The Doctor Posted 17 December 2009 Posted 17 December 2009 I'm looking to buy a proper desktop tower computer. Anyone got any suggestions on where to look other than PC world, dell and misco?
Fox92 Posted 17 December 2009 Posted 17 December 2009 Some are good on eBuyer and Comet. Depends what you want for value and that though.
hairy Posted 17 December 2009 Posted 17 December 2009 You could always build your own Doesn't DB11 sell towers?
Fox92 Posted 17 December 2009 Posted 17 December 2009 You could always build your own Yes you could do that. It's actually quite fun, well, it is for me, as I study IT at college.
samjohnson Posted 17 December 2009 Posted 17 December 2009 Best place for cheap computers would be the PC world website. A recon would only set you back ~£150
Jimmy2Drags Posted 17 December 2009 Posted 17 December 2009 www.novatech.com Well cheep, quality stuff & delivered to yer door. Brilliant
Daggers Posted 17 December 2009 Posted 17 December 2009 Doesn't DB11 sell towers? Mmmmmm....Zinger Tower
The Doctor Posted 18 December 2009 Author Posted 18 December 2009 Maplin. where abouts is that? Internet or is there one in town?
lavrentis Posted 18 December 2009 Posted 18 December 2009 where abouts is that? Internet or is there one in town? Theres www.maplin.co.uk And in Leicester its here. I've never been to the 1 in Leicester though but its good for computer parts
The Doctor Posted 19 December 2009 Author Posted 19 December 2009 Theres www.maplin.co.ukAnd in Leicester its here. I've never been to the 1 in Leicester though but its good for computer parts cheers
Fox92 Posted 20 December 2009 Posted 20 December 2009 Looking for a new one for downstairs. Seen a refurbished one at Currys http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_...gory_oid=-35430 But, are refurbished any good? It seems cheap regarding the specs but because it is refurbished will it "break" easily? It comes with a warranty but...
lavrentis Posted 20 December 2009 Posted 20 December 2009 Looking for a new one for downstairs.Seen a refurbished one at Currys http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_...gory_oid=-35430 But, are refurbished any good? It seems cheap regarding the specs but because it is refurbished will it "break" easily? It comes with a warranty but... Only means its been back to the factory to get something replaced I think. Doesn't really make any difference.
Fox92 Posted 20 December 2009 Posted 20 December 2009 Only means its been back to the factory to get something replaced I think.Doesn't really make any difference. Ok.
coale39 Posted 21 December 2009 Posted 21 December 2009 Looking for a new one for downstairs.Seen a refurbished one at Currys http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_...gory_oid=-35430 But, are refurbished any good? It seems cheap regarding the specs but because it is refurbished will it "break" easily? It comes with a warranty but... I would say this is better value even though bit more. http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...gory_oid=-37532 Plus upgrade to Win 7.
Fox92 Posted 27 December 2009 Posted 27 December 2009 I have decided on going to build one and after looking up all the hardware all day yesterday here is what I have concluded: System 1 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 CPU Asus P5QL/EPU Motherboard Akasa Zen AK-ZEN-01 BK Case 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Hard Drive 4GB Corsair TwinX XM52 DDR2 PC2-8500 RAM Samsung Super-writeMaster SH-S202J Windows XP Home Edition/Windows 7 Home Premium (not yet decided) Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 650W Power Supply System 2 Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Asus P5QL/EPU Motherboard Akasa Zen AK-ZEN-01 BK Case 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Hard Drive 4GB Corsair TwinX XM52 DDR2 PC2-8500 RAM Samsung Super-writeMaster SH-S202J Windows XP Home Edition/Windows 7 Home Premium (not yet decided) Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 650W Power Supply System 3 Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 Gigabyte GA-EG41MF-52H Motherboard Akasa Zen AK-ZEN-01 BK Case 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Hard Drive 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 PC2-5300 RAM Samsung Super writeMaster SH-S202J Windows XP Home Edition/Windows 7 Home Premium (not yet decided) OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W Power Supply All specs are different, with the top being extreme, the second mid range and the third a budget PC. Not sure which one to build yet, I only want the PC for the internet, music, pictures, saving and creating documents and playing Football Manager. Still, need to get saving. Thought about buying aprrox. 2 pieces of hardware per month.
DB11 Posted 27 December 2009 Posted 27 December 2009 You could always build your ownDoesn't DB11 sell towers? Erm no But where I work does. Badagry Computing (Coalville)
coale39 Posted 27 December 2009 Posted 27 December 2009 I have decided on going to build one and after looking up all the hardware all day yesterday here is what I have concluded:System 2 Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Asus P5QL/EPU Motherboard Akasa Zen AK-ZEN-01 BK Case 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Hard Drive 4GB Corsair TwinX XM52 DDR2 PC2-8500 RAM Samsung Super-writeMaster SH-S202J Windows XP Home Edition/Windows 7 Home Premium (not yet decided) Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 650W Power Supply All specs are different, with the top being extreme, the second mid range and the third a budget PC. Not sure which one to build yet, I only want the PC for the internet, music, pictures, saving and creating documents and playing Football Manager. Still, need to get saving. Thought about buying aprrox. 2 pieces of hardware per month. Yeh if your only using it for that, I would get the second one. You will need a graphics card as well for this FM and future FM's. Try this one, can get cheap now: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MSI-NX8600GTS-T2D256...=item4a9cfd092f Also, definitely get Win 7!
Fox92 Posted 27 December 2009 Posted 27 December 2009 Yeh if your only using it for that, I would get the second one. You will need a graphics card as well for this FM and future FM's. Try this one, can get cheap now:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MSI-NX8600GTS-T2D256...=item4a9cfd092f Also, definitely get Win 7! Ahh cheers for that. Running this years (and previous years) Football Manager on integrated graghics but thought about buying a proper graphics card.
lavrentis Posted 28 December 2009 Posted 28 December 2009 Are you not getting a gfx card? Or a heatsink and system fan
Trav Le Bleu Posted 29 December 2009 Posted 29 December 2009 I've often used DA Computers. They will build you a PC to spec and are local, plus I've never had any problems with anything I've had from them. DA Computers Website
Fox92 Posted 29 December 2009 Posted 29 December 2009 Or a heatsink and system fan That was the bigger and 'more essential' hardware. Plus, if you buy an official 'boxed' CPU, you get the heatsink/fan with it... I think.
lavrentis Posted 29 December 2009 Posted 29 December 2009 That was the bigger and 'more essential' hardware.Plus, if you buy an official 'boxed' CPU, you get the heatsink/fan with it... I think. Make sure you get a heatsink though one way or another, and normally system fans (ones that screw to the back of the case) don't come with proc's.
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