iBuyPower Y40 Pro Review & Teardown - RTX 5080 AMD 7900X

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I bought a gaming PC from Best Buy. It's the iBuyPower Y40 IBP Pre-Built for less than $2000! Was it a good buy? Let's take a look at the build quality and performance! Let me know in the comments if you'd like to see more reviews on prebuilts If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe, it helps the channel out a ton! https://www.youtube.com/@Lead-a-Horse-PC-Hardware?sub_confirmation=1 Thank you! *DIY Parts Discussed in This Video and Alternatives w/Price Guidance:* *GPU:* MSI Inspire GeForce RTX 5080 GPU (third party only availability) Alternative (best priced currently) Gigabyte Windforce OC SFF at Best Buy (Don't buy for more than $1150 unless you just can't wait, then no more than $1300) *CPU:* AMD Ryzen 9 7900X CPU https://amzn.to/3ZHz24l Alternative (for gaming): 7800X3D https://amzn.to/4bnKAB6 (Don't buy for more than $380) OR 9800X3D https://amzn.to/4rikYKy (Don't buy for more than $470) Alternative (for productivity): 9900X https://amzn.to/4bieJ4J (Don't buy for more than $390) Alternative (for best all around if you have the dough): 9950X3D https://amzn.to/4k4yJu1 (Don't buy for more than $678) *RAM:* 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 5200 MT/s CL40 RAM (No good prices, try to source used on local market via FB or something) *Storage:* Crucial P3 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD (third party only availability) Alternative (best price to performance) Crucial P510 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD https://amzn.to/4qmTUZX *CPU Cooler:* 360mm AIO CPU Cooler (proprietary for iBuyPower PCs) Alternative (best price to performance): Thermalright FW360 AIO CPU Cooler w/LCD Screen https://amzn.to/4k4zeUV (Don't buy for more than $81) Alternative (air cooler, one of my favs!) Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE V2 https://amzn.to/49ZInJw (Don't buy for more than $40) *Motherboard:* Asus B650EM Max Gaming Motherboard https://amzn.to/4k3b1yj (Don't buy for more than $140) Alternative (Better board for a few dollars more) MSI PRO B850M-P WiFi Motherboard https://amzn.to/3NSFG5c (Don't buy for more than $160) *Power Supply:* 850W 80+ Gold Liteon Power Supply (couldn't source, possibly private label/proprietary to iBuyPower) Alternative (My go to brand for PSUs) MSI MAG A850GL Fully Modular 850W Power Supply, 80+ Gold, ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1 Ready https://amzn.to/4rhpNDO (Don't buy for more than $120) Alternative (Higher end and future proofed, this is on my test bench) Lian Li Edged 1200W Power Supply, 80+ Gold, ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1 (can get this product down to 850W if you want to spend less but still get this btw!) https://amzn.to/45C1gB8 (Don't buy for more than $165) *PC Case:* Hyte Y40 PC Case https://amzn.to/4ahyAjo (Don't buy for more than $110) Alternative (great air flow + front LCD + great price!) Lian Li Lancool 207 Digital https://amzn.to/4anM8ZR (Don't buy for more than $100) Alternative (bigger=better?) Hyte Y70 Touch Infinite https://amzn.to/4bXecW7 (Don't buy for more than $370) This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something I'll receive a small commission. They do not cost you any more than what you would normally pay, but it does help keep this channel going. *If you have the Honey or Capital One shopping extensions, please do not click my links, they will hijack my links (you can find a lot of videos about that right now).* *Also, I will only ever provide links to products I would buy or recommend myself, if you don't see one then it means either I don't recommend it, I haven't tested it, or it's out of stock.* #gaming #pc #pcs #pcbuild #gamingpc #intel #nvidia