CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Ultra GUA883 Review - Quick Verdict
The CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Ultra GUA883 is a low-budget entry-level gaming desktop that comes with specs that can keep you occupied with a serious session of gaming. We have an AMD FX processor and a Radeon R7 GPU at the helm. They perform well and make mid-range gaming possible. With good frame rates for low-end and mid-range games, this desktop is a good fit for most gamers who are limited by their budget.
- Budget option for gamers
- Excellent design with premium finish
- Best suited for casual and mid-range gamers
- Only a mechanical drive is present resulting in slightly sluggish performance
Author's Rating
When you’re going for budget gaming builds, it is not much value as you can get the same setup from reputed brands. The CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Ultra GUA883 is one such gaming desktop that comes under $500 but has all the hardware you’d want in your own budget build.
The desktop is primarily powered AMD which has helped CyberPowerPC to reduce the cost by a fair amount. Labeled as an entry-level gaming desktop, this is mainly aimed at people who do casual and mid-range gaming. Read the full review and see if this is a gaming desktop you’ve been waiting for.
Design
From the front, you can see the clean black panel that looks neat. It is very shiny so good luck with keeping your fingerprints off it. The left side of the desktop is a transparent window that gives you the view of the internals. The red LED lighting is sweet, and it flows through every nook and corner of the desktop making it stand out.
The top portion of the cabinet comes with a few ports and has a honeycomb panel near the end. The ports are easy to reach and are placed after giving it a good thought. The panel is there for letting out hot air and also provides you a view from a different angle. All the other ports can be found at the back side.
With dimensions of 18.5 x 8.7 x 18.6 inches, the desktop weighs around 29.8 pounds. This gaming desktop with its stealthy black cabinet can fit in nicely in any room as it doesn’t require a lot of room.
Keyboard and Mouse
The keyboard we have here is a nice one. The keys are a pleasure to use and come with good key travel. The arrow keys and the ASWD keys are highlighted for ease of use. There are four specialized keys on either side of the keyboard that cater to specific functions. The palm rest is also big enough for a comfortable experience.
We also get a gaming mouse included in the desktop. The mouse is better than most mice you get with regular desktops. If you’re starting out with gaming, then this mouse should get the job done.
CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Ultra GUA883 Specs
The CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Ultra GUA883 comes with an AMD FX 6300 processor. This AMD chip is a hexa-core processor that comes with a typical clocking frequency of 3.5GHz. With the help of turbo, the processor can clock to about 4.1GHz which is a lot of power.
The processor scores 6388 in CPUMark benchmark tests. This AMD chip is not a very high-end piece of silicon. You can call this a mid-range processor. The processor scores well when handling your everyday tasks like web browsing, social media, and other stuff. You can also get away with some heavy tasks like photo editing and coding.
For anything more than this, the processor might start struggling. If you’re a mid-range user, this chip works as advertised. The processor is complemented by the eight gigs of DDR3 RAM in the memory department.
This RAM allows you to do more at the same time. You can run more than a few chrome tabs without any problems. Running multiple applications simultaneously shouldn’t be a problem, thanks to this DDR3 RAM. The good news is that you can upgrade the RAM in the future if you feel like you need more. The maximum RAM this build supports is 64GB which should be plenty.
Gaming and Storage
One of the critical things CyberPowerPC had to make sure to keep the price of this desktop from soaring, is to opt for an AMD graphics card. We have an AMD R7 graphics card which is an entry-level graphics card but can help with a bit of gaming.
The R7 Radeon chips come with a dedicated memory of 2 gigs of RAM. When compared with the Radeon RX 570 and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, this graphics card runs pretty close in terms of performance. It is to be noted that those two GPUs are thrice as expensive as the R7 graphics card.
For casual gaming, the gamer ultra GUA883 gives you excellent frame rates even with high settings. As the graphical dependence of games increase, you can see the R7 faltering in performance. When playing more demanding games, you should change to settings to medium or low depending on how demanding the game is.
Many people have this question. Can I play Fortnite on the CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Ultra GUA883?
Well, the answer is yes. You can play fortnite without any problems. If you face any dropping frames, then you can reduce the settings a bit to get better frame rates. The desktop is also good at playing games like WoW, LoL, and other online games.
What about storage?
The CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Ultra GUA883 comes with a 1TB hard drive disk. This is a mechanical drive, and though it comes with a lot of space, it is too slow. In this age of SSDs, companies should not make desktops only with a mechanical drive.
With a slow hard drive like this, you will see that performance drops wherever possible. Right from booting the operating system to launching your everyday applications, things are slower than expected. Moving large files can also take more time.
You can counter this problem by adding a 120GB solid-state drive to the desktop. This will improve the performance of the desktop without increasing the costs by a lot.
Connectivity
At the back, there are 6 USB 2.0 ports. You would expect these many ports as this is a desktop, and you’re not wrong here. There is an Ethernet port that allows you to connect to the internet. You can also connect to the internet wirelessly, thanks to the 802.11ac WiFi support.
There is also a DVI port which can be handy for connecting this desktop with a monitor. Or you can do that by making use of the HDMI port as well. The VGA port can also accomplish the same thing giving you more options. In terms of connectivity, this gaming desktop is well-rounded.
Bottomline
Gaming on a budget a tough task, especially in this time and age, where games are so rich and full of eye-catching graphics. The CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Ultra GUA883 is a budget gaming desktop that makes gaming possible without spending a lot of money. Hook up a decent gaming monitor, and you’re good to go.
Though you don’t find a glossy Nvidia GPU, the Radeon R7 does a decent job when it comes to running games. The desktop also comes with enough processing power so that you don’t meet with any bottleneck when gaming. If you’re starting to game, and need an inexpensive machine to game on, this is a pretty neat choice to go with.