Lenovo Legion T7 Gaming Desktop: i7-13700KF, RTX 4070 TI, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD Expired

Do users just have auto alerts to come and say uneducated stuff about pre-builts? Lenovo Legion uses standard ATX and there are YouTubes about how to upgrade the power supply, like the one below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17hN3uOXVaw

Why not the Super?

We do not do gaming, but my wife does photo editing with light room and other programs. Would this computer be overkill for just that process? Thanks for advice

We do not do gaming, but my wife does photo editing with light room and other programs. Would this computer be overkill for just that process? Thanks for advice

Yeah, having followed prebuilt deals in discussions here, on various subreddits and discord channels, I'm not quite sure why this and certain other *CURRENT* prebuilts get the vitriol they do. They are increasingly using nonproprietary parts and the gap in cost between "build your own" and "off the shelf" seemingly diminishes with every generation.

I get building your own if you enjoy it, have the time, enjoy tweaking, have ready and easy access to components, etc., but for many people who don't, paying what amounts to a $50-150 premium for a tested, warranteed system is certainly worth it IMO.

Twenty years ago, I built my PC systems from scratch, including a dual-Opteron rig for folding (if only I had stuck with it and gotten into bitcoin mining on the ground floor...) but back then I had the time and inclination to keep up with things and spend the time researching, building, testing, etc. Now I just need the sh*t to work. My interests and lifestyle are different now.

Really the only complaint I've seen about this generation of Legion Tower (either this T7 build or the upgraded 7i build) was the limited RAM speed, which has been fixed via BIOS update for almost a year now.

My 7i system is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow. We'll see if reality matches my optimism...

EDIT: If you want to stretch further, Lenovo has this with the 14th gen i9-14900KF, 4080 Super, and 2TB instead of 1TB SSD for a bit more ($2469 + tax):

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/de...90v6000mus [lenovo.com]

Too rich for my blood given the incremental performance increase IMO, as once you add the 3-year warranty I got with my config and sales tax, it comes out to $2750 which is $562 more out the door than the 13th gen config.

Spec creep, it's a thing.

Got mine in yesterday (this one https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr...aming.html), fantastic so far very quiet too I thought it was going to be loud. For the specs it's a very good deal.

How is easy it to upgrade RAM and add additional SSDs to this? I'm not looking for gaming but for data processing and LLM(Large Language Models) running

Not all states receive it tax free 🙃

I went back and forth on this, but ultimately just bought it. Marginally I could build the same machine for about the same price. It has 4 memory slots, and according to lenovo's site, it does support 128gb of memory(future proofing). Reviews say that it's silent, which I appreciate a quieter performance pc.

I'll probably run linux with a windows vm for gaming for a few games, but if I weren't, I would probably start off with reinstalling windows with a vanilla MS installation, you can get a USB thumb drive and download the windows installation from the MS website very easily. It does sound like some of the lenovo standard software has some bloat.

I was looking at the dell with the 4080, and I really wanted the 4080, but with 2 memory slots... I'll get a 4080 w/ 24gb vram in a few years, and I'll keep this machine for 10 years. 5-7 years as a primary gaming machine, then several more as an everything else home pc. Also, you can do some over clocking with this pc, with the dell you can't. I probably won't, but the option is there.

That's a decent deal as well, but there are caveats you have to consider.

That one uses a B760 chipset versus the Z790 in this, so you lose out on things like 2.5Gb ethernet, more PCIe lane expansion, a slightly better USB configuration (chipset level, not the actual ports on the system), and overclocking capability. (Keep in mind this is a general assessment based on the chipsets. Individual boards might have different features.)

If you're not using a wired connection, planning on adding more NVME drives, or want to overclock, that might not be as relevant.

But I think getting the 4070 Ti for $50 more makes this an easier decision overall.

I'm actually looking at this machine right now, what's the cooling setup like and how was the shipping packaging? TIA.