where does ds get their parts

Where exactly does digital storm get their parts from, because they seem to get a very good price for the parts they buy, plus the fact that i wanna make sure i get the same parts for sli and double the memory in the future


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Just liek SkyR said from the manufacturers or wholesalers... However, they dont resell at a huge margin.... If you look at places like alienware, they charge something like 200+ more than DS for the same CPU......  DS isnt the cheapest boutique shop, you could save hundreds going somewhere else, but I think they are by far the most responsive-- Therefor any problems you will encounter will surely be resolved...  No one wants to have issues, but they do happen....

Same here from Cyberpower... Which I believe is the same company.

Originally posted by 67alecto I actually priced all of the components in my DS build at newegg.com.  I priced everything - from the graphics card to the case, and only by not including shipping would I come out less than what my order is costing at DS.  Without shipping, I was saving about $25 - shipping would have blown that out.

I quickly did the same thing, though I think I'm going to do it again, for the fun of it. :P

Edit: The total at Newegg (including 3-day shipping) was just under $1600, clocking in at $1594. My Digital Storm rig was $1847.

That's now telling the full story though. I couldn't find the same keyboard and mouse combo, so I just added the cheapest one, at $8. Though I'm sure the Microsoft one probably doesn't retail for more than $20. And I didn't add the CD/DVD Reader. They only had writers. So, that's another $10-20. Being generous, let's say that all the parts ran me $1620.

That would yield a $227 difference. Normally, I'd say that's a lot, and it is a decent amount. But there are some things you have to consider. I could do  basic things like adding more memory, or a video card, but the thought of putting a whole system together, at least at this point of time, intimidates me.

Secondly, the processor from Newegg is factory set. My Digital Storm one will be overclocked. I'm not sure of the stepping on either at the moment though (I'm really hoping that my DS one is G0, but if it isn't, oh well). Let's just say that the DS price is fair, and subtract $25 from the difference, that brings it to $202.

Onto the return policy. Most of the items I picked out from Newegg had 1-6 year warranties. But that was dealing with the actual Manufacturer. The return policy, for replacement, via Newegg was 30 days-1 year. With DS, I have 3 years, where as far as I know, I'm covered. 

So, all in all, while it definitely would be a bit cheaper to go with the parts, and then building it, I have the peace of mind that my system will run perfectly, and if I have any problems, I have excellent customer service right at my fingertips.








Edited by Sonofek - 17 Sep 2007 at 12:22am

Originally posted by Alex Comparing NewEgg and Digital Storm are two totally different things. With Digital Storm, your paying for: having it built by a experienced technician in a ant-static environment, strict testing to weed out defective hardware, special packaging materials, free shipping, life-time technical support, dedicated helpful customer service.   Don't forget about your time, and what if something went bad, or a issue you could not figure out.

I agree completely, even if I had all the technical know-how, I'd still probably have you guys build my computer, based upon what I've seen. It's more of a save a few bucks (really not that much) or save an unknown amount of hassle (I guess you could get lucky, and never have a problem with a system, but come on now, stuff happens).


Edited by Sonofek - 17 Sep 2007 at 3:51am

Totally agree with you guys about everthing.  I doubt any other vendor would have been as responsive to the issue I had as DS was.  They came through like a champ!

No problem, and I am thrilled about your decision.

Originally posted by sundowner And looking around at other companies it was obvious that this was one of the better companies, let alone one of the cheapest. The computer I bought from DS and the one I built on newegg only had a $200-$250 price difference, but with DS I get the customer server and tech support, so I think it's a fair trade.

Yeah, that's exactly what I think.