NoddyPirate
Grand Master
I thought it would be nice to give a quick rundown of my experience with PCS:
I ordered Jan 29th and at that point the estimated build time was 21-23 working days - which would March 2nd. Pre-production started on Feb 5th.
Every 5 calendar days I received an email with a new estimated build time. The first was Feb 22nd which was great, then it moved to Feb 18th, then the third email said it was back out to the 22nd.
It actually went into building on Feb 15th, tested on 16th and dispatched on the 17th. It then took two days to reach me here in Ireland.
It arrived relatively well packed. I was surprised though that the box was a good bit bigger than the PC - so while the PC itself was held by foam packing on either end, it was able to move about as a whole unit within the box. However, not a mark was on it when it was all unwrapped. Welcome pack had all my manuals and spare PSU leads and spare screws and bolts all neatly packed.
The internal foam packing within the case works great I must say. It is actually quite hard to remove and needs some care - which shows how well it holds everything in place during transport. I removed it all, checked all compenents and everything was fine. Cable managenment is outstanding. There is no chance on earth that I could have done such a neat and tidy job of it myself.
A weedy little build mine, that won't win awards or shock any visitors - 5600x, GTX 1650, 32 GB RAM. Lots of PCS branded parts that will make other blush and look away, but it's great for me!
Connected evetrything up, turned on and all was well. Straight to Windows with a screen saying it was a test install only. A full clean install of Windows 10 then, followed by lots of tea with Windows update ad nauseum, then off for the hunt for any straggling drivers. iCue and ASUS AI Suite 3 installed and full control of my RGB and fan speeds sorted - bar one.
I added two fans to the build - not that I really needed them - but there isn't enough Fan Headers to go around so the one in the roof was installed in the CPU_OPT header - which shares it's control with the CPU_FAN which is set to PWM - which means a 3 pin fan plugged in just runs at full speed. So I've taken it out for now to keep the noise down. I'll either leave it out as it's not really needed anyway, or I'll replace with a PWM fan or use a y-splitter to add it to one of the other 3 pin controls. I'll see.....
So overall - I could not possibly be happier. I had tried to control my expectation on timeframes but every aspect of the experience for me was better than expected. The Comms with PCS were great - even if they were mostly automated - but I did put two questions to them during the build via my online account and got answers promptly.
It is my firm belief that stories and experiences like mine are the routine with PCS. I could not fault anything really and I will without doubt be returning for my next machine from here also.
So I say Bravo PCS! Thanks for a super hassle free experience and a lovely new PC!!!
I ordered Jan 29th and at that point the estimated build time was 21-23 working days - which would March 2nd. Pre-production started on Feb 5th.
Every 5 calendar days I received an email with a new estimated build time. The first was Feb 22nd which was great, then it moved to Feb 18th, then the third email said it was back out to the 22nd.
It actually went into building on Feb 15th, tested on 16th and dispatched on the 17th. It then took two days to reach me here in Ireland.
It arrived relatively well packed. I was surprised though that the box was a good bit bigger than the PC - so while the PC itself was held by foam packing on either end, it was able to move about as a whole unit within the box. However, not a mark was on it when it was all unwrapped. Welcome pack had all my manuals and spare PSU leads and spare screws and bolts all neatly packed.
The internal foam packing within the case works great I must say. It is actually quite hard to remove and needs some care - which shows how well it holds everything in place during transport. I removed it all, checked all compenents and everything was fine. Cable managenment is outstanding. There is no chance on earth that I could have done such a neat and tidy job of it myself.
A weedy little build mine, that won't win awards or shock any visitors - 5600x, GTX 1650, 32 GB RAM. Lots of PCS branded parts that will make other blush and look away, but it's great for me!
Connected evetrything up, turned on and all was well. Straight to Windows with a screen saying it was a test install only. A full clean install of Windows 10 then, followed by lots of tea with Windows update ad nauseum, then off for the hunt for any straggling drivers. iCue and ASUS AI Suite 3 installed and full control of my RGB and fan speeds sorted - bar one.
I added two fans to the build - not that I really needed them - but there isn't enough Fan Headers to go around so the one in the roof was installed in the CPU_OPT header - which shares it's control with the CPU_FAN which is set to PWM - which means a 3 pin fan plugged in just runs at full speed. So I've taken it out for now to keep the noise down. I'll either leave it out as it's not really needed anyway, or I'll replace with a PWM fan or use a y-splitter to add it to one of the other 3 pin controls. I'll see.....
So overall - I could not possibly be happier. I had tried to control my expectation on timeframes but every aspect of the experience for me was better than expected. The Comms with PCS were great - even if they were mostly automated - but I did put two questions to them during the build via my online account and got answers promptly.
It is my firm belief that stories and experiences like mine are the routine with PCS. I could not fault anything really and I will without doubt be returning for my next machine from here also.
So I say Bravo PCS! Thanks for a super hassle free experience and a lovely new PC!!!
