IbuyPower Element 9260 Review 2020

iBuyPower is one of the most powerful desktop builders, they offer solid engines at affordable prices.

The iBuypower Element 9260 is another gaming pc from the company loaded with a lot of exciting features.

Many people are confused about whether they should build their own gaming pc or buy a prebuilt like this.

Read on to know if iBuyPower Element 9260 gaming pc is an option for you in 2020.

ibuypower element 9260 Specs

Now let's first look at the specs, the element 9260 comes loaded with Intel Core i7 9th generation, Nvidea GTX 1660 ti graphics 6GB gaming card.

Paired with 16GB DDR4-2666 RAM, 1TB HDD, and 256GB SSD to load up your pc fast.

The pc comes with built-in Genuine Windows 10 home.

External Review

Build

All the components inside the pc are cloaked under a tempered glass RGB gaming case and the fans are covered into a special RGB lighting case (16).

The overall build quality is impressively sleek and solid, the pc feels lightweight.

Set this pc up in a dark room and enjoy its stunning RGB lighting effects.

Ports

The pc comes with 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, and 1 Display Port, 2 USB 2.0, and 4 USB 3.0 ports.

1 RJ-45 network ethernet adaptor is also included.

The company also promises VR support.

The overall external quality of this Pc is amazing!

Internal Review

Processor And Graphics Card

The system is powered by an intel core i7 9th gen processor paired with Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti 6GB graphics card

It is one of the best matches for a lower price point like this, we believe that the company has added this graphics card to hit a budget price point.

RAM AND ROM

The element 9260 features 16GB of DDR4 RAM paired with 1TB storage, there is also a 240 GB SSD to make your PC even snappier.

There are 4 DIMM RAM slots and the pc can support up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM.

Best RAM options

--> HyperX Fury 16GB DIMM RAM

--> HyperX Predator 32GB DIMM RAM

RGB Lighting

The three round RGB lighting circles look stunning. Because of the stylish tempered glass case, the inside RGB lightings give a crazy gamer pride.

Upgrade

Yes, you can configure this prebuilt machine, according to the company the users can upgrade RAM, ROM, Graphics card, and even the processor.

You can also show some creativity and add more RGB lighting around it.

just unscrew the four Philip screws on the corners of the tempered glass and transform this awesome gaming machine into a fearless gaming beast.

Let's check this Pc's performance in detail.

Non- Gaming Performance

We tested this pc in non-gaming scenarios, like multi-tasking, everyday hard usage, and graphics capability.

Many Pcs just focus on gaming in this price range, but unlike them, the element 9260 is an all-purpose gaming machine capable of doing day to day work easily.

To check its Multitasking, we ran a full HD Youtube live stream, an online zoom call, and 16 heavy web pages.

To our surprise, it managed to run them all without any visible lag or stutter.

The ibuypower element 9260 will never disappoint you in day to day usage, whether it is personal or work.

Now let's test its gaming aspects.

Gaming Performance

The element 9260 contains all the power you need to play the latest 2020 flagship title games, the Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti card can hit the 1080p mark on any game with 115 to 140 FPS easily.

If you are an enthusiast gamer like us and want to play intensely on 1440p quality than the pc will give 60 to 70 FPS.

However, the PC will suffer in giving 4k gaming experience.

Therefore we would suggest you upgrade your card to Geforce RTX 2070 super or Geforce RTX 2080.

We tested games like Red dead redemption II, Far Cry 5, PUBG, Battlefield I, Watchdogs 2, Fortnite, and CS: Go.

FarCry 5 and Battlefield can run on the highest graphics settings with an impressive 100 FPS.

Competitive online games like CS: GO, PUBG, and Fortnite which require high GPU rendering run extremely smooth on this machine.

We even ran PUBG mobile (via emulator) on it and unsurprisingly PUBG mobile can run on the highest settings smoothly.

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Benchmark Score

The benchmark scores of ibuypower element 9260 are amazing, red dead redemption II can run on high settings giving an average FPS of 105.

We also check the adobe premiere pro and photoshop points benchmark, the element 9260 scored an incredible 456 points on premiere pro while 761.2 points on photoshop.

Streaming

Streaming on element 9260 is a nice experience, games like PUBG mobile, and Far Cry 5 runs pretty smooth when streaming live.

However, if you want to play red dead redemption II, watchdogs 2, or battlefield then you probably will see some lag when playing on high settings.

The overall streaming quality is nice if you are playing games with medium graphics settings.

On StreamVR performance, the PC reaches a perfect score of 8 that makes the element 9260 compatible with the latest OculusRift and HTC Vive VR systems.

The Pc will not disappoint you in the VR experience.

Monitor

If you are an intense gamer and wishing to increase your Pc's gaming potential, then we would recommend you to buy a 144hz+ monitor.

The best gaming monitors that match this PC's specs are

* Asus VG259Q 24.5 inch 144hz gaming monitor