Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

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Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gaming Desktop Computer

Key Features
3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 12-Core (12th Gen)
32GB of 4800 MHz DDR5 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (8GB GDDR6X)
1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD

cwp3420

I don’t use a Lenovo, but those parts are all top shelf. I use an Intel i5, 11th Gen, 32 GB of DDR4 RAM, and an Nvidia RTX 2070 graphics card, and it works great for photo processing. The Lenovo is quite a step up from mine.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I use a Lenovo Legion i7 laptop with 16GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD and a Nvidia Graphics card. Works great for everything I do.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Thanks for responding. I agree about the components but I'm concerned about the build.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Thanks for responding Bill

Ltgk20 Loc: Salisbury, NC

I've not used a Legion, but have used Lenovo engineering workstations since around 2006 (though I don't remember the exact model I started with). The first model I remember was a W520 at work and then bought another to use at home in 2012 and bought my daughter a W520 in 2015. I bought my cousin a W541 a couple of years ago, replaced mine with a P51, replaced my daughter's with a P50 and recently replaced my P51 with a P15 Gen 2. My work W520 was replaced with a W540 and then a P50 and then I left the company for another who used Dell. Every single Lenovo I've purchased is still in use by family members. Nothing has been replaced except for a battery or two. Additionally, the Lenovos have proven far less glitchy than my Dell Precisions, though the Dells are similarly spec'd.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Thank you, that's exactly the information I was looking for

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

Thats a mean spec, pretty much on the upper end.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Thanks Wallen

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I looked it up. Doesn't look like any photo or video app would slow it down.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1720634-REG/lenovo_90s1000bus_legion_tower_7i_gaming.html

photoman43

I have a Lenovo laptop, ThinkPad extreme X1. it is the best laptop I have ever owned. It is far better built and more reliable than two Dell XPS high end laptops I owned previous to the Lenovo.

The Legion tower you have selected looks fine to me.

Since you are concerned about the build, that means you need to see what motherboard is in the Lenovo Legion Tower.

For me, build includes things like the adequacy of the power supply, the number, type and speed of the input and output ports, the number of cooling fans, the number of slots for cards and hard drives, etc. Some of this is disclosed here (if I selected the correct Legion tower):

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/desktops/legion-desktops/legion-t-series-towers/legion-tower-7i-gen-7-(intel)/90s10004us

(I tried to fix the broken link. you will have to copy it.)

More generic info is here:

https://www.tutorialsweb.com/computers/pc-motherboard-2.htm

I usually have my desktop built by a MicroCenter store (or another store) so I get exactly what I need on my motherboard and card slots.

Most photo desktops have a spinning hard drive to hold images. This drive is in addition to the SSD drive that holds the operating system and image processing programs.

I prefer windows Pro as opposed to windows Home.

If your image software uses AI for noise reduction or other special features, make sure the graphics card can handle the requirements.

gpc

I've been using Lenovo laptops for work (Computer Engineering Professor) for a long, long time: x200, X201, X220, X230, and now X1 Yoga 3rd gen. All have been great! I swear by them.

I bought Lenovo IdeaPad S145 Notebooks for my wife and granddaughter; they are happy with theirs, but are not too demanding.

Now that I'm retired I continue to use the X1 Yoga. I may not need a laptop much longer, however, if Android tablets keep improving.

BebuLamar

I am on my first Lenovo. The laptop I have now is much better than the Dell before it. That Dell kept getting the blue screen of death like once a day or so. Later on it doesn't do it anymore but run very slow when on battery. I tried all settings in power management and it still does it. Something that takes 30 seconds with AC would take 30 minutes on battery.

pminyard Loc: Bartlett, Tennessee

I am using a 2020 Lenovo Legion Y540 15.6 Inch FHD IPS Gaming Laptop (9th Gen Intel 6-Core i7-9750H up to 4.5 GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. This is an excellent laptop that meets all of the photo processing demands. I paid about $1400.00 for it and don’t regret the purchase. So, the tower you're considering should make you happy.

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

We use Lenovo at woman in aviation. Have for years. Top quality stuff.