5/5

posted Apr-06-2007

After years of drooling Overdrive PCs, I finally got my chance when my ACT scores came in. I made one more point than the minimum I would've needed. As you can see, I'm just a student and my parents said they'd get me a new computer IF I made at least a 28. I ordered the day before Christmas '06 and got my computer and was delivered on March 16th, 2007. I know that is a long time, but most of the wait time was my fault. First, I changed my motherboard a few weeks (1-2) into one they didn't even offer! They did this without any complaint. Next, I 'upgraded' to Vista Ultimate 64-bit, as I learned they wouldn't cover me if I upgraded to Vista myself. This was probably the meat of everything. They had to create a 'master' Vista Ghost disc that they would then copy to all the other Vista OPCs. I was lucky enough to have the first Vista system out of their doors. I had an old sound card that I sent in to see if it would work, but the Vista drivers were clearly not ready ("No Creative Card detected"). No matter, OPC still tried. When I got the system, I found out that they had given me a free media card reader! w00t! There was one fan knocked loose out of the fan cage, but that was easily popped back in. Everything was absolutely perfect about it, minus a small optical drive mix-up. Mario quickly shipped me the correct one. I took a risk getting Vista so early, but I think it should pay off in the long-run. They've been so courteous in all my nit picking, I expected a "STFU, just let me build the computer, damn it!"

I'm a really cheap person. I was seriously considering getting an eMachine and upgrading the PSU/GPU. I saved up for this BEAST and I love it. I would never get another computer again.

The *only* big/glaring negative is the darn case! I love it, it is great, and my favorite. In looks. To me, however, it is a darn b!tch trying to mess with the I/O panel (USB Ports) or trying to close the side panel. When I had to knock the fan back in, I literally spent 30 minutes trying to figure it out. I finally gave up my pride and called them. Of course, I had the side panel on within seconds.

They've started to get more boutique in the 'looks' area. They now have an expensive-looking customized leather binder with all my CDs, invoices, etc. The new case is kick-ass, too. I like it *MUCH* better than the Lian-Li. It is quiet, but not silent. I can hear it, but it is a low-pitched hum. The 120's in the side seem to spinning so slow, sometimes I swear I can see the individual fan blades.

I know you're thinking: it is just too much money. Too much. But here is a genuine penny-pincher: It is worth every penny. Just save up enough (3k-4k) and you'll have the greatest computer in the world.

By the way, I have a Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.5GHz, 2GB of DDR2, 8800GTS, 320GB Seagate. The 8800GTS wasn't overclocked, but Mario is literally making me a flash BIOS for the card to bump up the clocks. It wasn't originally OC'd because of time restraints.

OPC FTW!

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