Review CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme review: Budget-oriented and upgrade-friendly

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CyberPowerPC’s use of standard components combined with a 3-year warranty should put the Gamer Xtreme on your radar

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[HideOut]

A "Gaming" or "productivity" rig with single channel memory from the showroom shows absolute incompetence. Period.

 

[Loadedaxe]

Apevia PSU?
and like @HideOut noted single channel memory. The PSU is the heart of the system, you don't cheap out on it, especially with a Apevia one.

Only uninformed buyers would purchase this.

 

[alchemy69]

All of the price links to completely different systems really doesn't help

 

[dalauder]

My interpretation of "budget" seems to be obsolete. My budget PC:

CPU: $230 Ryzen 8600G
GPU: none
Mobo: $120 AM5
RAM: $130 32GB DDR5
SSD: $80 2TB PCI-e 4.0
PSU: $50 5-year warranty 550W
Case: $40 glass panel, w/ fan filter

TOTAL: $650

That'll run almost all games at 1080p. Then add a graphics card for $300 in a year or two, whenever your backlog of games from 2020 runs out.

If you're not compromising anywhere, it's not a "budget".

EDIT: That CPU cooler is likely adequate with decent case cooling. If you want to spend $35, this is pretty great for the price: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09GTN6ZRR/

 

[DoktorDelta]

"Budget-conscious gamers take note of this pre-built bargain"

That's not how I'd describe a $1000 purchase in 2024

 

[hotaru251]

....like why waste $ on this build?? (and it isnt budget)

its $1200 for a entry gaming pc....with an OCable cpu on a MB that doesnt allow ocing...w/ 1 ram stick (meaning ur gonna need replace it when you actually buy a proper dual stick kit)

haven't seen the thermals of that cpu under laod but a highly doubt a 120mm aoi is going to keep it cool so it can boost higher for longer.

 

[dalauder]

haven't seen the thermals of that cpu under laod but a highly doubt a 120mm aoi is going to keep it cool so it can boost higher for longer.

I hadn't thought about that! I forgot that Intel CPUs thermal throttle if you don't spend $100 on the cooler.

(Yes, I know that there are sales and different quality ones, but that's generally accurate.)