This is my second purchase with Xtreme Gear and I've been incredibly satisfied both times. The prices are almost too good to be true. I've built my own systems before and it was going to cost me just as much (if not more) to build a comparable system myself. Shipping seems a little steep to me, but I still think its worth it. I got everything I paid for and the amount of options they give you to configure your own system is excellent. I got to pick all of my favorite brands and know exactly what I get. The build time was a little longer than expected (order was placed during Christmas season), but it shipped much quicker than I had expected! I highly recommend this company and their products!

As a systems builder located in IL, we have to say that we have had nothing but EXCELLENT service with all of our purchases. We have purchased over 40+ cases and Joe Briggs goes the extra mile to ensure that our orders ship out as quickly as possible, usually the same day. For those customers that have had problems with an order and future customers, please understand that computer components are very temperamental and it makes no sense to blame the builder or seller for a manufacturer failure. Not all problems are easily resolved with just a phone call, it would be nice but it's not that simple. So PLEASE allow any company ample time to resolve an issue should you have one before posting bad comments. We had a shipment of WD Hard Drives Green Drives and 5 out of 8 were defective. It's a manufacturer problem as they drives would be recognized and the next minute not be. Thankfully, our customers were understanding that it was not our fault and we sent replacements immediately. Thanks Joe for all your hard work and dedication, it will not go unrewarded.

This review was modified by its author, utopiacomputers, on 12/30/08 10:39 AM.

I was really happy with these people from the time I placed my order to the time that it promptly arrived at my doorstep. Their selection of components is incredibly wide when compared to 'build your own' set-ups such as those used by Dell and Alienware. I was able to build a PC the way I wanted with the parts I wanted.  
 
From the moment I placed the order, their online 'face man' "JoeB" on the forums actively communicated with me about my PC/order, and it made me feel reassured that I wasn't just a 'number' to them. The experience felt more personal.  
 
All in all, a great company to buy from.

This is the worst company I've ever dealt with. First off, they sent me a new computer with a broken motherboard that actually had a piece missing. I was unable to get a hold of customer service until I posted a negative review on their site. Even after that, they tried to blame me for them sending me a broken computer. Joe Briggs did everything but flat out accuse me of breaking it. He lied to me at every turn about trying to get a hold of me or that my e-mails got lost in their spam filters or whatever he could think of to not deal with the issue at hand. I ended up replacing the motherboard out of my own pocket because it was easier than dealing with these people any longer. It's pretty obvious why their prices are so unbelievable.

This review was modified by its author, clownbaby, on 12/21/08 6:29 AM.

After a lot of research on my next computer, I settled on Xtreme Gear. I was a little hesitant because of some recent reviews as well as the fact they are associated with Cyberpower. However, after visiting their site and speaking with Joe Briggs, as well as the fact I couldn't come within $500 of my build from anyone else, I decided to give them a try.  
 
The order was delayed for about a week due to out-of-stock memory. This was no big deal, as things like that are expected. I ended up getting my computer about 4 weeks after order. That was good for me.  
 
I spent $2700 on this system (Intel 9550, 300 GB Velociraptor, ATI 4870x2, 4 GB 1800 speed RAM), so I had a sizable investment. I was very pleased with the packaging and manuals, etc. I had it up and running inside of 15 minutes. Everyone worked fine, except that I also ordered the new NZXT fan/temp controller. This thing acted up from day one and I ended up replacing it and that one is now also acting up. However, it's minor since it does not affect the performance of my machine.  
 
I will tell you that Joe Briggs has wonderful customer service and technical expertise. He is the only person I dealt with from beginning to end - from the purchasing to spending an hour on the phone with me walking me through troubleshooting and replacing of the temp controller. If you buy with them, I strongly recommend working with Joe. He was awesome.  
 
I do not recommend buying the NZXT fan/temp controller - this is just a poorly made product. But, this is not a reflection of Xtreme Gear. I am completely satisfied with my experience with them, and I would purchase from them again, esp. with their great prices.  
 
As for the stability of my machine - other than the temp controller, everything has worked just great for 5 weeks now. Couldn't be happier, esp. since it has the ability to handle the most demanding games which I so missed being able to play on my 7-year-old Pentium 4.

Horrible experience with BuyXG.com, I will never buy from them again. Nor will I buy from www.CyberpowerPC.com, many people may not know they are the same company.  
 
I spent over 50+ hours trying to get a defective PC they sent me to work.  
 
Even after explaining my situation to them, they refused to provide a full refund for the piece of s*** computer they shipped me. They tried to charge me for shipping and restocking fees. I had no choice but to file a claim with my credit card company to get a full refund. They did not care at all about my situation, and kept sending me the same response over and over. Even Dell has better customer support than them.  
 
Another thing, as soon as you ask for a refund, they no longer consider you a customer, so they try and screw you over with overpriced s/h charges that they won't refund and ridiculous restocking fees, even if they shipped you a BROKEN NON-WORKING PC! Who the hell does that? BuyXG.com does!  
 
After all is said and done, I'm still out 50+ hours of free time I spent trying to get it running and a bunch of cash I spent trying to replace parts to figure out what was defective.  
 
Please read my letter to this horrible company explaining my problems:  
 
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Dear BUYXG tech department,  
 
I am returning this system because one or more parts are defective and the system does not work properly. I am a PC Technician with 7 years experience and I have diagnosed this system as being defective, and I’m requesting an immediate refund.  
 
I received this system about three weeks ago, it was purchased without an operating system installed. I went ahead and installed Windows XP, it seemed to work OK at first. Then after restarting it, I received “ntldr is missing” error. As a PC Tech I know this is a boot error. I tried every method possible to resolve this error, with no luck. So I decided to wipe out the drive and reinstall Windows XP, so it began. In all, I reinstalled Windows XP SIX times over the course of three weeks, only to receive the same message again and again after a few restarts. I even tried purchasing several different SATA hard-drives, and swapping other components in the system, but nothing helped. Only flashing the MOBO bios would get the MOBO to recognize the hard-drive and load the operating system again. But a day or two later, the same “ntldr is missing” error would re-appear.  
 
Not only that, but with every new install of Windows XP, I was not able to play video files properly. The system would crash while playing DVD’s or Divx and Xvid files. I could not play any computer games as well either. This leads me to believe the video card may be bad as well.  
 
There is something very wrong with this system, it may just be the mother-board and video card, but I’ve never experienced such a frustrating experience. Over the course of three weeks, I spent over 50 hours of my personal time trying to get this system booted and running properly.  
 
I’m very upset that I spent so much time, money and effort trying to load a defective system. I can’t get the time I spent back, but the least I expect is a prompt and full refund of the purchase price plus shipping from your company.  
 
Thank you  
 
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They did not give a rats a$$ how much time and frustration I went through working on this defective PC. As soon as you ask this company for a REFUND, they try to make money from restocking fees and over-priced shipping and handling charges. They originally charged almost $70 to ship a PC half-way across the country. I shipped it back to them for under $50, out of my own pocket because they refused to cover return shipping for the defective PC they sent me.  
 
I could understand if the PC was working fine and I just changed my mind, but to pull this stunt on a defective system is just unforgivable.  
 
THIS COMPANY IS COMPLETELY DISHONORABLE AND ONLY CONCERNED WITH THEIR BOTTOM LINE. CUSTOMER SERVICE IS INSENSITIVE AND UNCARING. THEIR POLICIES ARE OUT-DATED AND UNFRIENDLY, AND THEY OFFER NO FLEXIBILITY.  
 
I will make sure none of my friends or family members ever order from them, I have bad mouthed them to everyone I know. And listed negative reviews on multiple sites.  
 
Do yourself a favor and either build it yourself or hire your neighborhood Geek to build a nice PC for you. You'll feel better about yourself and likely end up with a great PC.  
 
In this economy, we shouldn't be supporting companies that don't care about their customers. COMPANIES LIKE THIS DESERVE TO GO UNDER.  
 
 
 

This review was modified by its author, bchugh, on 11/12/08 2:39 AM.

I purchased a notebook from buyxg.com a couple of months back. I put a rush order in. The build and shipping were quick. The transaction went smoothly, customer service was very responsive, and the notebook as been performing superbly. For the money, I couldn't be happier.

I just canceled my order due to complete lack of confidence.  
 
I ordered a $1600+ computer on 9/22/2008 and heard nothing further. The order status page on the website stated that the estimated ship date was 9/30/2008.  
 
However the status page received no further updates until 10/2/2008 when I called them after an email to their sales department bounced!  
 
I spoke to Joe who indicated that the normal 10 working days would be extended due to high volume. He checked to see if any parts had been "pulled" and stated that they had started pulling parts and nothing was backordered.  
 
However, this was too little too late.  
 
1. Why does this company have an order status page which is not updated?  
 
2. Why does a computer company have a sales email address that does not work?  
 
Nothing makes any sense or gives confidence. I requested a confirmation email that I canceled my order. I will inform my credit card in 10 days if I do not receive that email.  
 
I will not buy anything further from this company. I should have known from all their flashy ads that something was amiss.  
 
Just think: if you can't trust them to sell you a computer, do you think you can trust them to back it up? Right.  
 
Addendum: 10/8/2008  
 
I emailed the company using the email address on their website for sales and once again, that email bounced back to me.  
 
Additionally I am still waiting for the company to credit my $1600+ back to my card. They have about 4 or 5 more days before I contact my credit card for a refund.  
 
1. Can you trust a computer company that doesn't answer an email address devoted to selling its product?  
 
2. Will they do the right thing and refund my funds?  
 
I'll update this review as things develop.  
 
In the meantime, buyer beware. Something may be very wrong here.  
 
Update:  
 
1. I tried emailing via the website and actually got through. Reviewing the bounced emails that I got back, it appears that when I first attempted to email via the website, there was an error generated such that an extra "c" was inserted into the company's email address.  
 
2. I got the refund for my canceled computer.  
 
This still begs the question why their website email form generated a bad email address for the sales dept.  
 
The bad reviews on this site totally trump the good ones in my opinion. I have ordered with a competitor who gets consistently 9.4 ratings on this site.  
 
Good luck with this company.  
 

This review was modified by its author, jimzzzak, on 10/11/08 5:45 PM.

The gaming rig came a few days earlier than expected:  
 
XionIII, 750W PSU, extra cooling fans, Intel E6750, MaxOrb CPU cooling, SATA-II hd, double optical drives, nVidia 8800 GT, Asus Deluxe 680i mobo, wireless NIC and Corsair XMS2 memory sticks.  
 
No problems upon start up. 9 months later, still no problems at all.  
 
Works great, had great customer support. JoeB is the man.  
 

8-22-08: Ordered AMD CPU  
 
8-23-08: Notification by e-mail the CPU was BACK ORDERED  
 
9-09-08: Received CPU - Incorrect CPU. Also, packaging was poorly done. Was not boxed, but merely put into a bubble envelope. The CPU’s box was banged up when I received product.  
 
I called support department several times. It took calling the support department, repeatedly, 5 hours a day, for 3 days until I found a resolution:  
 
The first offer for resolution was returning the CPU at MY EXPENSE (S&H), 15% restocking fee, on a CPU that I DID NOT ORDER.  
 
I refused to accept that offer and support representative ended the call. The rep did not contact me back until 5 and a half hours later. The rep said, if I want to keep the CPU they will credit me back $5.  
 
By the way, the CPU they sent me is worth about $45.00 on NEWEGG and BUYXG had already charged $81.00 on my CC.  
 
I obviously did not take the $5.00 credit, they offered me. He then, finally, said I can return the CPU. No restock fee, and they will have an RMA e-mailed to me. It took them 6 days to have the printable RMA e-mailed to me. That was after I contacted the return department twice.  
 
As soon as I received my printable RMA, I shipped out the CPU (in a box with bubble inside, better then the way it was shipped to me) on 9/18/2008.  
 
Today is 9/25/2008. It has been 7 Days since I shipped out the CPU back to BUYXG and I have yet to receive my money back.  
 
**Update**  
 
10/7/2008 - Refunded  
 
Summery: 8/22 - Original Purchase >> 9/9 - Received Product (incorrect product)>> 9/12 - Verbal resolution >> 9/18 - Received RMA via e-mail >> 10/7 - Received Refund  
 
1 month & 15 days to resolve an issue of Receiving the incorrect product.

This review was modified by its author, brpwn, on 10/8/08 6:21 PM.

Just want to say This company has been great to deal with.Quality products and builds.Fast shipping service for custom build. Website is easy to navigate and use. You cant find better prices anywhere for custom built PC Visit XTREME GEAR today.

Asus P5N-E motherboard was defective. The merchant issued an RMA to return the item. I know with most internet orders the S&H is non refundable, but charging a 15% restocking fee on a defective item? I will NEVER purchase anything from XtremeGear again.

Great company. Easy ordering with good choices. Loved the forums with an actual person to talk to  
(Joe Briggs). I was highly sceptical of a company I never heard of before but am very happy I gave them a chance. System arrived within a few days after they shipped it. It arrived in great condition and looked and smelled new. It loaded up Vista 32 bit Ultimate, Works suite, and others flawlessly and it has continued to run flawlessly. WoW plays and looks beautiful on max settings at 60 fps all day long. System runs quiet (for nine fans). I highly recommend XtremeGear for you gaming rig. I will purchase from them again.  
 
Raidmax Smilidon Case  
Asus P5N-D 750i Mobo  
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz  
Palit 8800 GT 1G  
2 Gigs XMS2 DDR2 800Ghz

The website was easy to use and navigate. The sales service was excellent. Joe B. was on top of everything from calling me to confirm and adjust the order, to answering emails and forum posts in a very prompt manner. The shipping options are limited, but that does not affect the product.  
 
Overall a great experience; will order from them again.

The machine came quickly, and exactly as ordered. I was particularly impressed with the rapid call from the salesman the morning after I ordered in order to make some necessary alterations to my order (my graphics card was too big to allow all the PCIE addons that I ordered). The machine is beautiful, lightning fast, and well crafted. I highly recommend buyxg.com.