MSI Gaming Desktop with Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD + 3TB HDD, 850W PSU, Windows 11 Home

First, it is impressive looking. Unfortunately, when first turned on, only one hard drive appeared. Needed to do a lot of searching to find a loose cable. Instructions were very limited, showing access to the inside of the case. After reattaching the cable, it seems to be working fine. The rating is not 5 stars because it is too soon to tell how it will perform after a month or two. Will revisit the ratings after more use. Wish there was more information about the liquid cooling, like manufacturer and part number.It is a rather expensive item. I understand that some of the components are pricey, and you get what you pay for. It is a little more costly than many people can afford.

I got the MPG Velox by MSI Gaming Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, Intel 24-Core i9-13900KF Processor, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD + 6TB HDD, Windows 11 Home) Gamer PC Computer (New).Purchased on Amazon on July 28th, delivered at home on July 30th, and I have been having good experience gaming on this PC. It can handle any game I throw at it with highest graphic setting. No regret in buying this PC so far (Aug 11. 2023)

I bought this as a desktop upgrade in order to get a high end GPU for faster neural network training. The PC arrived yesterday in great condition and set up was simple. I was able to train a neural net in 1/8th the time it took on my old rtx2060 rig. I can also now run half-life Alex on the highest graphics mode. It's just a beast. And it is surprisingly quite given all the fans installed to keep the GPU cool.

So, the tower looks nice but that's the least of my concerns. I don't really car for flashy LED stuff but it's almost impossible to buy a gaming computer without it nowadays.It took a while to ship even though it showed in stock but that's the least of the problems.Like in another review my motherboard was jammed too far in. I couldn't plug anything into any of the ports. Why/how? I don't know. They haven't exactly told me any possibility, just that they're aware it's happened before........ I had to loosen some screws and work the motherboard back into alignment which wasn't a good start.The next major problem was the CPU temperature. Constant 90 celsius give or take, frequently hitting 100c and throttling. First of all, the motherboard this comes with effectively had the i9-13900k overclocked. That's not necessarily a problem but what follows is...The AIO cooler wasn't installed properly. After tweaking my CPU back to near base specs I still couldn't get below 70c even at idle so I decided to take this morning to check over the cooling.After taking the block off of the CPU it was immediately clear the sticker was still on the bottom of the cooler. They never took it off so it went CPU->thermal paste->STICKER->cooler. This effectively prevented any heat from really dissipating.This takes us to the next. The cooling system is noisy but that's not necessarily bad. Honestly I've never had an AIO before so I cannot compare; this may be normal. If you DO NOT hear it, then be worried! Download CPU Temp and check your temperatures. Even with low end thermal paste and the clocking done by this motherboard, you should still idle around 30-40c. If you don't hear the cooler fans spinning at a clearly audible pitch, it's because they're not pulling enough heat from the CPU.Now that aside, the machine was put together neatly. It does look nice. The motherboard they chose was decent. I immediately put in 64gb of Ripjaw RAM and set the XMP profile to 5600mhz and added a 2tb NVME drive for games leaving at least one more NVME slot. On the one side I was able to neatly tuck a 2.5 inch SSD behind the panel for random stuff and likely won't require the included 3tb HDD.It is an affordable computer for what you get. The RAM was definitely an off-brand and I'm sure other parts are too according to other reviews and the price but compared to the cost of similar computers it's worth it if you're on a budget. The important thing is it comes with a decent enough motherboard and CPU. If you wish to upgrade the graphics card later to a newer gen or higher quality brand it's easily done as is the RAM and everything else.Don't think of this as a top-notch machine but a good base to build upon and be prepared to potentially face some hiccups. If you're not capable of fixing these things yourself and don't have a lot of patience for shipping back and forth which I suspect would take weeks or months depending on if you have multiple problems then maybe check elsewhere.If you're comfortable fixing issues that may pop up and want a half decent deal, then go ahead. I just really suggest you check the motherboard alignment before doing anything else and then the CPU temperature as soon as you have Windows loaded.

The wire management was clean, and everything seemed very organized which I really appreciated. When I booted up the computer, all the fans and rgb lights was working.Everything seemed fine until a VGA error popped up on my motherboard. The last thing you would expect from a prebuilt computer. I tried connecting my monitor, keyboard and mouse. Obviously with the VGA error, there was no signal/blank screen on the monitor. I heard there was problems with the GeForce RTX® 4090 GAMING TRIO 24G on youtube. I disregarded it because I thought it was highly unlikely my computer which run into the same problem. It was very saddening for a prebuilt to come defective, I needed a computer asap and I thought prebuilt was the best solution. Either the shipping process damaged the gpu or they didn't test it. The gpu lights and fans were working but it wasn't able to send a video feed to my monitor and the problem ends there. Definitely not a monitor problem, tested multiple monitors and display ports. Tried resetting it a few times, and after a few hours... I just gave up.I have contacted customer service, I will update my review when they respond but hopefully this process is fast.Update - They have very fast costumer service, if you call and inform them about your situation, they will fix the problem very fast. I asked if they can send me a GPU asap and after when it works, I can send them the defective GPU back. Within three days it arrived and everything is working now, this computer is a beast. I have sent them the defective GPU and everything is good now.P.S. - They had one more problem though, they asked me to send back the defective GPU which I gladly did, but after they received the GPU, I was told to also send in the power adaptor which wasn't defective... That was kind of weird. I understand why now... because the GPU they sent to me had another one, but I wish they were more clear with the instruction since I didn't mind sending it back the first time, now I have to do two separate trips.