There’s just something about building your own PC. Whether it’s your very first build or your umpteenth, it’s just magic. It can also be a time-consuming, nerve-racking process. (Did you make sure you’re grounded before you touch anything??) And for those who don’t have the time or patience to build a rig, a prebuilt one can be just as good. Take the CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme, a Best Buy exclusive that packs a bunch of power into an RGB-lit mid-tower that can do it all: gaming, content creation, and productivity, and it looks good doing it.
Priced at under $3,000, the Gamer Supreme pairs a mighty AMD Ryzen 7 processor with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080. You know, that one GPU that’s currently flying off the shelves. As one of the higher-end cards in Nvidia’s new 50-series lineup, this desktop isn’t afraid to exert its dominance. It’s got just enough flash, and if you’re feeling froggy later down the line, it’s not too hard to swap out parts.
The CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme is a prime candidate for gamers looking for convenience and power.
CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme PC
The CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme PC is a prebuilt beauty that combines power and convenience
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Pros
- Excellent gaming and overall performance
- Design elegant, yet flashy
- Liquid cooling
- Fans run quiet
Cons
- Not enough USB-C ports
- SSD a little slow
CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme Review: Pricing and Configurations
The Gamer Supreme is a Best Buy exclusive. It costs $2,630 and has a 4.7-GHz AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU with 32GB of DDR5 5600MHz SDRAM, 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, integrated AMD Radeon GPU, and a discrete Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU with 16GB of VRAM. The mid-tower also has a trio of Montech fans preinstalled with CyberPowerPC’s Bitspower Infinity 360-millimeter AIO Liquid CPU Cooling. And for the PSU, you’ve got a 1,000W ATX 3.0 power supply.
However, if that’s not enough power for you, CyberPowerPC’s website lets you configure something that fits your discerning taste.
CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme Review: Design and Build Quality
In terms of design, the Supreme looks like many other prebuilt cases on the market. The mid-tower is a sturdy mix of aluminum, tempered glass, wires, and RGB lighting. While it doesn’t have any funky, out-of-this-world design, the case will still turn its fair share of heads. The front and left side panels are tempered glass, while the bottom, rear, top, and undercarriage are black anodized aluminum.
The top metal plate is attached magnetically and can be easily removed via the gray fabric lanyard in the back. It provides easy access to the fans at the top of the system. Both sides of the desktop can be removed. The metal side needs the screws in the back removed to slide it off, while a pair of divots at the top of Supreme will help you detach the glass panel. It’s something you’ll have to do to remove the protective foam packaged inside the case to protect the graphics card.
After the foam is removed and the Supreme is powered on, take a minute to appreciate the RGB-lit fans inside the system and the rainbow strip along the front and left side of the case. The lighting draws your eye to the MSI Nvidia RTX 5080 graphics card and the rainbow-hued compartment encasing the AMD Ryzen CPU on the motherboard. The wires connected to the CPU and GPU are neatly arranged. That clean cable management continues on the desktop’s right side underneath the metal panel. I appreciate that it’d be a pretty easy process if I wanted to upgrade or swap out components.
As far as ports, the Supreme has a fair amount. In the front, there’s a pair of USB-A ports, a USB-C 3.1 port, and a pair of audio jacks with the power button in the center. A quick look in the back reveals the motherlode. There are six USB-A ports in the back of various speeds from 2.0 to 3.1. There’s also a DisplayPort and HDMI port outside of what’s on the GPU, jacks for line-in and line-out, and a microphone and a gigabit Ethernet jack.
At 40 pounds, the Supreme’s weight is equivalent to a healthy 4-year-old.
CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme Review: Performance
Whether it’s weight or graphics power, this CyberPowerPC is far from a lightweight. The Supreme is a potent pugilist equipped with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU with 16GB of GDDR7 video memory. I finally decided to bite the bullet and finish up Black Myth Wukong. I cranked all the settings to the highest level, Cinematic for this game. At 1080p, I got a frame rate of 83 frames per second. I also wanted to see how the desktop would fare with the latest version of Nvidia’s DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) technology, which relies on AI to boost frame rates and reduce latency. During that run of tests, the system hit 127 fps. I also ran the tests with the resolution set to 4K. I got 74 fps sans DLSS 4 which jumped to 118 fps.
I also ran a couple of other benchmarks to see how far I could push the Supreme PC. The answer is pretty damned far. When I ran the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark, the CyberPowerPC reached 187 fps at 1080p on Ultra settings and 211 fps with DLSS enabled. Switching the resolution to 4K netted me 143 fps with DLSS and 114 fps without. And while those are impressive scores, they’re nothing compared to the sheer might of Origin PC and its RTX 5090 GPU, which yielded scores of 244 fps with no DLSS and everything maxed out at 4K. With the technology enabled, the frame rate leaped to a face-melting 307 fps.
Finally, I ran the Hitman 3 benchmark. Without DLSS, the desktop reached 190 fps (1080p) and 121 fps (4K), respectively. Enabling DLSS 4, the frames hit 427 fps (1080p) and 225 fps (4K).
While it was incredibly tempting to spend all day gaming, that’s not how my adult life functions nowadays. Actual work has to get done, and so I subjected the desktop to my usual workload, which is me being a tab hoarder with 55 open Google Chrome tabs. Before you judge me, the majority is a mix of G-Suite apps such as Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Then, you have a few social media and news sites and a YouTube video or two.
Try as I might, I couldn’t really trip up the Supreme and its AMD Ryzen 9800X3D processor and 32GB of RAM. In addition to my tab collection, I started editing a couple of videos and a cache of photos, but the Supreme was still purring like a kitten. And speaking of noises, the CyberPowerPC’s trio of fans didn’t get louder than a gentle whirring. Even when I was fighting through Black Myth Wukong, unleashing a torrent of expletives that would make the saltiest sailor blush, the desktop kept things barely above a whisper.
But back to the actual performance. I ran a few benchmarks, starting with PCMark, where the desktop delivered a strong 9,981. The Supreme continued to show out on the other performance tests, including Cinebench 2024 and Geekbench 6. For its part, the Supreme’s 2TB SSD could be a tad bit faster. It took 3 minutes and 7 seconds to transcode a 4K video to 1080p.
CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme Review: Verdict
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time with the CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme desktop. The design is simultaneously flashy and understated, with clean cable management. As a mid-tower, the desktop is just compact enough to fit in some of the smaller spaces in your battle station. And even at its loudest, the Supreme isn’t so noisy that it’s distracting. My only design quibble lies with the ports, as I could definitely use a couple more USB-C ports.
Now, let’s talk about the specs and performance. The Supreme is a damned-good desktop whether you’re gaming, editing video, or creating a head-turning slideshow presentation. The AMD Ryzen 7 processor and Nvidia RTX 5080 are a match made in heaven, crushing all workloads and benchmarks thrown their way. Could the SSD be a touch faster? Sure, but it’s a small complaint at the end of the day.
Gamers looking for an out-of-the-box, ass-kicking machine should consider the CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme desktop.
