MWave

Hardware and technical stuff
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Has anyone used their PC assembly service? I’m going to need a new desktop soon, and they look like they might be a decent place to go.

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Yes, they’ll preassemble the parts you order.

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My dad just used their assembly service last fall and he was very happy with the job that they did.

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Used it a few years ago; figured it would be nice to know the CPU, motherboard, and RAM were all good, which would save some troubleshooting headaches. They did a nice job.

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I would go with a retailer better known for building computers, like AVADirect at the low end or maingear/velocity micro at the boutique end.

But really if you’re not going to overclock, just buy a cheapass dell and pop a 8800GT in it. If you are going to overclock, you’re probably comfortable rolling your own.

Edit: for example, this deal for a fully loaded dell with a quad-core CPU, 3GB RAM, 500GB HD, 8800GT video, and a frickin’ blu-ray drive for $936 shipped. If you don’t have an EPP login ask your friends, someone is sure to have one.

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Used to use Mwave all the time in the late 90s for my computer needs. Their assembly service was great then.

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I got my last PC from them. I used to use them all the time in the 90s before I moved to CA. I stopped using them because I’d have to pay tax, but this time when I was specing out a PC their prices made the extra I’d pay for tax negligible. I was actually very happy with the quality of the build as well. Cables were run intelligently and tied off properly.

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Used them 2 years ago for the board, CPU and RAM\ and had no problems at all.

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Holy crap, that is awesome. Anyone have an EPP login? :)