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CyberPower Ultra Scylla XT review

Verdict

Impressive performance in an extremely quiet chassis - a well thought-out and designed PC

Review Date: 18 Jun 2010

Reviewed By: Mike Jennings

Price when reviewed: £666 (£783 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
5 stars out of 6

Performance
5 stars out of 6

PCPRO Recommended

Details
Part Code	Ultra Scylla XT
Review Date	18 Jun 2010
Price ex VAT	£666
Price inc VAT	£783
Overall rating
Performance
Features & Design
Value for Money

Warranty
Warranty	1 yr return to base

Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity	500
RAM capacity	4.00GB
Screen size	N/A

Processor
CPU family	AMD Phenom
CPU nominal frequency	2.80GHz
CPU overclocked frequency	3.50GHz
Processor socket	AM3
HSF (heatsink-fan)	XtremeGear HP-1216

Motherboard
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3
Motherboard chipset	AMD 770
Conventional PCI slots free	2
Conventional PCI slots total	2
PCI-E x16 slots free	0
PCI-E x16 slots total	1
PCI-E x8 slots free	0
PCI-E x8 slots total	0
PCI-E x4 slots free	0
PCI-E x4 slots total	0
PCI-E x1 slots free	3
PCI-E x1 slots total	4
Internal SATA connectors	6
Internal SAS connectors	1
Internal PATA connectors	1
Internal floppy connectors	1
Wired adapter speed	1,000Mbits/sec

Memory
Memory type	DDR3
Memory sockets free	2
Memory sockets total	4

Hard disk
Hard disk	Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD502HJ
Capacity	500GB
Hard disk usable capacity	465GB
Internal disk interface	SATA/300
Spindle speed	7,200RPM
Cache size	16MB
Hard disk 2 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 spindle speed	N/A
Hard disk 2 cache size	N/A
Hard disk 3 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 3 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 4 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 4 nominal capacity	N/A

Drives
Optical drive	Sony Optiarc AD-5240S
Optical disc technology	DVD writer
Optical disk 2 make and model	N/A
Optical disk 3 make and model	N/A

Rear ports
USB ports (downstream)	8
PS/2 mouse port
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	1
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	1
Modem
3.5mm audio jacks	6

Graphics card
Graphics card	HIS HD 5850 1GB
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards?
3D performance setting	Low
Graphics chipset	ATI Radeon HD 5850
Graphics card RAM	1.00GB
DVI-I outputs	2
HDMI outputs	1
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	0
DisplayPort outputs	1
Number of graphics cards	1

Monitor
Monitor make and model	N/A
Resolution screen horizontal	N/A
Resolution screen vertical	N/A
Resolution	N/A x N/A
Pixel response time	N/A
Contrast ratio	N/A
Screen brightness	N/A
DVI inputs	N/A
HDMI inputs	N/A
VGA inputs	N/A
DisplayPort inputs	N/A

Additional Peripherals
Speakers	N/A
Speaker type	N/A
Sound card	N/A
Peripherals	N/A

Case
Chassis	Cooler Master Elite 310
Case format	Full tower
Dimensions	191 x 468 x 437mm (WDH)

Power supply
Power supply	CyberPower AD-E950AE-A6
Power supply rating	950W

Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays	3

Front ports
Front panel USB ports	2
Front panel memory card reader

Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard	N/A

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows 7
Recovery method	Windows disc
Software supplied	N/A

Noise and power
Idle power consumption	149W
Peak power consumption	361W

Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score	2.07
Office application benchmark score	1.70
2D graphics application benchmark score	2.40
Encoding application benchmark score	1.67
Multitasking application benchmark score	2.52
3D performance (crysis) low settings	130fps
3D performance setting	Low

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I've had questions on this in our forums so I thought I'd add it here. To add RAM you pop the CPU fan off it's rubber mounts, insert the RAM and put it back on. To fit large modules you can move the fan to the other side of the CPU cooler.

By CyberpowersystemUK on 6 Jul 2010

Windows included?

I tried to configure this on their website and you have to pay at least £78 more for Windows 7. By default it comes with 'Format Hard Drive only'.

By RogEgde on 18 Jul 2010

RE: Windows included?

Hey,

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, RogEgde. I've asked CyberPower to clarify the issue and will update this as soon as I hear anything.

Thanks,

Mike

By Mikey_Jennings on 19 Jul 2010

CyberPower seem to be taking ages to reply to this point.

I'm desperate for a new PC as I'm stuck with an Athlon XP 2500+

This was the first review in PC Pro this year with a PC expensive enough (and sans monitor) for me.

I want a quiet PC so the other award winners are no good, but another £78 is simply to much for this PC to retain its crown!

By StoneFree on 3 Aug 2010