CyberPowerPC - Are they any good?

[Nickolius]

So I am considering buying a new desktop, my old one just can't do it anymore.

I was looking around, found the Gamer Infinity Pro 8800 SE, and thought it had some impressive specs on it. Only changes I was looking to make were an upgraded mother board (Gigabyte X99 Ultra Gaming), 10% OC, and maximizing the fans in the case. Link is at the bottom of this post.

Anyways, are they as bad as people say they are? Not trying to get scammed or buy junk, I'm leaving consoles and an old PC for this. Want to be sure I'm making the right decision.

Thanks in advance

https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Infinity_8800_Pro_SE

[Chompman]

Your best option is to compare the prices to a site like: http://pcpartpicker.com/

See how much you could get them for and then see if it's worth it as you could be spending a lot on it being prebuilt and if that's the case ask yourself if you can do it yourself or pay someone a bit for it to save money.

[Nickolius]

I'm not sure I have the skill set necessary to build one on my own. I do not know the first thing about building a computer, and don't really know anyone that could help me either. I know there is a lot of information available out there, I just don't trust myself doing it.

[SundownKid]

Cyberpower have a pretty bad rep. They have very low priced PCs and make up for it by hiring people who rush the construction.

Look at their "return" policy, they force you to pay return shipping even if the PC arrives DOA.

I wouldn't trust them, look on Newegg if you want a prebuilt and get something by an OEM maker, Asus, Acer, MSI.

EcollegePC and Digital Storm are more reputable online builders, too.

If you have a Microcenter near where you live they have amazing deals on prebuilts too.

[Arya]

Автор сообщения: Nickolius

I'm not sure I have the skill set necessary to build one on my own. I do not know the first thing about building a computer, and don't really know anyone that could help me either. I know there is a lot of information available out there, I just don't trust myself doing it.

There is no skillset. All you need is a screwdriver and an ability to follow simple written instructions.

Building a computer is one of most daunting-sounding things you can do on a sunday afternoon, ironically it's easier than assembling Ikea furniture since the parts tend to fit together better and come with more detailed instruction booklets.

Every component is modular and simply snaps together, the connectors are all named so you know what goes where. Installing a Graphics Card is as simple as lining up the pegs on the card with the slot on the board, giving it a shove until it clicks, and then fastening it with a tool-free screw.

Installing the Core Processor doesn't even involve screws, you just plop it in to the waiting socket and close the lid.

[Master0fBlunt]

My old lady bought a $500 gaming PC from them. Immediately realised there is no such thing.... Shipped with an MSI h81 P33 MOBO and an R7 240 (AMD), at least they didn't cheap out on the i7 (well kinda, but could be a LOT worse...) After price checking the thing, was about a 250% markup on parts. For the love of gaben you can't be a PC gamer and BUY a gaming PC. Half the fun of PC gaming is playing on something you built, if nothing else than to save yourself $hundreds$ That's my input anyway... Any elementary school student is capable of rebuilding PC's (no offense, in fact I literrally did myself starting with IBM 236s' and such), just be careful and use common sense, if it isn't going into the slot/hole, don't force it. Look up power requirements for all your parts, blah blah blah...

[HEAVY METAL ZOMBIE]

I wasn't to sure on building my own , but it was really easy .
I ended up with this for about $1200 USD

My build :
Case : Corsair Carbide Series Air 540
Processor : I5 4690K Quad Core 3.5ghz ( 3.9 ghz turbo ) (OC'd 4.3GHZ )
CPU Cooler :Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Mobo ; Gigabyte ATX Ulta Durable GA-Z97X-UD3H
GPU : GeForce GTX 960 ( 4 GB )
Ram : 16gb Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400MHz
Sound card : Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX
PSU : Thermaltake TR2 600 Watt
Mouse : Redragon Centrophorus Gaming Mouse
Keyboard : AULA LED Red Backlit Gaming
Headset : Sentey Surround Sound
1 TB Hard Drive
2 TB Western Digital External Hard Drive
500 GB Toshiba External Hard Drive .
Red Internal Case LEDS
Monitor : Lenovo 24inch 1080p


Most parts bought through Amazon

[[AUT] Rurdo]

I don't know how the situation in the US is but in europe there are many big company's which sell PC parts and offer services like build the PC, install Windows & Test, ect...
Usually they take between 25-100€ for them to build your chosen parts.

[Arya]

Well, I built a computer for my father about a month ago - my first build. Took me 3 hours on a lazy Sunday afternoon, the only issue I encountered was a missing power cable.

[[wan-clan.org] Gordy Freeman]

Contact MICRO CENTER, way better than CyberPower PC.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Cyberpower does come in handy for those that arent comfortable enough to build their own.
you should consider getting the Thermaltake View 27 black Mid-Tower Gaming Case as it offers better cooling and its a little cheaper than the one you have selected.

But for that build, id go with a Full Tower case
You dont want to squeeze that amount of goodness into a small box.

The Liquid Cooler is crappy also, IF you must go with a LC, choose an adequate Corsair LC.

The 32GB RAM is a little overkill as well, 16GB 2x8GB is plenty, unless you plan on doing video editing/rendering and so forth.

Make sure you choose the Enhanced Packing solution
Cooler Master Thermal Fusion is up to you

bout it, i dont see any other conflicts..
But you may want to choose an actual brand for that 1080, EVGA 1080s have an issue with VRM Cooling and they may not have the fixed 1080's yet. This way they dont give you one.

[Nickolius]

You guys were right, I'm building my own. Called on the video card like CJ suggested. On the build sheet I got in an email, it said it was an MSI GeForce GTX 1080, "Bobby Wang" however, said that it would be "whatever was available at the time its put together". Really?! I paid for a good GPU, I want that one. Explained it to him, he said that's how it is. Asked if I could change the order to make sure I got that GPU and a good PSU. Nope! No changes allowed. Cancelled. Thanks for the heads up guys, saved me a lot of headache. Just going to build my own and hope for the best. Cheers!

[[☥] - CJ -]

Автор сообщения: Nickolius

You guys were right, I'm building my own. Called on the video card like CJ suggested. On the build sheet I got in an email, it said it was an MSI GeForce GTX 1080, "Bobby Wang" however, said that it would be "whatever was available at the time its put together". Really?! I paid for a good GPU, I want that one. Explained it to him, he said that's how it is. Asked if I could change the order to make sure I got that GPU and a good PSU. Nope! No changes allowed. Cancelled. Thanks for the heads up guys, saved me a lot of headache. Just going to build my own and hope for the best. Cheers!

The reason why youd get "whatever is available" is because you only chose GTX 1080, you didnt choose a specific brand. so thats easily fixable by choosing a brand as i suggested.

The MSI would have been fine, its only EVGA models that are affected, and you can either send EVGA the GPU and they'll add the VRM cooling for free, or they would send you the cooling pads and you could do it yourself.

But building your own is usually a tad cheaper, as long as you know what ur doing

[SundownKid]

Автор сообщения: ☥ - CJ -

But building your own is usually a tad cheaper, as long as you know what ur doing

A tad is an understatement, it's usually a couple hundred bucks cheaper unless you get it from Micro Center.

[mrahma]

Автор сообщения: Okami

Автор сообщения: Nickolius

I'm not sure I have the skill set necessary to build one on my own. I do not know the first thing about building a computer, and don't really know anyone that could help me either. I know there is a lot of information available out there, I just don't trust myself doing it.

There is no skillset. All you need is a screwdriver and an ability to follow simple written instructions.

Building a computer is one of most daunting-sounding things you can do on a sunday afternoon, ironically it's easier than assembling Ikea furniture since the parts tend to fit together better and come with more detailed instruction booklets.

Every component is modular and simply snaps together, the connectors are all named so you know what goes where. Installing a Graphics Card is as simple as lining up the pegs on the card with the slot on the board, giving it a shove until it clicks, and then fastening it with a tool-free screw.

Installing the Core Processor doesn't even involve screws, you just plop it in to the waiting socket and close the lid.

Some people just simply don't want to build one, I think you should try and accept that fact.

[Zireth]

Автор сообщения: Okami

Автор сообщения: Nickolius

I'm not sure I have the skill set necessary to build one on my own. I do not know the first thing about building a computer, and don't really know anyone that could help me either. I know there is a lot of information available out there, I just don't trust myself doing it.

There is no skillset. All you need is a screwdriver and an ability to follow simple written instructions.

Building a computer is one of most daunting-sounding things you can do on a sunday afternoon, ironically it's easier than assembling Ikea furniture since the parts tend to fit together better and come with more detailed instruction booklets.

Every component is modular and simply snaps together, the connectors are all named so you know what goes where. Installing a Graphics Card is as simple as lining up the pegs on the card with the slot on the board, giving it a shove until it clicks, and then fastening it with a tool-free screw.

Installing the Core Processor doesn't even involve screws, you just plop it in to the waiting socket and close the lid.

the cpu install process is very easy on paper, but there is computer safety needed.

DO NOT touch the top of the cpu, nor the bottom. you need to hold it by the sides to put it in. on one corner there will be a triangle, you must match that up with the one on the motherboard. when your cpu is installed correctly if you have a air cooler put it on before entering the case and testboot. if you have a AIO put it in case first then test boot and see if it boots up. then you can look to other parts. DO NOT force down the cpu cooler too much, it can result in breaking of componets. when its giving a bit of give test it see if it wiggles. continue screwing until the cooler no longer wiggles.