Anyone have experience with Cyberpower

[8thJinx]

Looking to see if anyone has ordered from them, good, bad or indifferent.

[The Fugitive]

I can only remember a couple guys mentioning cyberpower on the boards. I havn't heard anything bad about them. My brother in law bought his computer from http://www.digitalstorm.com/ and I was very impressed. He bought the cheapest one, and it runs AH2 flat out. Service is good (he had an issue after one of his kids messed with the box and they fixed him right up).

[Masherbrum]

I can only remember a couple guys mentioning cyberpower on the boards. I havn't heard anything bad about them. My brother in law bought his computer from http://www.digitalstorm.com/ and I was very impressed. He bought the cheapest one, and it runs AH2 flat out. Service is good (he had an issue after one of his kids messed with the box and they fixed him right up).

I had a good experience with Cyber, but now prefer building mine.   But I know at least 10 friends who have gone through digitalstorm and would recommend them to anyone.

[1Cane]

I bought my computer about four years ago from cyber power.  I am happy with the service I've received.

I have upgraded video card, memory and Power Supply.  When it broke they still serviced it .  I was quite surprised that they honored the warranty.

I have no problems recommending anyone purchasing a cyber power  machine.

I would strongly recommend talking to a salesperson there before you purchase.

[guncrasher]

You'll probably get a better computer if you build it yourself.  it's not that complicated.  it may cost a bit more but you get better components than if you buy from any of the companies, due to the companies using cheaper hardware.  and in the long run it will save you money.

the first computer I bought cost me around 600 to 700, 6 years ago.  my first upgrade cost me 300.  that includes mobo/cpu/ram.  total 500 less 200 for selling my old hardware.

I would upgrade now but I still have a fast cpu.  the 2500k, together with a evga770.  not in context of the fastest but well enough to run ah2 and ah3 at full 60 fps with no em.

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[Bizman]

Due to my location I can't tell about Cyberpower, but here's general rules of thumb for buying from a builder company:

If they don't tell the specific brand and model for each component they're using, don't buy.
If they don't give options for each component, don't buy.

Every detail may not be on their website so you might need to contact them directly for the information. That's not a bad thing, a phonecall or e-mail is cheap and you may get tons of information along with the modifications you wish to make. If they say it's take it or leave it, then leave.

The biggest pro for letting a company build your computer is warranty. In case a component proves DOA, they simply take a new one from the shelf without having to ask for RMA codes and waiting for the mail go back and forth.

The biggest con is that you don't learn anything plus you'd have to do some cleaning or a clean reinstall to get rid of unnecessary stuff.

[Gman]

I haven't heard to many horror stories about Cyberpower, but on the other hand, I've heard a lot of good stories from DigitalStorm as well.  If I didn't have a dedicated gaming PC shop nearby where I get my stuff as they allow me to build it right there and bug the whizkids they have building gaming machines 10 hours a day about little things if I need to, (I've been a customer since 1998), I'd buy from Digital Storm too.  I'd compare prices between the two OP, Cyber and Digital, and see where you end up with similar builds.  Digital Storm IMO will likely be more $, but take a close look at the components when you compare them.

[mbailey]

We just bought my son a Digital Storm Vanquish 3 for Xmas this year.....he plays some really resource /graphics heavy games and he's loving it. Being new to Win 10 he had a question that I couldn't answer, he reached out to them and not only did they answer his question, but helped him tweek some settings in his computer. I'll never buy from anyone else now....customer service is amazing, products are exceptional    'Twas Pawz that turned me on to them, I believe he has a Vanquish as well

[Gman]

That's one great thing about DS I was going to post but didn't before - they have US based in house tech support for their computers.  It's nice to hear that they are comptenent, I'll remember that post Mbailey when this topic comes up again. 

They remind me a lot of a friends former company, sort of a "custom" gaming PC builder too.  Voodoo PC was the name of the company, it was based in my city (Calgary) but was famous worldwide during the PC gaming days from 1999 to mid 2006 when they were bought out.  A lot of celebrities bought their PCs from Rahul the owner, including the  now departed Robin Williams, who was a HUGE gamer, as were his kids back then.  Voodoo always had the rear page add of all the big gaming magazines of the day like PC Gamer and PCXL.  A big reason we have liquid cooling for PCs today was that Rahul innovated the idea with VoodooPC back over 15 years ago, making custom liquid chilling/cooling systems for their top end PCs.

Anyhow, Digital Storm builds a similar product, yet you can get a pretty decent base model which is competitive in price to other budget minded places if you select a non-flashy case and all that/etc.

[guncrasher]

be aware of some things like micro mobo's,  cheap ram, vc with a 50 on it (intel), ps with 500 or less and unknown manufacture. 

if you need to upgrade the above and you end up with a 1300, price like I did with digital storm then you might as well build your own.  if you dont want to then go ahead and have them do it for you.  but when it's time to upgrade either buy computer that will cost you a couple of thousand or spend 5 or 600 if you do it yourself.


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[Chalenge]

It doesn't matter which company you go with. You can save money and have more computer by building it yourself. I realize that it is easy to get stressed when so much money is on the line. I just went through this with a squaddie that really worried he would screw it up, yet his system came out perfect and he has the extra money to buy a few extras he wouldn't have otherwise.

[Gman]

There are enough youtube videos demonstrating how to build a PC out there to choke an elephant as well.  Using those alone I think pretty much anyone can put their own system together.  Still, the fact that these companies exist show that there are many who just don't want to try it. 

[Masherbrum]

To the "you can build it yourself" (excluding Gman) folks.   While we do enjoy building, there are MANY who do not.   They understand that it can be cheaper but for reasons of anxiety, etc.   They would rather have one built and digitalstorm does not gouge as much as one would think.   Sure there is a markup but that gap is narrow when you factor in the assembly and work that goes into that assembly.   They are clean.

[Bizman]

To the "you can build it yourself" (excluding Gman) folks.   While we do enjoy building, there are MANY who do not.   They understand that it can be chapter but for reasons of anxiety, etc.   They would rather have one built and digitalstorm does not gouge as much as one would think.   Sure there is a markup but that gap is narrow when you factor in the assembly and work that goes into that assembly.   They are clean.

Absolutely. An extra 10% is not much if you get the assembly under warranty instead of "it's your own fault, you've fried it with a zap of static electricity".

[guncrasher]

bizman, i have a hitachi hd that I bought when I did my first build.  the case is broken as I dropped it on the floor when I brought it home.  also have an evo ssd outside of my computer case sitting on the carpet.  everytime I sit down to turn on my computer I kick it.  the sob wont die, been doing it for 2 years, at least.

I believe you have to go out of your way to damage a computer component.  I have yet to have 1 fail on me.  and trust me I do my best to make them fail.

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