Lenovo Legion 7i Tower Gen 8 Showcase | i9-13900KF & RTX 4080

[@HondaCivicat3AM]

I have the exact one that you have and after 3 months of use, I love it still.

[@HondaCivicat3AM]

Update: Its bean about 1 year since I have owned this PC and Its still running like brand new.

[@pureniku]

@@HondaCivicat3AMdo you play games in 4k if so how are the framerates? I’m either considering getting a Alienware aurora or this

[@lolpaco8070]

@@HondaCivicat3AMmy motherboard gave out on me after one year of use so i thats the only problem i had so far 😢

[@lolpaco8070]

@@HondaCivicat3AM do you know any good motherboard for this build other then the one it had?

[@HondaCivicat3AM]

@@pureniku sorry for the long delay on my end, I would recommend you getting a HP Omen or one of these. DO NOT GET A SYBERPOWER!

[@Cenot4ph]

In my region, building this yourself would be a similar price point without the warranty and on site service, it's a no brainer

[@Lukas50C]

I see that only the higher end versions have liquid coolers. What does the air cooled version look like? Can’t find anything online

[@Cenot4ph]

@@Lukas50C I do not know

[@RealBoiJare]

I bought a 5i tower (higher end version of it) as my first gaming pc, and love it so far.

[@Muehlema1]

I think the Lenovo should given that nice machine a RGB XMP Memory rig. HP Omen 45L comes with Fury Beast DDR5 RGB Memory.

[@sethwengermusic]

How are the thermals? What is the top temperature it'll hit when running it hard?

[@theshootingbench9116]

As of 11/1/24 if anyone is viewing this for a reference video, unless you want a full size tower I would suggest the T5 speced out better than the T7 and for cheaper if your looking for a pre built. I have a Gen 8, what is shown in this video, tower and you can spec them up to 128 DDR5 RAM, a base 4080 card, if I recall correctly up to a 6TB M.2 SSD, and you can order THE T5 with the 13900 Intel and the liquid cooler as well for about 700 to 1000 cheaper then this shown T7. Lenovo also has multiple sales a year, and you can get one of their Legion series computers for about 200 to 275 over what it would have cost you to build it yourself. My T5 Gen8 is a I7 13700K 24 core, 64gb DDR5, 4 Tb SSD, it came with a 12gb PNY 4070 great card for a factory pre built, 750w PSU and a factory Lenovo/ Intel air cooler for the CPU. I would recommend just getting the one you want with the liquid cooler. All in all for an 1800 dollar pre built it honestly runs super well

[@TechAdventure1]

Thanks for sharing all this information! A few weeks back I posted a video comparing the T5 and the T7 and concluded the T5 is the way to go for many of the same reasons as you. In fact, I bought myself a T5 after testing the T7. I picked up a couple of top fans and it made a big difference on the GPU performance.

[@AdmiralCecil]

It's on sale for $1929 on B&H right now. It would cost approximately $2400+ to build an equivalent.

[@bhollow711]

Bro I fucking love you, megaultrachad plug move

[@RealBoiJare]

That’s a good deal. I always find it funny when people try to justify buying everything themselves, putting it all together, dealing with all the headaches you’ll come across, just to save a couple hundred $. Not worth my time. And nowadays you save less and less money, if any

[@petersonfamily6223]

Thanks for the showcase. I am comparing the same system with a 4090 and i9 CPU to Corsair Vengeance i8100 and i7400.

[@a.c.galicia]

Same! What are you leaning towards? At the current price I may go with this and I heard a BIOS update allows better usage of the Ram 5600MHz (not confirmed but hope it’s true).

[@petersonfamily6223]

​@@a.c.galicia FYI new Lenovo Legion i7 Gen 8 system with 64 GM RAM, 4090, and i9 came in. The RAM was running at 4000MHz! I updated the BIOS and the XMP option is not there as shown by reviewers who were able to update their systems to get the correct RAM speed.? There are memory options available after the BIOS update but any changes and the system will not start! Great I upgrade to 64 GB RAM and a larger NvME drive and have worse performance than others. The Lenovo forum has a few like me who just received the same system with the same results. For now, I would not guarantee any RAM for this system because it looks like there are different BIOS out there maybe because there are different motherboards? I am not sure but I am using the O5UKT1DA BIOS from April 20, 2023, for the Legion T7 34IRZ8 system. My options are to keep this, build my own and get the Corsair Vengence 8100. I only purchased the Lenovo because the BIOS reportedly corrected the RAM issue. Others are also reporting the NvME speeds are slow as well.

[@a.c.galicia]

@@petersonfamily6223 I ended up buying the Lenovo Legion i7 Gen 8 4090 as well. It came in yesterday (ordered 3 weeks ago) and I have also not been able to change it to 5600MHz via changing it from default to XMP. I tried it twice last night doing a custom in the BIOS but it failed and it reverted back itself, I didn’t want to get locked out so I just stopped. I’ve been looking at the Lenovo Forums as well and seems like it’s a common issue but was hoping there was someone out there who was able to change this. That being said i would keep being very vocal, Lenovo took some time for the 32GB version of this as well as previous Gen versions of the Legion Towers to do an XMP Profile. We paid for the higher priced 64GB. So while I hopefully expect there to be a update soon that allows XMP profile on the 64gB version, you’re right it isn’t guaranteed. But we need more people bring this up to their attention for them to find a way sooner to change this and not just settling for what it is!

[@beydoin]

Nice video man! It was very helpful to decide if I should get it or not. I'll probably get one and upgrade the memory to 128GiB RAM, and add some storage... apparently you can add additional storage if you take out the back panel (there's space for 2).

[@swallowedinthesea11]

Wow, 128GB RAM?!

[@flipnog]

@@swallowedinthesea11 ikr. who needs that much?

[@all.day.day-dreamer]

I bought this exact system used from some guy for $1900. It was a gift so I am not sure he knew it costs $3500+ ... It does have 4 x M.2 ports so I took out the wifi that I didn't need and added in 3 x 2TB NVMe for storage and 1 x 1TB NVMe 7000MB/s for the boot drive. You also have to delete the OS to remove all the bloatware. It's a great system. I got a great deal on it and it will last me until my next upgrade in a 15 - 16 months.

[@felixlechat1780]

I had mine stolen maybe you bought mine? 😅

[@Shmack_]

You removed the Wi-Fi and the OS?

[@drainthis]

@@felixlechat1780 Believable

[@wallacegrommet3479]

Does anyone know (before I open the box) if you can use a hot key to turn off all the LEDS? Even better if there is a away to use Alexa or through Samsung Smart things?

[@DoctorGaga87]

Just ordered one on ebay for $2150. I9 4080 super 32gb ram and 2 TB ssd. Excited to get back into pc gaming

[@TechAdventure1]

Enjoy!

[@petersonfamily6223]

I would recommend you purchase the extended warranty. My new system required a full rebuild, replacing the Mother Board, GPU 4090, Power Supply, CPU 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900KF, and cooling system in Aug 2023. The system was fine until May 2024, and issues with sudden shutdowns started to occur and become more persistent. It could be the Intel CPU issue acting up but my system is now scheduled for a full rebuild again in less than a year of ownership. Well, I thought that was the case until Lenovo said they want me to send it to the depot. I paid for in-house repair and diagnostics and refused to do so. I am in the computer industry and have done all possible troubleshooting and checks to determine a cause, including tracking active processes and system usage when the issue occurs without success. I have the newest Intel Lenovo OEM BIOS to correct the Intel CPU voltage issue, but it has not fixed it. Again, I recommend getting the extended warranty for peace of mind.

[@skylerdylan1005]

I just purchased the 4080 super version of this machine. Were you able to resolve this issue?

[@Piichiichi]

Picked up the same PC with a 14900 & and a 4080 super for 2300. Lenovo had a crazy sale during memorial day week

[@tun6006]

Pre-tax yes? I have one in my cart for $2367 subtotal.

[@donclark5677]

No external WiFi antenna?

[@dcjrsrt10]

6 moths of ownership this month its been the best rig ive ever had. It was an amazing price i almost bought a 3080 version when those were released back 2 or 3 years ago but they were running $3,500 or more. i got this 4080 i9 liquid cooled for $2,349 from bandh with 2 year lenovo warranty on site repair and 1 year of lenovo care and 1 day shipping for free.

[@skylerdylan1005]

I just ordered the 4080 super version of this. Still holding up well for you?

[@dcjrsrt10]

@@skylerdylan1005 its been amazing man, i use it for only video gaming, i might browse the web a little but mostly i play AAA games, i Finished days gone in 4k, starfield in 1440p, cyberpunk in 1440p and red dead red 2 in 1440 all since i bought it in january i put 100hrs+ on every one of those games with days gone i clocked in 160hours i never had one issue no crashing, i also received lenovo smart performance for free for 12 months it keep the pc running smooth.

[@groc279]

What did u say about the power supply being water cooled? And i got this pc for 2580 its on sale right now

[@tonyrd43]

What the model of this computer?

[@lolpaco8070]

Can anyone recommend a good motheboard for this build

[@tosinfolorunsho8255]

Did you buy the HDMI card separately?

[@jesusfajardo2357]

Hey! Thanks for sharing. I have a question, what's the speed of the RAM on your end? Website says something like 5400mz but the comments mention that the motherboard itself doesn't supper that speed!

[@ShockfactorCA]

For my system, this is the only disappointing thing. They advertise 5200 MHZ but you only get 4000 MHz. The ram sticks are 5200. Everything else is up to spec.

[@Ec5tat1c]

@@ShockfactorCA 4000 is still really good most gamers have around 2k to 3.2k

[@tommylau8423]

@@ShockfactorCA hi, have you seen my comment

[@ShockfactorCA]

@@tommylau8423 no

[@MieleTouchtronic]

There is a new BIOS update that allows you to enable the memory speed boost profile which makes it run at 5600MHz *not 5400MHz*. This issue has been fixed with the latest BIOS.

[@coolclips11]

what are the dimensions of this? i couldnt find it on the site

[@beydoin]

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[@Somatom_Man]

I think it's plus for Lenovo to not put the new fake USBC port on the front panel of their machine. USBC is fast, usually 20 gigs. People love it and want it. What new manufactures are doing is splitting off a signal from the USB3 front panel cabling and hooking it to a USBC plug. No speed , just the name and connector. It's a sad situation.

[@ruiyangao9255]

purchased this exact desktop with the rtx4090 and I only ended up paying $4170 cad ($3100usd) after tax, honestly not a bad price for the performance imo

[@Jttd234]

Oh lord did you miss the sale and the 12% rakuten?! I just grabbed the 4080 version for like $2500 CAD all in.

[@ruiyangao9255]

damn thats sick! does your 4080 also come with liquid cooling and 13900k? There also aren't any 4090s left even if the rakuten deal is on right now so I am definitely happy to have grabbed mine while supplies lasted. If your 4080 is liquid cooled and has 13900k then its definitely a steal. The 13700k 4080 ones are going for like 2800 right now so its not very appealing to me anyway@@Jttd234

[@jayseaz]

I was able to get the 4090 version on sale through Rakuten (10% at the time) for $2400. After tax and 3 year onsite warranty, $2700 USD.

[@Jttd234]

@@jayseaz wish I was in the US

[@ruiyangao9255]

Thats really good but honestly if i were in the states id just build my own. In canada pc parts rarely go on sale for a lot of discounts and if i were to diy it will cost over 5k cad which is why i simply went with the prebuild@@jayseaz

[@reviewforthetube6485]

This things a monster for a pre built lol

[@JurisGavrilovs]

I have this with i9 and rtx4090... and it's power shuts down randomly 😢 Probably will return it to fix... something is overheating

[@VisionaryAhm]

You need to undervolt it

[@skylerdylan1005]

Did you end up resolving this issue? Just ordered the 4080 super version at a massive discount.;

[@bdh121]

Does it come with slots for additional cards to be added?

[@PartyUpLive]

Cool video. I'm looking at this pc, but don't want/need the glass side panel as my pc sits to me left and I'd never see it anyway. Also looking for a air cooled system.

[@lancetschirhart7676]

I just picked this up for $2k on B&H

[@Wanderingplayer227]

really? whats the link?

[@WildHogxPro]

Just got mine today at B&H bro I’m telling you its fire

[@xDeibu]

Did the HDMI/DP ports came with the tower?

[@Bartoosz]

Good question..

[@habs4life41]

Ugh i dont want liquid cooling though, i just dont like the idea of it. Maybe im scared for nothing idk lol

[@arthurmacedomenezesdearaujo]

the only thing I dont like is word "Legion" being all over the place. Feels like free advertising. .

[@Shmack_]

You just want a generic black case? It’s like asus with ROG everywhere etc..

[@musicalhistory4392]

Any manufacturer isn't going to add their branding, and it kind of makes a nice theme in this case.

[@IgorGutman]

I couldn't care less about LGBT lighting. In fact, I don't want any of that gay lighting. I want my gaming PC to look like a sober luxury office desktop.

[@trentpa9226]

build your own

[@its_Vlad]

Then turn off the rgb. It literally takes less time then you writing that comment 💀

[@trentpa9226]

who gives a fuck. It's personal preference? @@IgorGutman

[@Upright_Fly]

Damn, lights are gay now? TIL

[@Upright_Fly]

@@IgorGutman I'm not even talking about how much you do or don't care about them, im sure you have a valid point, they don't add to performance so why do people hype over them......all im saying is I didn''t know RGB was gay, I swear those gay frogs are up to something.