Summary of Pure Incompetence: $5,000 Pre-Built Gaming PC Filled with Mistakes (Skytech Mark 9)

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The video shows a $5,000 pre-built gaming PC that is filled with mistakes. The problems with the PC include a CPU that is running at 100 degrees Celsius, no cooling on the fin stack, and a fan that fell off in shipping. Skytech sent a test report that showed the CPU was thermal throttling, but it is still not clear what the problem is.

• 00:00:00 The video reviews a $5,000 pre-built gaming PC that is filled with mistakes. The problems with the PC include a CPU that is running at 100 degrees Celsius, no cooling on the fin stack, and a fan that fell off in shipping. Skytech sent a test report that showed the CPU was thermal throttling, but it is still not clear what the problem is. Critical makes DDR5 memory kits that are deployable, which is great news for people who are building a new system. There are also some problems with the shipping, including bent parts and damage from shipping.
• 00:05:00 The video shows a Skytech Mark 9 pre-built gaming PC that is filled with mistakes. The intake fan is incorrectly mounted, the GPU is tilted, and the cooler is packed too tightly.
• 00:10:00 The Skytech Mark 9 pre-built PC contains a number of mistakes, including a hot glue blob in the RGB connector, loose screws, and a backwards fan. These issues caused the CPU and GPU to throttle, resulting in an unacceptable thermal performance.
• 00:15:00 The $5,000 Skytech Mark 9 pre-built gaming PC contains numerous mistakes which result in low GPU core utilization and high noise levels. The system is not capable of handling the expected workload of a 12900k processor and an October NHD 15 graphics card.
• 00:20:00 The video demonstrates the noise level of a $5,000 pre-built gaming PC that was filled with mistakes. The PC had a consistent noise level of 48.1 DBA, and the ramp between the two only took 10 seconds. This doesn't factor in the actually Extremely Loud and annoying coil line from the Asus tough 3090 TI that we heard in some high FPS gaming tests. The testing here didn't involve those games, and it becomes more of a noise frequency issue. Total system power consumption averaged 340 watts for just a few seconds after the render began, followed by a gradual decrease down to a steady 298 watt average. The short-term power is less than the Aurora r13s, while the long-term is essentially tied. However, the Aurora had a deliberately lower than stock pl1 setting, while the CPU and the mark 9 is down clocking accidentally due to heat running games adds the 3090 TI's considerable power consumption into the mix, averaging 551 Watts full system power and Rainbow Six Siege and 585 watts for Cyberpunk both are at 1080p here, and that's lower than the r13 but it's a significant chunk of the 850 watt power supply's capacity when considering the possibility of transient spikes or more intensive workloads
• 00:25:00 This YouTube video shows a $5,000 pre-built gaming PC that is filled with mistakes. Many of the mistakes could have been easily avoided if the PC were built correctly, and there is a lack of standard operating procedures in place to prevent similar mistakes from happening in the future.