Evetech - Good or Bad experiences?

[Cre8torzn]

Greetings all. My pc packed up 2/3 weeks ago, thanks to load shedding disguised as power outages, but fortunately my insurance is paying me out. So I have roughly R25K to buy a whole new system as the insurance is keeping everything from my old pc. So I checked Rebeltech (where I had bought and built my last pc for 13K +-5/6 years ago) and loaded up parts for a complete new pc that I was going to build it myself. A friend then recommended Evetech (He has not recently bought from there) and I was shocked at the the custom pre-built computers prices. I know every pc shop is going to have its issues but some of the reviews on HelloPeter are not very appealing. From multiple reviews for bad after sale service to rude stuff talking to customers like shit, is not somewhere I want to invest my money in when 6 months down the line if have an issues. Has anyone bought a custom pc from them recently that is willing to share their experiences and or recommend a sales consultant to deal with? Once my money clears I am planning on going to the evetech store and hopefully speak to someone that can convince me to stay with them. I have checked with Titan-Ice and the prices cannot come even close to what Evetech has in my current custom build I am considering. There website is offline at the time of writing this but when it is running again I will post my current custom rig.

EDIT: I have found a post over on My broadband and have read enough to change my mind and not go with Evetech... Back to the drawing board.

[Cre8torzn]

Really confused now... 4.3/5 to me means they doing something right... but I cannot ignore the multiple complaints.. Stuck on the fence with this now...

[Blazzok]

I've used Evetech twice in the past. Once for a CPU cooler and once for a CPU, Mobo, RAM combo. I didn't have any issues then, but since then I have heard complaints from several people.

The issue seems to arise when something is wrong with the order, or you want to RMA things, etc.

I would advise to not go with Evetech and rather go with Rebeltech or Wootware. I haven't had anything but good service from both of them, and so have a lot of others. Our resident hardware guru [MENTION=21]The Joker[/MENTION] swears by Rebeltech.

Hope that helps.

[mottamort]

I gotta say I've also only heard bad things from Evetech the second you need to deal with returns/issues. I can also vouch for Rebeltech and Wootware, and even Loot and Raru (you'll be surprised, sometimes they have better pricing )

[ArchieChoke]

I buy sometimes from them. They in centurion so its pretty close for me. Havent had a product return yet so havent had a bad experience.

[RagingWaffle]

I have only bought a CPU cooler from Evetech before as it was going for a good price, but have also heard a few bad things about them regarding after sales service. Luckily my cooler is still going strong.

Wootware has amazing service and mostly good pricing, Rebeltech seems the same although I've never used them.
I can also recommend Raru - some fans I purchased were faulty and they collected and replaced them without any issues.

IMHO: Wootware = Rebeltech > Raru > Evetech = Loot

[B1nary]

Bought my headset from them like 3 months ago , Good pricing fast delivery no problems.

[Tjitah]

Evetech is a muslim company now. They sent an e-mail the other day that they will be closed for some muslim holiday.

[ViperGTI]

I buy sometimes from them. They in centurion so its pretty close for me. Havent had a product return yet so havent had a bad experience.

+1
I buy all my hardware from them but have never needed to return anything either. All I can comment on is the turnaround time since placing an order which is usually pretty fast.

[beans100]

I bought a lot of stuff from them, no problems so far.