Digital Storm Takes on DIY; Its Prebuilt PC Costs $23 More
Digital Storm goes right up against you and me, the DIYers who builds their own PC.
Digital Storm aims to end the debate between building a PC by yourself, or just buying a pre-assembled system. What Digital Storm did was to configure a machine, and then compare their price to that of exactly the same components from Newegg. In the end, the smallest difference in price was just $23; the biggest difference was $58. They mention that at this amount of difference, the decision is a no-brainer. This lineup of machines will be known as the VANQUISH systems.
The VANQUISH systems will always be pre-tested for at least 72 hours. Digital Storm will always keep an inventory of completed systems ready to ship out right after an order is placed so that you don't have to wait for the system to be built and tested.
"When we decided to take on the DIYers we knew we had to offer impressively built systems that could compete in terms of performance as well as price. For just $23-$58 more [we] were giving customers a fully optimized system featuring the latest chipset platform and next gen-graphics. This allows them to focus on demolishing the competition instead of worrying about the reliability of their PC," said Rajeev Kuruppu, Digital Storm's Director of Product Development.


Even if the price difference was as they claim, I'd still take DIY over Digital Storm any day. I enjoy knowing what I'm getting, why I'm getting it, and having the ability say that I got exactly what I wanted.
By the way, DIY doesn't have to be a gaming system.
I'm more incline to trust PC systems from these guys rather than from Newegg.
Why in the world can prebuilt designers not understand what makes a computer good for their target audience?
Why in the world can prebuilt designers not understand what makes a computer good for their target audience?
Simple answer: They have bottom lines and profit goals to make. We don't.
Therefore they will sell a system that caters more to what they'll make on the dollar than what they feel is the best system for a given budget. I like this idea in that it will encourage more people to explore the DIY route but charging for customer service which should be included in the price of the product is not the best way to go about doing this, I feel.
ex: Most gaming PCs come with 8GB ram.. I want 12.
Nah, you just don't know who is their target audience.