Custom PC - UK (2020-08)

watercoolingis excellenttoo,andbuildqualityis consistently

impressive.ThisPCdoesn’tjustlooktheparteither– its16-core

CPUdelivershugepowerforalmosteveryworktask,theGPUis

quick,andit hasa lightning-fastSSDanda decentmotherboard.

Themotherboardmissesoutona coupleoffeatures

comparedwithIntel’slatestZ490products,andthelackofa

GPUoverclockis a littledisappointingatthisprice.Ofcourse,

it’salsoeasilypossibletogetthislevelofpowerforlesscash

if youeschewthelight-upcaseandwatercooling.If youhave

thecashtosplash,though,andyouwantaneye-catching

systemwithlashingsofpower,theHyperLiquidUltra9 RTX

isa superbbuild.

MIKEJENNINGS

VERDICT

It’snotcheap,butthisbrash,brightandincrediblyfastPC

offershugepower,a greatcustomwater-coolingloopandan

amazinglightshow.

WINNER
+Awesomelightshow

+Hugemulti-threadedpower

+Greatgamingperformance

+Excellent water cooling

RUNNER-UP

• NoGPUoverclock


• Limitednetworkingfeatures


• Relatively expensive

OVERALLSCORE

90 %%

PERFORMANCE

24 / 25

DESIGN

24 / 25

HARDWARE

23 / 25

VALUE

19 / 25

Performance
The16-coreCPUdeliverstremendousspeed.ItsHandbrake
videoencodingscoreof944,160is a highlight,indicatingthat
4Kvideoworkwillbesweptaside.Thatscoreis morethan
200,000pointsaheadofthenewIntelCorei9-10900K,
whichhasfewercores.TheAMDpartwillhandleanytough
workapplication,includinghigh-endvideo,contentcreation
andCADsoftware.ThePCI-E4 SSDalsodeliveredreadand
writespeedsof4,974MB/secand4,267MB/sec,whichis
stellar– farbetterthananyPCI-E3 SSD.
Meanwhile,inour4Kgametests,theGPUdelivered
minimumframeratesbetween31fpsand53fps,andthat31fps
figureinBattlefieldV jumpsupto51fpsif youenableDLSS.
Gamingandsingle-threadedperformanceis anareawhere
Intel-basedsystems,suchasthismonth’sScansystem
(seep36),havetheupperhand,buttheCyberPowerisn’tfar
behindandit has much quicker multi-threaded pace too.
The CyberPower was impressive in thermal tests too,
thanks to its custom water-cooling loop. Despite the lack of
front intake fans, its CPU and GPU delta Ts peaked at a balmy
55°C and 43°C. The noise levels weren’t bad either – there’s a
constant fan rumble, but it’s never loud or irritating.

Conclusion
CyberPower’s Hyper Liquid Ultra 9 RTX looks incredible, and
its illuminated front panel makes for a great talking point. Its

SYSTEM

SCORE

378,206

BENCHMARKRESULTS

GIMPIMAGE

EDITING

56,209

HANDBRAKEH.264

VIDEO ENCODING

944,160

HEAVYMULTI-

TASKING

284,434

Minimum Average

2,560x1,440,HighestDetail,TAA

SHADOW OF THE TOMB RAIDER

0 30 60 90 120

CyberPower Hyper Liquid Ultra 9 RTX 92fps 119fps

3,840x2,160,HighestDetail,TAA

0 30 60 90 120

CyberPower Hyper Liquid Ultra 9 RTX 53fps 66fps

2,560x1,440,UltraDetail,DX11,FXAA

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II

0 30 60 90 120

CyberPower Hyper Liquid Ultra 9 RTX 81fps 98fps

3,840x2,160,UltraDetail,DX11,FXAA

0 30 60 90 120

CyberPower Hyper Liquid Ultra 9 RTX 49fps 57fps

2,560x1,440,Ultrasettings,DX12,High DXR, TAA

BATTLEFIELD V

0 30 60 90 120

CyberPower Hyper Liquid Ultra 9 RTX 57fps 69fps

3,840x2,160,Ultrasettings,DX12,HighDXR,TAA

0 30 60 90 120

CyberPower Hyper Liquid Ultra 9 RTX 31fps 39fps

3,840x2,160,Ultrasettings,DX12,High DXR,DLSS

0 30 60 90 120

CyberPower Hyper Liquid Ultra 9 RTX 51fps 59fps