Lenovo – Legion Tower 5i Gaming Desktop – Intel Core i5 14400F – 16GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 – 1TB SSD – Storm Grey
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Description
Built for tomorrow’s gaming worlds, Legion Tower 5i delivers blazing-fast performance via 14th Gen Intel Core desktop processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics, deeply chilled with up to 180W air cooling that stays whisper-quiet. Balance your battlestation looks with the command station function with an enmeshed front bezel for enhanced airflow and an optional toolless glass panel.
Reviews (52)
ShakeyB –
Pretty high tier pre built PC if you buy it when it’s on sale, if you’re gonna go that route this is the way. Bit of a coil whine from what sounds like the cpu cooler but that’s easily replaceable and very cheap. Also the description says the ram is 5600 mt/s, but it’s not and idk how they got away with that lol. The ram speed is 4400, and you can’t change it in BIOS unless you replace the ram. Also the custom BIOS doesn’t allow you to overclock the CPU which is eh but that can get sketchy anyways to someone who doesn’t know anything about it.
EquipoiseZone –
Genuinely a fantastic entry-level desktop for PC gaming. Setting up the CPU to be overclocked was incredibly simple with Lenovo’s built-in program, and I’ve had no issues running any current (late-2024) games at high to ultra-high settings while still maintaining a proper frame rate.
hahanson –
The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Gaming Desktop is a budget gaming PC that offers excellent 1080p (FHD) gaming experience.
The Intel Core i5 14400F CPU with its six Performance and four Efficient cores performed well in most gaming scenarios. It handled all my games smoothly, even during high-intensity moments. The 16GB DDR5-5600 RAM2 sufficient for most games as well as general productivity use. It handles multitasking well, and I experienced no lag or stuttering when switching between applications. The cooling system is efficient and quiet. Even during intense gaming sessions, the system remained cool and the noise level was minimal.
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 does a good job in all the latest games @ 1080p, and it’s fine with many slightly older titles at 1440p (QHD). Running the FarCry 6 benchmark the Legion sat at a solid 100 FPS at 2560 x 1440 pixels (QHD) and Ultra settings. In general it delivered stunning visuals and smooth gameplay, even in some games with high graphical demands. The 12GB of video memory ensured that textures loaded quickly and the game environments were rendered beautifully, though I would’ve preferred 16GB for more future proofing as some games are starting to require more GPU memory.
The 1 TB NVMe SSD provides enough space to get started, though if you have a large game library you may need to upgrade at a later time. There is a second slot so adding another driver is easily accomplished. The NVMe drive is fast enough that generally there are no long wait times for games to load, which kept me immersed in the gaming experience.
The design of the Legion Tower 5i is sleek and modern, and the build quality is very good. The tempered glass side panel and multi-zone addressable RGB lighting added a touch of class, making it a good choice as a centerpiece of a gaming setup.
The price point makes it a solid value (especially as Best Buy has it on sale right now) as an entry level gaming PC. The one complaint I have is the lack of a USB-C port on the front.
Overall, the Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Gaming Desktop is a solid gaming machine that delivers on all fronts, with room to upgrade. It offers excellent performance, great visuals, and a sleek design in its class. It’s definitely a worthy addition to any gamer’s arsenal who is looking for a solid entry level gaming PC.
oFlizz –
Got it was great for me got lots around 300 fps in games on high settings
Herms84 –
The best computer tower I ever bought good thing you can upgrade it best gaming experience 4K resolution better than consoles
Woo151 –
The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i is a decent starter gaming rig for those wanting to get into PC gaming or just play non-AAA titles with decent settings. Performance is fine at it’s price point but do NOT expect to be playing all the latest titles with MAX settings or Ultra enabled or you will be disappointed. The Legion Tower can handle 1080 gaming just fine with Med and High settings, but moving to 1440 or 4k is going to leave the i5 and 4060 struggling if you try to increase settings.
In the box, you get the PC itself, a box with the keyboard and another box with the power cord and mouse. Before ever plugging it in and turning it on, always check to see if any connections came loose in the PC. As a PC builder, I always love to open up all rigs and take a peek at what is given to me. Props to Lenovo for a decent cable management job to not restrict airflow and even under the panel behind the mobo was really good.
Parts and Upgradability
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If you aren’t too tech savvy or just don’t care, skip this part.
The tower itself is solidly built and doesn’t feel cheap at all. Looks fine with it’s single sided tempered glass panel. It is a nice simple clean look.
The i5 14400F is just air cooled with what looks like the generic cooler with comes with it. Not saying it’s bad, but will probably do the job fine.
Your bootdrive is a 1TB NVMe that is the LEGION sticker you can see in the pics.
The RAM almost got me. I first looked and thought I was given placeholders or something but then soon realized they are the most generic single sided Samsung DDR5 5600 modules known to man.
I couldn’t find the brand for the 4060, but looks like a generic one that Lenovo just slapped a sticker on.
The biggest concern I have is the PSU. So far, it’s running just fine, but do your research. It is a 500w HuntKey that I personally would replace asap.
Lenovo kinda makes it difficult to upgrade do to lack of space for PSU and the 500W limitation. What I mean is, don’t go out buying a 4080 Super and then thinking you can just swap out the 4060 for it because it won’t work. The PSU is already hard to get to, but if you can remove/replace it (highly recommend you do) then there is the space issue. The case supports get in the way for larger PSUs so please do your homework 1st before becoming a trial and error mess.
There is another NVMe slot under the GPU if you want to add more storage so that is a plus.
Performance
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Enough about my nick picks. You are here to game so let’s game.
I actually was mean and paired this tower to my Alienware UW OLED so my results are based off that. Of course YMMV personally with your display.
I ran the Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark with high settings on UW and as you can see from my pic below, it ran a solid 100+FPS. Very nice. Game looked great and played with no hiccupping, tearing or FPS so low is was unplayable.
It could easily play my whole steam library with the majority of games on High (NOT Ultra or Max) settings with very decent framerates. Quite a nice surprise.
Temps were fine as fans did not need to ramp up to keep anything any cooler.
When I 1st booted up the PC, I thought my RGB was broken as nothing was lighting up. Fans were spinning but no lights. I later found out that I had to enable them with the included Lenovo Vantage program.
The system didn’t come with too much bloatware to take up space, but I did delete all the worthless MS apps and Lenovo Arena as I could find no reason to use it.
The Vantage app though is decent at no only controlling your lighting effects of the tower but also gives you important info like temps.
For those who just want a nice simple gaming PC that can play titles decently or use for content creation, then this Tower will suit you just fine.
senseiaandy –
Just picked this up have had it 5 days, first day I ran at max settings 1440x1080p @ 165hz refresh rate. Got graphics lag 1.5 hours into gameplay at these settings, upgraded the RAM next day from 16gb to 2x16gb (32gb RAM) Corsair DDR5 6000mhz and the PC runs fine, Marvel Rivals which runs unreal engine 5 runs very smooth for hours on end at 165hz+. Reasoning for 4 star is simply that the GTX 4060 is only 8gb VRAM and it only came with 16gb RAM sticks. Other than that games run nice! And the PC is very nice! Looking to upgrade cooling system next but have no idea what fits.
Jevon –
The computer freezes, crashes, and underperforms constantly. This is only after eight days of use. I’ll be returning the computer and will be staying far away from the brand.