Cyberpower PC Ultra 7 RTX Elite Review

👤by Tim Harmer Comments 📅22-12-20
Closer Look



Once again we’re in for something of a treat as we slide the side panel off.

A clean build from a system integrator is so often a minimum bar that should be cleared but is still failed time and time again, and yet Cyberpower PC haven’t let the side down. The system is tidy and well presented and almost show ready from day one, with just a little bit of unavoidable clutter below the GPU.

The ONYXIA II chassis doesn’t support vertical GPU mounting, but in all fairness even a much larger (and more costly) case would struggle with a graphics card this size.



Two 120mm fans draw air in through the front venting and push it through the 240mm radiator of the closed loop CPU cooler. A third below the radiator adds additional air flow directed towards the PSU and lower positioned components. A fourth draws air in through the floor, but the direction of flow (perpendicular to the three in the front) may be detrimental overall. It also makes sitting the case on the carpeted floor especially unwise.



The NVMe SSD is located in the lower of two M.2 slots, connected via PCIe lanes off the chipset rather than directly to the CPU. This leaves the upper slot, with faster PCIe 4.0 connectivity from the CPU, free for potential upgrades; a good decision all things considered.

Note that a small speaker has also been installed on the motherboard header which will help to troubleshoot issues with the system, and can in time be removed.

This chassis incorporates a PSU shroud that extends its length, masking off both PSU and cabling. Normally merely a nice feature to have, it’s made especially valuable in this instance due to the use of a fully wired rather than modular PSU as it allowed Cyberpower PC to fully hide the inevitable nest of cables from prying eyes.



A shot of the opposite side shows the enviable cabling job performed by the assembler, as well as the 3.5” mount location for that Seagate Barracuda HDD. A fully wired PSU isn’t easy to work with, but the job performed here is more than acceptable and only marred slightly by the tangle of cables next to the PSU itself. Out of sight, out of mind; and it should be straightforward to extract any particular cable you need for later system upgrades.



Those who read our previous review will spot the familiar sight of the Cyberpower branded ARGB controller. This device is matched to the supplied wireless remote and ARGB fans and offers a series of pre-baked lighting effects without the use of 3rd party software.


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