How is MonarchComputer? Suggestions for other builders

[General Schvantzkoph]

I'm about to get a new workstation, MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum, A64 3500+,
Thermaltake Venus 7+ cooler, 2G Corsair DDR 3200, Lian Li 6070a case,
Antec True 550 power, Seagate 200G SATA drive.

I can either buy the parts from Newegg (I've always been happy with them)
or buy the system assembled. Frankly I'd rather get it assembled but I'm
not sure who the best people to buy it from are. I've been looking at
Monarch Computer, I'd appreciate any comments pro or con. Also I'd
appreciate any recommendations for other builders that anyone might have.

 

[Steve Wolfe]

I'm about to get a new workstation, MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum, A64 3500+,

Thermaltake Venus 7+ cooler, 2G Corsair DDR 3200, Lian Li 6070a case,
Antec True 550 power, Seagate 200G SATA drive.

I can either buy the parts from Newegg (I've always been happy with them)
or buy the system assembled. Frankly I'd rather get it assembled but I'm
not sure who the best people to buy it from are. I've been looking at
Monarch Computer, I'd appreciate any comments pro or con. Also I'd
appreciate any recommendations for other builders that anyone might have.

They're usually pretty slow to ship. They occasionally came through on
warranty replacements, but not always. Between the time and the
questionable support, I switched to NewEgg and haven't looked back.

steve

 

[Chuck]

I can either buy the parts from Newegg (I've always been happy with them)

or buy the system assembled. Frankly I'd rather get it assembled but I'm
not sure who the best people to buy it from are. I've been looking at
Monarch Computer, I'd appreciate any comments pro or con. Also I'd
appreciate any recommendations for other builders that anyone might have.

I bought a pre-tested mobo/cpu combo from Monarch last year with no
problems. Good service and quick shipping. I also bought a video card from
them, based on my previous purchase. Both transactions went smoothly.

OTOH, I have heard of people not being satisfied with them. I always
recommend www.resellersratings.com to potential buyers. I had a incredibly
horrible experience with www.bzboyz.com, which wouldn't have happened if I
had read the reviews first.

I don't think I've *ever* heard about a bad experience with www.newegg.com.
I've learned that the cheapest advertised price is not always the cheapest
price once all is said and done. I'd pay a few dollars more to know that I
was dealing with a reputable and honest vendor. It saves a lot of
aggravation in the long run.

YMMV.

 

[Mooreslaw]

I'm about to get a new workstation, MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum, A64 3500+,
Thermaltake Venus 7+ cooler, 2G Corsair DDR 3200, Lian Li 6070a case,
Antec True 550 power, Seagate 200G SATA drive.

I can either buy the parts from Newegg (I've always been happy with them)
or buy the system assembled. Frankly I'd rather get it assembled but I'm
not sure who the best people to buy it from are. I've been looking at
Monarch Computer, I'd appreciate any comments pro or con. Also I'd
appreciate any recommendations for other builders that anyone might have.

I bought memory from them for an older machine and they sent me two
mismatched modules. They did credit my return promptly but I prefer
Newegg these days.

 

[yup]

I bought memory from them for an older machine and they sent me two
mismatched modules. They did credit my return promptly but I prefer
Newegg these days.

I read great reviews for Newegg, but Newegg tells me they do not check
out components before shipping, even if you are willing to pay for
same. Fow example, a MOBO combo (CPU and Memory) is sent unopened, as
packaged by the manufacturer. MonarchComputer will test to assure
components indeed do work. Worth something. At least to me.

Cya

 

[General Schvantzkoph]

I read great reviews for Newegg, but Newegg tells me they do not check
out components before shipping, even if you are willing to pay for
same. Fow example, a MOBO combo (CPU and Memory) is sent unopened, as
packaged by the manufacturer. MonarchComputer will test to assure
components indeed do work. Worth something. At least to me.

Cya

A tested system is worth something which is why I was interested in
Monarch. However if they aren't a reliable outfit, as most of the posters
have indicated, then it's better to go with someone you trust like Newegg.
It would be great if Newegg assembled systems but they don't. Does anyone
have any suggestions for a quality assembler. I've looked at a number of
shops on the web that do assembly and only Monarch had the components that
I wanted, I can't believe that there isn't a single good system assembler
out there.

 

[Bob Day]

A tested system is worth something which is why I was interested in
Monarch. However if they aren't a reliable outfit, as most of the posters
have indicated, then it's better to go with someone you trust like Newegg.
It would be great if Newegg assembled systems but they don't. Does anyone
have any suggestions for a quality assembler. I've looked at a number of
shops on the web that do assembly and only Monarch had the components that
I wanted, I can't believe that there isn't a single good system assembler
out there.

It's not all that difficult. Get a good book on building PC's
(read reviews on amazon.com), and learn to do it yourself.

-- Bob Day

 

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It's not all that difficult. Get a good book on building PC's
(read reviews on amazon.com), and learn to do it yourself.

A book? Just take all the parts out of the boxes, and assemble them
in the only possible way.

 

[Moe Trin]

It's not all that difficult. Get a good book on building PC's
(read reviews on amazon.com), and learn to do it yourself.

Use groups.google.com to see what hardware is worth using. Then, when
(not if) you decide to upgrade/improve the system, you'll be able to do
so yourself. It also means you'll know what the computer is doing.

Old guy

 

[don ward]

It's not all that difficult. Get a good book on building PC's

(read reviews on amazon.com), and learn to do it yourself.

-- Bob Day
I got the big yellow Build your own pc for dummies and did it per
instructions and ended up with a P4/2.4gig with a gig of memory 100 ghd,
cd burner and it ran first time i applied power and loaded os.
I think it was cool to do it

dnw

 

[General Schvantzkoph]

A book? Just take all the parts out of the boxes, and assemble them
in the only possible way.

It's not difficult, it's just a waste of time. I've been designing
computers for 30 years and I've thrown together a lot of PCs. I'd rather
pay someone else to do this one if I can, time is more valuable then
money. Also there is the issue of bad components, RMAing something is a
pain in the ass, I rather get a pretested box.

 

[ECM]

I'm about to get a new workstation, MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum, A64 3500+,
Thermaltake Venus 7+ cooler, 2G Corsair DDR 3200, Lian Li 6070a case,
Antec True 550 power, Seagate 200G SATA drive.

I can either buy the parts from Newegg (I've always been happy with them)
or buy the system assembled. Frankly I'd rather get it assembled but I'm
not sure who the best people to buy it from are. I've been looking at
Monarch Computer, I'd appreciate any comments pro or con. Also I'd
appreciate any recommendations for other builders that anyone might have.

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2079.html
Newegg rocks. So does Monarch.

ECM

 

[Wiseguy]

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2079.html
Newegg rocks. So does Monarch.

ECM

I looked at Monarch and wasn't impressed with their BBB rating: a lot of
complaints filed that hadn't been successfully resolved. I still
emailed them a bid spec for them to build me a new system and they never
responded to my inquiry. I ended up building a machine from parts
ordered at newegg.com...newegg.com has good prices but absolutely no
product support so you better know what you are doing BEFORE buying, and
they didn't rush ship my order but kept the $3 extra that I paid for
rush order processing.