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Anyone bought from Ibuypower.com

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rahimlee54

Discussion Starter · Jan 17, 2008

I was just wondering if anyone here has bought a gaming rig from www.ibuypower.com . I was just checking them out and their prices are pretty decent I havent gone through and price matched what I could get it for vs what they could do it for built and shipped but it is probably not a huge difference. Just trying to decide if it is worth the time to build vs just letting these guys take care of the dirty work.

Thanks for the info in advance

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DeltaDeuce

· #2 · Jan 17, 2008

I just built a new system myself. Here is everything I bought:

Hard Drive Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive

Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD

Fan/Heatsink ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler

Memory G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory x2

Case Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Motherboard EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 GF780i SLI, ATX, Intel 775, 3 x PCIE 16x, Dual GB Lan MOBO

Processor INTEL core 2 quad q6600 (BX80562Q6600) 2.4ghz em64t quad core w/8mb cache 1066mhz lga775-pin

Video Card EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR e-GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3

What I already had already had:

Power Supply BFG Tech BFGR650PSU ATX 12v 2.0 / EPS 12V 650Watts Power Supply

DVD-R HP Black 20X DVD+R

Sound Card Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty

I built the same PC on ibuypower.com and cyberpowerpc.com to compare. I ended up saving about $300-$400 by building it myself. I have a buddy that bought from ibuypower and he is very happy. I think they're a good company.

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joewagner501

· #3 · Jan 17, 2008

I used them a couple years ago. The only problem I had was the system was missing a GB of memory when it showed (ordered 2 but it contained 1). I called customer service who told me they would "research" the issue and get back to me. A couple of days later I spoke with one of the managers who said the guy who built the system showed an extra GB of memory in his supplies so he would have no choice but to mail the memory to me...... yes, that is correct. He said he would "have no choice". As though I was lying but he couldn't catch me in the lie.

Other than that, the machine worked flawlessly. After being treated that way, I decided to go back to building my own systems. I don't need that kind of hassle from a retailer.

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JuiceRocket

· #4 · Jan 17, 2008

I've never ordered from them, but they do not have a good rating on www.resellerratings.com . You can view their store feedback here ---> http://www.resellerratings.com/store/iBUYPOWER

-JR

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rahimlee54

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jan 17, 2008

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Originally Posted by JuiceRocket /forum/post/12847284

I've never ordered from them, but they do not have a good rating on www.resellerratings.com . You can view their store feedback here ---> http://www.resellerratings.com/store/iBUYPOWER

-JR

Some of those reviews are legit while some are not, that is one important aspect to consider good customer service. I know I can always trust newegg to treat me right.

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l88bastard

· #6 · Jan 17, 2008

Build your own its very easy as long as you dont do a crazy complicated watercooling like I did...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...6#post12396216

By building your own you save yourself some big bucks, get better components and learn a whole lot about computers! It was fun, cant wait to do it again!

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rahimlee54

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jan 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by l88bastard /forum/post/12849688

Build your own its very easy as long as you dont do a crazy complicated watercooling like I did...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...6#post12396216

By building your own you save yourself some big bucks, get better components and learn a whole lot about computers! It was fun, cant wait to do it again!

I saw that a few days ago it looked really nice, I will probably end up building just wondering about Ibuypower for a friend and I had thought about it at one point. I think that building one would be more informative though so I will probably go that way.

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