Is Cyber Power PC a good Pre-Built Gaming PC Brand?

[Guest]

Hey there!

I was just wondering if you guys would recommend Cyber Power PC, thanks in advance.

link to their site:http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/]

Note: please do not tell me to build a pc on my own I have already explored that option,

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

You can always build your own , at a better price with superior components.

 

[Guest]

You can always build your own , at a better price with superior components.

You clearly didn't read my whole message.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I read it , and Cyberpower PC's aren't the greatest quality wise and they skimp on things like the power supplies.

Not recommended.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

CyberPower PC - Problems Will Cost You
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2926726/cyberpower-problems-cost.html
Post from a forum user.

 

[g-unit1111]

There are absolutely no good pre built PC companies. Unless you're willing to spend an arm and a leg and then companies like Falcon Northwest, Origin, and Maingear would love to have you as their customer. Those companies make solid systems but then it will cost you an arm and a leg, literally.

But then there's the bottom of the barrel - Cyberpower, IBUYPOWER, and Digital Storm (I'm not even counting those garbage PCs they sell on Amazon and Newegg for ridiculous markups). Sure, they make systems that are inexpensive but when you look under the hood it's a nightmare. Cheap, garbage power supplies, poor build quality, and don't get me started on how poor their cable management is. They build systems designed to move at inexpensive prices with questionable upgrades like liquid cooling on locked processors. They don't care what the build quality is as long as they get the sale. Believe me, if you want to spend between $1000 - $1500 or more, the only option to get a quality PC with solid components and no bloatware is to build yourself.

 

[stl522013]

I bought a prebuilt. PSU died after about half a year. And the mobo that came with mine isn't meant for a higher wattage CPU like mine so I just spent $85 on a mobo to see if it fixes my problem.

 

[Guest]

There are absolutely no good pre built PC companies. Unless you're willing to spend an arm and a leg and then companies like Falcon Northwest, Origin, and Maingear would love to have you as their customer. Those companies make solid systems but then it will cost you an arm and a leg, literally.

But then there's the bottom of the barrel - Cyberpower, IBUYPOWER, and Digital Storm (I'm not even counting those garbage PCs they sell on Amazon and Newegg for ridiculous markups). Sure, they make systems that are inexpensive but when you look under the hood it's a nightmare. Cheap, garbage power supplies, poor build quality, and don't get me started on how poor their cable management is. They build systems designed to move at inexpensive prices with questionable upgrades like liquid cooling on locked processors. They don't care what the build quality is as long as they get the sale. Believe me, if you want to spend between $1000 - $1500 or more, the only option to get a quality PC with solid components and no bloatware is to build yourself.

What about digital storm? I've checked out their PSU's and while they're nothing amazing (EVGA B Series PSUs) they're nothing extremely cheap. From what I've heard their pretty good. What do you think?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

B series power supplies from EVGA aren't good unless they are B2.

Rest are poor quality.

 

[Guest]

B series power supplies from EVGA aren't good unless they are B2.

Rest are poor quality.

What about G2 SuperNova

 

[g-unit1111]

B series power supplies from EVGA aren't good unless they are B2.

Rest are poor quality.

What about G2 SuperNova

Yeah you don't want anything less than a G2 or B2.

 

[stl522013]

G2 and GS are very good.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

B2 and G2 are great units made by the best = Super Flower

GS and PS are also very good made by Seasonic.

 

[Guest]

B2 and G2 are great units made by the best = Super Flower

GS and PS are also very good made by Seasonic.

I've done some comparing and it seems like Digital Storm is the best option for me right now, I was originally going to pick Origin but it cost me the same price to get a GTX 970 and a i56600k as a GTX 980Ti and a i76700k for Digital stom. I think im going to pick up an Apollo from them

 

[stl522013]

The cheapest Digital Storm Apollo is the equivalent of a $1,000 PC. Not worth it in my opinion.

 

[Guest]

The cheapest Digital Storm Apollo is the equivalent of a $1,000 PC. Not worth it in my opinion.

It's actually equivalent of a $1500 PC, with a $500 extra for cable management, build fee, software installation, testing ect which is obviously expected.

 

[stl522013]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($414.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($162.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($304.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1221.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 22:39 EST-0500

If you changed the CPU to an older Haswell CPU (still almost the same performance) you could afford to put a better GPU in it for the same price as this.

 

[stl522013]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($709.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1783.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 22:46 EST-0500
This build is over $200 cheaper than the Digital Storm PC and absolutley destroys it. The Asus Matrix 980 Ti is the best GPU for gaming on the market right now.

 

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($709.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1783.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 22:46 EST-0500
This build is over $200 cheaper than the Digital Storm PC and absolutley destroys it. The Asus Matrix 980 Ti is the best GPU for gaming on the market right now.

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

My friend half the parts on your list are wrong. This is almost an exact copy of the Level 1 Apollo.

 

[muirj101]

If you want a good pc then you should build one yourself. You can probably get WAY better preformance for a lot less

 

[nikoli707]

for prebuilt you are better off just buying from dell or asus etc., and replacing the power supply and adding a graphics card yourself. if your not going with a high end graphics card then a gtx960 will drop right into any modern system, even one lowly but reliable 330w dell oem power supply.

 

[Guest]

If you want a good pc then you should build one yourself. You can probably get WAY better preformance for a lot less

Reread my initial message

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Op you know what, you are getting good advice here. You seem to have made up your mind, so it's your money. Do what you want, but we told you so. I've worked on similar systems and came away not impressed at all.

I worked on one where the power supply needed replaced, as well as the video card. Replaced those. Then the water cooler was leaking, which leaked and fried the motherboard. I took care of that, but the water that leaked seemed to damaged the new video card (Radeon 7970 from microcenter), as it had issues also. Note I'd gotten a combo deal from microcenter for the new board and a new cpu, so back I went, changed it to a hyper 212 evo for air cooling, replaced the board yet again, replaced cpu for good measure, and new video card and power supply in case of any problems. The nicest thing about the ordeal was that with their return policy we didn't have extra cash out of pocket. If there was it was very little. We also got the 2 year warranty on the parts in case of issues. Since then, no calls about issues, so I'm assuming no news is good news.

Look at local pc shops and see what they would charge. That would be a far better option.

Do you have a microcenter near you? If so go in there, pick out the parts you want, their sales guys usually know their stuff. Pick out what you want in parts, and they offer to assemble it for 130 bucks. So then you'd still save money, and get a good system.

And no, I do not work for microcenter and am not affiliated with them. I just buy almost all my stuff there. The one near me has great customer service and price matches newegg and amazon I think as well. So if you are not comfortable building, that would be a good way to go. Also they will sell you 2 year replacement plans on individual parts, so you could but warranties on whatever you like and just a drive to the store if you do have trouble.

 

[stl522013]

Ohiou is right. I got a prebuilt. I had to buy a new PSU after about half a year because it went out. I also had to replace the motherboard because to cut corners iBuyPower put a motherboard with a 4+1 power phase which is fine for a 95w CPU like an FX 4 core or 6 core but I had an eight core, which is a 125w CPU. But if you insist on a prebuilt, that Digital Storm PC was a bit pricey for what it was, even for a prebuilt.

 

[Guest]

Ohiou is right. I got a prebuilt. I had to buy a new PSU after about half a year because it went out. I also had to replace the motherboard because to cut corners iBuyPower put a motherboard with a 4+1 power phase which is fine for a 95w CPU like an FX 4 core or 6 core but I had an eight core, which is a 125w CPU. But if you insist on a prebuilt, that Digital Storm PC was a bit pricey for what it was, even for a prebuilt.

I understand your concern, and thank you for worrying. Many people have brought up these points and in my build I've made sure all components are quality, I've researched all of them.