Cyberpower PC Ultra 5 RX Pro AMD Gaming PC Review

A Look Inside

At a quick glance, the system interior looks very clean and tidy. There are no errant cables beyond those necessary in the design and even with the AIO cooler pipes (an aspect that can often be messy), it actually still looks well organized.

So, so far things are looking excellent. Cyberpower PC seems to have put together a nice looking build here in the Ultra 5 RX Pro. Let’s take a closer look at some of the components and design aspects that really make this system tick!

Back Panel

Removing the back panel, similar to what we saw at a glance inside the system, we again see some really excellent cable management from Cyberpower PC. Everything is neatly bundled and attached to the chassis. With no masses of cables sprouting from every angle, you’ll have no problems here removing and re-attaching the panel!

In this area, you will find the Cyberpower PC controller hub for the RGB fans/lights which, if you remember from earlier, comes with a remote control to provide you with the highest level of customization possible.

Motherboard

The motherboard used in this system is an MSI B450-A Pro MAX. MSI, of course, has an excellent reputation with motherboards and with the release of Ryzen, this was really cemented further with their B450 range of products.

Processor/Cooler

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor in this system is cooled by a Corsair H45 AIO design. In addition, the pipes leading to the radiator have also managed to fall in place without looking obtrusive to the overall aesthetics. Something rarely achieved in AIO coolers.

Graphics Card

With an MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Mech OC 8GB graphics card, you have a nice new (in terms of release – only around 2-4 weeks old at the time of writing) GPU in this system which, as we have seen, features plenty of gaming performance.

As this is the ‘Mech’ variant, it features a twin-fan design and, with that huge radiator and solid airflow from the system, should perform even at the highest levels without any problems.

RAM

In terms of RAM, we can find 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4/3200mhz of HyperX Fury memory. This is a nice and solid choice by Cyberpower PC and with 3200MHz speeds offers some strong performance!

Alas, this memory doesn’t have any RGB features, but with all of the lighting on the inside (including that LED lighting strip), perhaps adding RAM into that equation would’ve been overkill to some of you.

Power Supply

The power supply to the Ultra 5 RX Pro features a Corsair Vengeance Series 650M 650W 80+ Silver. It is somewhat unusual to see an 80-Plus Silver power supply, but it’s certainly a step-up from the usual bronze (or just standard 80-plus) models. With 650w of power, it has plenty of headroom for the components in this system and a few more (moderate ones) on top of those too!

Storage

Of the two storage drives offered in this system, starting with the more fancy one we can see an ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD. With 512GB of storage, this has plenty of capacity for the vast majority of your games and applications.

If you need a little more space, then Cyberpower PC has you covered with a 2TB Seagate BarraCuda SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Drive. For a standard HDD, this is a great choice with both excellent capacity and speed selection. It really provides you with a nice and solid additional storage option.

RGB Lighting

The RGB lighting effects provided from those new fans are amazingly bright and powerful. With 6 internally, they punch out some excellent aesthetics and light up all of the internal components. With the (highly detailed) remote control allowing you to control these at your fingertips as well, you’re almost certain to find a scheme that ticks the box of even the most ardent RGB hater.

While it looks good with the side panel off, however, they do get exceptionally muted when that acrylic windowed panel is fitted. This is, however, only more notable in the solid darker colors (red/blue). The brighter selections, such as the ‘rainbow’ patterns, come through nicely. We do, however, wonder whether that tint was taken just a bit too far here to really allow those RGB lights to punch to their fullest potential.

With the two exhaust fans to the top, you are again given more RGB glory. However, the dust protection covering does, again, mute it a little. When removed, however, you can see that these RGB fans are punching out a lot of light.

The RGB does work a little better on the front as the plastic casing is nowhere near as thick as the windowed panel. That ‘gap’ for the bottom vent is, additionally, a nice visual touch to the overall colour scheme.

LED Strip

It would be entirely remiss of us to not highlight the RGB strip that Cyberpower PC has installed to the interior edge of this system. It has some amazing lighting effects that work in tandem with the fans and, in terms of presentation, really takes this system to another level.

Overall Thoughts

In terms of design and aesthetics, Cyberpower PC has really pushed the boat out with this system. Everything is fantastically tidy inside, cable management is excellent and it just presents itself as a well put together machine.

Is there is a downside, however, it’s the chassis. Not in its design, but the fact that the acrylic windowed panel to the side is (perhaps) a little too tinted to really let that RGB punch through. Light and bright colors do, however, work much better and are definitely your friends here!