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Given the current climate around PC components and the general lack of availability, I asked Cyberpower how long lead times are from the point of order and whether or not you could expect delays because of the current shortages. They estimate up to 10 working days though many orders are shipped early.
As for shortages they’re currently well stocked and all orders are on schedule. You can only expect delays if you change the configuration to a part that states “pre-order”. They also stated that getting more GPU and CPU stock is slowly becoming easier too. That’s good news, if you order a system right now you can expect it to be with you within 10 days or less provided one of your components isn't out of stock.
The not so good news is pricing, originally when I started writing this review this system cost £2599, however; the price has now increased to £2795, so almost £200 more. I questioned Cyberpower about this price change and they informed me that literally overnight the pricing of graphics cards and other components increased by an uncomfortable amount and of course as such they have had to increase their prices. This increase in cost will apply to all system builders and isn’t something Cyberpower themselves could control but I did want to mention it.
Overall, the Cyberpower Ultra 9 XT system is a powerhouse for gaming and moderate productivity use. The pairings of the AMD RX 6800 XT 16GB GPU, 12-core Ryzen 9 5900X CPU and 32GB 3600MHz RAM deliver excellent results in our tests, especially when compared to the results of the PCSpecialist Gladius i7 system's RTX 3080 and Intel Core i7-10700K, beating it in all areas within our Cinebench CPU tests and 3DMark synthetic GPU tests. The Cyberpower Ultra 9 XT is definitely no slouch for high refresh rate gaming within the latest and most demanding of games.
All components pair nicely within this system, however; the only thing that is letting the system down as a whole is the Seagate Firecuda 520 NVMe SSD with its slow write speeds for 2021 standards. With some drives reaching excess of 6,000MB/s now, the 2500MB/s write of the Firecuda 520 is slightly disappointing. Luckily it still has competent read speeds and as such still makes this a great gaming system with the proof being shown within our real world gaming tests. Other than that component letting the system down, everything else is well thought out.
Another nice touch is the stealthy nature of our system with its tinted glass panel Corsair 4000D case, some people are not RGB lovers and the case choice here paired with the six black Cyberpower 120mm PWM fans is very subtle, this is ideal for those looking for an understated, powerful, gaming rig without blinding RGB LEDs lighting their gaming space.
On top of that, it's also been well assembled with a good quality of cable management and component placement within the case. Both front and back have been well managed with plenty of cable tidies, and the fact Cyberpower got this system to us in a very short amount of time shows they've taken considerable care when building this system.
There's also not any large dead spaces within the case and despite the radiator of the Cooler Master Lite 360 being placed at the front, with the pipes at the top, our pump is still lower than the top of the radiator, which ensures the pump remains wet and will perform properly. This also provides plenty of room to work on the motherboard if needed and provides better cooling for the motherboard's VRM heatsinks. The only negative here is this may cause some noise as air will be situated at the top of the radiator.
My experience with the system overall has definitely been positive but of course, as mentioned, my main issue is with how the system arrived to me, the lack of packaging and the power cable being found inside. It’s not something I’d be overly happy with myself as a paying customer and if they improved this then I’d highly recommend this system. Of course, you do get that 5-year limited warranty for peace of mind but I’d rather the reassurance of better packaging on arrival.
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Pros:
- Good pairing of components
- Excellent performance across the board
- All components hold the all-black theme together
- Great cable management
- Case fits the components well – no excess space
Cons:
- 1TB SSD would mean users are benefiting from faster write speeds
- Not very well packaged, arrives in case box only
- Power cable ships inside the system itself
KitGuru says: If you’re struggling to find parts to build a new system or you’re just in the market to buy a high-end prebuilt gaming PC then we do recommend checking out Cyberpower’s Ultra 9 XT system as it performed excellently throughout our tests and time with it. The packaging of the system isn’t ideal but the 5 year limited warranty should ease any concerns.
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