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CyberPower Core i7-920
CyberPower Core i7-920
Date: March 3rd, 2009
Topic: System
Manufacturer: CyberPower
Author: Matt Campbell
 
 

CyberPower - Overview

CyberPower is a prominent PC supplier, and we already looked at one of their high-end systems along with providing a short profile of the company. We also recommended them in our Holiday Pre-Built Systems Guide as our midrange choice. Today we test a system similar to that configuration, and take a closer look at how CyberPower stacks up in the midrange price arena.

We've covered CyberPower's history as well our ordering impressions in our previous review. As an overview, we'll restate here what was said in our holiday buyer's guide:

"In our look at their Xtreme XI, we found their margins were quite small, which translates into more hardware for your dollar. They also cover their systems with a 3-year warranty, lifetime 24/7 technical support, and offer a 30-day money-back guarantee with no restocking fee, which is a great option when making a purchase as a gift. Our main criticism of CyberPower is that they have a vast array of choices on their website that change frequently, which makes it very difficult to reference a particular system."

In brief, the small price premium coupled with the warranty and technical support make them a solid choice for buyers looking for value and performance. They're also great for technical buyers that are interested in choosing components but lack the time or inclination to build and set up a system themselves. This same flexibility can be daunting for some buyers, as their site is filled with systems and component choices, and they lack some of the true customization frills and coddling that buyers want in the high-end $4000 and up range.

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34 Comments - Last by Matt Campbell, 68 days ago
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So what happened to the article: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250: A Rebadged 9800 GTX+ ? by C'DaleRider, 343 days ago
I open the AT main page, find an article titled: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250: A Rebadged 9800 GTX+.

Read the snippet of the first paragraph, "First it was the 8800 GT, then the 8800 GTS 512, then the 9800 GT then the 9800 GTX and shrunk down to the 9800.."

Intrigued, I click on it and get an article about a prebuilt Cyberpower computer.....talk about letdowns!

Not to belittle, but I'm MUCH more interested in nVidia's "new" card release and how it tests out vs. a prebuilt computer.





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RE: So what happened to the article: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250: A Rebadged 9800 GTX+ ? by pmonti80, 343 days ago
Sorry to hijack the article comments but I'm wondering the same as C'Dale Rider.
¿Problems with Nvida for telling the truth?

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RE: So what happened to the article: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250: A Rebadged 9800 GTX+ ? by JarredWalton, 343 days ago
No, just we had some engine issues... missing images and such. I don't have the images or I'd put them on the server and set the article to "live" again. Anand and Derek have been notified; sorry for the delays.

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:] by ev0styLe, 343 days ago
:)

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Not a bad price... by Exar3342, 343 days ago
For $1499.00, this system has a lot of quality parts to offer. If you add up the cost of the components, it basically comes out to the selling price. The bonus is you also get support with the computer purchase; nice deal.

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IDE? by strikeback03, 343 days ago
Looks like there is something plugged into the IDE connector on the motherboard. Is that actually hooked up to anything?

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RE: IDE? by Matt Campbell, 343 days ago
Yes, there's a rounded IDE cable going to the DVD burner. The Blu Ray player and hard drive are both SATA.

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Impressive... by Nfarce, 343 days ago
I've been pricing a mid-range i7 build for, ironically, between $1,300-$1,500. The CPU, Mobo, and power supply in this system are all the same in my latest build spec. The only major differences are a 4870 1GB GPU (upgrading with another in a few months for Crossfire), 3x2GB Patriot Viper memory, and a 300GB WD VelociRaptor primary & 640GB WD Caviar Black secondary HDD(and don't need BD player for a PC as I have a PS3). The benchmarks are very informative.

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"For better or worse, CyberPower does not restrict [component] choice at all, so an uninformed buyer could purchase a $1500 "gaming" system with a GeForce 7400 GS or HD 4350. Choice is great, but the number of options really demands an informed buyer when placing the order and their website simply does not offer that level of guidance."

I would surmise that those who do not know video cards 101 and ordering a PC would be doing do through Dell, or even more basic, buying one from a B&M store like Best Buy.

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RE: Impressive... by Matt Campbell, 342 days ago
More memory, tweaking the settings, and your hard drive choices would significantly improve the multitasking performance we saw. Game loading times would decrease with the VelociRaptor as well.

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Liked the review so much, I just ordered one! by JerryELbow, 342 days ago
Based on some reviews here and elsewhere, I'd been thinking about building another computer based on very similar components to what was spec'ed out in this review. Out of curiosity, I went to CyberPowerPC's website and priced out the Gamer Xtreme XT with an EVGA nVidia GTX260 COre 216 instead of the default ATI Radio HD4870X2 and with a Thermaltake W0131RU ToughPower 850 Watt PS instead of the Corsair 650 Watt CMPSU-650TX. I didn't go with the Blu-Ray drive that was in the reviewed box (my 50" Samsung DLP with LED light engine blows away my 24" Samsung 1920 x 1200 LCD display) but I did bump it to 6 Gb of Corsair RAM. The total price seemed pretty reasonable. Then I priced all the components at NewEgg (where I've done a LOT of business over the years - great folks, great prices!) and found that it would cost me nearly $300 MORE to order it in pieces and build it myself! And I wouldn't get the 3-year warranty!

Well, I'm geeked to get it now and can't thank the reviewer enough for pointing me their way. On the other hand, I am bummed that I won't be building it myself - I really have fun doing that. Well, at least I can console myself that i'll be scavaging another DVD drive, an X-Fi sound card, an HDTV tuner and maybe a 300 Gb and a 500 Gb SATA II drive from my old box (3-year-old home-made from parts from NewEgg) to drop into the new box.

Now, what to do with the still very functional remains of that old box? I guess maybe my nephew will be getting a new/old PC (Antec case, Antec TruePower II 550 Watt PS, ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe 939 mobo, 2 Gb RAM, 320 Gb SATA drive, DVD burner, AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ CPU with Zalman 9500A heat sink and GeForce 8800 GTS video card). It'll beat the eMachine he has now!

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