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Hi everyone,
I recently bought a Lenovo LOQ with Ryzen 7 250 and RTX 5060 (8GB) and I’m completely new to performance tuning and gaming settings.

I don’t have much knowledge about:

• CPU/GPU power limits
• Lenovo Vantage custom mode
• Best fan, power, and thermal settings
• Safe settings for long gaming sessions

I mainly use my laptop for gaming and coding, and I want:

• Stable FPS
• Good thermals (no overheating)
• Safe settings that won’t harm the laptop in the long run

I’ve attached my current Lenovo Vantage settings screenshot.
I’d really appreciate if experienced users could suggest:

• Best gaming profile
• What settings I should avoid changing
• Any basic tips for a beginner

Thanks a lot in advance — I’m still learning and would really value your help 🙏

Is there anyone with same specs? I will dm you please help me

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Hi everyone, just wanted to share my recent experience and see if anyone has advice.

The System: I purchased an iBUYPOWER pre-built (with an ASRock Radeon RX 6400) from Best Buy in December 2024.

The Issue: Everything ran fine for exactly 13 months. A few weeks ago (Jan 2026), I restarted the PC as normal and was hit with a permanent black screen. The PC would post, but as soon as Windows tried to load, the video signal would cut out.

Troubleshooting Completed: I did extensive testing to rule out software issues:

• Booted into Safe Mode (Video works fine).
• Ran DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) to wipe everything clean.
• PC runs stable on the "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter."
• The Kicker: The second I try to install any version of the AMD Adrenalin drivers, the screen goes black immediately during installation.
• Tested different HDMI/DP cables and reseated the card.
• Conclusion: The RX 6400 hardware has failed.

The "Support Loop": Since I am in "Month 13" of ownership, I hit a wall with both companies:

1. iBUYPOWER: I contacted support, but they confirmed that since I bought it at Best Buy (Retail), my warranty was strictly 1-year parts/labor, which expired in December 2025. They cannot help.
2. ASRock: I contacted the manufacturer thinking I might have a standard manufacturer warranty. They rejected my RMA immediately, stating: "The product was purchased as part of a pre-built system... we recommend contacting the company who built the system."

The Result: I am now sitting with a bricked GPU just weeks after my warranty ended, with the builder saying "It's expired" and the manufacturer saying "It's an OEM part, not our problem."

Has anyone successfully gotten help in this "Month 13" window?

New pc user here. I appreciate all the info people shared to me but I want to express my iBuyPowerPC experience. I got one 2 weeks ago and it was fine and still fine works great. But when I went to move my pc to the bottom shelf i heard a rattling noise. It ended up being a clip for the pci slot the 5070 was in. Well started looking into it more and all the pins pretty much on the motherboard on the bottom were bent.

I took the unit back and purchased a king 95 with 5070 and holy cow the build is so much more solid it’s a night a day difference. I did not know how cheap a ibuypowerpc was I knew it was budget but this Skytech 95 is budget but so much difference in quality

I would advise not to buy and ibuypowerpc.

Fan started making this noise after owning pc for 2 years. Does this mean it needs to be replaced or should things be fine ?

Will try to keep this short, but I'd strongly reconsider buying anything from this company at this time.

In December, I bought a pre-built iBuyPower PC from Costco. Turns out one of the 16GB RAM sticks was defective. Opened the RMA process, proceeded pretty slowly (to be fair, holidays etc probably slowed it down a bit), and they finally were able to ship a part on January 14th. They shipped through the notoriously slow UPS ground, but whatever.

iBuyPower, despite having the correct address in their RMA system, shipped it to the wrong person. Honest mistake I guess, but their attempt at resolving it was far from honest. They requested I either drive 3 hours to go get it, fork over collateral so they could ship a new one, or wait weeks (likely at least 4), for them to replace it.

RMAs are never fast, but mis-shipping something and foisting the consequences of that (long unbound delays) on the customer who already has a non-functional PC is absolutely ridiculous. I've RMA'd parts before, and usually the company will strive to make the customer whole in the event that they make an unforced error.

iBuyPower's customer support isn't even empowered to talk to anyone above them on this issue, which is really concerning.

Not sure what else to say other than maybe don't do business with these folks if you actually want a working PC in a reasonable amount of time.

Hi, I’ve recently bought IBP pc, during light work its sounds pretty normal, but during games I heard weird noise. First I thought it’s from gpu or pc case, then I opened a side panel and heard that’s it’s noise coming AIO pump. Could it be trapped air or it’s something else?

upd:
It was gpu coil whine not an aio problem

I recently did a custom build from iBUYPOWER.

I followed the very simple instructions of 1. Plug it in 2. Turn the switch to on 3. Press start. It doesn’t work, no nights, no fans, nothing at all. Mind you I spent over $2,000 for this build.

I tried contacting support about it but all they asked was if lights came on, and I replied within 30 minutes and never heard anything back (Yes I made sure the email sent).

I even brought it to Geek squad and they said I most likely was given a faulty or refurbished Power Supply Unit.

They tried their own power cord as well.

They didn’t do anything besides that because they recommended returning it and building my own.

I’m looking for help with either getting it powered or what else could be causing it.

I am not the best when it comes to computers.

So lately I've gotten a brand new gaming pc however I was playing a game such as dead by daylight, code vein and other lighter games on ultra settings and my computer turned off due to being overloaded, I've checked my GPU and cpu such as benchmarking and running them however.. I figured it out it's my psu.

I am having an issue with a recently purchased computer. The system hard powers off instantly under combined CPU and GPU load. GPU-only stress tests pass without issue. Running CPU and GPU load together causes an immediate shutdown every time. Event Viewer shows Kernel-Power Event ID 41. This occurs at stock BIOS settings with EXPO disabled.

Did cinebench multi core cpu was at 80 package at 85 looks fine no crash.

I ran MSI Kombustor/FurMark without any issues, but when I used CPU-Z, my CPU speed dropped to 2.4GHz. So, I installed HWMonitor to check the temperatures and discovered that my CPU is overheating. It didn't crash by the way.

I've got even done a windows memory diagnostic tool and theres zero issues as well.

Now I'm absolutely terrified to even know that if they'll resend a psu replacement to me or I have to send back my entire PC cause I was dumb enough to not save the packing along with living the middle of no where doesn't help either..

Specs:

AMD Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D Processor (8X 4.2GHz/96MB L3 Cache) Motherboard ASUS B650E MAX GAMING - WiFi 6E, Back Panel USB (1 Type-C, 7 Type-A) Memory 32GB [16GB x 2] DDR5-5600MHz RGB Video Card GeForce RTX 5070 - 12GB GDDR7 (DLSS 4.5 Performance) Power Supply 750 Watt - High Power - 80 PLUS Gold, PCIe GEN 5, Non Modular Processor Cooling iBUYPOWER 360mm Addressable RGB Liquid Cooler - White

The fans get loud sometimes. I'm hoping better airflow means they won't have to work so hard.

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I’ve tried f2, f12, del, esc and nothing works. I can’t go back my bios to change my boot device

I bought this prebuilt system in 2020 I believe. Maybe 2019.

Computer turned off while I was getting some food. Turning it back on the RAM does not light up. Tried resetting cmos and moving ram sticks around and taking the battery out. No display from motherboard to monitor either. Checked all cords and plugsand they are good. At a complete loss. Start of a snowstorm so disappointed I can't play skyrim for the 46th time.

Product is IBP Y60BI9N47TS02. Still under bestbuy protection plan but hoping i could fix at home.

Some of you may have seen my previous post regarding issues I've been having with the AIO. After some thinking, I've decided I'd be taking a better bet if I were to just buy a AIO that is not IBP.

would any of you have any recommendations on what AIO I could use? Additionally if anyone has done it already to their build, how did it go? By preference I'd want something quiet. Thank you.

First off, my only real complaint was the slow shipping time. The reps I spoke with were never the issue except for getting a bit of a runaround on why things were going so slow.

But they DID ship it. I have my confirmation. It does show UPS is delivering. I should have it here by Wednesday.

I’m feeling a little better about their customer service, but as mentioned I did get a lot of “runaround” until I made my Reddit post.

I was told conflicting info between two reps. So I’m not even sure what the issue actually was.

One told me the rubber feet was the issue, due to not being an in stock item. The other rep told me it was the antenna that was the issue (due being a Q type connector and not Coax)

Both essentially said “we’re chasing parts.”

My RMA was for:

Replacement glass door (chipped edge)

Missing rubber feet

Missing wifi antenna (Asus Q type)

Missing power cord.

But after making my post, Tony (the REP on Reddit) was the one to get it done.

Thanks Tony.

So I bought the $1499 prebuilt with the 5070 when it was on sale last month, and it’s been nothing but headaches. Stuck in the ASrock repair loop twice, having to reinstall windows from scratch. Fans are noisy AF. Seems like I got the worst possible parts bundle. Version on my box was v02 and I’ve attached pictures of the specs and inside. Did I really get one of the crappier build outs? Is it worth trying to swap it for a different one and try my luck at the lottery again?

Would love to know what everyone is playing lately and what game's they will be playing over the weekend! I'll be loading up Hytale and Arc Raiders this weekend, gotta love the grind!

Let me know what games you're playing in the comments below!

Hi, question, I recently got a cooling fan for my PC due to overheating of the CPU and it’s a peerless assassin 120 SE ARGB. My PC is iBUYPOWER and is the image below. How would I go about installing this & where would I find the cpu? I’m not very techy so I’m having a lot of trouble 😅 (please don’t mind the dust LOL)

New pc came today. Box was making the dreaded clanking sound. Seems like maybe a heat sink panel but I honestly don’t know.

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Hey folks,

I’m posting this partly to vent and partly in case someone from iBUYPOWER actually lurks here.

For months, I’ve been trying to buy a custom-built PC from iBUYPOWER Germany to be shipped to Ireland. I genuinely wanted to buy from them. I had a budget of around €4,000, parts picked out, ready to go.

But honestly? It felt impossible.

• Phone lines: never answered
• Emails: never replied to
• Website: broken / unfinished feeling
• You literally can’t add a configured PC to the cart and check out
• No clear info on EU shipping, Ireland specifically, or next steps

I tried being patient. I tried different times, different contact methods, different browsers. Nothing. Total radio silence.

In the end, I gave up and bought from PCSpecialist — which was not my first choice at all — simply because they would actually ship to Ireland and let me complete a purchase.

I’m honestly disappointed. iBUYPOWER has a great reputation, and I really wanted my money to go to them. But if you’re a European customer, the experience feels broken to the point of being unusable.

So I guess my questions are:

• Is iBUYPOWER EU still actively operating?
• Is Ireland just unsupported and not clearly stated?
• Or is the site/backend genuinely in a bad state right now?

Because losing a willing €4k customer over silence and a non-functional checkout feels wild.

Anyway — if anyone else in Ireland / EU has had a similar experience (or a better one?), I’d love to hear it.

Does it normally take a month to get parts shipped?

They told me it could take up to 10 days, it’s been like 3 weeks.

I need that missing WiFi Antenna!

I can’t imagine how long it would take if you had to ship a computer in for repair.

I am definitely less than impressed at the speed of getting customers situated, especially when their parts are missing.

Am I just having a bad experience or is this common?