CyberPowerPC Factory Tour: What it takes to build a Gaming PC

For those of you who have built a computer before it will come as no surprise that you need parts to complete the build.  You can then multiply those requirements by how many systems you need to build and get a rough idea as to how many parts are needed.  As I mentioned before CyberPowerPC builds 100’s of systems a day and by the time this article goes live the boxes in these photos will have been consumed and replaced by something else.

The broken box along the left near the floor is holding a bunch of Syber gaming cases.  As you can see they pack them in good and will use the packing foam again before the system goes out the door.

Speaking of packing material, there is a huge stack of foam in the fulfillment center used to protect your system from the dangers of the UPS delivery service.

When an order comes in the parts on the list are inspected by several groups before going to the warehouse.  Once there a maternal handler will pull together all of the individual components and place them on a green tray.  Obviously the case stands by itself while the smaller components will be placed in a plastic milk crate.

Grey crates are generic orders whereas a red crate is a rush. (the white case in this photo is part of a rush order)

When the systems are ready for assembly they line up on the conveyor and wait to be picked up by one of the system builders. 

There are basically two lines a system can take.  The first is a pre-build or OEM system that has no customizations and will go to retail outlets like Newegg or Tiger Direct.  Custom builds will go down a different line and will be handled by the more experienced employees.