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New PC ?

scaldyflash
scaldyflash Posts: 934 Forumite
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I've currently got a fairly old PC with 40gb HD and 500mb ram (upgraded from 256) the PC keeps crashing so I want to get a new basic one. All I want is the main PC unit to use with my own screen keyboard etc. I think the minimum would be 80/160gb HD. 1/2 gb processor and fairly basic grapichs (Children not into gaming yet :) Does anyone have any ideas where I may get such a unit fairly cheaply. Thanks in advance.

scaldyflash
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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    Any particular price bracket?? £300-500??
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • SJames_3
    SJames_3 Posts: 188 Forumite
    How cheap is fairly cheap? You can pick up some decent base units from Ebuyer for £175-250.
  • scaldyflash
    scaldyflash Posts: 934 Forumite
    Thanks. was looking at around the £250 mark !
    Education is compulsory, school is not.
    Education Otherwise
  • Traveller1981
    Traveller1981 Posts: 408 Forumite
    You should be able to get a fairly decent spec for that money. Check out hotdealsuk.com and search for the Dell deals. There are frequently pretty well spec'd machines as base unit only. Also try the dell outlet (google it - cant remember the URL).

    Anything you buy will be huge leap forward in terms of speed etc.
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