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Took it in last Tuesday, early this afternoon they called to let me know it was fixed
New processor was bad, did not work with known good machines
RAM was apparently loosely seated which was causing the lack of display. They said they were able to get it to POST (and installed the latest BIOS update)
I took it home. It does not POST.
I am taking the computer back tomorrow morning. If they can't get it working in front of me, I am giving up and buying a prebuilt PC online

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[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The one I'm looking at is iBuyPower

I hope I'm not about to make a horrible mistake, I did a bit of research and haven't heard anything especially bad about them

[–] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago

I'm sure there are decent "pre-built that's actually good" reviews online from like Reddit and GamerNexus and stuff. I wouldn't look at it on a brand level but on a case-by-case basis.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago

Please don't use iBuyPower. They are ridiculued for a reason.

[–] Hermes@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

Seconding what the other commenter said about GN being a good resource for prebuilts, TLDR: they are shit. If all you need is a GTX970 and AM4 board you could look at used enterprise systems on ebay or similar sites, you are going to lose the GAMER aesthetic, but you will be able to save a fair amount of money.