AMD System

[Dash]

I found a AMD k7(athlon) by Cybermax and I had a few questions. Have any of you had bad experiences with Cybermax? Also how is their tech support and such.

The specs are
500mhz Athlon
Voodoo3 3000 w/ TV out
128 meg RAM
10.2gig Ultra ATA
Cybermax 19inch Monitor (18 viewable)
6x DVDROM
v.90 56k
Aureal Vortex2 PCI Sound Card w/A3D 2.0 Tech
Altec Lansing ACS45.1 Speakers + Sub
Corel Wordperfect Office 2k Standard
3 year Waranty
Canon Bubbleject BJC2000

for $1499
Does that sound like a good deal?, I thought so.

[Dominus]

I can't say that I've had experience with Cybermax, but it sounds like a *****in' system at a great price. I know from experience that those speakers rock the &*%$!

Could I ask what motherboard the system uses? Also, what PS and CPU fan? If you aren't sure, make sure you find out. The Althon uses a whopping 45 watts of power, so you need to be using a AMD certified PS, or you'll have no end of problems. I'd also suggedt replacing whatever fan they give you with a VEK1X, or a VEK32 by GlobalWin.

[Dash]

Well I called, the sales person wasnt much help. They said a 500 watt ps, and a 245, with 2 fans ??, That dont sound right. They also said a Microstar M/B.

[Underclocked]

I haven't actually bought from them but a while back I called them and was totally unimpressed by the bait and switch tactics of the salemen. Do think they make a decent machine, but as far as service have no idea. One lady here bought a system from them at about the same time and never received part of her software package (or at least had not the last I knew).
My attitude has been skeptical, but those are terrific packages and they must do something correctly with AMD to get in ahead of the game on their new release CPUs.
Were I to order, I would ask for a supervisor in the sales department and get everything solidly on paper.

[trevgit]

I have bought 2 systems from them. They both work really well. No major problems. They are quick to replace failing parts. They advertise that they pay shipping both ways for defective parts but I had to send something back to them. If you do in fact buy one of their systems, good for you but i sure hope you are your own tech support or know someone who is good at it because usual wait times are about 45-60 minutes to talk to tech support. Other than that, they build quality systems at a great price.

[elite]

Just ask them how back logged they are on the athlon system. L0L its at least a month I think..

[Dash]

Well I ended up ordering today, the sales person was VERY helpful. I ended up changing to

13.1 gig ATA/66
3com 10/100 Card

It totaled about 1700 after rebate, $80 rebate on the printer, Kickass price if you ask me =)
And yes I'll get it about 3 1/2 weeks from now, thanks guys

[This message has been edited by Dash (edited 09-22-99).]

[elite]

Make sure they dont charge you till it ships, and also make sure that if it gets cheaper before it ships you get the cheaper price..