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Originally posted by Konichiwaneko
Kyp, including ordering parts and handling rma's out of pocket? even it means replacing the monitor?
If my $1100 2000fp goes out tommorow, Dell will have another one here in 2 days. If you can can support that, I honestly would buy from builders like you.
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Yes, even including ordering parts and handling RMAs. Very rarely I have to do an RMA, and it's usually just fine. I've never had to replace a monitor, and I usually look for free shipping on the parts that I'm ordering, so it's not a big deal, though I can't always find that. I may have to wait more than 2 days, but I don't mind, because I'm getting exactly what I want.
When I talk to a friend, I urge them not to buy a Dell, or Compaq, and especially not an E-Machine. So far everyone I have done work for has been more than satisfied, and they have previously bought prebuilt machines and have not been happy with the product or service on them. In some cases I've saved them money because the store would tell them they needed a new part, and in reality all it needed was to be formatted...
The machine does look good, though currently I wouldn't go with an LCD for gaming. I honestly haven't used one extensivly, so I may be talking out of my ass here, I'll admit it if I need to, but from what I've read unless you spend tons of money on the thing, it really sucks for gaming, and I would much rather spend $200 on a good monitor than $1000 on an LCD and save a lot of money. Also, just a personal preference, I prefer AMD over Intel for gaming, but that's just me.