New gaming rig

NHosmer1124 · Dec 5, 2016

Hey guys,
so i'm in the market for a new PC, i did have an order through cyber power for a pretty powerful one for 1300, but i shortly canceled in do to poor customer service reviews. my question is what company is he best place to buy a gaming PC from, between price, customer service, and reliability.

I also thought about building my own but i'm not sure im tec savvy, so i don't think i could accomplish this.

all helpful answers appreciated!

James Mason · Dec 5, 2016

Watch the following and see if you change your mind about building your own:

Building your own computer is easy. Building it takes 2-3 hours, and installing windows takes about 30mins to 45mins, and after that downloading and installing drivers takes another 30-45 mins. After all that, have it download windows updates at night, it may take a 2-4 passes to get them all.

Building a PC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIF43-0mDk4
Installing Windows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAdwedmj1M

Protip for installing drivers safely, install them one at a time and restart the computer after each install to avoid breaking the OS, which can happen if you try to install them all at once.

Jeff Kaos · Dec 5, 2016

While I'd definitely reconsider building your own (you'll save a lot more money AND get exactly what you want) personally if I were looking for an "off the shelf" gaming PC I'd look at Alienware and here's why: They've been around a long time, their prices are competitive, you can configure one to your specifications and you're getting a computer from one of the largest commercial PC manufacturers in the world: Dell with all that name brings with it.

Now personally I never owned an Alienware and I HAVE bought 2 gaming PC's from CyberPowerInc which left me less than impressed so I can't speak from first hand knowledge but they've always had a pretty solid rep in the PC gaming scene; even after Dell bought them out. I did just look at their website and saw a pretty nice gaming rig fairly close to what I just built myself at a price I'd be comfortable paying if I wasn't willing to build my own. The biggest advantage I can think of to buying a pre-built system is the fact that if anything goes wrong you're usually covered by some sort of warranty. The down side is that you almost always need to send your system somewhere through UPS or something if you need to get it worked on instead of just taking it to your local PC repair shop. All in all though I'd take a look at their site just to see what's available.

Isokolon · Dec 5, 2016

a friend of mine bought 3 prebuilds since I know him (1 laptop, after buying his latest prebuild I was about to punch him)

his latest prebuild cost the same as mine, only that my computer comes with a quality psu, an i7 and a 1070 while his came with an i5, mediocre psu and a 960...

he had 2 alienware before, they are heavily overpriced, performance declined rapidly after 2 years
with other prebuilds it's usually similar.

as for warranty: it depends on your local laws much more than on a prebuild reseller.

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