Moreover, iBUYPOWER keeps the bloatware down in what is a clean computer build.
I waited a long time to get behind the wheel of an iBUYPOWER Slate Mesh Gaming PC.
Its hard to ignore iBUYPOWER if youre shopping for thebest gaming PCsin the US.
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The Slate range spans a slew of budget-to-mid-range specs.
All of these configurations span the mid-range and entry-level price range and are frequently discounted to lower levels.
Design
The chassis iBUYPOWER has used for its latest line of Slate PCs is an ambitious one.
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Overall, its not thebest PC casein the world, but it more than does the trick.
Then theres connectivity, which combines the motherboards capabilities with the PCs case.
Theres an ethernet port and a Wi-Fi 6.0 adapter.
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The GPU, of course, comes with one HDMI 2.0 port, and three DisplayPort 2.1 bays.
There are also some more audio jacks and a power button.
The capability thisbest graphics cardcontender has is bolstered by the choice of the 14th Gen Intel Core i7 processor.
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Luckily, this wasnt a major issue and it could be folded back into place.
On to benchmarking, which Im pleased to say went well.
Cinebench and 3DMark both turned out some great results, with the CPU in particular showing some real heft.
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CrystalDiskMark showed a sequential read speed of under 5,000MB/s, which isnt ideal.
For reference, the PS5s custom SSD is around, or slightly over 5,000MB/s.
Temperatures, however, were maintained well for a machine that doesnt have an AIO liquid cooler.
These temperatures may seem high, and certainly will be if you compare them to a liquid-cooled machine.
Still, Ive seen a lot worse cooling from bigger, more expensive computers like theAcer Predator Orion 7000.
Thats only at 4K, too.
Even after reviewing theIntel Core i7-13700K, I didnt expect such consistent performance from this CPU and GPU pairing.
Should you buy the iBUYPOWER Slate gaming PC?
In that time, Ive used it for work, as well as some light gaming of my own.
Of course, the majority of my time with it was spent putting it through its paces for review.
I used our standard testing procedure for it, looking to industry-standard benchmarking software to target each component.
For more onhow we test the latest gaming PCs, check out the fullGamesRadar+ Hardware Policy.
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