we've been wanting to get a second computer for a while so that we can play FFXIV together, or so my partner can work on his music WHILE I draw on my desktop. We've just been sharing my computer all this time. (he has a "gaming" laptop from before I met him but its a Lenovo. They're a scam, dont buy their computers. He didn't know)

I've been hesitant on buying a whole new computer at the price they cost, for my partner who is also still just learning how to maintain them. So I gotta like, inspect it every so often to make sure its not crammed with malware :vanora_xd:

We decided finally that I will simply buy myself a new computer and he can use my old alienware!
By old I mean I've had it 4 years, but its a pretty strong one and runs actually better than day 1 (originally had a broken software for the lights on it that I had to stomp into oblivion cause it caused more problems than good lmaoo)

So, behold

I pick this baby up after work today!
I've only messed with iBuypower pcs briefly in the past and I only hear good things about them. My job has made me s i c k of Dell, so I didn't really wanna spend the price for another alienware, even if they're good. I rather try something new this time :D
i7, 16GB, RTX 2060 (my alienware is 1070), SSD+HDD. Really, everything is almost the same as my alienware, its just a bigger graphics card!

I M E X C I T E D

@Synth:
Oh nooo D:
I'm sorry you had to experience Lenovo at its best. Although I'm glad if my warnings can help prevent a repeat the next time you get a computer!
I have experienced their tablets and my partner's laptop before finding a chaotic amount of reviews stating that they are, in a nutshell, a scam. Its almost like they are made to break if you use them for any gaming purposes!

Alienware is great, but it IS full of fluff software that isn't necessary and its more expensive. And also, they're Dell. I dont like Dell.

So far I'm pretty impressed with my iBuypower. They have great feedback that I've seen for being a good competitor at a lower cost. If I got another Alienware or Acer, I'd end up spending a lot more on their names and fluff softwares. But this one is pretty straight forward for the most part. The most jarring thing is I forgot we're past windows 10 now, I didn't expect to boot up to a whole new OS :vanora_xd:

That's a really nice setup! I've bought a few computers with a very similar case to that. You should be able to play most games with that GPU. Any games you are really looking forward to trying?

@ElQueso:
Ironically, the first game I tried playing it was GW2 but its like the only game I play that apparently has not caught up to windows 11 yet :vanora_xd:
Aside from that, I cannot WAIT to sub FFXIV again! Its our main obsession and we finally get to play it together!

And yeah! I see this tower style a lot. I wonder if its just efficient enough that companies like it lol
its spacious and the fans work real well in keeping the temperature cool


@Synth:
I'm not sure what it is about Lenovo devices that just inherently crap out so quickly. I wonder if it is something that can be tinkered with haha

windows 11 feels like a tip-toe step toward windows 8, but still not as bad. On first launch its like it tried to look like a mac with the weird centered layout too. But with some tinkering in the settings, I got it to look almost identical to what 10 was like. Just gotta get used to the slight differences

@Jolly: ahhhhh I hate how controlling windows has become. Right now my Windows 10 is locked and I couldn’t figure out how to make it not require a password on startup.

And I hate the required accounts! When they first started doing that I wasn’t living somewhere with regular internet and had to to to the library just to start up my new computer, like wth I paid for it so let me use it.

I might not mind Windows 11 if it’s like a Mac. I very briefly had a Mac and liked some parts of it.