CyberpowerPc any good?

Earmuffin585

Earmuffin585

CAGiversary!
has anyone buy a PC in Cyberpowerpc.com? I want to know if they are reliable or comes with a OS disc if you buy a pc with a OS?
 
I purchased the computer I'm using from CyberPowerPC a few years ago. My experience was a pretty positive one; everything was as specified and they shipped it out pretty quickly, in addition to the price being damned reasonable at the time. I recently reformatted my hard drive and did a clean install of the OS with the driver/backup DVD they gave me and I had no problems.
 
[quote name='AnotherStereotype']I purchased the computer I'm using from CyberPowerPC a few years ago. My experience was a pretty positive one; everything was as specified and they shipped it out pretty quickly, in addition to the price being damned reasonable at the time. I recently reformatted my hard drive and did a clean install of the OS with the driver/backup DVD they gave me and I had no problems.[/QUOTE]

can I use that disc on a another pc? If illegal then I don't want to do it.
 
They're overpriced (big time) and they don't do any kind of cable management and they don't put in any kind of retention brackets when shipping your PC (meaning it could very easily be damaged in transit). Just build you own, it'll be way cheaper and way better then what you can buy through them.
 
[quote name='xcopy']They are douche bags avoid at all cost and build your own system.[/QUOTE]

no, if I do it myself on average I would lose 100 bucks.
 
You basically get what you payed for. Some of the tech website I frequent gave some really positive reviews on some of the Company's product, while utterly bashing others.

It's an okay brand, and has been around for a couple of years now (about to hit the decade mark?). The only cyberpowerpc that I've seen was a really high end one (north of $2k), and from what I remember it had a level of care and detail that's commonly found in your Dell XPS and Alienwares (which is a good thing, imo). The guy who had it was pretty happy though.
 
One of my friends bought one recently. I was there when he unpacked it, opened it up and took a look. OK job, nothing spectacularly wrong, but not like the meticulous professionalism with wire management and layout I've seen on other high end PCs (or the ones I've built for myself). Compared to boutique builders, it's much cheaper, I was astonished at how little this PC cost. I added up the parts on Newegg (including all current sales) and a 1:1 comparison, my friend came out about $80 behind on a ~$1600 PC (he said he started with one of their deals and changes the config a little) - but this came pre-assembled, overclocked and tested. They included boxes and warranty info for the major parts - they even packed in the original fans since he ordered silent fans. Unlike other users comments here, this PC came pretty well packed, the inside of the case was padded with foam and it was boxed pretty well. Again I've seen better, but I'd say unless you were very unlucky this would have survived being mailed 9/10 times.

Reseller rating is pretty good, so I expect they are not crooks. Sadly I think the case my friend bought was pretty crappy and made it look more like a $400 PC than a high end. They do have an OK selection of cases and parts (but heavily skewed towards cheap, gaudy florescent lit models with side windows), but make sure you run a comparison through newegg to see if they are crazy over-charging on any particular item. If you are not experienced with building your own PCs (and really building a PC will take a lot of time and requires care in parts selection) then this is a viable option, IMHO - it all depends on what you're looking for. Personally I love the really high end OEM cases like the Mac Pro, XPS 7xx series cases, the HP Blackbird case, etc. I have a Lian-Li as my home workstation case. I wish some of these 'custom build' manufacturers were able to provide comparable high end case options.
 
I have a friend that buys from them because he does not have the time any more to build machines like he use to. He thinks they are great.

Personally, I think it's best that you build it yourself. I read that you say you lose $100 or more if you were to do so.

I never spent over $400 on a PC and I always have top of the line parts (maybe 1 year old but never more than that).

I suggest you do the following:

Get a list of your local computer shows. I use these places to get great deals on computer cases.

Use www.pricewatch.com to get parts on the cheap from 5 star sellers.

Use coupons from your local electronic stores to get other parts on sale for even cheaper. For example recently I bought a Eee PC 900 HD Netbook from Best Buy in NYC that was on sale for $259. I used a best buy coupon for $25 off with any purchase over @ $200. I then used Asus $50 rebate off from their monthly catalog I get in the mail (signed up by phone).

Take a look @ Craiglist for free items. I use a searchbot to alert me via email of any free tech items. I lucked out as of late and got a few flat screen monitors - 2 of which were brand new - for free from companies going out of business and families moving.

Hope this helps,
Megazell
 
Hi all, I will start with what I have...

My computer is an HP a1630n which has the following:
AMD Athlon 64x2 4600+ 2.4 GHz
2gb 4200 ram (upgraded to 3gb)
250gb hard drive
ATI Radeon x1650 PRO
500w power supply


I'm not using it for much more than internet, Photoshop Elements, and Counter Strike Source.

I just picked up Left 4 Dead 2 which I want to run at decent settings. My processor crapped out on me due to my own stupidity...too hot and a fan failure.

I am replacing the CPU with an AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+ 2.9GHz Brisbane that runs at only 65w...also considering a 6000+, but it has a Windsor core. I will probably OC it as well.

I'm replacing the HSF with a Dynatron A48G 70mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler and I'm replacing the case fan with a 92mm VANTEC TD9238H fan...I figure those upgrades will get me a better functioning computer for only $100.


Now my question for all of you is this:

What graphics card will be an upgrade from my x1650 PRO that has HDMI and will work better with CCS and L4D2 along with future games I may want to try. I don't need top settings, but I'd like to run the games pretty high. The reason I would like to have HDMI is for future upgrades to the computer to turn it into a HTPC by swapping the DVD for a BD drive and upgrading to 4gb's of 6400 RAM along with upgrading to Windows 7 64-bit and a new case (something cheap). Eventually this setup will be in the home theater and I will have a new system for gaming/photoshop....that won't be for a few years though.

I know that starting with a fresh build would be smartest, but I want to work with what I have. A little at a time.

I was looking at some resources online for comparisions and what not, but I want some actual opinions from what people are using...help me out...would a 4650 or 4670 be enough would would I want something more? What about the 9600 GT or 9800 GT?

Thanks for any help I can get.
Mike
 
My family has gotten 3 PCs from Cyberpower. We only had a problem with 1 of them with a faulty video card. We had to send the whole PC back because at the time they/we couldn't find the source the problem. However it cost us nothing iirc.

I'd like to build my own but here is my problem and maybe yours too. If something happens while you built it or just after, there is no tech support and there is only the warranty with the product you bought. To me that is a little too "up creek without a paddle"

EDIT : The PC am I on right now is 4 years old. Got it from cyberpower. It's lasted me this long and I've had no problems with it. Another note, my brother has a computer from them, I/we accidentally broke his keyboard. We called them up and they sent one out they didn't even care about the broken one.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
[quote name='AvidWriter']My family has gotten 3 PCs from Cyberpower. We only had a problem with 1 of them with a faulty video card. We had to send the whole PC back because at the time they/we couldn't find the source the problem. However it cost us nothing iirc.

I'd like to build my own but here is my problem and maybe yours too. If something happens while you built it or just after, there is no tech support and there is only the warranty with the product you bought. To me that is a little too "up creek without a paddle"

EDIT : The PC am I on right now is 4 years old. Got it from cyberpower. It's lasted me this long and I've had no problems with it. Another note, my brother has a computer from them, I/we accidentally broke his keyboard. We called them up and they sent one out they didn't even care about the broken one.[/QUOTE]

There are many great sites with free tech forums. If you ONLY have 1 PC. I can understand that reservation. If you have more than one way of getting online then I will still go forward with building you own. It's come out much more affordable and with experience it will get easier. Not to mention the sense of satisfaction with making your own.

http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/
http://www.maximumpc.com/forums/
http://forum.pcformat.co.uk/
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/forums/index.php?site=pcg

Hope this helps,
Megazell
 
I got a $550 PC from them back in 2005. Aside from upgrading the RAM and Video Card later down the road, I'm still using it. Zero problems, and while I don't necessarily play hardcore PC games, I can play the majority of what I want and do HD video editing for my 360 games.

~HotShotX
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
bread's done
Back
Top