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

Love this thing
I got this to run programs, not games. I can run several graphic programs at once with no noticeable slowdown in speed or rise in temperature. Nothing bogs this thing down. It’s also beautiful.

Perfect out of box
Booted flawlessly and runs great

Space heater?
For 4k bucks and labeled as a gaming computer you would think this could run games without turning into a space heater.But that’s exactly what happens. Had to turn settings down on most games for this thing to stop climbing in heat. Put a fan directly on me to not break a sweat because of the amount of heat this thing puts out.2 stars because it looks great but I’m not paying 4k for a space heater.

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.

This product came on time, but in a bad condition. It couldn’t boot up. From the rear, I see the red lights on on the motherboard. After a closer look, both the CPU and the RAM are missing!!! How can this happen? How can such a defective product be delivered to a customer!!! I wish I could give 0 stars. I contacted the Amazon customer support and the manufacturer. After rounds of communication, the only option is to return it. Is that it? This is the 3rd 1-start review. What happens to “Customer Obsession”? Unbelievable, horrible experience. Something must be wrong in the whole process!!!

No picture output, just power cycles. There is no helpful information included to debug the situation, so I’m returning it.