I have no doubt that Javier is a good parts installer, but unfortunately I cannot recommend his…read moreservices to anyone after dealing with him.
I had known working mid to high end PC that I wanted to swap out the CPU and GPU with updated models. I've made many PCs before, but I ran into issues.
I couldn't get it to post. After a month or so I lost faith in myself, which was the worst possible decision I could've made. I decided to bring it to JK Techs, thinking a man claiming to have 20+ years of experience would be better than gambling with Geek Squad, or taking it far away to someone else.
I paid his diagnostic fee, which was admittedly cheap. However when he seemed to run out of ideas the computer would sit for weeks and weeks, while he complained about having other customers to work on. I get it, he needs to make money somewhere to keep the doors open, and time for parts shipments, but as time went on nothing much seemed to happen at all.
I noticed it was difficult to reach the front desk. Some of my texts where unanswered and almost every time I called they would never pick up. Luckily I live within a few blocks but some of you may not be so fortunate.
Eventually I had grown tired. Me and my Micro Center buddies had a lot of time to think. I decided I wanted machine back, and I picked it up the next day.
At the end of my day I decided to take a look at it. I noticed immediately the unmistakable shine of not 1, but 2 bent pins in my CPU socket. At this point I was so frustrated. I did not want to go back, and I had experience with bent pins, so I documented the damage before attempting to fix it. I bent one back successfully, but upon further investigation a leg of the remaining pin was sheared, thus making irreparable trash.
The next day I resolved to at least try to go there. I was graced with the presence of Javier, who doesn't seem to be there much. I showed him the bent pins. I explained to him that my board had no such bent pins before I gave it to him, which he tried to blame me for. He refused to accept the probability that they were bent in the store. I pointed out that a minute earlier that he claimed he would've noticed such a problem.
Backed into a corner, he claimed he could try and bend the pins back, which I explained was impossible. He denied my request to replace the board so I walked out, I didn't know what else to say.
A call a few minutes later made everything clear to me. He said if I brought the board to him maybe we could work something out. He went on talking about how he lost money. That is not my problem, you decide your fee. If you cannot afford to work on it anymore then tell the customer. I would've paid for more diagnostic time but we are well past that now.
Even though he very well may honor me with a new board, I refuse to accept it. I am beyond frustrated, and my trust is broken. If he was honest with me from the beginning this would be a much different story, but that is not the world we live in.