tom Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I'm one of those that has been struggling along with a dinosaur P4 for at least 2 years past its use by date - pushing sliders further back with every new offering, and whilst being forever amazed at how well it ran FSX (considering), was constantly having to pause to let the scenery catchup, and sort of getting used to trying to fly at sometimes less than 10FPS. Eventually it got to be too much, and the decision was made to chuck the P4 out the window, and go with a new super beast. I trawled around the forums, and pretty well sorted out the specs needed and obtained a couple of quotes. I'm not into building my own machine, but have a reasonable idea of what's in that box and what it does. I decided to contact Gavin from Airborn Computers, to bounce a few things around, and sort out whether he was able to do anything for me. This is going too long!!! The short and curlies of it : Gavin was able to make a few suggestions and modifications, and provided me with a quote that was very competitive on some items, and more than competitive on most. He built the machine, tuned and tweaked it with my software installed, and supplied a "butt kicking" machine ready to go. The level of service he provided was very impressive, and his commitment to providing a great outcome is in my opinion second to none. There have been a couple of teething problems, that is inevitable with complex electronics and software, but in his words, he "moves heaven & earth" to get them sorted. I cannot recommend Airborn Computers highly enough from my experience, which will extend for the life of the machine, because that's the service Gavin provides. And if that's not enough, Gavin is a bloody good bloke to boot. If you're in the market , speak to him ... you've got nothing to lose, and everything to gain. And please note - this is a totally unsolicited testimonial - I have absolutely no connection whatsoever with Airborn Computers, apart from being one of their first customers. We are extremely lucky in our hobby to have OrbX, OZX and Adrian working for us, and now we can add Gavin. Their attitude and commitment to serving our needs is exceptional. Cheers from a "happy chappy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 This is great to hear Tom Good onya Gavin as well of course!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Baumanis Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 So what do you have to play with now, Tom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Lehmann (FSS) Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 We are extremely lucky in our hobby to have OrbX, OZX and Adrian working for us, and now we can add Gavin. Their attitude and commitment to serving our needs is exceptional. Hi Tom, I am very pleased that Gavin came through for you. I've spoken to him a few times about your system and he is very proud of the work that went into it. And yes, he will pull out all stops to get any of those teething issues resolved. He definitely is a top bloke and a good friend of mine and I am very pleased to see his new business off to a good start. On ya Gav! P.S. Cheers for the mention there Tom, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 It seems like good news all around... Does he have a website and does he supply interstate? Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Lehmann (FSS) Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 The website is still being setup but you'll find it at http://www.airborncomputers.com Sign up for the newsletter and you'll be notified when it's open for business. Yes Airborn does supply interstate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 The website is still being setup but you'll find it at http://www.airborncomputers.com Sign up for the newsletter and you'll be notified when it's open for business. Yes Airborn does supply interstate. Thanks Adrian, much appreciated. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtualwombat Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 From the website, seems Airborn are in WA? I'd really like to find a reliable and knowledgeable company in Melbourne for my PC supplies and repairs. At the moment I use CMI in Bundoora but they are really too far away from my home in Blackburn or my work in Clayton to be convenient. Anyone know of a good computer company in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne? Cheers, Noel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 From the website, seems Airborn are in WA? All I could find was a reference to a wharehouse location in Perth, not a retail outlet, did I miss something? It could mean anything or nothing... It would be great to have a computer retail outlet that had some clue as to the needs of the average flightsimmer. Most of the ones that I go to know a lot about FPS's and other strategy and fantasy games, but bugger all about FS. Anyhow, I look forward to any participation that Airborne may have on this board. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 From the website, seems Airborn are in WA? I'd really like to find a reliable and knowledgeable company in Melbourne for my PC supplies and repairs. At the moment I use CMI in Bundoora but they are really too far away from my home in Blackburn or my work in Clayton to be convenient. Anyone know of a good computer company in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne? Cheers, Noel. Scorpion Technology are in Clayton. They built the PC we're offering up as a prize in the screenshot comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Sorry for the delay in answering Paul, I've been pretty tied up with RL, not the least a funeral. The machine Gavin supplied uses an Antec 900 case with Asus StrikerII mobo, up there quad core(not OCed at present - may come later if necessary)-3 HDDs, 2 of which high speed raptors in Raid 0 config -state of art Asus EN9800GX2 1GB DDR3 -a hefty chunk of DDR3 mem - 850 watt PSU - all coupled to a 26" monitor. Whilst there are better rigs around, this system gives performance I've only dreamt of for a year or two, and if you get sick of flying, which is hard to imagine, it's pretty stimulating just sitting here looking at the machine - it has a see through side panel, and sports a multitude of led illuminated fans, logos and flashing lights. Excuse me now, as I have to get back to flying !!! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyla1 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Tom, Can I dare ask how much such a rig set you back? I am in the market for a new flight sim computer and I've been keeping an eye on the Airborn site. I'm wondering if my budget will accomodate a machine of those specs. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtualwombat Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Scorpion Technology are in Clayton. They built the PC we're offering up as a prize in the screenshot comp. Thanks John. I have looked at Scorptec's site before and even been in to their store a couple of times in the past. I got the feeling they were not interested in helping me with an upgrade, just wanted to sell me a standard box or standard parts. But these places can change dramatically with staff turnover and I'm willing to give them another go. Cheers, Noel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Gillett Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Hello Tom, Thank you very much for your kind words Tom, you have been the perfect customer and it was a plesure doing business with you. Your PC runs FSX better than most and scores the maximum points of 5.9's on the Vista performance benchmark in all catagories. I'm very happy that your pleased with. By taking my advice I'm sure you will enjoy your PC for many years to come but not only that I want you to enjoy your PC well into the future so you can be sure i will keep in regular contact to answer any questions you might have or just to say hi. Thank you again for your custom and testimonial, I look forward to doing business with you again. Kind Regards, Gavin Gillett AirBornComputers.com Phone: (08) 9525 0088 Email: gavin@airborncomputers.com Web: http://www.airborncomputers.com P.S. If i keep working hard, the website will be fully functinal by tuesday next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Good to see you on this board Gavin. Do you have a retail outlet in Perth (I see your profile indicates that you are actually are in Perth). Cheers and once again, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Gillett Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thank you for the Welcome Maxter, while i have had an eye on these boards for a while now, it’s nice to be participating. Currently I work full time in the construction industry building remote area mine sites. There is a retail outlet in Airborn Computers future but not in the next 12 months. I can however, arrange shipment to anyware in Australia with insurance and specialised precautions for the transport of individual parts or entire PC systems. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions you might have. Kind Regards, Gavin Gillett AirBornComputers.com Phone: (08) 9525 0088 Email: gavin@airborncomputers.com Web: http://www.airborncomputers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Scorpion Technology are in Clayton. They built the PC we're offering up as a prize in the screenshot comp. Thanks John. I have looked at Scorptec's site before and even been in to their store a couple of times in the past. I got the feeling they were not interested in helping me with an upgrade, just wanted to sell me a standard box or standard parts. But these places can change dramatically with staff turnover and I'm willing to give them another go. Cheers, Noel. Hi Noel, I mentioned Scorptech only because your wanted something close to you. Having said that, their staff were pretty incompetent, and the machine was out of action for 10 weeks while they figured out they'd sold me a cooked 8800Ultra and a dud motherboard. Took them a total of 10+ rebuilds (at their expense, I am sure they lost money on it) to finally get a stable system. Since then it's been rock solid after I tuned the OS, but yes, some of these operators are only as good as the components they flog and their current staff, which change often I expect. As for Gavin's PCs, I am sure you will get a pretty solid machine if it's built by a sim fanatic like Gavin is. At least he won't get Frames-Per-Second mixed up with First-Person-Shooter, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Hi Tony, and yes by all means "dare ask" what a rig like that set me back - but I think your best approach would be to trawl the forums (as I'm sure you do) and sort out your "wants". Get a few quotes both on-line and shop front, and then establish communication with Gavin (e-mail) with your budget limitations and see what he can do for you. Be warned, he will probably try to talk you up a bit, not so much for his own gain, but knowing that a few extra bucks here and there will lead to pretty significant increases in satisfaction. There's no hard sell, and he'd be happy just helping even if no sale was to come - he's that sort of bloke. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyla1 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Thanks for your advice Tom, I'll certainly follow up on this Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Gillett Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Scorpion Technology are in Clayton. They built the PC we're offering up as a prize in the screenshot comp. Thanks John. I have looked at Scorptec's site before and even been in to their store a couple of times in the past. I got the feeling they were not interested in helping me with an upgrade, just wanted to sell me a standard box or standard parts. But these places can change dramatically with staff turnover and I'm willing to give them another go. Cheers, Noel. Hi Noel, I mentioned Scorptech only because your wanted something close to you. Having said that, their staff were pretty incompetent, and the machine was out of action for 10 weeks while they figured out they'd sold me a cooked 8800Ultra and a dud motherboard. Took them a total of 10+ rebuilds (at their expense, I am sure they lost money on it) to finally get a stable system. Since then it's been rock solid after I tuned the OS, but yes, some of these operators are only as good as the components they flog and their current staff, which change often I expect. As for Gavin's PCs, I am sure you will get a pretty solid machine if it's built by a sim fanatic like Gavin is. At least he won't get Frames-Per-Second mixed up with First-Person-Shooter, LOL! Hi guy’s 10+ rebuilds would definitely cost them and if I do say First Person Shooter instead of Frames Per Second, please shoot me Tonyla1, drop me an email if you like mate, the best product I sell is advice and that won’t cost you a cent. Kind Regards, Gavin Gillett AirBornComputers.com Phone: (08) 9525 0088 Email: gavin@airborncomputers.com Web: http://www.airborncomputers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 One more quick question Gavin, will you also be assembling and retailing complete PC's? I am specificaly referring to machines that are optimised for gaming or even more specifically for Flightsim... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Gillett Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Hi Maxter, Yes mate, this will be a key feature in what Airborn Computers has to offer. As with Tom’s PC, all custom built PC’s arrive at your door with a multitude of hardware and software already installed and optimised. The list of options varies with each user but the following can be used as a guide. 1. The Latest PC Firmware and BIOS updates. 2. Windows XP/Vista pre-installed, activated and fully updated with all patches available via windows update and optimised for performance gaming. 3. FS9/FSX pre-installed, fully updated with all the latest patches and optimised for best performance with given hardware with options for purchase of FSX. 4. All ORBX software pre-installed and updated with your registration details and options for purchase with your new PC if required (Includes AUBlueHolGermesh and ORBX/OZx Freeware) 5. Other software can be purchased and installed at the buyer’s request. 6. As a minimum we load, burn in, tweak and stability test your PC for 2 days or as many as required to bring your PC to our performance standards. 7. You have Options for pre-overclocking CPU,GFX card, memory and liquid cooling systems with added instructions on maintenance and long term care. 8. Extended Onsite Warranty 9. Free phone and email tech support with options for premium tech support and onsite service. 10. The best customer service you will find anyware. One of the first things you might notice when loading FSX/FS9 for the first time is the 10-20 hours you have in your logbook. All part of the testing process to ensure your PC performs flawlessly in our favourite hobby. We aim to provide a complete package that’s ready to fly from the moment it reaches your door. As soon as we receive payment confirmation of your order, you will be contacted via telephone and receive a confirmation to your email. In this confirmation will be your anticipated delivery date. Most of our PC’s will be delivered to your doorstep within 2 weeks of placing an order. However, it is important to note that if your PC requires parts which have a waiting period then the delivery date may be extended All PCs are home delivered & insured in transit. Freight costs vary according to the state the PC is being shipped to. If you have, preferred methods of freight then please inform us via phone or email and we will accommodate to your preferences as best we can. All shipping is insured free of charge. I think that covers the key points, do you have any other questions I can help you with? Kind Regards, Gavin Gillett AirBornComputers.com Phone: (08) 9525 0088 Mobile: 0419950508 Email: gavin@airborncomputers.com Web: http://www.airborncomputers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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