Best retail builders?

[Noobtastic]

Compusa $300 including OS.

PC Club: $120 including OS

Computer Circulation (local store): $100



This is 1,200 in parts BTW.


I can't find reviews for any of these stores.


For those who live in Southern California, who do you recommend? (if you don't live here, please comment or give suggestions.)



thanks so much!!

 

[stogez]

Are you buying the parts at the stores?
If not, its probably easier to find a computer store and have them build it. Probably cheaper than the big places and more personal service. Or you can always find a fellow AT member and pay them to do it

 

[fstime]

Do it your self, if you want to call it a 'rig,' you buy it and build it.

I was skeptical at first too but it's really a breeze now.

 

[Noobtastic]

Originally posted by: BouZouki
Do it your self, if you want to call it a 'rig,' you buy it and build it.

I was skeptical at first too but it's really a breeze now.

I'm not going to use 1200 bucks in parts as my first build.


can you guys please recommend me a place??

 

[fstime]

I'd go with the local place, I don't really trust big retailers but thats just me.

 

[Noobtastic]

Originally posted by: stogez
Are you buying the parts at the stores?
If not, its probably easier to find a computer store and have them build it. Probably cheaper than the big places and more personal service. Or you can always find a fellow AT member and pay them to do it

im buying the parts from newegg.

i just want to make sure someone doesnt f**k up my system during labor.

 

[KermitM42]

pc clubs a good place man, ive recommended them to some relatives and its worked out great.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Noobtastic
im buying the parts from newegg.

i just want to make sure someone doesnt f**k up my system during labor.

Just order a Dell system or maybe assemble a parts list for http://www.abs.com/index.asp[/L.
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[wwswimming]

the PC Club in San Diego, for example on Claremont,
had a good tech crew when i last used them (been
a while).

it's probably all new names & faces. i suggest
talking with the tech people, preferably with the
person who's actually working on your computer..

 

[Blain]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: wwswimming
i suggest talking with the tech people, preferably with the
person who's actually working on your computer..</end quote></div>
Communication isn't a Noobtastic strong point.
Sorry Noob, but I've got to call a spade a spade.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Originally posted by: Noobtastic
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: stogez
Are you buying the parts at the stores?
If not, its probably easier to find a computer store and have them build it. Probably cheaper than the big places and more personal service. Or you can always find a fellow AT member and pay them to do it </end quote></div>

im buying the parts from newegg.

i just want to make sure someone doesnt f**k up my system during labor.

If you want it done right, do it yourself. My first build cost $2300 in 1998

 

[stogez]

Originally posted by: Blain
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: wwswimming
i suggest talking with the tech people, preferably with the
person who's actually working on your computer..</end quote></div>
Communication isn't a Noobtastic strong point.
Sorry Noob, but I've got to call a spade a spade.

HAHAHA I was waiting for someone to bring that up!

 

[Noobtastic]

Claremont is kind of far.


You know about the one in Carlsbad?


How long ago did you use the one in Claremont?

 

[bamacre]

Link deleted.

This guy seems legit.

Give me a break. Linking to you own ebay auction?? Shameless

 

[Noobtastic]

nice try bamacre.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Noobtastic
nice try bamacre.

Just trying to help.

You should really consider building it yourself though.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

find some friends to build it with you while teaching you. what are you going to do when u upgrade? pay $50 for ram installation? what are you going to when u need to replace something? you wont even know where anything is...

 

[VirtualLarry]

See how to build a whole PC in less than five minutes: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2065040&enterthread=y

 

[wwswimming]

Originally posted by: Noobtastic
Claremont is kind of far.


You know about the one in Carlsbad?

yeah. still have an 8 GB IBM drive i bought there in 1998.


How long ago did you use the one in Claremont?

well, maybe 5 years.

 

[Blain]

Order a Dell and be done with it... :roll:

 

[strafejumper]

if you buy parts at newegg i would try and put them together yourself. I really doubt you will break the parts doing it yourself if that is what you are worried about.

if you hit a snag though there is a chance the computer won't work straight away and it could take a few days to figure out how to fix it. If you are worried about this i would go to an online retailer that lets you customize stuff and then builds it for you - ie: dell, and i think i remember one called cyberpower or something silly like that. Or there are others.

The problem with buying all kinds of parts yourself and then letting someone at compusa build it for you is they might have no experience whatsoever with the particular motherboard you chose and most motherboards have some quirks, ie each mobo names the settings in bios differently. If you go with an online retailer they have built hundreds of pc's with the setup you choose and have it down to a science already.