Scorptec Computers

It was amazing, it came in quick even during the easter holiday it came in like 2 days after th e holiday finished. I put an ethernet cable in it. That was pretty cool. Before i put the internet thing on it idk it worked though. Now i can play video games for example

Extremely disappointed with the customer service that i received from Scoptec Clayton Victoria. I returned a faulty GPU under warranty which was deemed to be overheating. I was then told it was being sent back to manufacturer for more testing. Upon waiting 4 weeks total i got told i had the option to be given a "refurbished" card for replacement… Read more

or wait for manufacturers verdict. But a new replacement or refund wasn't an option due to the fact that my card was to have considered a minor fault.

I'm pretty sure the last time i checked overheating isn't a minor fault, and the fact that i jumped through all of your hoops to be given second hand trash is disgraceful. I've since purchased a new replacement from one of your competitors and will now be re thinking if I'm to ever shop at Scoptec again.

Bought and paid for a cpu mobo bundle paid postage insurance through scorptec package arrived damaged cpu or mobo installed professionally and wouldn't post no visible damage tried going through insurance with the postage company only to find out scorptec didn't pay the insurance with the carrier and refused to fix or replace the product went… Read more

through a PayPal claim to try and get the money back but they refused.

Scorptec refused any liability and after months of fighting I still have no solution.

I will personally never trust this Company in future.

If I could give a 0 star rating I would. Don't EVER consider buying from them, not matter the price. I first ordered something for delivery, cheap price after searching, listed as in stock. Paid extra for next day delivery. Didn't come, get a… Read more

message later that day oh sorry there's been an issue - now coming 5 days later (next week). I complained, fair enough they refunded additional next day charges...

A week later (now after black friday sales have come and gone) still nothing, then the kicker - get an email oh sorry our supplier doesn't have this is stock, next delivery is 2 MONTHS later in the new year! Losing the plot at this point, ask to be escalated to support to call me back asap to work out solution. Get a message ... sorry our customer support team has a high volume of calls and wont be able to contact for another 5 days.

They finally call, no solution, no real alternative, no discount on something more expensive as an alternative... no care or customer service. Fine - no busines, cancel get a me a refund.

NEVER GOING TO BUY THERE EVER AGAIN

After placing the order for LG DVD drive for pc I was advised it's not in stock and after waiting around three weeks when called I was told the eta has been changed but it's not guaranteed that new eta will be final Why they don't say it upfront… Read more

that the item you are about to order is not available and may take more than a month to be available so the buyer can decide to buy from them or to find somewhere else?

This is so frustrating and now when started to look for their reviews they are not looking as a reliable seller so I have decided to add my review as well so others can avoid the unnecessary frustration which I have to go through.

Fantastic customer service. I changed my order a couple of times and ultimately had to cancel the parts I ordered due to personal circumstances. They were amazing the whole time. Intend to order next year through them. Show details

These guys get a pretty bad rap, I'm sure some of it is justified, my experience however has been quite good actually. Ordered a SSD and a coax ethernet cable kit and both were shipped pretty quickly -- so-far I think they're both working but I haven't tried them yet!

Scorptec has always been really reliable and I've ordered from them frequently and never had any issues. My recent order was the same experience I've had before - reliable and consistently good. Show details

Poor customer support and communication, I purchased a Asrock B850 steel legend motherboard, wanted to return it, it's brand new unopened, I had learned these boards have been frying amd 9000 CPU's and I wasn't interested in playing russian roulette with my 9800X3D, especially considering this is replacing a intel i7 14700k and motherboard, this… Read more

is a out of the frying pan and into the fire scenario.

I tried contacting them and explaining the situation and said I'd be willing to pay delivery as well as purchase a different board one that was $100 more expensive meaning they'd make a bigger sale and be able to resell the Asrock board, I got nothing but radio silence.

I told them I filed a report with the ACCC, and then they responded, the message was strange kinda passive aggressive, they made a comment about my ACCC report

"If you still think that an ACCC complaint is still necessary for this request, we won't stand in your way of your perceived rights."

I'm like you don't have the capability to stand in the way of customers rights, such a strange response.

Although I believe in my situation it would be considered change of mind and the ACCC most likely won't do much, I'd have to use the board and wait for my CPU to die before they'd help.

Although I recommend anyone who has a defective item within warranty to contact the ACCC and file a report you owe it to yourself and the customer after you, don't let them get away with dodgy business.

I asked if I could drive in to the store and return it that way, as there's a store 40 min away, figured the process would be quicker then sending it to Victoria, got no response, was going to call them and confirm I could do this, but after reading all these negative reviews I think I'm gonna cut my losses, I could return it to these guys they'd probably just take the motherboard resell it and not refund my money, their that maliciously incompetent.

I've already bought a different motherboard from computer alliance a store with a much better reputation, wouldn't recommend buying from scorptec.

I purchase a Synology NAS and two Synology drives off them to see that less then two weeks later, they were selling this exact bundle for 30% less. Be aware of their statement to customers is basically tough luck. They will not honer price matching for discounts offered by them, even if the product goes immediately on discount after purchase.… Read more

This policy is pretty outdated in 2026. Most mature companies will honer the discount up to two weeks after purchase.

I would not have confidence purchasing off them again knowing that i was getting a fair price

My laptop is still under warranty (purchased from Scorptec). I went to the South Melbourne Scorptec site to assist with an issue after the latest Windows update. The initial person was condescending and totally uninterested in helping me. All he wanted me to do was box-checking, and to fill out a PAPER form to submit a service request. If I filled… Read more

out the PAPER form (apparently, even if you book a service online, you still need to fill in the PAPER form >.<). Once I submit the paper form and hand over my laptop, a technician will review it within approximately 5 business days. Great! Who can function without their primary device for 4-5 business days. Another service person joined the conversation and then added their 2c worth about "hardware issues". It was definitely not a hardware issue.

I then left the store and searched for other tech support available. I found Geeks2U. Within 2 hours, the issue was sorted!! Geeks2U arrived promptly, and the geek (Moksh) fixed the issue within an hour. He was professional, punctual, friendly, and super helpful (explained everything he did without any unnecessary tone), and he fixed the problem. My suggestion is to buy your devices from Officeworks and then get the great Geeks2U to help with any after-sales service/issues.

I will definitely not deal with Scorptec again.

I lodged a warranty claim for an AOC U34G3XM/EU monitor on 9 January 2026 and returned it in person on 12 January. The monitor was then held for approximately two weeks before even being dispatched to the manufacturer. During that time, I was without a primary work monitor and received no clear timeframe or structured update. Across the entire… Read more

process:

Calls were not returned.

Questions about diagnosis and repair details were not properly answered.

No clear escalation pathway was provided.

No defined resolution deadline was offered.

Replacement options were not meaningfully discussed.

Store credit was applied before any agreement from me.

Only after I cited the Australian Consumer Law and formally rejected the goods did the matter move toward refund. Even now, I have not received the refund — I have simply been told it will take up to five business days.

From initial report to projected refund, the process spans roughly seven weeks.

This was not a complex claim. The fault was reproduced by the supplier. The issue was delay, poor communication, and a complete lack of ownership.

At no point did I feel like this was being handled with urgency or basic customer care.

I will not be returning.

Stay away from them. Faulty products, support team don't do proper testing and lie to pretend that they did. You will never get replacement nor refund on faulty products. I bough tablet from them, it had multiple issues in the first week, when I took it to them they said that they tested it for 23 hours but the acceptance to test and the rejection… Read more

were dated in the same day (lie number 1). They said that they couldn't test SD card related issue since they didn't have one to test with!! A company this big and doesn't have a $10 SD-Card!! (lie number 2). They also refused to put what they said verbally in wiritng (a confirmation that they are hiding something and they just don't want to replace nor refund). If you still want to go with them, expect dodgy treatment if you face issues with the product you buy.

Dishonest company. Ordered a wrong part but only realised after it was sent off, requested a return and sent their package back before opening it (at my expense). They went on to claim that the box and product had been opened and are pushing for a 15% restocking fee. Don't recommend but, if you want to deal with them, document and photograph everything. You should also video the opening of the package just in case. Show details

Purchased a Yealink handset for $269.00. It did not note in the specs it wouldn't be compatible with an NBN modem. Had loads of issues trying to get the handset to work (and issues with NBN itself that delayed me in being able to test the handset properly). Made contact with Scorptec within the 30 day return window to ask if the handset was… Read more

compatbile with NBN modems and they directed me to raise a ticket directly with Yealink's IT to confirm it wasn't compatible and then look at a refund or replacement handset. Made contact with them shortly after getting confirm from Yealink it wouldn't work on NBN to be advised by Scorptec 'your out of the 30 day window and you dont have original packaging'. The packaging I can accept (would have been handy to know this earlier though rather than wasting my time) - but outside the 30-day window was because of the run around Scorptec sent me through.

They take order and give a false info on webpage stock is available, then keep sending new ETAs. I picked Scorptec over other store, as they have order in stock. But no, seems like it was trick to gain my order. Now others stores have stock as well, and scoeptec not responding to my messages and not updating when my order is coming . Poor customer service with not so nice approach.

faulty warranty claim, customer service just palms me off to contact the manufacturer even though under ACL my business dealings are with the retailer I purchased the product from. extremely unhelpful, I will be taking my business elsewhere in the future. Show details

RA 248198 (In Progress) My PC was working just fine, I was patting the dog, when it shut down, i saw it out of the corner of my eye, and said to my wife "i wonder why the PC just shut down" or something very similar. i later went to turn it back on, and 'no power'! i had my old PSU so tested with that, and still the same issue. so assuming it was… Read more

the motherboard, i went and bought MB/memory and CPU. tonight, I wanted to see if I can backup my RAID 0, but it was tied to the faulty motherboard, strix itx z390. turns out i had a spare one of those laying around, so was going to plug in the two drives and see if i can recover a few folders that were empty after being backed up. so i plug in my old PSU and it's not working, which was very odd as it was working when i tested it the other day. when i plugged in the CPU part of the plug, the PSU test still worked, when i plugged in the 24 pin as well, the PSU stopped working! so i tested with the old cable, and old PSU, and it worked! *now i have to return that MB/memory and CPU. so, the cable to the motherboard, is faulty, not only that, the PSU is completely dead. it doesn't have a PSU self test button, but apparently the fan should spin up when it gets power to it, this is not happening. tl;dr, given this major fault, i am requesting a refund, and i'm going to just use my old 650W Corsair RM650i.

"Our goods come with guarantees to our customer that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure."

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I think the point I'm making, is that I gave the money to you, and not the vendor, ACL would state the refund comes from you. Please provide a full refund at your earliest convenience, as you have already determined the item has a major fault.

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Please escalate this for a refund now

Under Australian Consumer Law (ACL), the responsibility for providing a remedy (refund, replacement, or repair) lies with the retailer who sold you the product, not the manufacturer.

The retailer cannot tell you to deal directly with the manufacturer—that’s illegal under ACL. They must offer a solution if the product fails to meet consumer guarantees (acceptable quality, fit for purpose, etc.)

You can also claim compensation from the manufacturer in some cases, but your primary right for a refund or replacement is against the supplier (Scorptec), because they sold you the PSU. [consumer.vic.gov.au]

If the fault is major (unsafe, doesn’t work as intended, or would not have been purchased if the issue was known), you can choose a refund or replacement from the retailer. [consumerpr....wa.gov.au]

So in short: Scorptec must refund or replace the PSU. They can later seek reimbursement from Lian Li, but that’s between them and the vendor—not your responsibility.

Disappointing Customer Service Experience I recently spent approximately $7,000 on components for a new server build from Scorptec. Unfortunately, the motherboard I received (ASRock X870E Taichi Lite) had a defective SATA controller that caused repeated link resets and communication errors with connected drives. The affected controller… Read more

experienced constant PHY resets, accumulated over 200 UDMA CRC errors, and resulted in system instability.

After extensive troubleshooting and purchasing an additional PCIe SATA card to isolate and work around the issue, I was able to confirm the motherboard fault.

When I contacted Scorptec with documentary evidence of the problem, I was told they would not process a refund without physically returning the motherboard. While I understand this is their standard policy, I explained that disassembling the system again after the significant time investment in building and troubleshooting wasn't practical, particularly given that the defective component represents a relatively small percentage of my total spend with them.

Despite providing clear evidence of the fault and my circumstances, Scorptec was unwilling to make any exception to their policy. The lack of flexibility on a substantial order, especially when a workaround has already required additional expense, is disappointing.

I won't be purchasing from Scorptec again and would encourage others to consider retailers with more accommodating customer service policies for high-value orders.

I bought some RAM. It was very expensive. It did not work in my laptop in the end, I did a lot of research to try and make sure. Scorptec would not help me with an exchange for a compatible product. Very disappointing. Will not use them again. It also took them ages to get the RAM to me and to reply to me support requests. Just dont use them if you can avoid do so. Show details