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Compaq enters the gaming PC frenzy

post #1 of 9
7/24/04 at 3:03pm
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I'm actually considering buying a Compaq X which you can find at www.compaq.com Its getting some publicity and they've made it clear that their trying to use the highest quality parts at not a bad price a must say however do you think it is still bad to go with a big name like that or to stick with Alienware or say another gaming PC maker?
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post #2 of 9
7/24/04 at 4:28pm
It was never bad, it is just that they rip you off big time. You could save a lot more money building it yourself, or going to a place like www.cyberpowerinc.com or www.ibuypower.com
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post #3 of 9
7/24/04 at 5:31pm
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Dunno, Ibuypower and especially Cyberpower's reseller rating has been dropping very quickly and very fast. The PC's their building seem to get good reviews but when something goes bad they cannot help u because their support is bad however I dont know if Compaq would be any better but when a company has lots of money they can certainly make a good effort to reach a new market, take Dell's XPS for example.
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post #4 of 9
7/24/04 at 5:35pm
I don't think I would ever buy from ibuypower or cyberpower...I considered it...but with their bad ratings and contradicting specs...and the problems that a lot of people have with them..I'm spending the extra money and buying from a reliable computer company...I know Compaq is reliable...And I love their computers....I have a compaq desktop...and love it....
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post #5 of 9
7/24/04 at 8:07pm
OEM are more stable than custon-buitl so i would say that compaq X is a good choice. GF6800ltra
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post #6 of 9
7/25/04 at 2:53am
Tidus, to tell you the truth i hear horrible things about compaq about reliability. Cyberpower i have never been a fan of, ibuypower.com i wasn't aware of them dropping. I know that there are a couple other good websites i just can't remember the links lol. I'm not going to stop you though, and you probally are not going to save any money unless you build it yourself which can be a pain.
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post #7 of 9
7/25/04 at 3:01am
Never buy a desktop, build your own. If your on this forum you know enough about comps to build your own deskie and save hundreds if not thousands. Now a laptop on the other hand you have to shop around for, but I'm always going build my own desktop when possible.
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post #8 of 9
7/25/04 at 3:05am

Don't by a Compaq

Ever since they were bought by HP, Compaq comps have gone down the tubes. I would highly recommend that you look elsewhere.
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post #9 of 9
7/25/04 at 4:00am
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Originally Posted by iome
Tidus, to tell you the truth i hear horrible things about compaq about reliability. Cyberpower i have never been a fan of, ibuypower.com i wasn't aware of them dropping. I know that there are a couple other good websites i just can't remember the links lol. I'm not going to stop you though, and you probally are not going to save any money unless you build it yourself which can be a pain.
K-D
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