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Need "Custom" PC Vendor Recs

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hirschma

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I could use a recommendation for a PC vendor that can build a PC to spec, more or less, but will also offer a warranty, a price quote, and some level of support.

He wants something like what I would build him - Athlon 64 with Nvidia chipset, RAID'd drives, dual DVI video card, etc. But he wants something that approaches a Dell-like buying experience.

The reason? Well, he's scared to just have someone build it for him. That, and he's getting a new PC as an insurance adjustment, and he gets a bigger payout if he buys from a "real" vendor.

Of course, I explained that it'd just cost more to go with a so-called "real" vendor, but whatever...

Any recommendations appreciated.
 
Alienware, Falcon Northwest, Voodoo PC are the biggest I know of and all have a fairly good reputation among people who are into that sort of thing. They charge an arm and a leg but do build good systems and are reputed to have excellent tech support.
 
Have you told the guy that each part comes with its own warranty (if you custom build the computer)?
 
Xrave - of course. But this is what he wants, and I only know from building boxes myself.

Anyone have an opinion of gamepc.com? They get good marks at resellerratings.com, but man - such prices! I could build the same thing for almost HALF less.

Jonathan
 
The joys of buying "retail."

If I were you, I'd try to convince him of how much cheaper building a computer is, and that they money he could save building a cheaper/better computer could be put towards future upgrades/replacement parts.

Hell, tell him if anything goes wrong, you'll fix it :)
 
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