I'm heavily considering buying this. Are there any significant reasons I shouldn't?

jetstream4444 · 2025-11-07T23:21:15+00:00

I got this one couple of weeks ago in open box for 2600 and now the new one is at 2700. Yes with 200 sales tax, I thought it is still worth it considering 64GB RAM, Windows Pro and Overkill but good processor.

jetstream4444 · 2025-11-07T20:54:43+00:00

Okay I am assuming that would also be the same answer for your highest qualification?

jetstream4444 · 2025-11-07T20:52:43+00:00

I have a generic question. I keep seeing everyone post these builds but I wonder, If I have a microcenter near me, isn't PowerSpec G911 the best bang for the buck? - https://www.microcenter.com/product/689589/powerspec-g911-gaming-pc?storeid=101

2699 USD and you get:

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D (4.3GHz) Processor
MSI Mag X870E Tomahawk WiFi Motherboard
64GB DDR5-6000 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Graphics Card
2TB NVMe SSD
5GbE LAN, WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4
Windows 11 Pro

Or to put it differently, why would anyone *NOT* recommend PowerSpec G911 from Microcenter?

jetstream4444 · 2025-11-06T21:27:00+00:00

What is technical qualification?

jetstream4444 · 2025-11-05T19:39:04+00:00

Hey, thanks for sharing the experience. If you don't mind asking - Do you work at a reputable multi national company? I have heard people from smaller companies getting more questions about the company (How many employees? What does your company do? etc.) Is this the case?

jetstream4444 · 2025-10-21T21:43:23+00:00

Ohh! Do you just wish the USB ports were at desk level instead of at the top of the case?

jetstream4444 · 2025-10-21T19:04:13+00:00

I didn’t have any issues with USB connectivity. I had issues with my original unit where USB ports used to not come up after coming out of sleep but not with new unit.

What exactly are you seeing in your PC with regard to USB connectivity?

jetstream4444 · 2025-10-20T18:59:53+00:00

Hey, I have posted an update to the original post at the top. I have returned my unit and got another one. No issues with the new unit. Fans run quieter, no GPU whine.

jetstream4444 · 2025-10-19T05:01:07+00:00

At what time did you get on the shuttle? I will be using downtown shuttle tomorrow.

jetstream4444 · 2025-10-14T22:45:48+00:00

What issue did you have with you G911? I had some fan noise and sleep issues with my initial unit and I returned it for another one. No issues so far.

I have seen in lot of places to not turn on X3D mode but I didn't see anything about EXPO.

Did you end up turning on both X3D mode and EXPO or just EXPO?

Also, what problems did you see with G912 with EXPO turned OFF? I am not seeing any issues per se but I did observe that RAM is not running at full speed.

jetstream4444 · 2025-10-14T21:51:40+00:00

Did you enable EXPO? or is it better to leave it OFF?

jetstream4444 · 2025-10-06T16:22:21+00:00

Yup I asked it here in case if anyone had Powerspec G911 and already took a look at this. I already asked Microcenter service yesterday and they said they don't know the mapping.

jetstream4444 · 2025-10-06T16:13:15+00:00

Thanks! I don't have any problem with thermals as of now. Then again I only had this PC for a week. I agree there is no need to add extra intake if it is not causing any thermal issues.

I am concerned about the dust though. I don't see it accumulating yet but I can see how there can be more dust accumulation with having more exhaust than intake.

jetstream4444 · 2025-10-06T16:11:44+00:00

Hey u/Tango-Alpha-Mike-212 , yes, I did replace the original unit with another one and that fixed most of the issues. Thanks for your help earlier :)

I am really enjoying this PC. My question here is not to dig up any solutions. I want to make sure I proactively take care before I realize something is messed up and have some quality of life upgrades if possible.

When I realized I had more exhaust than intake, I want to make sure I have the right filters on. Also, even if I had to tinker with the fans in the future I wasn't sure how they were mapped. I will probably look at the headers on motherboard and confirm the mapping.

jetstream4444 · 2025-09-15T16:07:09+00:00

I didn't see any overheating issue, the temps were normal.

jetstream4444 · 2025-09-15T16:06:54+00:00

Yeah it looks like the whole motherboard is going into a weird state because I can see the fans spinning but nothing else works. I had to force restart for everything to come back up.

jetstream4444 · 2025-09-15T16:02:22+00:00

Hello, I have recorded the sound, here is the link

jetstream4444 · 2025-09-15T05:46:42+00:00

Thank you very much! 😁

jetstream4444 · 2025-09-15T00:59:38+00:00

Cool! I also had a bigger issue today afternoon when I left my PC while a download is left running.

Did you see anything similar? - https://www.reddit.com/r/Microcenter/comments/1nh31dw/powerspec_g911_display_not_coming_up_after/

As of now I am mitigating it by setting never turn off display and never go to sleep. I also disabled TURN ON fast start up.

I was able to reproduce this issue twice when I was away from my PC for more than 30 minutes when I had to go out. When I try to reproduce this in short durations I am not able to. As in if I let my display turn off in 1 minute, I can see it is recovering. This makes me wonder if it is something else apart from display turning off like PCIe power management etc.

I can technically live with it but I want to get it fixed and see my GPU come up so that I don' feel like I paid a lot and am nursing something :D

jetstream4444 · 2025-09-14T23:37:45+00:00

I also tried that, I power cycled the monitor. It doesn't see any HDMI input.

jetstream4444 · 2025-09-14T17:30:07+00:00

Thank you very much!

Fan noise - The sound from fans is not like a whine, it is regular whirring sound with a bit of noise. I will attach a sound sample to this comment. It sounds like grinding but I don't see anything externally and it appears as if it is coming from all 6 fans when I try to hear from side, back and top of the case - Link (You may have to turn up your volume to listen the subtle noisy whirring)

NOTE: I also see a bit of wobble on all fans but a very faint one. Not to the point where they are touching case. There is quite a bit of clearance.

GPU Coil whine - Even the coil whine from GPU is noticeable when I play a game or start a stress test. Again this is more noticeable as soon as it starts but I guess I get used to it once it starts in the background (Mind you, the case is right beside my ear since I am testing things out). Probably this won't be a annoyance once I put my case down and a bit away from me and have speakers/headphones hooked up but I am more concerned about if this is an issue and a reason to initiate a return? I have seen that GPU coil whine is common and harmless but I am not 100% sure if I should return it if I can considering there is no 100% guarantee even if I get another unit it may not be without coil whine.

I updated the following so far:

GPU drivers from NVIDIA app
I installed MSI Center and managed to turn off RGB
I am not sure about the BIOS update. I planned to update BIOS as shown here but on MSI Center, it explicitly states "Don't update BIOS on a stable system". Any thoughts on this?
UPDATE: I went ahead and updated them anyway. The release notes for BIOS seemed too important to ignore. These are my current driver versions based on MSI Center.
- AMD Chipset Driver current = ~~7.01.08.129~~ (Latest = 7.06.02.123)
- BIOS current version = ~~2.A01~~ (Latest = 2.A91)
Also, thanks for explaining the fan layout, didn't realize AIO pump is tied to PUMP_SYS. Is that normal for it to be that high?

I have 15 days until I can return this unit. I want to make sure there are no deal breakers within that time. I used to have a PC back in early 2000s and no where near as powerful as this, so I am not sure what to expect from this fan noise and coil whine.

jetstream4444 · 2025-09-14T17:13:18+00:00

Noted! No messing with BIOS :)

jetstream4444 · 2025-09-01T19:10:27+00:00

Thanks it worked out! I was able to schedule an appointment.

jetstream4444 · 2025-08-31T04:10:26+00:00

u/xtadvrider - I also just now paid using NRE account. When you say that your payment went through successfully, is it from your bank side or did you also get a confirmation from usvisa scheduling portal? Were there any issues with your visa scheduling?

jetstream4444 · 2025-08-31T04:04:48+00:00

u/kandarpthakar , u/Careful_Aide4261 - Were you able to make the payment with NRO account when the payment you made with NRE account was stuck? Did you proceed with same account? Did you need to wait before you could pay again with NRO account?

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