Customer Ratings & Reviews

If you do not plan on upgrading this PC $850 is a wonderful price point. I could not pass it up. The Ryzen 7 is a great processor for multi-tasking, and video editing. The 1660 Super is good for 1080p gaming as well as streaming with Nvida's NVENC. This is a really great combo in my opinion. The motherboard is an OEM. I had upgraded the ram to 2x16gb kit, but the bios lack the capacity for me to use the full potential of my upgrade at 3200 MHz, instead capping me at 2400. Lenovo tech support could not even give me a list of compatible RAM that would run at 3200MHz on this machine. I'll give them a pass though. Tech Support was kind, and they don't always know everything. The case is very premium. Very good airflow, it comes with 3 fans, and a very nice CPU cooler. I was not expecting this level of quality from a prebuilt. Everything would have been 5/5 if I did not have the minor inconvenience of not being able to adjust the speed of my ram from the bios menu, and if the PSU on here was 650. There was a question of whether or not this PC can be upgraded, yes it can, but the LED lights of the fans are controlled by Lenovo's software, which will not run on a non Lenovo machine. I'm not sure if upgrading the MoBo will disable control over the fans RGB or not. As of Dec 16th 2020 Ryzen 7 3700x ... $320 Gtx 1660 Super 6GB .. $250 Ryzen compatible MoBo ... $70 A case as beautiful as this $100 CPU Cooler $35 400 W PSU ... $5 To have someone else build it $100 This is worth the value. I didn't even include the price of an SSD and HDD in that summary. If you know someone who wants to get into streaming or video editing, this may be a great gift for that person. This rig is good for playing Video Games too. If you want to upgrade this PC in the future, you'll need a beefier PSU to run a 2080, or something newer. The motherboard would also need to be replaced to give you faster ram speeds unless there is a bios update in the future for this MoBo. Cable management was good too. I don't know if there is a second NVMe slot of this MB so if upgrading the NVMe storage to something else, a PCI-e M2 expansion would need to be purchased in order to clone your drive to the new M2 storage. The value of this PC out way the minor inconveniences of this PC.

I've been using the Tower 5 for nearly a month now and wanted to share my experience so far. CASE - A lot of prebuilts ship with less than stellar cases, not so with the Tower 5. The case is solid, clean and well crafted and lends itself well to future upgrades. FANS & LIGHTING - The 4 internal RGB fans are all whisper quiet even under heavy loads. You can create and edit lighting profiles in the BIOS and Lenovo Vantage tool which both work well. CPU - The AMD Ryzen 3700X is a phenomenal chip. It breezes through CPU intensive workloads and the included cooler keeps it running cool. MEMORY - Lenovo included TWO sticks of 8GB DDR4 3200MHz memory. Dual channel is the way to go and thankfully Lenovo did not skimp out in this department. GRAPHICS CARD - My rig shipped with an NVIDIA 1660 Super which is a pretty solid, middle of the road card. I can play most big named, current games comfortably on medium to high settings. STORAGE - The Tower 5 ships with Windows preinstalled on a 256GB Samsung NVME drive. It makes for fast boot times and quick file operations. You also have an additional 1TB WD Blue series spinning disk drive you can use for your games and other files. POWER - The one check mark against the Tower 5 is the fairly underpowered 450W PSU. It's able to adequately power all the included hardware, but if you eventually want to upgrade your graphics card, you'll need to upgrade it as well. FINAL THOUGHTS - The Tower 5 is a solid, well built machine with an impressive amount power under the hood. In the prebuilt gaming PC world, it's one the best I've seen for the price.

REVIEW: Lenovo - Legion Tower 5 AMD Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 7-3700X - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super - 256GB SSD+ 1TB HDD - Phantom Black Model:90RB000EUS GOOD GAMING PC VALUE, NOT FOR ENTHUSIAST – (Legion T5-26amr5) The LEGION T5-26AMR5 (being specific as there are many variants), is a good all-around computer and an acceptable gaming computer for medium to casual gaming. [I can benchmark at 60 FPS (frames per second) ultra settings 1080p] The price to performance is pretty good, especially considering RAM and GPU shortages (as of APR 2021). Boot time and program loads are zippy. Storage speed is competent. Features are great (such as GTX 1660 Super, PCIe v4, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, WiFi AX 2x2, and lots of pretty lights). My advice, is to get it for what it is, use it as is, and don’t try to make it into a foundation for an enthusiast gaming machine. If I were buying it for my spouse or kids (not heavy gamers) I would have no problem recommending it as is. PRO’s - Attractive enough, Lots of lights - Feature Packed - Great overall value - Good GPU – GTX 1660 Super HOWEVER - RAM does not overclock and has high latency (22) - Low RAM compatibility (must use only a few types of RAM or speed dropped by 50%) - Build Quality is pretty bad (inside) lots of loose wires, taped on parts that come off, bare contacts too close to other metal (sometimes covered with tape, sometimes not) - Cramped interior means you have to remove GPU to get to NVME (slot 2) Storage and the NVME (slot 1 for PCIe V4) is mostly under the CPU heat sync. Since NVME drives pump out a lot heat this mean the heat is going directly into your GPU or CPU, neither are great. - Power Supply is just barely enough for what is in the system. 400 Watts. Don’t add anything or you will probably have problems. THE ORIGINAL PLAN My plan was to use this as a foundation for a pretty good upper-tier gaming rig. To do that justice, I need to upgrade the GPU, Upgrade the RAM, Upgrade the Power Supply, Upgrade the Storage, etc. Due to the GPU shortage, I’ll still head down that path, but with the assumption that this is a stop gap solution for about a year until there is better GPU availability, at which time, I’ll move all my “good” components into a more enthusiast build, once prices stabilize. SUMMARY / CONCLUSION / RECOMMENDATION The LEGION T5-26AMR5 is not an enthusiast gaming computer. I would not judge it as such (although Lenovo does try to sell it as such, so maybe some criticism is justified). It is the best bang for the buck as of this review, and does a good enough job for casual gaming. I would not invest heavily in upgrading this, unless you already have the parts, and (like myself) are a glutton for punishment. I wanted PCI v4 support for my NVME. I wanted a dedicated GPU. I wanted Upper/Mid-Tier CPU performance. I wanted USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 support for my backups to external NVME storage. It delivers on all of these fronts. Once I upgrade the Power Supply, it should be fine for a while as my primary computer. See PICS for close up (RAM, NVME, POWER, Etc)

Great PC I’ve had this pc for over a year now and nothing seems to be wrong with it. Just add some more ram and it’ll float like a boat with no problem FYI don’t mind the dirty pc glass it’a clean

Great pc, bought it on sale for a good deal, perfect prebuild if your looking to do future upgrades, only thing I disliked about this build was it came with a 400w power supply replaced it with a 600w for future upgrades and headroom

Great product, love it , i was looking for a cheap gaming Pc and this work perfectly

Love it so far, haven't had any problems with running any games smoothly and efficiently. Only slight problem was the lights didn't work but that was a simple fix just by looking it up online. Have to do something in bios and then download the lenovo vantage app and you will be all set. Don't let people putting bad reviews in because they don't know what they are doing hold you back from this desktop.

This computer plays all the top games on high settings it is a great value i have had no issues build was great. I would recommend for new buyers i enjoy mine daily

I had originally bought this for the stockmarket to do some day trading i needed something fast and that I could put alot of monitors on. But now just exploring this on a day to day basis it is part of my family.

This is an awesome starter gaming computer for someone. The tower looks great, the computer performance is great and the video card is adequate. RGB was a bit difficult to set up because the option wasn't enabled initially when starting the computer.

Arrived earlier than anticipated. Easy to setup and all in working order. Works great for a starter pc!

I have been playing and practicing on it for about 3 weeks now and I am willing to say that this would be that best streaming/YouTube pc for the price if you aren’t willing to build you own. I plan on learning how to take out and put new pieces in this one so I can learn how to build a pc. Overall I would give this pc a 5/5 for a beginner pc

Absolutely a waste of time and money. Received the computer and was super excited to get it set up. The plug in and play seemed almost too good to be true, which it was. There is no power switch for the power supply-and after plugging everything in and turning it on multiple times and into different outlets it just wouldn’t turn on. Returned the day after I took it home and got a refund. Don’t waste your time on this garbage. I honestly don’t know why Best Buy sells this model with everybody having so many issues with it.

Just got it. Cant power on... no power cord in box, no mouse. Only the tower and keyboard came with this open box purchase. Ill buy brand new next time hopefully i can get a new cord for it.. If i can get a power cord and it boots up I will update review. Right now, I am thoroughly frustrated.

Its been great. Ita achieved everything I've wanted out of it. The lights are super customizable once you turn them on in the BIOS and it's real user friendly too.

I now have the processing power for my home studio to process music.

Really great pc for the price. The gpu (gtx 1660 super) runs most games on max graphics 1080p at 50-60fps some games like Minecraft at 100+ fps. Only downside is the 400 watt psu and rgb turns off after login, and rgb requires going through bios to turn on (holding f12 while booting up). Would’ve gave 4.5 stars if I could since these are minor.

I read a few reviews of this desktop before purchasing it and took a chance with it. I'm glad I did. My main focus with this computer is video editing along with some gaming and this computer excels at both! Coming from an i5-8400 and a 1050ti this computer has absolutely blown my mind. Rendering in DaVinci Resolve has been super quick. Gaming at 1080p Ultra has been super easy for this computer. CPU: A great 8 core, 16 thread, that will definitely handle a GPU upgrade with ease if you're looking to upgrade down the line. The cooler keeps temps under 80C at full load. Yea it isn't particularly amazing, but it gets the job done, and I have no worries. GPU: The PC I got came with a single fan MSI 1660 Super that runs surprisingly cool. Temps are easily under 70C at full load. RAM: I really like that it has 2 sticks of 8gb instead of the 1 stick of 16gb of ram like most prebuilts have. As another plus side it has 4 dimm slots so you can potentially upgrade to 32gb at some point very easily. Storage: SSD is on the small side unfortunately. Having a 1TB HDD is great, but long term, you'll want a larger or additional SSD. PSU: Another potential weak point. It's a 400W power supply. That being said, both the 3700x and the 1660 Super are known for being super power efficient. I haven't had any problems with it running intensive video editing and gaming and I don't foresee having any problems. If you're thinking of upgrading the GPU down the line just know that upgrading the PSU will be a must though. Case: Case is clean, cable management is great. I love that it has two intake fans in front and 1 exhaust in the back. I've seen a lot of prebuilts cheap out and only include one exhaust. This PC is beautiful for a prebuilt and very compact as well. Price: This one hurts. This should be a max of $850, yet currently priced well above that. During normal times, you could easily build a similar system for about $650-$700. But here we are in a midst of a global chip shortage. In comparison to other prebuilts though, I felt that I was getting the most for my money with this one. Other similar prebuilts were priced higher with weaker CPUs and/or with less RAM. Final Thoughts: I know that some people have had DOA units, and honestly I was afraid of that but that's what the 15-day return policy is for, and the one year manufacturer warranty is for. Personally, I haven't had any issues with it. So I don't know if there just happened to be a bad batch at one point, or if Lenovo's quality control got a week off or something. Either way, if you're on the fence about this one I would try it.

Awesome computer, fast and looks awesome powered on but you will have to turn on the lighting feature on the BIOS option before it shows up on your Lenovo Vantage app. Go to bios by holding the F12 and choosing the ENTER SETUP option. I spent 2 hours looking for this until I found the option in the BIOS, I don't know why Lenovo would make it so hard but its a minor problem that really shouldn't hurt my score. Would defiantly recommend to my friends.

Had this computer since March of 2021, and I have upgraded it since. Overall it's a good first gaming PC, easily upgradable, easy to set-up, and runs well. It's been close to 3 years and I haven't encountered any issues with it, no slowing down or anything. Runs pretty much every game at medium-high graphics smoothly with good frame rate. Air-flow is also good, just make sure to clean off your fans ever once in a while.