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Q: QuestionWell I bought this PC and the DVI cable that it came was was too short so I bought a larger DVI cable and the cable didn't make a side panel even work so do I need a different cable to make the side panel work? And i don't get The digital codes.

Asked 6 years ago by Autogamer224.

• A:Answer Hello, I have the IBUYPOWER Snowblind model 956. Here's my experience with getting the side display panel working. On the rear of the PC at the top there should be a button to turn on the Leds (Lighting). If your video card has a DVI Output connect it; connect the other end DVI To the Input Side Panel input. DVI---To---DVI cable. I had a DVI---To---HDMI Cable so I connected the HDMI end to the Back of the Video Card and the DVI to the Side Panel Input. The Side LCD Panel can be treated like it's another monitor. I downloaded and installed a safe freeware application rainmeter [https://www.rainmeter.net/] which gives you the capability to put 'in-motion' wallpaper on the 'Display 2' panel. NOTE: I downloaded the 4.2 Final Release - r3111 July 8, 2018 not the BETA version. You'll get the hang of it after you play around with it for awhile. IF you have any further questions or need support Contact IBUYPOWER at 1-888-462-3899 for technical support. I hope this helps.

  Answered 6 years ago by JohnnypcgamerVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionI'm looking to purchase this next week. Has anyone reported any major issues? How was your initial setup?

Asked 6 years ago by JParkin.

• A:Answer My first one had wrong graphics card rtx 2080 instead of 2080ti wtf. 2nd one led side panel had like spots splotches in it. Cant see most of the screen that well anyways

  Answered 6 years ago by Magy77

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Q: QuestionDoes the case come with the design on the second image? Or is that just for show?

Asked 5 years ago by Titan.

• A:Answer NAW DUDE - THAT IS A **SEE THROUGH MONITOR** (RUNNING RAINMETER TOOLS) YES. A TRUE MONITOR - PUT WHATEVER YOU WANT ON IT... Also has a backlight on/off switch if you don't feel like looking at it...

  Answered 5 years ago by Meandmyshadow

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Q: QuestionDoes anyone have the complete spec list for this desktop? The bestbuy specs are useless... would like to know the ram/video card / etc... that’s in this. whether the ssd is nvme and if not does the board have m2 slots etc.... ibuypower publish specs pls

Asked 6 years ago by Billybyter.

• A:Answer Hey Billybyter, I just picked up one of these Saturday and mine has the following stats: Systems I-Series P6 Intel Core I7-9700 WD 1TB Blue Sata-3 64MB HD Snowblind IBP Element Case W/3 Ring Fans MSI Z370!-PRO Zotac RTX 2080TI 11GB AMP Video Card 850 Watt 80Plus Gold P.S (White) (USB) Asus USB ACSI-Dual-Band AC600 Wireless USB Adapter (OA3) X20-17139 MS WIndows 10 Home/Pro 64bit DVD (OA3) MS Windows 10 Home Advanced IBUYPOWER Gaming Keyboard Ares E1 IBUYPOWER 7-Color Gaming Optical Mouse (Free 30-Day) MS Office 365 Trial Custom FOam Packaging DDR4 ADATA 8GB DDR4-2666 (x2) White NVIDIA GTX Video Card Backplate 19" Snowblind Side Panel LCD Deepcool Gammaxx 400i CPU Cooler (White) They included a short cable to connect the panel LCD to the video card; however, it (the cable) is specced for Series 10 GPUs (DVI to DVI instead of HDMI to DVI). The "easy" fix would be to call IBUYPOWER Customer Support so you can get a RMA# - they'll mail out the correct cable... So far, I've had NO issues with the system that I picked up - boot up was simple and pretty flawless as well. I'm in the process of upgrading RAM, hard drives and an AIO!

  Answered 6 years ago by OldComputer

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Q: QuestionCan this pc handle 4k gaming at 60fps?

Asked 6 years ago by Branden.

• A:Answer Yes! On even the most demanding of titles. I love mine. I play the division 2, Anthem, Metro exodus all at very high FPS (90-125)at 3440x1440 ultra wide. But at 4k 60 fps is very doable with this.

  Answered 6 years ago by BaldhellbillyVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionAnyone that has had this what are your temps like on CPU and GPU? And how is the noise level? I actually bought the ibuypower bb953 has RTX 2080 i7 8700k 16 GB ram 1 Tb ssd. CPU liquid cooled I know this is air cooled. U think worth $500 more for this one

Asked 6 years ago by mag298.

• A:Answer Just for the upgraded RTX 2080 TI and CPU it's worth it (for $500 difference). Temp wise mine runs fine. It does generate a lot of heat (not unreasonable) mid game play.

  Answered 6 years ago by BillybyterVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWhat is the maximum amount of memory supported by the system board?

Asked 6 years ago by stergman.

• A:Answer If it has the MSI Z370-A Pro motherboard it's max supported RAM is 64GB. I'm not sure if the board is the same for each unit they ship, this is what mine has. Hope this helps DDR4 4000+(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133, max 64 GB.

  Answered 6 years ago by BruceVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionCan this PC play games like Fortnite? And would it be good for streaming?

Asked 6 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer This will play any game currently out without issue.

  Answered 6 years ago by Billybyter

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Q: QuestionIs this a good pc to get into game devolepmeant with. Im starting to make a game and I need a better pc, is this one good enough? (Some reviews are telling me otherwise)

Asked 6 years ago by CatMaster.

• A:Answer im gonna be honest if you wanna develop a game im not sure how good the game is or graphics so im not sure but i will say this pc only parts that are worth the money or 2080ti and i7 9700k they went cheap on the other parts if i were you build your own and its alot more worth it

  Answered 5 years ago by Aiden

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Q: QuestionWhat is brand of mobo ram and graphics card

Asked 6 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer I went through two of these systems (initial one had a bad side display). First unit had an MSI Z370A-Pro Mobo, 16gb of ADATA 2666 ram (extremely basic in 8gb x 2 configuration) and a triple fan Zotac AMP edition 2080 ti. The second unit had the same mobo and ram, but the 2080 ti was an MSI dual fan Ventus.

  Answered 6 years ago by CyciumX

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Q: QuestionWhat kind of PSU does this computer accept. Bought it a few years ago and have since done upgrades and now have an issue where it crashes on games due to faulty power supply or not enough power. Im needing to replace this but don't know the exact type.

Asked 1 year ago by kygoers.

Q: QuestionCan you use a ryzen cpu or only intel ones

Asked 4 years ago by Maxp.

Q: Questionis the snowblind can be used for gaming and streaming at the same time?

Asked 4 years ago by PrepLeaf11684.

Q: QuestionJust came in. Few hrs see the guys at Summerville SC to unbox, and check her out. Herd she needs another ssd right off the rip. T or F, and which one

Asked 5 years ago by Gunny.

Q: QuestionDoes anyone know how to access the PSU? I am attempting to change the psu out and couldn't figure out how to get under the shroud to unplug everything.

Asked 5 years ago by TravisT.

Q: QuestionWhat exact brand of RAM is in inside this computer so that I know which brand to get Incase I decide to up the RAM?

Asked 5 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer MINE CAME WITH ADATA

  Answered 5 years ago by Meandmyshadow

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Q: Questionthis pc runs fortinite at 240 FPS?

Asked 5 years ago by pedro.

• A:Answer Hello, Unfortunately we cannot provide FPS information as that is dependent on the settings you choose when playing the game. Thank you for the question.

  Answered 5 years ago by iBUYPOWER Product Expert

  
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Q: QuestionWhat expandability is available on here? I'm thinking of upgrading the SSD and the hard drive later down the road.

Asked 5 years ago by Locky.

• A:Answer There are two plates sitting under the graphic card for ssd, and below that, two shelves for Hhd. I installed 1 TB ssd and a 4 TB Hdd myself.

  Answered 5 years ago by JackVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionDoes this computer ship to canada and it is vr ready?

Asked 5 years ago by Yahia.

• A:Answer it is VR ready but i suggest building your own they only go big for the i7 9700k and 2080ti and the skip out on getting high end ssd and all the rest of the parts or go for like a hp omen obelisk with the 2080ti that seems to be better

  Answered 5 years ago by Aiden

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Q: QuestionThis Doesn’t make sense to me when I can get an intel i9-9900k 3.6 ghz 8core processor a Corsair -H100i Pro 75 CFM liquid cpu cooler Asus -ROG Strix z390-E Gaming ATX LGA1151 motherboard G.skill-trident 32gb 1TBHDD and a Zotac GTX 1060 6gb for 1500 XD

Asked 5 years ago by Jayy.

• A:Answer The Snowblind case is a custom case modded by Ibuypower that you currently can't get without buying their prebuilt system (as far as I know). This also comes with a 2080 Ti which is quite a bit more expensive than a 1060. Furthermore, liquid coolers aren't necessarily better than aircooling. Lots of debate these days about which is most efficient at cooling. Although I guess if your GPU has a waterblock that'd be pretty nifty

  Answered 5 years ago by Rich88Verified Purchase

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