Ordered a PC through Cyberpower.com

[Danku]

I ordered a PC today and wanted to share my experience with anyone still curious about buying Custom pre-built PC's.
Below I put the specs if anyone is curious. I should hopefully have it by the end of the week and will give a quick update on how everything went.


Mega Special III (NO MONITOR) SP3Z, http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_Special_III/

    * *BASE_PRICE: [+785]
    * BLUETOOTH: None
    * CARE1: Ultra Enhanced Packaging Solution - Protect Your Dream System During Transit [+19]
    * CAS: * Apevia X-Dreamer 3 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window & Temperature Display (Black Color with Red Ring & Red LED Fan)
    * CASUPGRADE: None
    * CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
    * CD2: None
    * CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K 3.30 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)
    * CS_FAN: Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]
    * FA_HDD: None
    * FAN: CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 Gaming CPU Cooling Fan [-6]
    * FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
    * FLOPPY: None
    * FREEBIE_CU1: FREE Game - Napoleon: Total War
    * GLASSES: None
    * HDD: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-41] (Single Hard Drive)
    * HDD2: None
    * IEEE_CARD: None
    * KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
    * MB_ADDON: None
    * MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
    * MONITOR: None
    * MONITOR2: None
    * MONITOR3: None
    * MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] Asus P8P67-M Intel P67 Chipset DDR3 mATX Mainboard w/ UEFI, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe x1 & 1 PCI
    * MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
    * MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
    * NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
    * NOISEREDUCE1: Power Supply Gasket [+5]
    * OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)
    * OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
    * POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts - XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply [+10]
    * RUSH: RUSH!!! READY TO SHIP IN NEXT BUSINESS DAY [+109]
    * SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
    * SOFT1: Free Microsoft® Office® 2010 STARTER EDITION (Reduced-Functionality versions of Word and Excel that include advertising)
    * SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
    * SPEAKERS: 120 Watt Stereo Speakers [+10] (Black Color)
    * TEMP: None
    * TVRC: None
    * USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
    * USBFLASH: None
    * USBHD: None
    * USBX: None
    * VC_PHYSX: None
    * VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+50] (Palit Sonic Powered by NVIDIA [+10])
    * VIDEO2: None
    * VIDEO3: None
    * WNC: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card [+19]

[Akanbe-]

Given their on and off reviews, curious to see how it turns out.  I know a few people from here have had positive experiences with them.

[Danku]

There was a problem with Sandy Bridge Processors so I re order another PC. They are taking 80$ off though, so it isn't too bad.

[Akanbe-]

That's a widespread issue I heard.  That's nice to hear they took care of it.  Definitely is reassuring.

[Danku]

Yeah, but they also ran out of the processor I wanted so they called me and I downgraded to one 10$ cheaper. Not that big of a deal. I do appreciate them calling me twice in two days already, at reasonable hours.

[Danku]

Got my computer in today. It's bad ass. Nothing was loose and the wiring looks fancy. It doesn't make much noise at all and I able to run Crysis on High at 1680 x 1050 with no hitches what so ever. I'm super satisfied with my purchase and I look forward to running some more current and demanding games to test it out.
Cyberpower.com is good in my book. Just thought I'd let everyone know. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.

[Akanbe-]

Good to hear you had a positive experience.  Gives me a bit more confidence if I ever go down that road.

What size monitor do you have that runs at 1680 x 1050?  You don't see those too often anymore.  Everything seems to be the 1920 x 1080 these days.

[Danku]

An Acer 23inch. About 2years old.