I wanted a PC for gaming, people have told me that building a PC myself would be cheaper, but I've never done it before so I decided to buy one instead.
I looked around at many websites, and ibuypower is definitely one of the cheapest sites for gaming machines. I customized one and ended up around 2k. I placed my order on 8/8/09, it was assembled in 4 days, (I used no rush service) and I received it 5 days later after it was shipped out. This company is located in CA and I'm in MA. What was great was after you submit your order, an expert actually looks at your customization and offer you suggestions via email or phone. They recommended me to remove a meter that measures the temperature inside the case because the case already comes with one, they also told me to upgrade my power supply to make the computer more stable for extreme gaming.
They also have a feature to let you track your order status, i.e. "assembly complete", "burn in complete", "Quality Test complete", ect. They shipped the computer with Fedex express (shipping was free), the packaging was nicely packaged. One flaw was that the order status page was not arranged by date.
The accessories they offer are also very cheap, I got a keyboard and a mouse for under 20 bucks (logitech keyboard and ibuypower mouse), both are very nice. It also came with a 2.1 speaker for 8 bucks. If you are looking for high end accessories, you should buy them from another place for a cheaper price.
During the shipping, the mouse and speakers broke because they were in a separate box. I called iBUYPOWER and told them the problem, they happily replaced both of them free of charge, I didn't even have to go through the hassle of sending the broken items back.
It has been over a month since I got my computer, I am extremely happy with it, all my friends are amazed at my new rig.
As for the price, I looked up all the parts that make up my PC tower and checked the price on newegg, when I added up the prices, it ended up to be really close to the price I paid to ibuypower, in some cases ibuypower is even cheaper. But if you want a monitor, I would recommend you get one from another website like newegg because they have a larger variety for you to choose from. I got a Samsung T240HD for $300 on newegg, also very nice.
So in conclusion, if you are looking for a gaming PC and don't know how to build one, I would highly recommend this company, the price is good, and customer service is also outstanding.
A+ company, highly recommended, keep up the good work. :D
This review was modified by its author, phoenix777, on
9/17/09 11:56 PM.