Attention to Detail 12/30/09 - Upgrading from my recently dead XP box. The 3b-tech PC arrived DOA on 1/7/10. Worked with tech supp to try and resolve prob. When they said to take out and inspect the CPU I said it was time to send it back for refund! They would only repair since it was a "custom built" machine. I gave them verbal and written notes about the front panel coming off during shipment and some plastic pieces I found rattling around in the case when I opened it for inspection - not good. Sent it back on 1/12/10 after waiting for them to send me an RMA. They did however pay the return shipping both ways. 1/20/10 - Got the repaired PC (motherboard?) back with the front panel still jammed out of place exactly as I had originally received it, internal boards and some memory chips were not fully seated AND with no OS loaded!!! - I had ordered Windows 7 to be installed and the HD came back formatted for XP - no OS, just formatted! Called tech supp again and they said "just install Windows 7 - its easy"! True enough, the install was easy, BUT locating the correct drivers for all the components of the system took hours of searching and testing (of course the OEM drivers they supplied were NOT compatible with Win 7, and even crashed my system). I finally got the machine working and software loaded to my satisfaction a couple days later after much research about Win 7 compatibility issues on the web (thank goodness the network card was working!). My point being is that this should not have been needed if the install was done correctly at the original system build time. I have purchased several PCs online before and this was by far my worst experience with a "custom-built" system. These guys need to pay a lot more closer attention to detail. I even bought another motherboard from Ebay for my XP box as a just-in-case backup! Downtime: 3 weeks Grade: C

Bad Products - Terrible Business Policy Wish I have seen these reviews and other site reviews before ordering. Hope all buyers factor these reviews seriously. Very poor business practice. Products sold are mostly used or in-house refurbished. If you unfortunately received a defective item, you will be liable for return shipping cost. Slow in response as well. Not worth on a few bucks of savings. Cost me headache and project delay. First time ordering and it's also my last. Highly recommend newegg.com or tigerdirect.com for both best price and 5 star services.

GREAT SERVICE AFTER THE SALE I ordered a motherboard from this company several months ago due to the company making my computer breaking the new one I took them. That company also broke 3b Tech's board. After discovering the broken heatsink bracket hook I thought I'd have to order a new motherboard. I took a chance and called these guys and they sent me a new heatsink bracket at no charge. This is truly service after the sale. I'll definitely do business with them again. Five stars!!!

What happened to 3b tech did some else… What happened to 3b tech did some else buy them out ???

Liars !!! Bought a 200 gig Samsung internal hard drive. While I had the internet page in front of me as I was ordering, I asked the salesman 5 TIMES: "THIS IS A "NEW" HARD DRIVE, CORRECT?", "NOT REFURBISHED?". He assured me it was "brand new". Got the drive and it was refurbished. Written in big bold letters right on the drive. I called to complain, and of course they had nothing to do with the mishap. It was all my fault. I could have sent the drive back, but as most of you know, when you need a hard drive, you NEED a hard drive. So I installed it. It is now the first of July, 2009, and the drive just shit the bed. Of course, I was offered no replacement because it was "REFURBISHED", which is what I tried to avoid in the first place! Liars and cheats at 3B-Tech. I'll never buy from again, and would recommend everyone to STAY AWAY. If there's a God, they'll lose their shirts and go out of business. I now have to go through another saga of recovering all my lost data and reinstalling everything. Shame on you 3B-Tech!!!