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This is one of those companies that user reviews range from "OMG THEY ARE HORRIBLE" to "Hey my computer is GREAT!".
They DO have some of the best prices. This thing I configured is pretty awesome:
http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Elite_MM_12/w/110388
I may need a new comp and may not be able to wait until Black Friday (when I was originally intending on getting one).
I don't want to break the bank and I'm too lazy to make one.
Does this company suck that much? What company doesn't suck?
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You're not a noob. Find more reviews. I don't see a problem with Ibuypower or Cyberpower any more than anyone else. Buy from Newegg...if you have a problem you're covered.
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When I was to lazy to build my computers I had them make one. It was a terrible experience.
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Apparently they touched Thug's no no place....but is that really such a bad thing?
I see several of their machines on newegg with high ratings. ANd of course you can check Toms Hardware.
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It worked for a couple of days before the OS died. Sent the machine back, at my expense they returned the machine three weeks later. The DVD didn't work. Apparently ensuring things are connected properly wasn't a high priority.
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Thugoneous posted:
Apparently ensuring things are connected properly wasn't a high priority.
ISTA 2A...
transport and Shipping cause vibration, vibration causes disconnects. First thing you should always do when you receive electronics via shipment is to make sure everything is still plugged in...
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You had a problem with them building your computer? Dang, that sucks. Building a computer is one of the simplest things you can do IMO. Its cake.
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I am too lazy to make a cake, too. I buy cakes.
I am not a newb but spending $$$ always makes me a'twitter. I'm hoping my current box can live towards a solid sales time (e.g., Black Friday) but it is having issues. 
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Sinlock posted:
I am too lazy to make a cake, too. I buy cakes.
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Sinlock posted:
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They DO have some of the best prices. This thing I configured is pretty awesome:
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ANd by best, you mean lowest, amirite?!
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RHWarrior posted:
Sinlock posted:
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They DO have some of the best prices. This thing I configured is pretty awesome:
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ANd by best, you mean lowest, amirite?!
Of course. The best price is "free".
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Mastara posted:
You had a problem with them building your computer? Dang, that sucks. Building a computer is one of the simplest things you can do IMO. Its cake.
Most gamers have built many PC's over the years. It used to be a no brainer, you could buy the parts from Newegg and save %30 over a pre-built. Technology increased and prices went down and now you can buy a pre-built as cheap as building one...and ideally avoid compatibility issues.
I have built every machine I own other than my first one which I had PC Club do for me. My next one will probably by pre-built. I have better things to do with my time.
Fap and post, for example.
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I bought some of the computer parts at Frys ( if you get a good salesman he will search and match prices at all internet computer stores) and some at Newegg recommended to me in the desk top thread I posted a couple days ago. It should be built by next week. It cost $1700 ($1600 for everything including 24 monitor and $99 to have built)
http://vnboards.ign.com/outpost/b22180/116312237/p1/
This was build but with a few changes. Paying to have it built is the only way I will do it.
I 7 Pentium http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071
ASUS P*Z68-V LE instead http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z68V_LE/
EVGA 560ti - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604
OCZ 120gb SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
WD 750gb slave - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136950 went Seagate a little bigger
12g corsair memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233146 went 16 Vengeance instead of 12
Seasonic 650W PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088
8 Antec Three Hundred Two http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129180&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Cases+(Computer+Cases+-+ATX+Form)-_-Ant ec-_-11129180 I had to buy power supply
DVD burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236
Samsung monitor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001388
win7 pro 64bit - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116992
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I got a my computer from Cyberpower, which is pretty much the same as Ibuypower, a few months a go. I had heard about their lousy reputation, so, I checked around quite a bit.
Most of the problems seem to come from two areas. Their pre-builts seem to use a fair number of no name components, especially memory and power supplies. It seems to be whatever is on hand, so, you can get decent components or poor components pretty much randomly. The other problem seems to be folks attracted to Cyberpower/Ibuypower because they are cheap. They buy a good CPU and good GPU, skimp on everything else to keep the price way down, then try to overclock the hell out of it and the power supply blows up or the motherboard fries.
They have pretty decent forums which get a lot of traffic. Lots of folks seem pretty pleased. For my system, I shopped around a bit and it was about $200 cheaper than anywhere else. I called tech support a few times while it was being processed, to ask questions or to change things around a bit. Tech support was courteous, brief and seemed knowledgeable. The gpu arrived dead, but, Cyberpower swapped it for a new one with no hassle.
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I have a Cyberpower and its worked very well for going on 2 years zero issues, it was also my first liquid cooled machine.
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I really enjoyed putting together my current PC. I look at it with a healthy measure of respect knowing that we both bled together. Well... I bled. It just sat there. Asshole.
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Sinlock posted:
RHWarrior posted:
Sinlock posted:
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They DO have some of the best prices. This thing I configured is pretty awesome:
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ANd by best, you mean lowest, amirite?!
Of course. The best price is "free".
Indeed. But will it yield the best products and services?
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Most of the problems seem to come from two areas. Their pre-builts seem to use a fair number of no name components, especially memory and power supplies. It seems to be whatever is on hand, so, you can get decent components or poor components pretty much randomly. The other problem seems to be folks attracted to Cyberpower/Ibuypower because they are cheap. They buy a good CPU and good GPU, skimp on everything else to keep the price way down, then try to overclock the hell out of it and the power supply blows up or the motherboard fries.
This makes sense.
Their "customization" menu appears to allow you to choose 'name brand' PSU's and memory and the like, so maybe that is the way to go.
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I 7 Pentium http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071
This is a good deal Modeeb. I have been seriously thinking about one of the i7 2600/2700 processors as well. The one I linked though has a i7 970, which is just a tad better in benchmarking:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
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I have a cyberpower pc. It had some issues that woulda kinda defeated the purpose of having someone build it for me if it hadn't been cheaper than buying the components individually because of a deal they were offering.
If you don't know how to build a PC I wouldn't recommend them. I had to take the one they built apart and fix things up because they had connected things in a retarded way that made the case fill up with dust after just a month or two.
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My last two have been built by Ibuy and Cyberpower. I've not really had any major problems.
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I bought an ibuypower pc a few years ago through newegg. It ran ok for a few weeks and then the MB died. That kind of stuff happens and I've been pretty lucky over the years, but my main complaint with them was how painfully unhelpful the company's support staff were and how intentional it felt. Things may have changed, but with all the options available, I probably won't go back to them.
It helps that I have a TigerDirect store near me, so I tend to get things through them if the prices are decent. I am old fashioned enough (and impatient enough) to appreciate a bricks and mortar store for returns and repairs, etc.
I ended up replacing the MB myself at cost and gave the system to my sister's kids. It has run well since then, although if only runs with the tower laying out its side. I couldn't find any loose connections or points of contact that caused that, but I didn't struggle with it since they were fine laying it down anyhow.
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get a mac
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Eager_Igraine posted:
I ended up replacing the MB myself at cost and gave the system to my sister's kids.
Are you saying they wouldn't take it back? If so, that's pretty bad.
I'm still tempted but on the fence. I can hold out awhile longer. I just know the time is coming to replace this thing.
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