Monarch Pre-Tested and Set-up?

[liquidboss]

I was pricing parts for the SLI system I am planning on building next week and I came across Monarch's pre-tested board, cpu, memory combo and wondered if anyone had experience with it. They will even add thermal grease and Thermaltake fan for me... hehe, I know, I'm being lazy... I don't mind putting parts together myself but this caught my eye as you get a free copy of Far Cry and Half Life 2, which I plan to purchase anyway. This would acutally save me a few bucks and to have it all tested before it goes out sounds good. Anyone have any experience with this pre-built option? If so any suggestions?

 

[seattledesi]

i started another thread on this same qn..

i finally relented and got the parts from them.. so far so good. The only thing that sucked is that they did not include free athlon64 stickers

if any monarch dudes read this (i know you guy hang out in AT), you think you can send me some?

 

[babyjocko]

I have had them do that for me before. Go for it. You will have no problems. Monarch is very good. They're good people, too. The other day I went over there to pick up a Lian Li PC-60, which their website showed as being in stock. But, when I got there, he said that they were out of stock, that they only had them in their other warehouse...in Colorado. But, he offered me a floor model (in very good shape, although I claimed it wasn't new and had scratches -- just bitching at him) for $75. Their regular price is $102.

 

[Kurl3y]

I ordereded mine for Monarch.. It was a flawless go around. Perfect delivery .. The only thing you might want to consider changing is the Thermalake fan deal.. I got the 1775 I believe and it stays steady at like 3200 rpm. But after playing HL2 for a few the cpu warms up pretty well.. I'm actually considering replacing it .. I have no clue what will happen if ya start getting into some serious OC'ing. Outside of that its a sweet board that runs really well.. And they did a really nice job

 

[liquidboss]

Yes, I was thinking about asking for opinions on the Thermaltake fans the can add, if they are even worth it...

Thermaltake A1772
Thermaltake A1838
Thermaltake Venus 7+

Any experiences with any of these on an A8N?