Is IBUYPOWER reliable? : Othor Games

» Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:35 am

I had planned on building my own computer, but to be honest I don't want to have to deal with buying a ton of parts of the internet. I might go and buy parts from Best Buy, but they don't have processors.

I was wondering if anyone has bought from ibuypower.com? The prices don't seem bad, and it you can pretty much make your own computer on their website. Can anyone give any input (good or bad) on their service?

» Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:30 am

They look like another, "We market out pre-builts as customs because you can "configure" what components you want." type company.

» Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:06 am

I have no idea. But I have a hat with their logo on it.

» Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:08 pm

You don't want to click "add to cart" 5 times, instead you would rather go to the store and be over charged for parts?

Also first result on google "ibuypower reliable":
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-7586_102-116362.html

» Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:06 am

I had planned on building my own computer, but to be honest I don't want to have to deal with buying a ton of parts of the internet. I might go and buy parts from Best Buy, but they don't have processors.

I was wondering if anyone has bought from ibuypower.com? The prices don't seem bad, and it you can pretty much make your own computer on their website. Can anyone give any input (good or bad) on their service?

my current system is an IBUYPOWER rig. & it works fine

though I have to say if you're stuck with dial-up you'll have to get the modem somewhere else

» Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:01 am

I had planned on building my own computer, but to be honest I don't want to have to deal with buying a ton of parts of the internet. I might go and buy parts from Best Buy, but they don't have processors.

I was wondering if anyone has bought from ibuypower.com? The prices don't seem bad, and it you can pretty much make your own computer on their website. Can anyone give any input (good or bad) on their service?

I'm not sure how their policies and customer service are, but the computer I built from parts from Newegg for $850, cost ~$1300 from there.

EDIT: Just did it again. For case and hardware, monitor, peripherals, and OS, it's $1250, and $125 for ground shipping. So $1375, I wasn't far off.

» Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:03 am

I'm not sure how their policies and customer service are, but the computer I built from parts from Newegg for $850, cost ~$1300 from there.

EDIT: Just did it again. For case and hardware, monitor, peripherals, and OS, it's $1250, and $125 for ground shipping. So $1375, I wasn't far off.

Newegg it is. This is what Tig Ol Bitties recommended:

Raise budget to $900 and you can get a SandyBridge setup including all the stuff you need. At this point, it is the best performing platform at least until AMD's Bulldozer chips release some time in August-Sept. Shouldn't be getting a Phenom II chip at this point with Bulldozer around the corner. If you want to buy in July, get Sandybridge. If you don't want Intel, then wait til Bulldozer drops. I guarantee you won't regret getting an Intel Core i5 2500K, but don't bother with the Phenom II chip.

You want a bundle? Here is one to deeply consider:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.644166 ($515.50)
CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER
MOBO: MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
HDD: Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 ($90)

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506&cm_re=radeon_6870-_-14-150-506-_-Product ($188)...or...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161348&cm_re=radeon_6850-_-14-161-348-_-Product ($160)...or...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500202 ($150)...or...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130570 ($170) for better warranty

LCD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009256 ($100 after code)...or...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009299 ($120)

At most, this will be about $905 before tax/ship. Hopefully, newegg doesn't charge your state tax. These deals aren't going to last long and there is no guarantee that there will be better deals in the coming weeks. May want to jump on it soon.

If you plan on OCing, which is pretty much what the 2500K is meant for, you need a better CPU cooler as the stock one is only good for stock speeds. This is the best budget cooler in the market: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1308035272&sr=8-1

Forgot DVD drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289&cm_re=lite_on_sata_dvd-_-27-106-289-_-Product

Can anyone review this for me and give me a second opinion on it. Probably the build I will go for. Everything just kinda... clicks together in the case, right? (or screws in)

» Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:59 pm

Newegg it is. This is what Tig Ol Bitties recommended:

Can anyone review this for me and give me a second opinion on it. Probably the build I will go for. Everything just kinda... clicks together in the case, right? (or screws in)

It's essentially the same build I have, aside from the PSU and case being different brands. I don't know much about the Radeon cards, but I'm using a EVGA GTX 460 1GB Superclocked and it's been a great card so far.

» Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:02 am

Go for the newegg build. With your budget, you're not going to get anything close to that buying a prebuilt.

Ibuypower is an ok site. CyberpowerPC generally has better prices at their custom site. However, neither is going to give you a build as good as the one I listed for you at the same price. The need for the monitor and OS really does eat into that budget.

» Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:06 am

Go for the newegg build. With your budget, you're not going to get anything close to that buying a prebuilt.

Ibuypower is an ok site. CyberpowerPC generally has better prices at their custom site. However, neither is going to give you a build as good as the one I listed for you at the same price. The need for the monitor and OS really does eat into that budget.

Well I might be using an old monitor for a while until I can get an HD monitor, so I can actually count the monitor off the list for now. This gives me at least a little wiggle-room with my budget. Still, it's a "might". Could still be buying one if the price is right.