FEEDBACK: Special Deals?

Extreme I
I think the 1TB either change 1x500gb or else 2x500gb, and a 1000w psu.

Other Thoughts: It's a great deal though and I'd still recommended it to customers if they asked my advice one which one to buy. 10/10 Stars

Other Thoughts: Ehh 4/10 Stars

Extreme II
In the extreme II to I'd like to see the 295 change to 2x275(s). I'd defiantly buy it then in like..a heart beat, actually in less than a heart beat.

Extreme III
Insted of 1 TB, then 500 give them 3 500GB HDD's.

Other Thoughts: Looks good. 8/10 stars

I hope I gave you the kind of feedback you wanted...

I'll go first, I guess. Though by the time I finish I may not be first ;p

Let's see... the current batch of prebuilts aren't bad at all, but I would like to see (on the ENTHUSIAST 1 and 2):

- EVGA x58 LE instead of the micro boards
- the corsair 750W instead of the 700W. Is that the chieftec in those models?
- if the noctua gets better temps than the asetek, dump the asetek.

Those changes shouldn't drastically increase the price, but I think would be well worth the added cash.

The OC in both systems is beyond awesome, so that doesn't need to change. Maybe offer 6GB RAM throughout all the higher end systems?


Anyway, for the EXTREME 1:

- EVGA x58 LE instead of the micro, especially with the SLI setup I think that would be a much better mobo choice. This is getting into "high end" and people may want room to add even more stuff to their system!

- Again, cooler can change depending on temps. I think if you're going to put a liquid cooling system in a high(ish)-end rig, you might as well go with the frostbite...

- And yet again, up the PSU. People may want to add a third 275 at some point (which they can't do with the x58M as it is!!) and that would require a better PSU. Perhaps the 910W pc p&c?


EXTREME 2:

- No reason for a 1200W PSU in this, unless it is cheaper than other high-end PSUs. Still, with only 1 295 that seems excessive and only serves to drive up the price.

-2x275 may be a better choice than one 295. Of course, I can see how the 295 would draw more customers who aren't aware that 2 275s can outmatch one 295. It's also cool to say you have a GTX 295, lol.

- Asetek still? Again, depending on performance this might warrant a change.

- Everything else is alright, but you're getting into "high end" here, so the full x58 3x SLI from EVGA may be a better choice than the LE. Depends on how you wish to price it, I guess.

EXTREME 3:

- Frostbite. If I were to drop 2800 on a new computer, I might want to add another 200 for a far superior cooling solution, especially with 2 295's sitting in there also.
- EVGA X58 3X SLI. The LE is for budget systems, not high end systems, and with 2 295s it is certainly high end.
- That's a huge PSU. Is it necessary or would something a bit smaller suffice?


Now, in the future I wouldn't mind seeing some nice Hailstorm prebuilts. I think a good mid-high-end prebuilt for the Hailstorm would be...

-Frostbite LC system
-EVGA x58 LE or the 3X SLI
-2x GTX 275
- minimum corsair 750W psu, preferably 900W or higher.
- 6 GB of RAM, either 1600 or 1333. For the price difference, might as well be 1600.
- same HDDs as offered already, 500 GB or 1 TB both seem like good choices.
- Everything else pretty much the same (DVD drives, sound, etc.). OC anywhere in the range of the current prebuilts would be fine.

That would be a pretty good system and probably run for around 2,000-2,200 based on the current prebuilts. Actually, the EXTREME 2 could probably be replaced with something like this, and do much better.

The Hailstorm could also breed the EXTREME 4, whatever that may be. A small number of very high-end systems might be a pretty good idea for the "super" enthusiasts


Edited by sdelu - 27 Aug 2009 at 5:34pm

Originally posted by lock52 The ONLY thing keeping me from the prebuilt Extreme 1 is the motherboard and the lack of raid configuration on the hard drive. Motherboard that offers triple SLI for future upgrades and 2x 500GB hdds would make it PERFECT for most imo...me included :)

Yes, that is something I thought was strange from day one. That system should have at least the X58 LE.

Have to agree with the above comments on the Extreme 1.  What's keeping me from pulling the trigger right now is that it doesn't seem to be built for future upgrades.  Would love to see

I like the prebuilds, I like the asetek cooler, but if it were possible I would suggest offering limited selections on the gpu's on the extreme 2 and 3 builds.

The extreme 2 bulid could come with an option of one or two gtx 295s and the extreme 3 could have a wider selection of gpus so so if the buyer wants 2x 275 3x gtx285 or even 2x 4890 the buyer could very well add them on in the configurator.

Since as we all know a large part of gaming depends on the gpu buyers would be happier if given more choices.

Originally posted by DST4ME All my comments are toward the enthusiast and extreme builds: use LE on all use 1000w on all use 1 x 500GB on all use single or dual sli 275 gtx on all I don't care for the asetek and if v8 brings better prices go with that, its stage one oc.

Hang on till the current special deals run out then bud!

Bingo.

Great feedback.

Originally posted by Alex Hang on till the current special deals run out then bud!

then i guess i'll have to be patient a little longer before getting a DS. thanks for the heads up!

I would like to see the higher end pre-configured systems have a velociraptor HDD, or eventually as prices come down an SSD for the operating system drive. As someone considering buying a high end system, seeing that and being unable to customize/change the drives is a turn off to these systems.

Originally posted by JackButler I would like to see the higher end pre-configured systems have a velociraptor HDD, or eventually as prices come down an SSD for the operating system drive. As someone considering buying a high end system, seeing that and being unable to customize/change the drives is a turn off to these systems.

then just go and configure a system where you can choose whatever you like, the prbuilds are cheaper for a reason, they don't take as much time and effort to build as a custom system, they all have the same parts and specs. A tech building prebuilds is gonna build more pcs then a tech building custom systems, that turns into saving cost on labor, which then turns into discount for us, thus you can change things on a prebuild, it will drive up the cost.

I agree with everyone, the MB must change to 3 SLI LE. You have a great case but  with a Micro MB is no place to upgrade further. V8 and the LCLC almost the same price, but i prefer the V8 more. V8 has the look and its AIR lolz. Also, i rather have 500GB rather than 1TB.

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