what about hp? are they better than dell? Josh
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Building gaming pcs > Hi Jim and Che, > I know that Del offers a build or pick your own PC option, but when you > get a really good look under the hood you still find areas that Del will > go really cheap on even though you are picking out your own system > specs. just the nature of a major manufacturer doing it rather than > yourself. Even the build your own option is there if you specify say a > 120 GB hard drive unless you give them name make and mottle they will > put in whatever they have in stock. They are for the person wants a > computer built for them, but isn't to technical to give them a 5 page > tech sheet of every chip, make, and mottle to go into the box. I think > Del would come to hate me as I would be telling them what to put in it > and how to make it. <Grin> > One personal example with dealing with the Del build your own optional > computers I had to work on a computer. When I got there I found Del had > put the wrong fan in the system for the processor. As a result the > processor was over heating was burning itself up. Ordering and replacing > the processor fan with a bigger and better known name brand one fixed > the problem. This was the fault of Del, and I charged allot less then > Del were likely to just to fix their own screw up. > As for Del's tech support since being outsourced to India I have heard > nothing but complaints about them. I haven't delt with them directly > myself, but from what I have heard they usually don't know their rear > from a hole in the ground. That is if you and they can communicate > without language issues coming up. > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.