Would like to hire someone to help re-build / set up PC

[danforz]

All,

 

I work a lot and don't have the energy anymore to build, overclock, etc. Is there a company I can hire to come to my home and build the PC for me? And then give it a minor oveclock tweak? 
 

I live in Los Angeles CA. Willing to pay for the service. 

Please advise. 

Daniel  

[emosun]

yeah theres a million people on craigslist that build pc's

I'd probably avoid small shops as they won't make house calls and aren't nearly as hungry as craiglist newbies

[TheKDub]

You could buy a PC from a company such as CyberPowerPC, IBuyPower, OriginPC, MainGear, or plenty of other similar companies. 

 

I'd avoid going with emosun's suggestion of some random person on Craigslist.

 

Honestly, it's not that hard to build a PC, and it'll only take a few hours of your time. Just do it yourself and save some money.

[danforz]

7 hours ago, emosun said:

yeah theres a million people on craigslist that build pc's

I'd probably avoid small shops as they won't make house calls and aren't nearly as hungry as craiglist newbies

I'm thinking maybe a company. Prefer experience and professional work. Not sure if I'd want to hire a "newbie," but let me know.

 

7 hours ago, TheKDub said:

You could buy a PC from a company such as CyberPowerPC, IBuyPower, OriginPC, MainGear, or plenty of other similar companies. 

I already have $3500 worth of PC Lots of the best stuff. Just needs to be put together and I'm tired of doing it. Process takes hours to do correctly. 

[emosun]

Just now, danforz said:

Prefer experience and professional work.

then buy a machine that's already built

no experienced professional does house calls , they build a factory to assemble the machines and just ship them finished.

[MandoPanda]

33 minutes ago, danforz said:

I'm tired of doing it

So you're totally capable to put it together and you don't appear to have listed a time restraint.... You're just being lazy?

 

Have fun with it. It really doesn't take that long if you know what you're doing (which I have gleaned that you do). Overclocking is easy now-a-days. Just look up some guides.

[RobbinM]

Did you buy all the parts off one company?

Most retailers over here offer an assembly service for a small charge.

[JuNex03]

*cough*cough* You're not from "The Verge" are you...?

[LogicalDrm]

Honestly best bet is that you look up some local boutique shop, take your PC there and give them list on what you want to do with it. I wouldn't let any random person in my house and $3k PC is still too little for house call when you could take it somewhere.

[r.perez]

If I still lived in SoCal I'd be happy to do it for the extra cash but alas, I moved to Philly in 2015. Good luck! 

[Gikero]

12 hours ago, MandoPanda said:

So you're totally capable to put it together and you don't appear to have listed a time restraint.... You're just being lazy?

 

Have fun with it. It really doesn't take that long if you know what you're doing (which I have gleaned that you do). Overclocking is easy now-a-days. Just look up some guides.

I wouldn't call OP lazy if their life is full of other obligations then it makes sense.

[danforz]

18 hours ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

Honestly best bet is that you look up some local boutique shop, take your PC there and give them list on what you want to do with it. I wouldn't let any random person in my house and $3k PC is still too little for house call when you could take it somewhere.

Is there one you like in Southern California?

[Guest]

Geek squad might build it for you. Amazon has some service but I think you have to buy the parts from them. 

 

I presume you own the computer already so you can request over lock from cyber power pc or another custom web PC service. 

 

I don’t know if “ma and pa pc shops” exist too much anymore or I’d think “they’d love a customer.” 

[LogicalDrm]

1 hour ago, danforz said:

Is there one you like in Southern California?

I would assume so. If there's shop doing repairs, they will also do upgrades and possibly overclocking. Don't ask me to name any. I only know few in my current and previous areas.

 

[Gikero]

11 hours ago, danforz said:

Is there one you like in Southern California?

I think you should start calling local places and getting estimates. Ask specifics about what you're looking for, what their hourly rates are, and what they think the total cost of time is. It might be worth it to ask, "Is there any potential additional costs " just to cover yourself. Crowdsourcing information in your local community may yield better results than asking an online forum.