CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra GUA4500A w/AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz CPU, 16GB DDR3, NVIDIA GTX1060 6GB, 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 24X DVD+-RW & Win 10 Home 64-Bit Desktop Gaming PC

Full Disclosure: Before I bought this computer 3 months ago, I had not done gaming on a PC for almost a decade. I really wanted to get back into PC gaming with the intent of optimizing my gaming performance above console level, while also keeping the price under $1000. This review will be the most helpful for people who have never PC gamed before or people who have not PC gamed in a while.Review:This thing is awesome.I was looking for a pre-built for a decent price that packed a good punch and I decided to take a swing on this one because it was on sale with some great specs. It did not disappoint.Delivery with Prime was expedient as usual. Packaging was great and nothing arrived broken. The computer came with clear set-up instructions, which is nice, but it’s really as simple as plug it in and turn it on. The case is nice quality. It obviously can’t rival a bespoke or higher end case, but it looks cool enough, the fit and finish is decent, the materials don’t feel too cheap and the green LEDs are bright and logically placed. The ports are in usable locations and well-marked, and the DVD drive hides behind a door. Pretty standard stuff and very user-friendly.There is a ton of space on the inside of the case. This case allows space for room to add more components in the future and that is a plus for any PC gamer. Wire management was fantastic and the whole build looked clean. All of the wires were in their correct ports, nothing was dangling, and nothing looked dangerous. Yes, there is no built in Wi Fi. No, that does not matter (USB adapter works great). The keyboard and mouse are useful if you have absolutely nothing, but you’ll want to upgrade pretty soon.The on-board SSD boots Windows 10 in no time. I never bothered to count the seconds to boot because it was so fast. The 1TB disc drive is perfect for games. Every game I own boots off it without a hitch. The 16GB of RAM is just icing on the cake in terms of speed and efficiency. The GTX 1060 has the most memory out of any of the other GPUs at this price point at 6GB and it works just fine for me. The FX-6300 is the weak link in this rig. There’s faster processors out there in packages with similar spec, and this is the compromise this build makes to keep it at this price point. Personally, it was a sacrifice I was willing to make, but YMMV. Specs are a black hole of subjectivity mixed with objectivity and it truly is a jungle with so much parity nowadays, but the components in this computer all work great together in my experience.As far as the performance of this machine, I can say that it has impressed me. I specifically wanted 4K gaming at 60fps. I am not a competitive gamer or a performance gamer. I just wanted most of the games that I missed out on from the last decade to run at 4K, on at least high graphic benchmarks, and at 60fps. My TV is only 60hz, so I really only need 60 fps, but this machine runs pretty much all my games over 60fps on high. For not so graphically intensive PvP games like COD or CS, it gets way over 100fps with the graphics maxed out. For the GPU taxing AAA titles like Wolfenstein, Tomb Raider, and Far Cry, it can get 75-90fps on high and 40-60fps on Ultra. Keep in mind, this is all on 4K resolution. If I dropped the resolution to say 1080 or 1440p, I could run pretty much all my games well over 60fps. If 4K is your thing, this computer can output it no problem. I tried it on 3 different popular name brand 4K TVs and the HDMI connection was flawless on all 3.This is a great value. It’s truly plug and play and is a capable performer that can realistically hit Ultra benchmarks. If you’re into using big TV monitors with 4K resolution but lower refresh rates, this computer handles that tricky task very well. I imagine that higher refresh rate monitors at 1080 or 1440p would pair absolutely amazingly with this rig. You will not regret buying this. 5 stars.

Recently got this computer, so my review is only for the first week of use.Boots up extremely fast, and looks great. This machine is large so be sure you have plenty of space wherever you are putting it. Comes with a keyboard and mouse (wired) which also look pretty sleek and work as they should. The wires are short, though, so I had trouble getting them to plug in to the back of the PC (where most of the USB ports are). Lots of useful additional buttons for not just gaming but browsing and playing music.The biggest issue I've had so far was with the graphics card. When I first got the PC, I used an old TV as the monitor and hooked it up using an HDMI cable. This worked. Until it didn't. Computer would turn on but the monitor (TV) would not. So I pulled out my old monitor and hooked it up to the HDMI using a VGA adapter. This worked. Until it didn't. Again computer would turn on but monitor would not.Used a third monitor. Hooked up with HDMI (I have no DVI monitors in the house). This also did not work. Until it did.I followed the instructions on making sure everything was plugged in before booting up the machine, but still had this issue. It all looks very put together inside so I couldn't immediately see any problem at all to explain this.I looked on their forums and this seems to be a somewhat common issue. It looks like the common response is to unseat the GPU and plug it back in.Overall I've had it for only a week, and I know new computers often take some finagling before "settling in" so I'm not too concerned at the moment. Especially since it seems to be working right now.If this continues to be an issue I will contact the manufacturer. In the mean time, I give this PC a tentative rating of 4 out of 5. It does run very well outside of this so far.

I was torn between this, and a similar priced Intel based tower. For multiple reasons I chose this one and I'm VERY pleased with it, especially for the price. On major parts like the CPU cooler, the fans, the RAM, and the power supply, they used higher quality parts than some brands I found, and compared to the price of Intel based computers, you're getting a much better performance to price ratio in my opinion. Plus this board and CPU are great for overclocking if you like to do that. There are several extra available power connections and sata cords, and plenty of space inside the case to add extra components, fans, drives, etc. The ONLY issue I found is that the size of the video card makes the extra PCI slot unavailable, so if you just HAVE to have that slot, you may not want this computer. But most pci devices can also be bought in USB or SATA versions now, and I'm sure there is some type of cable or adapter you could use to still make the slot usable if you had to.I've been playing with it for a few days now and I've had no problems yet. The keyboard and mouse are very nice, This rig will play even the most modern games on either the very highest or close to highest settings, at acceptable frame rates, and any game over a year or two old is going to perform at ultra max with no problem. There may be a few exceptions, but with this cpu and graphics cards tweaking abilities, you should be able to get around any issue. For the non gamer this computer is great too. I've ran several fairly intensive programs at once, without a hiccup. For anyone but the most intensive gamer who insists on having blazing framerates on everything, and even regular computer users just looking to have a powerful rig for multitasking and running productivity software, this is perfect.I've done a ton of research on this, and compared to anything under $900 on Amazon right now, overall I think this is the best option for build quality and components. Especially the graphics card is much better than most comparably priced computers online right now. Intel fans will have you believe that they are far superior to AMD in every way, but I disagree. I think this computer is going to serve all my needs for quite a few years to come.Feel free to ask any questions and I'll answer them if I can. I may make a video soon also and If I do, I'll add it here.