iBUYPOWER SlateMesh Review - Is it worth it?

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0:00 Intro
1:08 Unboxing
2:32 Design
2:48 Ports
3:15 Internals
4:25 Pricing
4:51 Software
5:15 Fan Noise
5:44 Thermals
6:45 Performance
7:30 Gaming Benchmarks
8:28 Puget Benchmarks
8:41 VR Benchmarks
8:57 Pros and Cons
10:05 Final Thoughts
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Current Pricing/Availability:
REMEMBER! Check the actual product links tagged within the video first!

Other Prebuilts I've reviewed compared in this video:
Corsair VENGEANCE i7300 - NO Longer a good buy (Get i7400 Instead)
Alienware Aurora R13 and R14 - DISCONTINUED (R15 and R16 are WAY better)

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[gjrloiouyfchicfhhudrgky]

I love how he shows the actual numbers to help us understand.
Numbers don't lie. Without a doubt the most unbiased review right here I love it

[darkloarddarkbird]

i satrted out with an IBUYPOWER pc, i have one with 2060 gpu, 16 GB ram t force, and no ssd, and let me tell u...IT CAN GET THE JOB DONE, ive had it for 4 years and ive never had to upgrade it, it plays games like any pc should, it pkays games u want, what more do u want a pc to do for u then to be aboe to just play games like grounded, elden ring gta 5, ect. This pc can EASILY handle big games with alot of frame rates, again im happy that i have a pc that can do all that at such a little of a price, i will never understand why people need such excessive unneeded stuff in thier pc, we all want the same goal which is to play games, my saying is "if it can play games i dont need to upgrade until im forced to for an update". I love how i spend such less for a pc that can do the job as easily as any other pc out there, it plays games like any other pc.

[Troonielicious]

Thank you, I thought I actually was supposed to eat the cables not connect them to the PC.

[dmw]

I love it when they take a little extra time to get the cable management right.

[RonnieRukusTV]

I bought this back in February as a streaming and video editing PC. I play on an Xbox Series X. This was a great starting option for a new streamer. I found out that Best Buy lets you checkout online using AMEX points, so this only cost me like $200 out of pocket. I'd say the review after 10 months of usage is spot on.

I upgraded to 32gb of DDR4 immediately. I actually added the ram to the shopping cart with this purchase. I've since upgraded to 6TB of SSD, swapping the original 500gb for a 2TB and adding a 2nd SSD of 4TB in the free slot. I upgraded the ram again to 128gb (4x32gb) of RGB DDR4. And last, but certainly not least, I upgraded the GPU to an RTX 4060ti 16gb. I wanted a 40 Series for the AV1 codec, but didn't want to go too crazy as I'm not actually gaming on it and primarily using it for streaming and editing.

You're definitely right about having the space to make upgrades. Overall, I'm really really pleased with this PC.

[Jared_H]

I'm surprised they actually made a front panel that could breath unlike their other prebuilts

[Iamtylerliving]

Soon as he whipped out the thermal scan I knew this was finna be a GAS review 😭👏🏾

[DoubledeedOfficial]

i just purchased a ibuypower slatemesh with the ryzen 7 7700x and a rtx 4070 im excited to see the specs and everything, it’s my first pc but this video really helped to see what the capabilities are for different pcs i was going to build but i saw the upgradeable capabilities and thought why not. Very good review and video 👍

[tonny]

The best-unbiased tech reviewer on Youtube. 👍🏽

[hajwefakwf]

Thanks for making thees types of videos! They are helpful!

[laurisrene]

Have you reviewed the iBUYPOWER - SlateMesh Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i9-13900KF - 32GB DDR5 RGB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB - 1TB NVMe SSD - Black

[mangagirlyt]

Omg thank you SO much for posting this. This is 1 of the best reviews I've seen for this PC brand because I'm actually gonna be getting 1 very very soon, like a few days or so kind of soon and I'm so excited 😆. It's the same brand just it's the iBUYPOWER Tower Slate Mesh i5 RTX 4060 but I just wanted to make sure the brand was at least somewhat reliable. Like it may not be what I was going for about a year ago but it'll be good for a starter 1. I'm gonna do streaming or content creation or both so I'm gonna get a 2nd 1 next year to help out with the streaming aspect but this will suffice for now at an affordable price.

[Elektras_Colloquy]

I just got one used for $425, this is my first PC.. super happy I ended up buying it

[camerondangelo]

what PC should I get for running warzone, GTA RP, Seige, and also want to do normal things like listen to music, and do work?

[tyruschavira]

Gotta say I had an ibuypower machine from back in 2019 and I'm finally looking to upgrade it. Been gaming for years and got me through college in 3d design. So heavy / demanding usage.

Prices have gotten better but back then for 3k it lasted almost 5 years still works but not keeping up with latest games and tech. I say good stuff..

[ghostdragon]

I got this at Best Buy on black friday for $974.99 before tax and it works great for me(I haven't upgraded my monitor so I play at 1080p) but my only concern is the cpu fan ramps up for a second everytime I open something as simple as task manager, is this normal on this pc?

[Alligator_vr]

I have the same thing but with rtx 4060 and it runs perfect (also great video)

[hudsonfrank]

I bought this pc during the holiday black friday sales. It is worth it. I got the med grade pc. it is worth it. It's a little over kill for what I do. Light gaming (maybe) but mostly for tv, high powered applications and light web browsing. It handles most tasks smoothly. Win 11 if a bit of a pill to figure out for the learning curve. I'd highly suggest installing a 2nd hard drive to keep it local so windows can not get their grubby hands on it and actually passcode protecting it with a touch of sandboxing so they can't. I'd also highly recommend installing another ram as well. The higher applications struggle some with the low ram they installed.

Oh, if you're like me and still have a dvd collection you'll need to either buy an external dvd drive.
There are hoops around "must generate a microsoft email" get arounds. But you very much do this at your own risk. If my family wasn't watching me like a hawk I would of by passed this step. I nuked the computer after they went away and by passed it for a local account. Microsoft can keep their one drive out of my personal files. Thank you.

[mightyleg]

thx for the info as always
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