Reviews by anthonyP69

This review is for GR-TEK Computers, Abbotsbury NSW

verified email - 22 Oct 2012

Top marks for George & Maree from GR-Tek Computers the whole experience selecting,customising, payment, delivery and getting what I asked for was perfect for me.

I went with this pc

OverClock Ultimate OverClocked Gaming $1449.00 1 $1449.00
Case: - Thermaltake BLACK CHASER MK-I Full Tower Chassis (USB3) $79.00 $79.00
LCD Monitor: - Special: LG 27" LCD 273E3LH Wide 1ms HDMI/DVI with Speakers- Bonus HDMI Cable $295.00 $295.00
Power Supply: - Thermaltake TR2 Heavy Duty Low Noise 800W - -
Motherboard: - ASRock(Asus) Z77 EXTREME4 4xDDR3 PCI-E3.0 SATA3 USB3.0 7.1CH GBLAN Quad CrossFireX/SLI - -
Processor (CPU): - Ivy Bridge Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz OVERCLOCKED to 4.4Ghz $149.00 $149.00
CPU Cooling: - Corsair H80 Water Cooling CPU Cooler - -
Graphics Card: - nVidia GeForce GTX 670 PCI-E 3.0 2GB 2x DVI, HDMI, DP $349.00 $349.00
Sound Card: - Integrated 7.1 High Definition Audio - -
DVD/CD Burner: - 1 x LG/SAMSUNG DVD/CD Burner 24 Speed - -
Hard Disk Drive: - 240 Gig OCZ AGILITY 3 SATA III SSD $169.00 $169.00
2nd Hard Drive: - None - -
RAM (memory): - 16 Gigabytes 1600Mhz DDR3 G.Skill/Elixir $109.00 $109.00
Operating System: - Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit with Genuine Disc & Fully Installed $159.00 $159.00
Keyboard & Mouse: - No Keyboard & Mouse - -
Digital TV Card: - No TV Card - -
Wireless LAN Card: - TP-LINK 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB $45.00 $45.00
WARRANTY: - 12 Mths On-Site Warranty - High Priority LOCAL Response - -
Sub Total: $2803.00
Grand Total: $2803.00

The major points for me are the little things but they do matter for a lot of people out there:

1. The website was clean and concise, the gaming pc packages were clearly displayed in large photos with enough info about what the pc had to offer and the starting cost was all on the "MAIN" page. Two clicks and I was in to customising the package I wanted didn't have to drill up and down a million pages to find out what the package was all about. The little things matter!!!

2. The packages offered are selective (which I liked) but still offered a broad range and style of gaming pc, I lost count of the websites I visited that offered a million packages that was just overwhelming and in the end put me off buying.

3. The customisation part which I always find the most challenging, to my joy was really easy again because I wasn't bombarded with a hundred choices for each component that may or may not be compatible with the other parts that takes a super geek to work it out. Sometimes Less Really is More!

4. PAYPAL PAYPAL PAYPAL, I do all my purchases with it and to be honest I shy away from websites that don't use it, it's a personal choice but it is one of my reasons.

5. No hidden delivery costs stated clearly free postage and fully insured for transit AUSTRALIA WIDE (others websites visited give you delivery options usually at the end of the purchase for additional cost that give vague details as to what insurance covers)

6. For me to have my pc delivered to me in just on a working week was fantastic!!! My last laptop took over 14 days to arrive. I live near Canberra so delivery from NSW I will admit is not that far but I was still quite impressed overall.

7. The extra packaging to ensure it was in good working order when I finally unpacked it all.

8. Finally the personal quick start guide and user manual really a nice touch.. and the support page on your website not just drivers and manuals some really great content

I am sure someone out there who reads this review can say this isn't the best deal I could have got or they should have used another component here or there, but you know what I don't really care what matters is I am really happy with the beast I received and it will keep me going for many a year.

I have no personal connections or special connection to GR-Tek nor am I related/ old friends to George & Maree (found out there names through the website) but they made it personal (yeah I know get a bucket)

Already looking forward to buying my next pc from GR-Tek

Regards
Anthony P

Approximate cost: $2803.00