My new gaming rig arrived

[Forward Observer]

?Cuanto Cuesta?

$1964.61 which included $95 for 2nd day FedEx and $20 for what they call professional wiring.

The final build specs:
Case: Thermaltake Spedo Full tower
PSU: NZXT 800 watt quad SLI ready
MB: Asus P6T Intel X58 chipset 3 way SLI or Crossfire support
CPU: Intel i7-940 2.93 GHz (which is suppose to over-clock pretty well)
Cooling: Asetek Liquid CPU cooling system
Memory: 6GB DDR3/1600Mhz Corsair
Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX285 1GB Video Card
Hard drive: 1 terabyte SATA II/ 7200rpm (Hitachi)
Optical drives 2 LG 20X double layer DVD+-R/RW--one with lightscribe
Thermal Display: NZXT color LCD thermal control panel
12 in 1 external card reader
OS: Windows Vista home Premium 64 bit with 60day trial of Windows office
Plus I got two free games--Farcry 2 and Halo 2

They also included a standard no-frills Logitech keyboard and mouse, which they value at $8.

Prior to changing out the GPU in my build, I ran a total of the cost of all the parts at NewEgg. At that time it would have cost me just over $200 more just to buy the parts, and I would have still had to put the thing together plus hope that it worked. Additionally, I would only have warranties on the various components from a dozen companies. With Cyberpower, I have a 3 year parts and labor warranty on the whole unit---plus free lifetime phone support.

Of course the home builder can sometime save money by recycling non-obsolete parts from previous builds, but for all new parts in my case, Cyberpower just came out cheaper than building it myself.

Cheers

[Gregoshi]

Just thought I'd let you know FO, that I'm sitting here grunting like Tim Allen as I look at your rig. You've got More Power!

[Lemur]

Prior to changing out the GPU in my build, I ran a total of the cost of all the parts at NewEgg. At that time it would have cost me just over $200 more just to buy the parts, and I would have still had to put the thing together plus hope that it worked.

Yup, that's what drove me into the loving arms of ibuypower for this computer. I did the same calculations, reached the same conclusion. Although I already had a valid copy of Windows XP, so I had them ship it without an OS, which made my life a little more complicated (they forgot to include some of the driver CDs for some of my stuff which led to a game of find-the-driver-for-the-unmarked-component).

[Forward Observer]

Overall, I was really impressed with the the package I got from Cyberpower.

They included the factory installation disks from Asus and EVGA for the mobo and GPU plus a recovery disk which contains the O.S. Even though it is a plain vanilla version of Windows and has no adware like one would get from HP or Dell, it can only be used with this PC.

They also sent a bag filled with all the plugs, connectors, harnesses, and other stuff that came with the mobo and GPU plus manuals for the MOBO, the tower Case, and the NZXT temp and fan control.

Luckily every component they used is a name brand item, so I should have no problems if I need driver updates.

In retrospect, the only thing I would have done differently would have been to fore-go the basic keyboard and mouse they sent and used the refund I got from the GPU downgrade to have included a gaming keyboard and mouse, or maybe even an extra set of speakers.

I got to checking and Cyberpower's prices for peripherals on the whole are 5 to 20% cheaper than NewEgg. I wouldn't have thought this to be the case until I checked about 5 different items out.

It's just the opposite if you order stuff like this from say--Dell, who will end up charging 10% to 20%more for such brand name items.

I'm going to wait a week or two and if everything is still going well, I plan on posting a positive customer satisfaction report on Cyberpower at reseller.com.

Cheers

[ICantSpellDawg]

Overall, I was really impressed with the the package I got from Cyberpower.

They included the factory installation disks from Asus and EVGA for the mobo and GPU plus a recovery disk which contains the O.S. Even though it is a plain vanilla version of Windows and has no adware like one would get from HP or Dell, it can only be used with this PC.

They also sent a bag filled with all the plugs, connectors, harnesses, and other stuff that came with the mobo and GPU plus manuals for the MOBO, the tower Case, and the NZXT temp and fan control.

Luckily every component they used is a name brand item, so I should have no problems if I need driver updates.

In retrospect, the only thing I would have done differently would have been to fore-go the basic keyboard and mouse they sent and used the refund I got from the GPU downgrade to have included a gaming keyboard and mouse, or maybe even an extra set of speakers.

I got to checking and Cyberpower's prices for peripherals on the whole are 5 to 20% cheaper than NewEgg. I wouldn't have thought this to be the case until I checked about 5 different items out.

It's just the opposite if you order stuff like this from say--Dell, who will end up charging 10% to 20%more for such brand name items.

I'm going to wait a week or two and if everything is still going well, I plan on posting a positive customer satisfaction report on Cyberpower at reseller.com.

Cheers

Good to hear - I just bought a PC from Cyberpower and am biting my nails to see whether I will be part of the vast horde to get a non-working computer. I bought my peripherals from newegg:

a 23.6' ASUS monitor for $250
Empire Total War - $47
WD 400GB external HD - $70
HP Laser Printer - $80
APC 750 VA UPS - $90

My PC is

the Titan liquid cooled case
intel quad 2.86, 12mb l2 cache
asus nforce 750 sli chipset (i think)
4GB ddr2 800 Ram
500 GB HD
2 DVDRW/CDRW drives (LG and Sony)
Nvidea 9800GTX 512 mb video card
speakers
microsoft flight sim x
Windoes vista premium 64 bit
and a bunch of other stuff

Newegg plus Cyberpower
all totalled I spent - <$1500

[seireikhaan]

Yup, that's what drove me into the loving arms of ibuypower for this computer. I did the same calculations, reached the same conclusion. Although I already had a valid copy of Windows XP, so I had them ship it without an OS, which made my life a little more complicated (they forgot to include some of the driver CDs for some of my stuff which led to a game of find-the-driver-for-the-unmarked-component).

I've heard some, erh, "iffy" remarks about ibuypower, in terms of their reliability? They do alright for you?

EDIT: I'm being rude again. Nice system there, FO! 'Gratz!

[Lemur]

I've heard some, erh, "iffy" remarks about ibuypower, in terms of their reliability? They do alright for you?

Well, I wouldn't send my grandma to them. For instance, they got everything in my build right except for the soundcard, which came in a baggie. No biggie. I popped out the mobo sound riser and popped in the card. But my grandma would have been floored and desperate.

For somebody who knows what they're doing ibuypower is fine. It's a great way to get a (mostly) assembled rig for cheaper than you could at NewEgg. But I wouldn't direct a n00b to them. They can go try their luck at Dell or some other place that offers phone support.

[ICantSpellDawg]

Well, I wouldn't send my grandma to them. For instance, they got everything in my build right except for the soundcard, which came in a baggie. No biggie. I popped out the mobo sound riser and popped in the card. But my grandma would have been floored and desperate.

For somebody who knows what they're doing ibuypower is fine. It's a great way to get a (mostly) assembled rig for cheaper than you could at NewEgg. But I wouldn't direct a n00b to them. They can go try their luck at Dell or some other place that offers phone support.

I'm kind of a noob at this stuff. I hope I can do it.

[Lemur]

You bought yours with an OS, correct? That means they're going to boot it up and make sure it's working. I'm so cheap that I skipped that part, so it was perfectly understandable that somebody missed my custom sound card. I think that last sentence makes sense. Sort of.

Anyway, I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just saying that I would not direct a computer idiot to ibuypower or cyberpower. I don't know if they even maintain a support department, and I kinda think they don't.

My stepmom, for instance, is a business consultant who knows Outlook, Excel and Word, and not in any depth. She doesn't understand hardware or an OS and doesn't care to. At her age it's pointless to try to teach her. She likes calling up Dell when Word is acting funny. God help her if there's a hardware issue. I would never, ever send her to a low-overhead place that specializes in getting hot hardware at rock-bottom prices. I keep her going back to Dell and HP, people she can call at any hour of the day for support.

My brother and I, on the other hand, are geeks. So we shop for the low price, support be damned.

[ICantSpellDawg]

You bought yours with an OS, correct? That means they're going to boot it up and make sure it's working. I'm so cheap that I skipped that part, so it was perfectly understandable that somebody missed my custom sound card. I think that last sentence makes sense. Sort of.

Anyway, I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just saying that I would not direct a computer idiot to ibuypower or cyberpower. I don't know if they even maintain a support department, and I kinda think they don't.

My stepmom, for instance, is a business consultant who knows Outlook, Excel and Word, and not in any depth. She doesn't understand hardware or an OS and doesn't care to. At her age it's pointless to try to teach her. She likes calling up Dell when Word is acting funny. God help her if there's a hardware issue. I would never, ever send her to a low-overhead place that specializes in getting hot hardware at rock-bottom prices. I keep her going back to Dell and HP, people she can call at any hour of the day for support.

My brother and I, on the other hand, are geeks. So we shop for the low price, support be damned.

I just got my laptop back from HP, so I will be able to troubleshoot issues - just like an IT guy does. There is no better opportunty to learn than on your own, I guess.

Mine should be coming with a pre-installed OS, but we'll see. Lets see if I'm one of the lucky ones.

How long should my rig take? I bought it 2 or three days ago and ordered it ground. I don't mind waiting, but I realize that the return clock is ticking already.