Corsair ONE i500 Gaming PC – Liquid Cooled Intel® Core™ i9 14900K CPU – Liquid Cooled NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 Super GPU – 32GB Vengeance DDR5 Memory – 2TB M.2 SSD – Wood Dark Video Games

4.0 out of 5 stars

Beast performance that suits most gamers

The case arrived in perfect condition and was well-protected. It is compact and sturdy, with a relatively small form factor. It came with minimal accessories.It has a humble, minimalistic, but not very fancy design that fits most wooden discs. You can adjust the front RGB lighting directly by your hand touching the front panel, or with the pre-installed software called “Corsair One Dashboard”. Worth noting is that at Computex 2024, a black metal variant instead of wood was announced. Out of the box, you’ll get 1.80 TB free disc space at drive (c).There are two side filters that are easily attached and removed by magnets. But they can be easily or accidentally removed as well, while holding the case or moving it. One side of the case has the fans and the internals access. While the other side of the case has some neatly laid cables, with an additional 2.5-inch SSD mounting space. The motherboard is an MSI B760 with micro-ATX “mATX“ form-factor.The CPU is cooled with a 120 mm AIO radiator and another classic but slim 120 mm fan. The GPU is cooled with a 240 mm AIO radiator, as well as an additional 120 mm slim fan.To assess performance, I performed a stress test and a gaming test. Stress testing was done with Cinebench 2024, and the gaming test was done with the recent 2024 first-person shooter game (Bodycam).For stress testing the GPU, I used Cinebench 2024, for 10 mins. And it demonstrated very stable temps, and a score of 26748. However, for the CPU, in just 30 seconds, I was having 92° C + degrees. And in about 2 minutes, I stopped the test because I was advancing from 95 to 100° C. Also notable, very high CPU temperature spikes here and there before and after the tests, which is quite annoying.The well-known power-hungry CPU that heats up quickly, and aggressively, was apparent during my tests. Note should be taken of other pre-built options from competitive brands, that are available if the main interest is gaming, with relatively better cooling.As for the gaming performance, using the game Bodycam at the highest settings, my room temperature was 24° C (75.2° F). During and after about 40 minutes of gaming, I estimated average FPS values of 100-110 fps, which are quite satisfactory, in comparison to my current GTX 1070 / i7-8700 rig which was averaging 20-30 frames on everything low.While gaming, the CPU kept an average of 65-70° C and reached a maximum temperature of 87° C. The GPU kept lower values averaging 64° C and a maximum temperature of 69° C. These gaming temperature numbers are extremely satisfactory for an average gamer like me.The i9-14900k is designed to operate safely around its maximum junction temperature of 100° C. However, for optimum longevity and performance, it’s always recommended to keep the CPU operating at lower temps, possibly below 85° C.In the bios, the CPU power is limited to 240w (instead of full 253w as advertised by intel) for short duration power limit. And the long duration power limit was set to 200 watts. I think the relatively small size case came at the expense of restricted power, when the cooling system struggled to cool the hungry i9 beast during heavy use. A larger case and/or stronger cooler could have slightly calmed the CPU.To summarize, the Corsair one i500 is a relatively small-sized case, with full-tower case capabilities. It delivered the expected performance from its components. For hardcore gamers, this beast showed satisfactory results in my tests, and suffered a little during stress benchmarking. Some enhancements regarding the cooling aspect of the PC were needed in general, to always calm and cool the device for optimum results.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

A Seamless Upgrade with High-End Performance

I ordered the Corsair ONE i500 Gaming PC and here’s what I received: an Intel Core i9-14900K, MSI MAG B760M MORTAR WIFI (MS-7E01) motherboard, Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL30 memory, 2TB Samsung MZVL22T0HBLB NVMe PCIe SSD, Zotac RTX 4080 SUPER Trinity GPU, and a Corsair SF1000L PSU. The case and water cooling solutions are specific to this model and can’t be purchased separately as far as I know.My experience with this PC has been fantastic. Transitioning from my old PC was incredibly easy. All I had to do was disconnect the display cables and peripherals from my old PC, connect them to the new Corsair ONE, and power it up. I didn’t even need to open it up, although I did later to check the PSU type after confirming everything was working.In terms of pre-installed software, it comes with Windows 11 Home. The only non-Windows software included is “Corsair Diagnostic”, “Corsair One Dashboard”, and “GeForce Experience”. Running a few benchmarks, I found the performance to be in line with what you would expect from these high-end parts. This review would be far too long if I added actual numbers but suffice to say, sub-par components weren’t used and thermals are kept in check relatively well, though not perfectly.Overall, the Corsair ONE i500 has met, if not exceeded, my expectations with its easy setup and top-tier performance.

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