, at the expense of image sharpness. In any case, the RTX 4060 performed exceptionally well for an entry-level midrange card, and it did so while staying cool and quiet - at full bore, the GPU draws less power (115W) than the CPU (148W when Intel Turbo Boost is engaged). 16GB of RAM is *just* enough for modern gaming. I found the Legion 5i would stutter ever so slightly in intense moments in extremely resource-heavy games, when memory usage peaked and some lower-priority data needed to move between system memory and the SSD’s swap space. These were very infrequent and easy to remedy by lowering a couple graphics settings, but more memory would alleviate the issue entirely. As modern AAA games continue to grow in memory usage, this would be prudent to upgrade as soon as possible. Similarly, a 1TB SSD is just enough for Windows and a dozen or so game installs, though some modern titles are pushing up to and over 200GB. Fortunately there’s quite a bit of room for storage expansion, detailed in the next section. The disk’s performance is average, coming in at around 3,300 MB/s peak read and 2,700 MB/s peak write with a half-full disk, but as this is a budget drive the write performance will fall off as the disk fills. Most users won’t notice a difference, but if you’re doing heavy disk work (e.g. video recording/editing) you’ll see some sluggishness once the disk fills. The Legion 5i’s case and fan arrangement give it exceptional cooling performance. The front and top panels are mesh designs with excellent airflow, and three 120mm fans (two intake, one exhaust) move a lot of air through the chassis with little noise, even at higher speeds. In a worst-case scenario - CPU and GPU at full, sustained load - the system is pushing well under 300 watts of power, and the immense airflow from this chassis has a much higher thermal capacity than that. The end result is that the fans don’t need to ramp up much to keep up with the heat output, resulting in a quieter system than similar prebuilts. The fans will get a bit noisy at full bore, but it’s never loud or unbearable, and indeed the cooling setup rarely needs to hit maximum throttle. - Part List, Build Quality, Upgradeability In what’s a refreshing change from major OEMs, the Legion 5i is built entirely from standardized, modular components with no proprietary form factors or connectors. This ensures minimal e-waste as it makes servicing, upgrading, and recycling the system far easier. Indeed, any Geek Squad technician or experienced PC builder can service the system using off-the-shelf components, making support after warranty viable and giving the system a longer service life. The list of included components (at least for my unit, there may be variances from batch to batch) is as follows: -Intel Core i5-14400F 10-core, 16-thread CPU (6 Performance, 4 Efficient) -Lenovo OEM downdraft CPU cooler, 92mm fan -Lenovo B660 microATX motherboard (IB660ML) with Intel AX211NGW WiFi 6E -2x8GB Samsung DDR5-5600 RAM -Lenovo OEM NVidia RTX 4060 8GB, ITX, single fan -SK Hynix 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (unknown model, appears to be DRAMless QLC) -HuntKey HK600-15PP 80 Plus Silver power supply -Lenovo Legion 5i microATX mid-tower case The overall build on the Legion 5i is quite clean and thorough. No shortcuts seem to have been taken in assembling the complete system, and cable management is exceptionally well done for a product from a mass-manufacturer. Airflow seems to have been taken into account as all cables are neatly bundled and tucked out of the way of airflow paths. Spare cables for future expansion (SATA, primarily) are preinstalled and routed to where additional devices would go, making for a quick and easy upgrade process by users or technicians alike. Lenovo has also correctly configured the BIOS, enabling XMP from the outset. On the note of upgrades, the Legion 5i has several expansion options readily available. Two unpopulated RAM slots allow drop-in memory upgrades, a second NVMe port on the motherboard is ready for an additional high-speed disk, two 3.5” SATA bays behind the rear panel are ready for disks (with two further SATA ports available on the motherboard), and a PCIe x4 slot under the graphics card enables more expansions like capture cards. Plus, utilizing the same motherboard as the higher-end Core i7 model, there should be an upgrade path for a higher-performing CPU if desired. All in all, quite a bit of room to grow. - Bottom Line A solid contender with room to upgrade, the Legion 5i’s faults are few. This combination of components reaches into the lower echelons of a midrange gaming PC, and Lenovo’s build quality and attention to detail are on point, more so than some other OEMs in the space. The only shortcomings are the ones that are most easily remedied - more RAM and storage are the only pitfalls I can see in the near term, and the platform certainly gives you the room to upgrade incrementally over time. At an MSRP of $1,149, this configuration of the Lenovo Legion 5i comes recommended!

The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i is a pretty good entry to mid tier gaming computer with a nice looking case. It has only a couple fans in the front for intake and one exhaust fan in the back, all with rgb lighting, and a pretty good airflow. The parts in the computer are all lower to mid tier performance, so it's not using a whole lot of energy to get super hot or anything. The Legion has plenty of ports for your display and usb needs, and has built in wifi and bluetooth. There is some expansion available if you want to add two more ram sticks and another m.2 ssd drive, and that's about as far as I would expect to upgrade this computer, there's not enough wattage from the power supply or space in the case to go with a larger and more powerful gpu. As far as performance of this machine goes, it does a solid job handling most games that I play on medium to high settings on 1440p, and ultra on 1080p, but if you're looking for 4k gameplay then this computer isn't the right choice. But if you're looking for a gaming computer to play your backlog of steam games then I think this is a great upgrade from an older gaming pc, or for someone looking for their first gaming pc.

I got this computer about few month and its restarting itself for a no reason I can't work , play games I thought its about my plug but right now I know its a problem IdK what is problem I try to talk with support they didn't help me don't buy prebuild pc in bestbuy

After gaming off laptops for several years, It was time to cave in and obtain a desktop tower. Gaming laptops have come a long way, but it still has it's limitations. The Legion comes armed with: - i5 processor 14400, up to 4.70 GHz. This processor doesn't disappoint. Snappy response times, and the ability to handle anything thrown at it. With ten cores total, six performance cores, and four efficient cores, it can process your basic every day computer needs and kicks up the demand when you start playing that really processor hungry video game. - 1 TB of solid state drive storage - a standard for most gaming rigs, if your a heavy gamer, you'll want to upgrade this to you - 16 GB of RAM* 16gb is a good standard for most video games. Unless your one of the few Citizens of the Star variety, I decided to up the RAM off the bat, and popped in a hefty 32 gbs. SC players know the struggle. *Here's the weird thing. The RAM is locked to 4400mhz in the bios and that is what Windows reads it as. Except the RAM is rated for 5600mHz. My 32 gb sticks are rated for 5600 MHz as well but if you don't update the BIOS's firmware, the base firmware won't allow you to make change the XMP profile. I was able to enable profiles but when I set the frequency to 5600mHz, my PC crashed and the BIOS reverted everything back down to the 4400. I haven't tried tweaking it again, but for now it's not a major concern, just wondering why Lenovo decided on that move. - RTX 4060: A pretty bold choice for a budget level system. 2.46 GHz Boost Clock 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM. NVIDIA says that this should be paired with a 1080p monitor but. . . I have one 2550x1440 at 165hz and a 1920x1080 at 60hz - A solid choice and I have no complaints. It render's SC rather well. The case: I love the front panel design, a nifty little logo light - customizable RBG, and light up fans for intake and exhaust and room to add more. It's a sleek, dark design that is bound to impress. It's smaller than I anticipated and that's fine. Upgradability - these guys aren't meant for a lot of upgrading, RAM and SSD if anything. And honestly the factory specs are just fine enough. If you're just starting off, and don't have a mouse and keyboard, they give you a starter set too - nothing fancy, just enough to navigate. Overall I am very happy with the Legion, and would certainly recommend it to people looking for entry level systems!

The computer crashed 16 times in 2 weeks. I opened Event Viewer and checked the WHEA Logger event logs, and I had a fatal hardware error for Intel PCIe. I called Lenovo and even they recommended returning it, which I successfully did. I don't think this is necessarily Best Buy's fault, apparently many Intel Core i5s have this issue. Buyer beware

This computer came completely dark no RGB’s whats so ever I didn’t even bother tested it out.

The Lenovo Legion Tower i5 is a superb mid-range gaming desktop that offers a strong performance balance for its price. Setting it up out of the box was straightforward, despite a few minor issues I encountered. Equipped with 16GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, this system ensures smooth gameplay and quick load times for most modern games. The RTX 4060 excels at delivering solid performance at 1080p and can handle 1440p for some titles. Fortnite 1440p medium 135fps Ultra 95fps One notable drawback is the limited availability of USB-C ports, with the only one located at the back of the unit. For users with wider USB-C devices, such as my headset dongle, a front USB-C port would be more convenient. However, this is a manageable issue. Overall, the Lenovo Legion Tower i5 is an excellent choice for gamers seeking reliable performance without spending too much. Its sleek design, powerful internals, and reasonable price point make it a worthy contender in the mid-range gaming desktop market.

Would i be able to run call of duty omnthis comfortably? Just bought this and im new to PC gaming