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Looking at the specification and choice of hardware, it's obvious that Cyberpower is aiming the Infinity X135 Plus at hardcore gamers who demand high frame rates and smooth 4K gameplay. The fact that there is no RGB in the system shows that the system is designed to appeal to the most hardcore of the lot. The infinity X135 Plus is no doubt an extremely competent gaming PC.
If you are looking for a system that blows the current console generation out of the water in terms of frames per second, this will be an excellent choice. During my time with the system playing games and benchmarking its ran flawlessly. The gameplay was as smooth as butter, even at 4K resolution with the graphics settings maxed out on modern games. Dropping down to 1440p resolution produces some seriously high FPS, again with the eye candy turned right up.
I've had minor issues with quality control in some Cyberpower systems in the past, specifically in how systems have been put together such as some loose screws, minor damage to radiators etc. However, with the infinity X135 Plus I couldn’t fault how it had been built, it looked very professional with no loose hardware, the GPU supported well from sagging and cable management was perfect.
Cyberpower did a great job with the chassis selection, using the Lian Li Air Mini as it is compact and supports high-end hardware such as up to EATX motherboards and big chunky graphics cards. The only limiting factor with this case is its support for large radiators which might be an issue if you want to upgrade to a more powerful CPU in the future, while the 240mm Basic EK AIO CPU cooler is adequate for the i5-13600KF, it is at its cooling limit with this CPU.
Other than that, the hardware selection is almost perfect, according to our testing you won’t gain much (if any) FPS in current games by selecting a more powerful CPU, but if this changes in the future the Z790 motherboard platform will allow for CPU upgrades. There are also unpopulated DIMM slots available so RAM can be increased as well as loads of additional M.2 and SATA ports for adding extra storage space, which is great news for potential future upgrading.
So there are plenty of good reasons to buy this system from Cyberpower and only a few reasons why you might not. These include a lack of RGB lighting – personally, this doesn’t bother me but some users will want RGB no matter what. RGB can be added if ordering via the customisation section on the website, but it will bump up the price a little.
Under high load, the system does become quite noisy. Cyberpower has been a little lazy with the configuration here as the system is using a standard BIOS fan profile to control fan speed, so during gaming sessions the fans ramp up quite quickly and are loud. Cyberpower could have spent a little more time on setup and created a custom fan profile which would have tuned noise levels better. This is something that the customer can do when they receive the system but it means changing settings in the BIOS which they might not be comfortable with.
The cost of the system might be a problem for some, at almost £2800 the Infinity X135 Plus is an expensive system for sure. However, we looked at how much self-build costs would be from popular retailers such as OcUK, Amazon, Scan and Ebuyer. To buy the hardware components alone would set you back somewhere between £2600-£2800. So technically Cyberpower is charging customers between £100-£200 to build the system, install software and configure the BIOS which I don’t think is bad at all.
So, if you have the cash available to spend on a high-end gaming system, capable of super-fast frame rates and a smooth 4K gaming experience that’s ready to plug in and start gaming, then the Cyberpower Infinity X135 Plus might be worth a look. If gaming is all you plan on doing with this system the KitGuru tip would be to stick with the original CPU configuration too and don’t waste your money on upgrading to an i7 or i9 as the FPS gains are simply not worth the extra cost.
The Cyberpower Infinity X135 Plus is available to purchase directly from Cyberpower for £2799 HERE.
Pros:
- Very professionally built system.
- Neat cable management.
- Good chassis for cooling/airflow.
- Good price compared with self-build cost.
- Customisation is available.
- Amazing gaming performance
Cons:
- No RGB might put some users off – But can be added for an additional cost.
- High noise output under load.
- CPU cooler at its limit with this CPU.
KitGuru says: We tested a range of games on this system with various Intel 13th Gen CPUs and found that the Core i5-13600KF is as good as any. So if you are thinking of buying or building a new PC just for gaming then save some cash and go with the i5.
