Build to Order PC's

Alright, i am heading off to college, and i need a pretty powerful computer for what i am going into.

i could build a system if i truely had to, but i want to avoid that at all costs.

i want to go the 'build to order' route, but there seems to be so many companies out there that are crap.

some of the ones i have considered are ecollegepc.com, avadirect.com, and buyxg.com. Out of all of these, ecollegepc seems to have the best reviews, but they dont have much of a selection.

i guess what i really am looking for is some more guidance to a good site that will let me customize a pc, and build it for a fair price.

thanks,
joe

I'm about to do my first DIY build, but before that I got my last system from cyberpowerpc.com. My father-in-law, brother-in-law, and two other friends have all bought there with only one issue among all of us. Dad's MOBO was DOA, but the returns process was easy, fast and professional.

They have a pretty broad selection and lots of options for any budget or performance level.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/

Most of the folks here might scoff at me offering this next bit of advice, but it can't hurt to at least browse the offerings at the Dell outlet. A buddy of mine in TX got a great deal on a general purpose system there. They have all sorts of systems at pretty good discounts off retail of the same system. Open box, scratch & dent, refurbs, etc. Read carefully to be sure what you're getting though.

http://www.dell.com/content/segmen [...] l=en&s=dfo

Hope that helps,

- SS