Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC vs iBUYPOWER Element Gaming PC Desktop Computer AMD… — Head-to-Head (2026)

Our verdict

iBUYPOWER Element Gaming PC Desktop Computer AMD… is our pick.

The iBUYPOWER Element with the RTX 5070 and Ryzen 9 7900X is the better buy for nearly every 2026 gaming or AI-workstation shopper: a modest premium gets you 12 GB of GDDR7 instead of 8 GB, a 28,758-point PassMark G3D GPU (vs 22,264 for the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB), and a 51,280-point PassMark CPU Mark (vs 37,070). The Skytech only wins if you specifically want its stated 650W Gold PSU and 360mm ARGB AIO cooling on a lower-TDP 65W CPU — a quieter, cooler box that gives up roughly 29% of GPU rasterization and a third of its VRAM to get there.

Buy the Skytech Gaming Shadow if you play at 1080p in competitive titles (its RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB pushes 260 fps in Counter-Strike 2 at 1080p Very High per EJS Computers) and you value the explicitly-stated 360mm ARGB AIO and 650W Gold PSU in a 65W-TDP Ryzen 7 9700X build you plan to keep quiet and cool.

SpecPicks editorial verdict, written June 27, 2026. Prices move, so check the current price on each listing before you buy.