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Anyone have any input on some of these system builders online? I know it is best to build your own, but I don't have the time or the knowledge to overclock, RAID, SLI, etc.

Anyone know about any of these sites, or are there other sites you would recommend? I am in Southern CA, but willing to pay for the shipping.
www.Alienware.com
http://www.pugetsystems.com
www.performancepersonalcomputers.com/,
http://www.digitalstormonline.com
http://maingear.com
http://www.uberclok.com/
www.biohazard-computers.com/
www.velocitymicro.com
www.vengeanceware.com

Read bad reviews of Ibuypower and cyberpower. Would love to hear any reviews of any of these folks or if you have had experiences, good or bad.

Right now I am seriously considering Performance PC out of FL or Maingear.
Looking at...
EVGA X58 A1 MOBO
Intel i7 920 Proc
Coolermaster V8
2x Evga 285 GTX FTWs 1GB 702 Core clock speed.
3x OCZ Vertex 30GB Raid 0
500GB WD Caviar Sata HD.
6GB OCZ 1866MHZ
LG 22X DVD/RW
Corsair 850W
Coolermaster HAF 932.

Thanks,
B

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ummm, buy the parts and build it yourself

Reply to mindless728

Check out OriginPC. Boutique Gaming PC company launching soon from former Alienware execs....

Trust me.

Reply to OriginPC

Get the parts on newegg.com and build it yourself. You will be amazed at the money you save.

Reply to TheOnion

www.Alienware.com - Hate them. Their cases are giant blocks of aluminium, and they overcharge more then other companies do...plus they are owned by DELL!

http://www.digitalstormonline.com - Build really solid PC's, and their testing is the best I've ever seen. No crapware installed after the fact to boot.

www.velocitymicro.com - One of the oldies; truly solid reputation

Could give Cybepower a shot; if you go through some of their specials and modify, you can occasionaly get a steal (I found a way to get a Q9550, ATI 4850, 4GB DDR2 for just over $650 a day or two ago...). Customer support can be hazerdous though...

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Reply to gamerk316

schockholiday wrote :

Anyone have any input on some of these system builders online? I know it is best to build your own, but I don't have the time or the knowledge to overclock, RAID, SLI, etc.

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mindless and Onion, perhaps you should learn to read the OP before posting?

Although very pricey, Falcon Northwest is also an old reliable name in pre-built gaming machines.

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Reply to B-Unit

Spec a system, discuss it a reputable local yokel, order the parts and pay them $200 to build it for you.

You will still come out 'to the good' financially, get a better system for less money and have a local source for upgrades and any warranty work.

Reply to wisecracker

Thanks for the replies. I did look at Falcon, their system does not allow as many choices as some of the others. What I have found in doing this research is that contacting them directly for a quote will get you a better price than going through the configurator. I have even tried to recreate their quotes on their respective sites and not been able to beat the prices.

Anyone know Performance PC, their systems come up as 7 of the top 10 in Passmarks benchmark testing. The guy sounded super knowledgeable and confident, which either means he is good at his job, or full of it. Just trying to see if there is any input on them.

Reply to schockholiday

My vote would be to Velocity Micro. I got one last year for Christmas from my wife and it's by far the best PC I've ever owned. I've only had one minor issue (which was totally a screw up on my part) and their support team was awesome. I don't think you'll be disappointed one bit.

Reply to macy591

gamerk316 wrote :

i agree with him, partially,

YES: Alienware sells expensive pc's for nothing,
NO: have you tried Dell XPS gaming systems ? they don't custom much like others, but they offer reasonable price for a high end gaming PC

TOTALLY AGREE: Digitalstormonline.com i guess is the best, you could figure that from their website, how customizable everything is, they test everything stressly, and their support reputaition is excellent.

BTW i live in Kuwait/midd east, and am planning to get a Digitalstorm PC.

Reply to mohsh86

Overclocked Stable to 4.0GHz
FREE CPU Liquid Cooling
FREE Windows 7 Upgrade
Processor: Intel Core i5 750
Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz
Motherboard: EVGA P55 FTW
Graphics: 2x SLI Dual GTX 275
Power Supply: Silent 1000W
Storage: 1TB 7200RPM

here is digital storm rig i am looking at

Reply to screenfried

I ordered a computer from those Performance guys, but I found it on Ebay. I was worried at first, buying a $4500.00 computer from Ebay but I must admit the computer is amazing. I can vouge for them. I've had an Alienware system before, it was ok. My new computer is much better I ordered a Quad SLI setup with a I7 920 and two solid state drives. It was a bit out of my price range at first, but they were cheaper than most other sites selling similar stuff so I gave em a shot. I am thrilled with the outcome.

Reply to IAMOK

thank you to bookmark LOL xD

Reply to h0devil

avadirect.com is the best place although it may require some degree of knowledge basically you tell them what you want and they assemble it and overclock it for you, their customer service is very good and their prices tend to be better than what i have seen at other boutique pc retailers.

Reply to rooseveltdon

I have purchased four systems from Cyberpowerpc.com through out the years. The last time I did so was for my sister. Customer services was the biggest problem with this company for her although I hadn't needed them as I solved most of my own issues. From all the listed computer/custom computer sites above, I will buy from Digital Storm when I purchase my next rig this Christmas. Most of the other sites listed are WAY too expensive. If it weren't for cyberpower's unreliable customer services I'd probally go back to them since their prices beat everyone else.
- Jeremy

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You will probably save 200$ or more by building it yourself.

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c_schwab wrote :

You will probably save 200$ or more by building it yourself.

I think the he is well aware of that, if you'd read sentence 2 of the first post.

Reply to randomizer

I'm considering getting my very 1st gaming PC from Digital Storm. They have an A+ rating from the BBB. Also, when I do a Google search for "Digital Storm Complaints", none of the hits report any problems. I can't say the same for Dell, Alienware, ibuypower, and cyberpower. The only downside of Digital Storm (when compared to Alienware or Dell) is that they don't offer financing with deferred interest - but I can live with that.

Has anyone here bought a PC from Digital Storm?

Reply to B5GkarNarn

Forget about Maingear! Here in Beverly Hills,CA a lot of people are buying them like crazy. But why on earth would you want to pay over $8,700 for any desktop computer. I don't care how fast or overclocked it is, it's too expensive.

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