Cheap knockabout PC?

civscuk

Hi All

I'm studying PC related stuff and need a knockabout PC to tinkle with.. including going inside and playing with all the hardware in the machine. I need a working model and something which can handle software reasonably well.. I'm just looking for a dirt cheap PC and not as a replacement to my main PC.. any suggestions?

Joe-C_4

The Dell refurbishment outlet is good, here is a forum dedicated to getting bargains from it; http://www.outletbargains.co.uk/

civscuk

Thanks Joe-C - Link doesn't seem to work for me... any ideas?

gm_xone

Joe-C wrote:

The Dell refurbishment outlet is good, here is a forum dedicated to getting bargains from it; http://www.outletbargains.co.uk/

Looks like you have to register to use this forum.

Joe-C, is it worth registering or is there anywhere else that offers info on the best bargains from Dell?

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webhamster

forget about dell as tinker material , they are primarrilly boxed to shift and minimium spec , all onboard etc.

Best bet is to check out you local comp shop for a "base" unit , without any onboard vga though , this would give you the most tinekring per coin.

If you cant find anything in your locale theres plenty online that do a custom and affordable build , you can even buy the parts from cough pc world components site individually.