StealthMachines Forum

I placed my order after reviewing the details with Josef.  For those considering Steatmachines, I will keep you updated on my progress and experience.   I selected Stealthmachines over both Cyberpower.com and Ibuypower.com based on the overwhelming number of negative reviews both on resellerforum.com  and on their own customer feedback web forums.  It seemed like a good 10% of the posts were from angry and disgusted customers.  I did not want to take the chance that I too would have a machine that did not function properly out of the box and would have to explain why at Christmas, our children's new games would not play.  While no company can be perfect all the time, there seemed to be too many quality control issues for my tastes. 

Was Stealtmachines the least expensive choice?  The answer is no.  I could have gotten a lower price working with the other two vendors.  That said what good is a low price if the machine does not work or needs to be sent back multiple times to function?  While few of us have money to through away, what price is your time and aggravation worth?  Josef has been very responsive with recommendations to meet both my application and my budget. 

So if you are reading this post and are like me, buying a computer for games and recreation, stay tuned and I'll chronicle my experience for you.  So far Stealthmachines has been great to work with and I'm very much looking forward to a fantastic machine!

Regards,
Gary

ps....  It didn't hurt that we have a member of our family named Stealth. 

Update 12/16/09


I received word from Josef last night that one of the components failed during test and would need to be replaced.  The replacement part was already ordered and expected to be installed today.  I note this in my update because one of the major reasons I went with Stealthmachines was to reduce the potential for an out of box failure (OBF).  If you review the customer feedback sections of the two large gaming computer providers they are replete with customers complaining about OBF's.

Computers are a collection of parts made by at least a dozen seperate companies put together in a case.  No one company makes all the parts needed to construct a computer, having a good QC program at the point of assembly is critical.  Based on the number of complaints I read, I am left to wonder what if any QC is done by the larger and better known custom gaming computer companies?  I feel this is a tremendous advantage for Stealthmachines.

Once again, the communication has been excellent with my order.  I anticipate receiving the computer mid next week and will continue to update this thread.

Regards,
Gary

Last edited by GBissig (2009-12-16 20:13:08)

Update 12/23/09

Good news.  My new Steath has arrived!  <a day early I may add>  Here are some photos:


Here is how it arrived.



The foam packaging did a nice job protecting the case.



Here is a top down look at the computer.  Note the very large cooling fan.



Here is a front view of the unboxed computer.





I'll update the thread once we get all the games installed and put her through her paces Christmas Day.

Have a happy and safe holiday everyone.


Gary

Here are some shots of the inside of the build.  Very nice attention to detail with the wiring.





Here is a picture of the packaging that came inside the build.

Hello, I'm new here.  Just ordered my first Stealthmachine gaming computer today.  Anyways, I loved reading your comments, and seeing your pics.  And I'm glad things worked out well for you.

Nice. Yeah, good luck if you end up getting a new system.  I am SO excited about the one that is being built for me right now!  It definitely wasn't cheap, that's for sure!  But I mean, computers and gaming are my passion.  Some people save their money for vacations or concerts or sporting events... I save my money so when the time comes I can buy a big, bad powerful gaming computer!  Plus I have always been the type who is more willing to pay a little bit more now and get a very good quality product than save a little and end up with something that is low-mid quality or has a pretty high risk of failing on me in some way.  So that is why I went all out for my new computer. 

These are my specs: 

Case: Cooler Master HAF X
Power Supply: CORSAIR 1000W SLI Ready CrossFire Ready
Processor: Intel Core i7 970 3.2GHz Six-Core
Motherboard: ASUS P6X58D Premium X58 Intel Motherboard USB 3.0 Support
Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Hard Drive: 160GB Intel SSD
Second Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
Optical Drive: SATA 24x DVD dual layer burner w/ lightscribe
Network Card: Internal network card
Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 480 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5
Sound Card: use motherboard's sound card
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
MonitorFREE! Limited Time! 19" LCD (Total system price must be over $2000)
Liquid Cooling and Overclocking: Install Liquid Cooling on Processor
Enrollment in the StealthMachines Trade-in Program
Free! $50 gift card valid on one future computer order.
Warranty: FREE UPGRADE ($200 Value), LIMITED TIME ONLY 3-Year Parts and Labor (please click info for return and warranty policy)
Shipping Options: FREE Fedex ground shipping (3-7 days)
RUSH: No rush build, please
StealthMachines Satisfaction GuaranteeTry our computer for 30 days. If you're not in love, send it back. We'll give you 100% of your money back PLUS $100

Thanks bro. I will try.  Not sure if I can do as good of a job as you did but I will try.  Love the pictures you took that show from the time you received your package(s) to when your system was up and running.