Empowered PC Sentinel Gaming Desktop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB, Intel 24-Core i9-14900KF CPU, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, WiFi 6E, Windows 11 Pro - 360mm Liquid Cooled Tower Gamer Computer

This is my first pre-built gaming PC purchase and so far I don't regret it. I usually build my own rigs but I wanted to check out what pre-builts are like nowadays. Searched around for something with good reviews and came across CUK. Now, I was initially worried about the monster 4090 being much too heavy to survive shipping, but the GPU is secured with a brace and packing foam on top of that, such that there is no way for the GPU to move or jostle around. The entire box was packed well with cardboard-reinforced foam and heavy duty bubble wrap on all sides. The PC arrived in flawless condition with not even ascuff or dent anywhere on the case. Curiously, the box art depicts the PC with an open water loop, but I did receive exactly what was shown in the listing here in Amazon, which mentions only mentions a liquid cooler.The 4090 included was an ASUS TUF variant, which is also the only RGB LED lit part on the entire build (good news if you're the type of person who hates RGB). Overall, very classy and understated. The RAM is generic (no heat spreader, no available XMP profile) but does the job and is exactly what was stated in the description. The MSI motherboard included is basic with no bells or whistles besides the wi-fi, and the IO shield was installed a bit sloppily with a significant amount of space between it and the motherboard connectors, though that might be more the case's fault than anything. Cable routing is excellent and tidy. I would have preferred the option for a dual SSD build, but the included supplemental HDD is fine if a bit slow. I'll probably add my own second SSD at some point. The smoked glass panel hides most of the build in low light, so it definitely gives the impression of a sleeper.Software wise, there is no bloatware included. It's pretty much a fresh install of Windows 11 with a few touches by the manufacturer to remind you who built it. The included Nvidia drivers were a bit outdated but updating them is no biggie. The PC runs anything I throw at it at silky smooth frame rates at 4K. If you're like me and are on the fence about trusting a pre-built, give these guys a try. I'm very impressed with the PC overall and I'll probably look to CUK again in the future for my next pre-built purchase.I'll update this review if I ever need to use their support or warranty for some reason.

I purchased the following model:Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090Intel i-9 13900KF2TB SSD64 GB DDR5 RAMI was originally a little bit wary ordering this computer, as it was a relatively large purchase with a company I wasn't familiar with. I was also wondering how the cooling would hold up against the 4090 GPU and i-9 processor after reading reports that the 4090 GPU was melting motherboard sockets. After using this computer for a few weeks, I can honestly say that I have absolutely 0 regrets with this purchase. In fact, I would highly recommend purchasing this computerThe computer came well packaged, well built. The cable management work is clean. The computer hardware is extremely powerful (it has handled absolutely everything I've thrown at it without skipping a beat). I'm averaging around 270 FPS among a variety of games with fully maxed out graphical settings, and the best part--The GPU and CPU stay cool around 50 degrees celcius (my last computer with a bad cooling system, 2080 super gpu and i-7 processor would run around 85 degrees celcius for comparison). They did an exceptional job with the liquid cooling, and the computer as a whole.If you're in the market for a turn-key computer with all of the latest generation hardware, this is the one.I'd rate this computer 10/10

The media could not be loaded. Just an absolutely terrible experience with this PC. After spending nearly $4000 on a computer I expected to open the box, and have nothing but a great experience. Wrong. So very wrong. First it arrives damaged and missing components after taking a week to arrive. So it has to be mailed back. It takes a week to get to them. Sits are their facility for a week. Then week three it ships back to me. Nearly a whole month after the original order, a computer finally arrives undamaged. Hook it up. And the Bluetooth is broken. None of my Bluetooth devices will connect. Check the reviews, apparently that's just a known issue for this $4000 computer to have trash Bluetooth and I have to buy my own dongle. Also the fans in this thing are crazy loud. Like they were put in wrong and rattle when they spin up. Oh and like the cherry on top of this awful experience... the second hard drive that comes preinstalled.... was used had gigs of PORN and applications on it!!! Also if you have any customer service issues. They cut and run instantly at 5pm on Friday, so don't expect any help or updates Saturday or Sunday just gotta sit and wait with any problems till they get back Monday. The actual customer service employees when communicating with you are incredibly polite. But holy crap literally every other single aspect has been awful. I was given a refund and apology but like, is that really enough? I feel so incredibly disappointed with this whole process.