5/5
posted Mar-05-2007
Like everyone who shops the boutique computer sellers, I was looking for a high-performance PC that would give me consistently super performance and was stable. Many of the best reviews I had read led me to Overdrive PC. I had reservations, honestly, about overclocking, though. It's something I generally don't do with hardware. But I really was intrigued by getting so much performance *now* due to the overclocking and yet still being able to run future games. Again, I personally don't overclock because stability was a very real concern and I frankly don't know enough about it to do it right, so I wanted a seller that did do it right.
I ordered in mid-November. The computer arrived a day or two before Christmas. I deliberately waited before posting here to give me time to put the machine through its paces and not post in the immediate honeymoon period.
The Overdrive PC is a beautiful computer. It's funny, too, because I initially wasn't a fan of the Cooler Master case they use. But now I can't imagine wanting anything else. It's extremely functional, runs nice and cool (and it sure is nice not worrying about temps, which HAD been a concern with earlier computers), and is just beautiful. The wiring inside is exceptionally neat and does not impede air flow.
On first boot up, it went right to the windows desktop. Extremely responsive. And while there's absolutely no bloat of software preinstalled on the machine, OPC does put on a few things right off the bat that are a definite benefit. I had benchmarking software and utility software already on there, ready to go, everything from CPU-Z to Winrar to 3DMark06.
The few times I've emailed tech support with questions, they've been very responsive, and this is after I've had the computer for a while and the sale has been made. I'm still their customer and they are as nice and helpful now as they were before I placed the order.
And the overclocking I was so concerned about initially? This computer runs fast. This compuer runs stable. No blue screens. No problems with any games or programs. When you find a company like Overdrive who knows what they're doing and does everything right, you really can't go wrong.
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