Chaos Computers

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Hi

I have been a customer of Chaos Computers for some time now. The system I purchased in September 2004 is still running smoothly, though a mp3 player I acquired from them has needed replacing 3 times

Their service was excellent at the beginning, but recently I have been hearing rumours of their standards dropping.

A friend of mine is planning to buy a new system for gaming purposes. He has a budget of +- R7500.

Is Chaos still dependable and should we consider them as a supplier?

We both live in Cape Town, Western Cape.

Thanks in advance guys
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[daysleeper]

Chaos is very good!

I've had great service both from chaos in Kentrige and Kenilworth. They went out of their way on two occasions for me to replace parts and so forth.

Another very good techie is Danie from Cafe Java. They are in Wynberg and in Durbanville.

Had great service from both of these folks.

Lanworld in N1 city is also great. They swop MSI products same day!

 

[ch4os]

i bought a pc from them +- R5000 for the lot and so far i have had no troubles except for the LCD that i got from them, if u take it out at the wall socket and put it back in again it stays off for a while but its no big problemo

 

[Darth Garth]

I buy all my stuff from Cafe Java in Claremont ... good pricing and they know their stuff.

 

[MaD]

Chaos is good, I recommend them to friends often.. I get my stuff from Rectron tho, never had a problem there but many ppl moan about them for some unknown reason.

 

[Kalvaer]

Chaos is good, I recommend them to friends often.. I get my stuff from Rectron tho, never had a problem there but many ppl moan about them for some unknown reason.

The queue at dispatch.
Send out a pricelist this morning, and 5 min later.. They dont have stock.
Sell you the wrong memory, and then a techy tries to BS his way out of it, and gets caught lying after you go direct to the manufacture.
Report a broken vid card, takes three months for them to find the problem.. Then wont replace it since its 3 months old already, even though its been in their lab since the day you bought it. (try explain that to a client)

I'm sure there are many more.. However.. Still get most of my spares there, since the others can be worse

 

[killadoob]

also remember one thing is your mp3 player breaks 3 times it aint the computer shops fault

they dont make the stuff they just sell it, if they fixed or replaced without moaning or complaining then you know they are good

 

[mccrack]

I buy all my stuff from Cafe Java in Claremont ... good pricing and they know their stuff.

Hmmmf,

I've had ghastly service from Cafe Java, i'll never return.
I've also ensured that 2 of there regular internet users wont return
based on my experience.

Chaos has been good, have'nt had a bad experience barring waiting for about 20 mins to be helped in Kenilworth, in there defence they were quite busy that afternoon

 

[photonman]

java cafe, vefa, chaos, lanworld, pryor computers, jaytech systems, mtec... are all good!!

ive dealt with them all and they all have given great service majority of the time!!!

only on a rare occasion or 2 are they full of $hit, but they make up for it

 

[flutterby]

Chaos

Hi Chaos has slacked allot. They used to be the best. My friend also worked for them and apparantly the reason for their bad service is because they really treat their staff bad. He now workes for Just PC's in Montague Gardens. I purchased a computer from them in August and it is running very whell.

 

[photonman]

chaos's staff seem abit backward sometimes!

i went there looking to purchase some modding accesssories they advertised, but their staff knew nothing about it...all they could say was.."um, um"

 

[EchoDown]

Not to mention they SERIOUSLY need to update their website and/or get some NEW hardware.
Emphasis on NEW

 

[photonman]

they arent to bad - give them some credit!!!

1 shop which seems very hardcore is PC Gameworld!

tehy are thermaltake suppliers/resellers etc and they sell some hardcore pc's but their website is utterly and pathetically disgusting.

I dont know how they survive with that website!

just check it www.pcgameworld.co.za

 

[DarKWateR]

I must agree with flutterby....never really liked Chaos...Very unfriendly staff...and every time i go back to give them another go it seems there's new staff working there again....I take it the staff is unhappy there....probably the reason your friend left there flutterby...and i must also agree on the Just PC's point, they have managed to beat any quote I recieved from Chaos so far....

Echodown has got a point with the website...realllllly outdated.
www.justpcs.co.za looks much better

I'm not trying to diss Chaos but facts are facts...and it's the service u get at the end of the day that counts.....
Hey mayby i'm just straightforward....but forums are about opinions right.

 

[killadoob]

i just went to pc world wow that site is so doff lol looks like someone did it for free

AMD K64 3000 512K 800Fsb S939 *

MSI K8N Neo 2 Platinum, nForce3 Ultra, 8CH Audio, Dual Gb LAN, 1394

512 Ghz Mem (2x256Mb)400Mhz DDR *
17" L.G CRT BLACK Monitor *
L.G. 52x32x52x16 CDRW/DVD Combo
56k V90 PCI Modem / 1.44Mb Stiffy
80.0 Gig 7200RPM H/Drive *
ABIT ATI X600XT 128MB 16x PCI EXPRESS
ANTEC Superlanboy Alluminium Case+ANTEC 400W Quite Power Supply 2*
Logitech MX-510 Optical Mouse
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard
Labtec FX:1 Gaming Headset 2*

Cash Price: R8,599


5 Year Guarantee *

pcgamestore they say

what game in the next 2 years is gonna work well with 512 meg ram?

the largest pc they have has 512 meg ram!!!!


ok im sure you can add but when they using up 2 slots for 512 meg ram?

crazy i tell you

5 year gaurantee wow thats along time

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

The best prices in Cape Town are probably from Vefa, in Wynberg and Durbanville. Not shure about service though.. bought a "9600 vanilla" from them, the box was all in chinese and the card turned out to be clocked like a 9600 pro but overheated so i had to underclock it, still better than a 9600 but not what I really want to have to do when buying a card.
Also dont really like cafe Java, not the best prices either.

 

[mic_y]

they arent to bad - give them some credit!!!

1 shop which seems very hardcore is PC Gameworld!

tehy are thermaltake suppliers/resellers etc and they sell some hardcore pc's but their website is utterly and pathetically disgusting.

I dont know how they survive with that website!

just check it www.pcgameworld.co.za

Photonman, PCGameWorld is pretty good, but they are just Thermaltake resellers. They deal with Rectron, and its subsidiary Corex, who is Thermaltakes supplier...

 

[Ratwiz]

I have had very good experiences buying parts from Cafe Java Claremont. Good prices, service and helpful staff. Bought a Logitech Z5600 sound system from Chaos, they have reasonable prices and I was happy with them. Vefa I wouldn't reccommend though. Though they may be cheaper in some cases they are really dodge, ie: They usually sell the worser brands of components, I didn't find their service or professionality to be good at all. Would not go back there.

 

[photonman]

I have had very good experiences buying parts from Cafe Java Claremont. Good prices, service and helpful staff. Bought a Logitech Z5600 sound system from Chaos, they have reasonable prices and I was happy with them. Vefa I wouldn't reccommend though. Though they may be cheaper in some cases they are really dodge, ie: They usually sell the worser brands of components, I didn't find their service or professionality to be good at all. Would not go back there.

i agree almost totally.

vefa are only good for ram...512mb kingmax ddr400 = R350
vefa werent to bad with their service - i bought a pc for a family member and ordered 512mb ram etc , but they accidently gave 256mb .i went back about a hour later and np probs - they gave me a 512mb and a sincere apology.

java are very good and so is chaos, but like i states earlier - chaos's staff seem abit backward sometimes

 

[flutterby]

I went to PC Gameworld's site. It takes for ever before anything happens. I don't have enough patience to sit and wait so long for a page to open. Darkwater, I just went to just pc's site. I agree looks nice and YOU DO NOT WAIT FOR-EVER TO OPEN A PAGE!!!