Results 1 to 19 of 19

Thread: Sidewinder comes through again!

  1. #1
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    281

    Thumbs up Sidewinder comes through again!

    I bought some scythe s-flex 120mm fans from Sidewinder a few weeks ago. I recently put together a new water cooled build in a cosmos s and found one of the new fans to be not working right out of the box. I messed with the wires/plug but the fan was totally dead. I sent an email to Gary at Sidewinder asking if I was elligible for a rma or exchange, thinking I would be sending the bad fan to him and receiving one back as soon as he got it.

    To my surprise, Gary just sent me a new fan without having me send the old one back. Now that's what I call customer service.

    More etailers should be so fast to help their customers out like that.

    Thanks again Sidewinder Computers.

  2. #2
    Xtreme Enthusiast
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    So near, yet so far.
    Posts
    737
    Nice to hear it turned out that way. Good for you man.
    [[Daily R!G]]
    Core i7 920 D0 @ 4.0GHz w/ 1.325 vcore.
    Rampage II Gene||CM HAF 932||HX850||MSI GTX 660ti PE OC||Corsair H50||G.Skill Phoenix 3 240GB||G.Skill NQ 6x2GB||Samsung 2333SW

    flickr

  3. #3
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Oklahoma City
    Posts
    326
    Sidewinders has always treated me right and ended up shipping me a waterblock three times because the 1st two got lost in transit! Not to mention he was contacting me daily about it. That is unheard of as usually the consumer is the one having to contact the seller.

  4. #4
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    denmark
    Posts
    102
    good to hear, i just orded for 1100$ worth of wc stuff..

  5. #5
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    WI
    Posts
    316
    Gary has always treated his customers right.

  6. #6
    WCG Cruncher
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Grid Square EM58mh
    Posts
    957
    +1 for Gary and Sidewinders. I also happen to live very close to him, so I get my stuff quick.

    Distributed Computing: Making the world a better place, one work-unit at a time.

    http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/index.jsp

  7. #7
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Posts
    327
    another plus 1 for gary.

    amazing service, shipping and customer service.

  8. #8
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Posts
    281
    Quote Originally Posted by Plan.B View Post
    +1 for Gary and Sidewinders. I also happen to live very close to him, so I get my stuff quick.
    Yeah, I tend to get my stuff in about 2 days here in Pittsburgh. Sidewinder always gets my orders out really fast.

  9. #9
    Banned
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Buffalo, NY
    Posts
    1,609
    I agree awesome service @ sidewinder. Safe packaging and quick shipping, great e-tailer

  10. #10
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Long Island, NY
    Posts
    387
    Quote Originally Posted by pawmadsen View Post
    good to hear, i just orded for 1100$ worth of wc stuff..
    Does that include your case, designed for water cooling?
    Core i7 940:Asus Rampage II:HIS ATI 5870:6GB (3 x 2GB):2 x 1.5TB:2 x 750GB: assorted 200-500GB drives:CoolerMaster HAF932:Thermalright IFX-14

    MacBookPro:2.33 Ghz Core2Duo:2GB DDR2:250GB 7200RPM

    Mac Mini 1.5 core solo with a 2.33Ghz Merom, 2GB's of Muskin ram and a 250GB WD HDD

    Home Theater:
    Marantz SR7002:KEF iQ9's, iQ5, and iQ8's:No Sub

    2-Channel:
    KEF XQ-20 Khaya Mahogany:McIntosh Labs MA-6100:Monster M Series Bi-wire 2-4

  11. #11
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Philippines
    Posts
    480
    that's gary for you

    more power to sidewinder

  12. #12
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Posts
    1,095
    Another satisfied customer here. Sidewinder is a great place to purchase your air/water cooling and related hardware. I used to live really close to them so my orders would arrive in a day.

  13. #13
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Spain
    Posts
    83
    Sidewinder is the best
    sending my goods from spain

  14. #14
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    South Carolina
    Posts
    148
    I have been through some water cooling stuff and i must say Sidewinders is the best place i have dealt with.
    Killer
    Core i7 980X @ 4.2Ghz
    EVGA X58 761 Classified
    2x XFX 5870
    3x2Gig Kingston Hyper X 2100mhz
    Corsair HX1000 Watt Modular
    Water Cooling
    3DMark Vantage 41312

  15. #15
    Xtreme Guru
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    Wichita, Ks
    Posts
    3,887
    I bought a fan controller once, and gary immediately emailed me and asked if fi was aware of a humming issue with it and fans, and would i still be interested? for the fans i was running, no humming was not an issue LOL as they were jet turbines, but i digress....
    Point is that is service BEFORE the sale (kinda) he could have potentially lost a sale with that disclosure, but he is such a great guy he let me know.
    You just cant beat sidewinder and thats why i drop my money there!
    "Lurking" Since 1977


    Jesus Saves, God Backs-Up
    *I come to the news section to ban people, not read complaints.*-[XC]Gomeler
    Don't believe Squish, his hardware does control him!

  16. #16
    Ω
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Brooklyn, NY
    Posts
    788
    I have had very good dealings with Gary. He's very personable and is always willing to help. <3 Sidewinder.
    Ω Raven Build Blog

    "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson
    " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" - In times of war, the law falls silent.

  17. #17
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Miltown, Wisconsin
    Posts
    353
    Me too, he rocks I got a bad Megashadow and he shipped me a new one and payed for return shipping. He even looked at a bunch to make sure I got a good one. He just upgraded to a new warehouse and has been very busy. He was a little more better with customer service before the move, but he still is better than anyone else I have dealt with. He has the most honest shipping rates of anywhere I have ordered from.

  18. #18
    Xtreme Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Location
    AZ
    Posts
    174
    Hi,

    Was doing business with another supplier and had a few issues,
    will go namless

    Didn't even know about SideWinder until a few months ago,
    and now going full blown water on my new rig.

    Had everything I wanted at very good prices, placed first order few days ago
    and when needed info was very surprized at the quick reply to my questions.

    Another order going in to him tomorrow.
    He's a keeper, and glad to find good reputable retailers
    One stop shop from now on.

    later
    CM 690 II Advanced- #9 fans.
    ASUS P6X58D-E.
    i7-930-Lapped/ 4.51/24/7/1.41v HT On
    Corsair Dominator 1600-6gig-8-8-8-24@1820
    Cooling- ST XT- EK 240+ XSPC 240+120=600.5-355 pump
    Crucial M4 Sata III 128g Boot/ WD 640 sata III Storage.
    Sapphire 7970 OC Edition 1250/1650/1.200 Stable & Sorta Cool.
    SB Titanium- 2.1 Bose
    CM 850W 82amp Single rail Modular.
    DVD Plextor/Samsung
    Lamptron FC2
    Samsung 26" 1920x1200
    Logitech G-15
    Win 7-64bit-Oem he

  19. #19
    Xtreme Addict
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Wisconsin
    Posts
    1,634
    When you make your claim, never make an accusation or write in a threatening way at all. Write as if it's not a huge deal if you don't get your way and they should help you. I have a Raidmax Aztec for my AMD rig and the handles broke. I just sent an email including my address and they never replied... until I got a package with three new handles in it!! PPCs has some pretty good customer service, too if you know how to handle them. I bought the wrong fittings and I was wondering if I could send my fittings back and buy some new ones. They said it wasn't really worth it and I agreed with them, realizing how high the shipping/fitting cost was for such a small amount of trouble. After agreeing with them, they saved my email and gave me an email so if I had any further problems, they'd know I was a good guy and would try to help me. Seller/Customer relations work both ways, people! Treat them nicely and they might do the same.
    Signatures make my posts look huge... but I'm not humble enough to completely remove my signature, so I kept this note explaining it.

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •