POLL: Best prebuilt PC brand on the market

[Anubis]

OTHER

Falcon NW and VOODOO

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: mpitts
I have to agree with EyeMWing.

I just about smoked a brand new Dimension 4700 PS trying to play HL2.

as good as dell PSU's are, i doubt they can really handle a high-end video card... im sure a 9800pro/Xt would be fine tho...

oh btw, i think IBM's are pretty nice. but as far as expanding/fixing one goes, nothing beats a home-built with a nice case like an antec.

Yeah, I know.. I stuck a PCIe 6600GT in the 4700 and was running it at 1600x1025.

Game played for about 2 seconds, then the power light started flashing orange. I had to unplug the computer and disconnect the power supply from the motherboard before it would reboot.

That is pretty much why I am selling this thing and building an AMD 3500+ system. 😀

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Video likes to die. A lot. PSUs LOVE to die. Half the fvcking time, the secondary optical drives don't work out of the box and I have to switch the jumpers myself (HOW THE FVCK DO THEY MAKE IT OUT OF THE FACTORY?) They have severe thermal issues if they're placed in a suboptimal location (like a cabinet).

They are lowest bidder junk exemplified. The only quality components I've pulled from Dell boxen have been hard drives and a few Lite-On drives.

You guys must suck, because I've had none of those problems on any of the machines at my school.

Do you run strict factory config? We upgrade ours in-house. Just GF4 MX's, firewire cards (we've had problems with their onboard stuff corrupting video), an additional PATA card, zip drive and hard drive (totalling 2 opticals, 1 zip, 2 hard drives). Sometimes I record voltage sags on the PSUs on first boot.

 

[slpaulson]

Other
ABS, Mwave, or something similar.

Dell would probably be the best if you're looking for a mid to low end system. It's also not so easy to get people to trust an online outfit over Dell/Gateway/Others

 

[NightCrawler]

Have a computer built for you by a Mom and Pop place. You will get great service.

Two places near me will build computers for $75 fee, you can pick and choose the parts from all different places ( or buy from there ) and just bring it into them.

 

[toant103]

DELL

 

[Viperoni]

All the new gateway's I've seen (only a few different models) have all had Fortron/Sparkle PS's and Intel authentic MB's. Thumbs up for that!

 

[SofaKing]

Originally posted by: jtusa4
The AOL optimized PC for only $299!

rofl

 

[RaDragon]

Ewww. Dell is winning!

 

[deftron]

Michael's Computers

 

[SofaKing]

Originally posted by: RaDragon
Ewww. Dell is winning!

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111

 

[OulOat]

I voted Dell 😀. The Dells I used to admin in the labs rarely gave us trouble as long as we kept them clean. The worst I saw was a dead PSU, and that got fixed pretty quick.

 

[So]

I voted Dell. Alienware and the other botique shops offer better built PCs but the bang/buck is far lower.

 

[Injury]

Dell for desktops, HP for laptops. My aunt has a widescreen model and they are BEAUTIFUL. They are, by far, the most comfortable laptop I have ever worked on, I've never seen a screen that compares, in terms of clarity, and the features are recent (firewire, USB 2.0, built in 802.11G, DVD Burner. I don't care much for their software package... uninstalled most of it, but for the average user it seemed pretty well-stocked.

 

[BannedTroll]

Dell for low to mid-range. Everything else should be self built. If I had to buy a ~$1000+ pc it would be from Monarch.

 

[Shawn]

Probably Dell. The Compaqs/HPs we have at our school aren't that bad though. At least they are all Athlon XPs. :thumbsup: