Aftershock Desktop Worth It?

[Naoyuki]

Getting from a system integrator like Aftershock or Dreamcore has it's pros and cons.

Pros is that you get someone to look at your PC whenever you feel like that is an issue and there is no need for you to go through the hassle of RMA-ing the different parts at the different distros (which are almost ALWAYS is located in weird and ulu places).

Cons is that you will be lazy to do any troubleshooting and eventually think of getting a second rig as a backup so that you always have a PC to use.

I went with Dreamcore, within 1 month had to send it back as the thermal paste wasn't applied properly and it was overheating. Downtime is not that bad but made me think of getting a second PC so I have something to fall back on.

 

[silverhawkeye]

Non pre-built PCs are more expensive than off-the-shelf retail units

I compared a system built by AS and a very similar one from Asus (ROG Strix GA15 G15DH-SG022T) that can be purchased off shelf. The only major difference is that the Aftershock PC comes with an RTX 2060 whereas the Asus one comes with the GTX 1660Ti. However, the Asus system costs about S$200 less (from Challenger) and comes with licensed Windows Home OS, mouse, keyboard, free delivery + 3-year on-site warranty compared to Aftershock's 1st year on-site only.

https://sg.store.asus.com/rog-strix-g15dh-sg022t.html

Therefore, I am wondering why bother ordering from Aftershock since we aren't even sure if their parts are brand new - a genuine concern since their systems don't come with original boxes or manuals. If you want to build your own system, get the parts in sealed boxes from Sim Lim and pay a little more for the system to be built right in front of your eyes.

 

[Audiology93]

Some of the systems offered by Aftershock RTS is really value for $. One cons is that you can't change the chassis and some of the parts since it is mostly fixed for RTS.

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[soltrdc]

I bouyan Aftershock desktop in 2015. Very early generation system, the Tremor. I never had any msjor issue until around 2019, where the GPU (a blower style GTX 970) occasionally would stop display output, and I had to hard reset the PC. It still went on for another year until last June it finally went kaput and I had to replace it. I might add that except for the GPU and mobo (a budget AsRock H310M), every other part was still functioning fine, and I even managed to sell it all for a couple hundred bucks.

 

[existential_reality]

I compared prices and specs between Dreamcore, MonsterPC, Aftershock and Mansacomputers at the time Mansa offered the most value for money with the specs I put in comparative to SLS off the shelf prices.

So far from my use (its a no frills system, no watercooling, fancy lights etc) it was a good experience everything functions fuss free as expected. When the computer was delivered all the boxes for the parts and components were provided too which was what I expected.

I compared a system built by AS and a very similar one from Asus (ROG Strix GA15 G15DH-SG022T) that can be purchased off shelf. The only major difference is that the Aftershock PC comes with an RTX 2060 whereas the Asus one comes with the GTX 1660Ti. However, the Asus system costs about S$200 less (from Challenger) and comes with licensed Windows Home OS, mouse, keyboard, free delivery + 3-year on-site warranty compared to Aftershock's 1st year on-site only.

https://sg.store.asus.com/rog-strix-g15dh-sg022t.html

Therefore, I am wondering why bother ordering from Aftershock since we aren't even sure if their parts are brand new - a genuine concern since their systems don't come with original boxes or manuals. If you want to build your own system, get the parts in sealed boxes from Sim Lim and pay a little more for the system to be built right in front of your eyes.

 

[Givemetheredpill]

I bouyan Aftershock desktop in 2015. Very early generation system, the Tremor. I never had any msjor issue until around 2019, where the GPU (a blower style GTX 970) occasionally would stop display output, and I had to hard reset the PC. It still went on for another year until last June it finally went kaput and I had to replace it. I might add that except for the GPU and mobo (a budget AsRock H310M), every other part was still functioning fine, and I even managed to sell it all for a couple hundred bucks.

I also had a dead asus dcuII 980, and a dead dcuII 970. I think maxwell was just a cursed generation lol.