Motherboard/CPU Online Retailer

[riederer]

Any recommendations on a good/reliable online retailer that carries retail AMD CPU's and ABIT motherboards?

Thanks.

 

[ZeroBurn]

my best cpu experiences have come from icompz.com, their service has just been really excellent through the 3-4 amd chips i've gotten from them.

microbarn's been my primary source of mobos, the shipping's a little slow but they get the job done and don't gouge you on the price.

 

[mechBgon]

PCNut has a high rating at Reseller Ratings.

 

[FloridaBoy]

I ordered an ASUS A7V/TBird 900 w/Taisol hs/fan mobo combo (supersized on the fries) from monarchcomputer.com three months ago. Pretty good price, good shipping ($14) with 3-year CPU warranty. No problems.
I just ordered today from MWave a combo MSI PRO2A/750 TBird w/hs&fan w/ SB Live oem for $270 shipped ($15 for shipping). They were $20 cheaper than Monarch Computers (1 year CPU warranty). They had good reviews at resellerratings.com. We'll see how well they do.

 

[ToBeMe]

www.tcwo.com

 

[FloridaBoy]

TCWO has $6.95 ground shipping for all orders. But mwave is still a little bit cheaper.

 

[FloridaBoy]

TWCO has the Athlon TBird 750 for only $80 with 1 year warranty! Can't beat it. Shipping is only $6.95. Wish that I would have seen this earlier.

 

[SACANDAGA]

monarchcomputer.com has about the best deal going if you are looking
for "RETAIL BOX MOBO COMBO" with 3 year cpu warranty

Here is a clip from there site :Included with all AMD Combos: Mainboard with Retail Box - CPU with 3 year warranty -  Ball Bearing Heat Sink and Fan. Set up, tested, and made ready to run for you by AMD Certified Technicians, then shipped direct to you.
:Tai-sol (CEK733092) heatsink and ballbearing fan.  Runs Athlons 30% cooler AMD APPROVED.

Hope this helps.

 

[Wooster]

** EDIT **

Never mind. I brought my CPU & board already.

 

[riederer]

I've read a lot of bad comments about monarchcomputer.com on resellerratings.com, but I realize you can always please everyone. What have other people's experiences been?

 

[misle]

I bought a 700 Duron and MSI K7T Pro from them about 3 months ago. They can be a little slow getting the stuff out (they ask for 2 to 4 days) but they email you the Fedex tracking number the day they ship it and they offer good, friendly service. I just ordered a KT7A-RAID and 900 T-Bird from them Monday.

All the comments on ResellerRatings are about returns. I think that every company on there has negative feedback about returns, therefore I don't put a lot of stock into those comments. Once I have to return a defective item, I might change my tune, but I'm still waiting for that day.

Can't beat their prices especially with the 3-year warranty.

misle

 

[IntelConvert]

I've experienced difficulty with Monarch's sales people getting factual info about some of their products before ordering. Just recently, I wanted to make sure that the "a7v-kt133a" (as they refer to it) was the a7v133a and if it came with raid. I'm still not too sure of the answer.

I have had several good experiences with mwave out of CA.

 

[Linden]

Monarch, near Atlanta is good. They have treated me more than fairly. I returned a defective item to them, without the required RMA. Not only did they give me an exchange, the item I received was a significant upgrade at no cost to me.

Check 'em out. They claim to be AMD-certified builders. From my dealings with them, I believe it.

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/