"Monarch is great. I ordered a new custom built pc from them and was more than satisfied with the product. My only gripe with the company is there punctuality. The pc shipped late due to being backed up by other orders. But to offset this they upgraded my shipping to 2 day for free. I am VERY happy with monarch and would them and reccomend them again and again."
"Monarch Computer Systems were very professional and explained everything that needed explaining.
Their site is easy to use if you don't see what you want ask they will find it. They got me what I wanted.
I purchased a Hornet Pro and its exactly what they said it would be...a SFF muscle machine that rocks!!
Although the site listed a 8-13 day turn around from purchase to shipping, it was delayed a few days. And it was explained to me the reason. I did not have to ask them they told me why. I was in no hurry and told them.
The machine came as ordered, they did have one problem with my configuration and explained that to me and I had no problem changing it.
I will be dealing with them again."
"I had a problem with a mobo/cpu combo that I bought from Monarchcomputer and had to RMA it, & it's going to take longer than I would like.
But, I got a call from a person who CARES, and everything will be fine.
I wouldn't expect a personal phone call from anyone dealing with my problem, but I received one, and it was more than apparent that he cared about my situation.
I own a restaurant in my hometown, and I know what customer relations means...I'm always comping someone's food to make them happy, hoping that they'll be return customers, and so far, it has worked. This is a similar situation. If I had not received the call today, my original post here would have stood, and it wasn't very nice. But, since the call, I KNOW that Monarchcomputer cares about their relationship with their customers, as I do in my restaurant, and because of that, and their professionalism, I will return.
Thank you Monarchcomputer.com!"
"Ordered a 74GB Western Digital Raptor. Shipped and receieved with 3 days using the free 5 to 7 shipping option. Drive in full working condition and no black label. Would use them again."
"This was my second online order from Monarch Computer. I ordered a Logitech MX 510 (blue) from Monarch and set it up for delivery to my employer's address. FedEx goofed and delivered it somewhere else in the area - not even the same street. When FedEx went to retrieve it a few days later, no one could find it. Meanwhile, FedEx didn't even bother to tell me they couldn't find my package, I had to find out by calling them. They tell me that the shipper (Monarch) will be getting reimbursed for the lost package and that I will need to contact them for reshipment. I used Monarch's online help form and had a reshipment set up within a couple of hours - no problems or hassle. I am very pleased with the price, selection, and support I have received from Monarch to date."
"Receiving with prepaid return slip gave me peace of mind. Also, calling in for minor support worked out great. The people are extremely kind and helpful."
"Excellent. Bought a CPU/MB combo and 6800 GT. Extremely pleased - everything arrived as it should of, on time and well packaged. No complaints from me."
"This is the first time I have ordered from Monarch Computers and the Sales and service folks are extremely helpful. Even though I only purchased parts to build a new computer, the Service Department Technicans helped on two seperate calls and resolved the problem right on the phone. Excellent Service. Great prices. One stop shopping for me."
"Ordered a mobo/cpu combo preinstalled, but would perfer to have it uninstalled. Preinstalled combo was placed in mobo box which did not fit (cpu,heatsink,fan on the mobo is bigger than the mobo box) kinda cramed in. Some of the minor parts (jumper prongs, caps, etc) were kinda bent but did not send back since it still works. External shipping box was damaged but internal didn't seem to be damaged. What was nice was that a rma and preprinted shipping label was included for fast return if needed. When ordering, the site ask if you want to be added to the mailing list, I picked "no". Now I have monarch ad emails in my inbox all the time. Beware that you will end up with "SPAM" in your email.
Got a call from sterling saying I would be removed from the mailing list and gave number to call back if anything is wrong with the mobo since some of the prongs were bent."
"the very best in every way! one of my favorites! delivered as promised, packaged well."
"Great price and shipped quickly. Definitely recommend."
"Purchased custom system. Advertised as 8-13 for production. Actual was 19 days (6 days overdue) before it shipped. Had I known upfront, it would have been a deal breaker.
Once arrived, the system did not work out of the box. System would not boot/post. Had to call techinical support and had to open up the system to reset the bios.
As a first time customer, I was disappointed in both their ability to fulfill the order and the additional effort to get the machine working."
"Monarch does some very important stress testing, component selection etc when you purchase a PC from them. If you have time to do this yourself, great, otherwise, it's a trade off of personal time to actually receiving the PC (8-13 days is their typical turn time).
My PC order was seeming to get behind the 13 day curve, so I shot an email to customer support (was looking likely to be a 16 day order).
DavidF at Monarch replied promptly to my email, put my PC to the front of the stack, labeled it STAT and had it shipped to me two days later, an 11 day total build from order...oh, he also upgraded me to 2 day shipping free of charge. Nice!
Now you can pay $100 bucks up front to get about 5 day quicker turn time, but I took my chances. Glad I did as Monarch's customer support came through with flying colors. Would buy from them again any time."
"Nice site, easy product search, good prices, quick shipping, would shop here again."
"I'm a first time builder, and this was my first MAJOR on line purchase...I needed a mobo and cpu, I decided on a AMD combo from Monarch, I liked the package deal they had to offer and although I had the first time jitters... they soon went away when my package arrived intact and everything in order. I'm very pleased with the service I received from Monarch and look forward to future purchases."