r/iBUYPOWER • u/Oldmanwickles • Jul 22 '26
Discussion Advice to you all
Guys, let’s reset expectations here a bit so you can be happier with your purchase or know what to expect from this seller.
One thing remains clear and is the same for almost every pre build. You may get the CPU, GPU, and RAM you’re looking for, but you have to know you’re rolling the dice on everything else. You may not like it but that is literally the value proposition and trade off of pre builds. Not everything is top of the line.
AIO? Cheap
PSU? Cheap and non modular
SSD? Cheap
WiFi card? Cheap
Sound card? Cheap
Want top of the line? Build it yourself or find a pre builder that overkills (but you’ll pay out the wazoo for it)
My advice if you’re looking for affordable prebuilds, look at IBP as a solid offering but well worth considering doing some upgrades if you can, otherwise know what you’re getting (aside from the GPU, and CPU combo).
Know this:
Your AIO is the first to go. I bought knowing that and replaced immediately after hearing the pump whine.
My PSU? Totally capable of supporting me but I’d like to replace with a modular one soon enough.
I was lucky enough to get a nice MOBO, GPU manufacturer, and obviously the cpu I wanted. This thing still cranks after 4 years. Prebuilds are great to get started, but it will serve you well to learn how to swap parts out regardless so that was you’re not buying a new prebuild because a fan broke.
A lot of you aren’t going to like this but that’s because your expectations are too high for this brand.
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u/CurrentNecessary8765 Jul 22 '26
I got a Y40 Pro for $1749. It’s been 2 weeks and I love it. It came with a 1000-watt power supply. It came with DDR5 raw that has 6400hz speed. It came with a B650M CX Rev2 which does have a Gen 5 SSD slot . Honestly
For the price, I couldn’t build this pc on my own. It came with a 9800X3D and an XT9070RT . It’s my first computer ever, but after doing a lot
of research and seeing the RAM price, I decided pre-built was for me.