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David
6727 reviews
N/A
1 year ago
Very expensive lesson
I started to have an i7-7700 CPU and was able to install and run Windows 7 Pro 64 bit but when I was running the Windows Update is begin to install lots of updates and then it got to a point where it gave me a message that said that my CPU is incompatible with Windows 7 PCPartPicker confirmed that my CPU was incompatible with Windows 7 so after a year of saving money I then returned to this website to find out what system can run Windows 7 and at the same time are strong enough to run the games I m playing After spending some time to find all the right parts that PCPartPicker claimed to be fully compatibe with Windows 7 I then bought the i7-8700 all the other parts I found but when I got Windows 7 installed then I ran into the exact same problem when I was running Windows Updates as I did on my older system PCPartPicker made me waste all the money that I have spend over a year to get so I m really upset about this and can t get the money back so that I could build another system that is fully compatible with Windows 7 and so I can install all the updates there is without facing this annoying incompatible message that I get after a suddent point I like the idea to be able to go to a website that can help me and other to show what is compatible or not but PCPartPicker has proven to me that it s not fully capable to offer that kind of help so I m very disappointed
Kelly Grant
6727 reviews
N/A
1 year ago
It s a mediocre to poor site period
It s a mediocre to poor site to piece together your PC build it s not all peaches and cream as most folks make it out to be Most of my builds are not my own I build rigs for other people by word of mouth but I don t save or display them on the site because I don t want to steal there glory so to speak Should they wish to display there brand new shiny rig on PCPartPicker they won t get harassed for using a build from someone else So far four of my builds that I built for someone else have managed to find there way onto there site and displayed by them I do display my own builds though One thing to note is that their parts picker is wrong on quite a few occasions I ve pieced together a build only to get the parts in and find that they actually don t work together I have to actually double check with the manufacturer s website whether two three or even four parts will fit together and it s very tedious work but it has to be done because on quite a few occasions I ve had to pay for return shipping on parts that their website said were compatible with each other So don t hold their parts picker as gospel Also their pricing system is not that good almost on every part I ve found a cheaper deal by using Google Shopping sometimes by quite a bit too If you want to pay 25- 175 more use strictly their website and nothing else if you want the best deals go to Google Shopping it will spider the web and find you the best deals period For a long time I stayed silent and only used their parts picker but lately I ve been kind of active on their forums This was a big mistake because it seems as though the owner Philip pulls favoritism over facts and doesn t believe in the First Amendment What I mean is he evidently has certain people that are his favorites and whether their wrong or right if you cross them or disagree with them in any way you are in the wrong and you will be warned not to do so in the future Even if you report that person as trolling your reprimanded for reporting them in the first place asking you not to report that person as they did nothing wrong most likely his favorites obviously Also Philip s so called Favorites give out bad information collected from websites that have been proven to give falsified and bogus reviews and they regard it as gospel so anything you ask on there these guys will give you bad info that can cost you in the end You can t argue the truth with them either because they hide behind Philip s wall of I can say no wrong type of people All I try to do is offer my help my knowledge to others asking for help and I was told to be silent and not to participate here those were Philip s words there goes my First Amendment right out the window This place is NOT a good place in my opinion my advice to anyone seeking advice about their website find another place to express yourself about your build like Redditt or another forum If you do venture into their forums do NOT engage with anyone there as eventually you will overstay your welcome and be set in your rightful place as a NON favorite or someone who is not welcome there MY ADVICE STAY AWAY AT ALL COST
bru baker
6727 reviews
N/A
1 year ago
totally unreliable almost every
totally unreliable almost every videocard is compatible with a certain motherboard yeah right check your motherboard on its own site and compare compatibility thats the only way to choose your videocard
Danielle Miller
6727 reviews
N/A
1 year ago
No longer reliable or accurate
Used to be a great site and really reliable but used it recently for a new pc build and it was wrong about almost every part being compatible I had to run back and forth to best buy in the worst of times because it was wrong
nosake
6727 reviews
N/A
1 year ago
Long-time computer builder here
Long-time computer builder here I ve relied upon Pcpartpicker com almost exclusively over the years and it had always been reliable Not so with my latest build So far there have been three incompatible components in my new build and I m still in trouble These have been very costly errors For future consideration I will research what I want out of a computer and follow the motherboards manufacturer s recommendations
Ben Parfitt
6727 reviews
N/A
1 year ago
The best way to build a PC
I wouldn t even contemplate building a PC without PCPartPicker - an incredibly useful resource
James Mackay
6727 reviews
N/A
1 year ago
litterally perfect
literally the perfect website for if you want to pick parts for a PC
Jessy Wader
6727 reviews
N/A
1 year ago
My friend helped me build my first
My friend helped me build my first gaming PC with this site You ve got everything here - from mobos CPUs GPUs to mouse pads and keyboards And what more u can check if the stuff you have picked are compatibile with each other
Zack K
6727 reviews
N/A
1 year ago
This is a brilliant website
This is a brilliant website thank you so much for setting up and maintaining such a useful site Absolutely invaluable for building a pc A couple of small suggestions at least one of the retailers Newegg com do not include GST in their pricing with area set to Australia as they are not Australian based They also charge pretty extortionate postage so the pricing is not very indicative of true cost They look like the cheapest but are actually the most expensive once these factors are taken into account It is easy to remove them from the merchant list though so not a huge deal It would be good if it was indicated which sellers charge for freight and which do not there is a shipping column but it is mostly empty Also if I could recommend an Australian seller missing - cplonline com au If you need volunteers to help maintain information accuracy I would be happy to Cheers
dufreyne
6727 reviews
N/A
1 year ago
Simply love it
5 star Things to improve - more frequent catalog update- adding custom parts with photos- automatic redirection to regional website sometimes I forget and add a part on the US website and it puts USD as currency to my build