rig builders, for those who have lost one or just need better Options

[king_wookiee]

places you can try for a new rig.
NOT MSY as seen in other posts....

centrecom
pc case gear
scorptech
pl4ywithpower
the hub
pc Aust - $$$$
DST solutions

get the free tech mag from the swapmeets and you can just browse through there.


v18 cant wait!

[oohms]

I'd love to get back into building pcs regularly

[Jen]

I'd love to get back into building pcs regularly

Thats because you're designing mini headphone amps that need multiple fans and 3phase power

[Mokilok]

I've purchased from Scorptec, PCcasegear and MSY reguarly.

MSY i've had several bad dealings with, seems to be an higher then average failure rate and when they do fail you can't get any help from them. I've had them argue with me saying it's my fault etc.. etc.. or it's going off to the manufacturer for manufacturers warranty for items purchased found to be faulty and brought back to the store within an hour or two. After arguing with them they eventually gave in and gave my money back but still. They have also recently gotten in trouble with the ACCC for misleading pricelists, advertisements, terms and conditions etc..

PCcasegear seem pretty good for odd little things you may not be able to get at your average store, modding accessories, case accessories, cooling equipment and they're stuff is cheap. I've only had one problem with them and in this instance it was a very annoying one: I selected my shipping address to be different to my billing address and they shipped it to my billing address. My billing address in this case was my home and as it was registered post and I work during all the hours the post office is open I was not able to pick it up, I had to work out an arrangement with the post office where I could fax all my identification over to them and arrange for someone to pick it up on my behalf (postage cost a fortune in this instance aswell as i got all the extras, like insurance). The only alternative in pccasegears own words is "leave the item at the post office for two weeks until they send it back to us, wait until we recieve, then we can resend it to you, BUT we'll have to re charge you the postage again".

Scorptec I purchase from the most, My everyday computer equipment is from there and I recommend them to all of my mates. I've been using them for years and they've only stuffed one thing up (broken DP cable) I purchased recently. Also i've found that if you purchase in bulk they might drop the price a little.