Which is a better company? Sky tech or cyberpower

[choosegoose03]

I’m deciding on which pc to buy I just want something easy as I’m not a true pc master race being.

Which is better skytech or cyberpower they both have 1 year warranty’s etc however skytech seems way more reliable yet cheesy saying they don’t cut corners like cyberpower.

Much help is appreciated

 

[volkgren]

I just looked at Skytech (hadn't heard of them, I always build my own), and they're still selling AMD FX systems and they don't even have the latest 8th-gen Intel CPUs. They seem way overpriced for old tech. Maybe I've got the wrong site? https://www.skytechpc.net/

If you must buy prebuilt, then you can actually customize CyberPowerPC with all the parts including motherboards and power supplies. Just make sure you choose good components. https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower-Z370-i7-plus-Configurator

 

[choosegoose03]

I just looked at Skytech (hadn't heard of them, I always build my own), and they're still selling AMD FX systems and they don't even have the latest 8th-gen Intel CPUs. They seem way overpriced for old tech. Maybe I've got the wrong site? https://www.skytechpc.net/

If you must buy prebuilt, then you can actually customize CyberPowerPC with all the parts including motherboards and power supplies. Just make sure you choose good components. https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower-Z370-i7-plus-Configurator

The model for skytech was the Ryzen 3 1200 with a 1050 ti
Which is fairly decent

 

[volkgren]

Yeah that's a good combo for a budget gaming system. Can you post a link?

 

[choosegoose03]

Yeah that's a good combo for a budget gaming system. Can you post a link?

Here’s the link https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B077QDRBF9?th=1&psc=1

 

[volkgren]

Sure that one seems okay. It's a decent price, but you don't know what power supply it has or what motherboard it has. Probably both are cheapest quality.

I put together this list of a system I'd build with those specs. It came out slightly more expensive, but it has good quality PSU, motherboard, and faster RAM. Only thing is you'd have to build it yourself.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.40 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($169.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $627.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-28 00:25 EDT-0400

 

[Karadjgne]

Seems skytech doesn't want to spend out on keeping stuff current, all their advertised pc's are sold out (wonder why, they prolly don't build with FX anymore) and all those fancy builds are gigabyte/asrock using a Z170 and amd 970 mobo's with overpowered psus. Recommended 800w psu for a gtx1080ti? Oh, yeah, thermaltake psus, so yes, 800w would be appropriate.

Hard to beat that price, but for the cheapest possible components.

Honestly better to stretch the budget a little and build your own. You are going to need to know what's what anyways when taking it apart for good cleanings, so an education on how a pc is built/functions is almost a responsible requirement.

The added bonus of buying/building yourself is you actually get what you want, I personally think that skytech case is ugly as sin, and not everybody wants blue led fans. Remember, it's a large investment, so you'd better be ok with things as simple as the way it looks cuz you'll be looking at that pc cade for the next several years.

 

[choosegoose03]

Seems skytech doesn't want to spend out on keeping stuff current, all their advertised pc's are sold out (wonder why, they prolly don't build with FX anymore) and all those fancy builds are gigabyte/asrock using a Z170 and amd 970 mobo's with overpowered psus. Recommended 800w psu for a gtx1080ti? Oh, yeah, thermaltake psus, so yes, 800w would be appropriate.

Hard to beat that price, but for the cheapest possible components.

Honestly better to stretch the budget a little and build your own. You are going to need to know what's what anyways when taking it apart for good cleanings, so an education on how a pc is built/functions is almost a responsible requirement.

The added bonus of buying/building yourself is you actually get what you want, I personally think that skytech case is ugly as sin, and not everybody wants blue led fans. Remember, it's a large investment, so you'd better be ok with things as simple as the way it looks cuz you'll be looking at that pc cade for the next several years.

Yeah I figured and I’m honestly thinking about scraping the idea of this stuff and getting a different pc

 

[volkgren]

It looks like SkyTech sells their PCs on Amazon now and not their own website. So their new stuff can be seen on Amazon.

If you can't see what motherboard model it is with a Ryzen CPU, it could be an A320 chipset motherboard which doesn't allow CPU overclocking. Kind of lame for a Ryzen 3 1200 since it does better overclocked.

 

[as1985]

I just had a pc built by cyberpower a few weeks ago and overall, I'm very satisfied with their work. The only hiccup that I had with the build was in regards to my Evga clc 280, the flow control software wasn't showing/controlling fan speed. I ended up just having to disconnect 2 fan wires and reconnect them to different heads. After that everything was fine with no other issues thus far.

If you do end up going with cyberpowerpc, I wouldn't recommend buying one of their pre-built systems but rather, configure your own. That way you're satisfying your needs with the brands that you prefer. Many of the horror stories that I came across were of the already configured type where they may have cheaped out on the psu or memory. Aside from configuring your own system, it pays to wait for one of their holiday sales as you can generally find some better deals on components like gpu's, memory, and SSDs. Their packaging was great and I was always able to contact them in regards to my order. Their updates weren't very timely (felt delayed by a day or two) on their website but whenever I called or emailed them, my questions were always answered.

Although building your own pc will be cheaper, I ended up having to pay about a $90 premium going with cyberpower. Before I sent my order through I had been using pcpart picker just to see how much I could save if I bought the components myself and I didnt find that they were trying to rip me off. I had built my old pc and to be honest I didn't enjoy it very much. Definitely glad to have done it once to at least be familiar with the process but I'm more than willing to pay what I did to have someone else do it.

Hope this helps and if you have any questions for me and my experience let me know. Good luck with whatever you decide!

**Edit**
Make sure you you double check all the boxes for your configurator too as you can some things for free. I was able to get quite a few games on steam for free (Intel promotion) and they threw in a mouse and an rgb keyboard for free as well.