Complete numpty here - can someone help me buy a pc

boatman

Halfmad wrote: »

Again just about adding choice

I was doing the opposite!! As it doesn't sound like the husband was being much help, even if he is in I.T.!!:D

Hootie19

boatman wrote: »

I was doing the opposite!! As it doesn't sound like the husband was being much help, even if he is in I.T.!!:D

Actually, I'd go so far as saying he was in a major sulk because I wouldn't authorise an unlimited budget. When I rolled my eyes and said that in fact, we couldn't *really* afford anything, although I accepted that we really need a computer (I've just been made redundant and although I could go to the library etc to surf for jobs etc, it's much more convenient to be able to do it at home, where I've got my CV to hand), the bottom lip went out and he went all "drama llama" said that we'd forget it and do without :rolleyes:


If it wasn't for the fact that *I* want to be able to use it, I'd tell him where to stick it :rolleyes:. It would be quite nice not to be an Eve widow for a while

However, I appreciate all the help I'm being given. It's all a bit "whooooooooosh" at the moment, but I'm sure I'll get there eventually.

deanos

Go to Dell and put 002 D022012 into the quickfind box, you can get this pc for £262 delivered, drop the warranty, take off montitor but add dvd / dvdrw drives, you need to go through all of the process and add to basket to see discounts kick in ..................

This direct link may work > http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=ukdhs1&kc=002&oc=D022012&x=7&y=8


Base Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4500 Processor (2.20GHz,800MHz,2MB cache)

Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English

Enhanced Service Packs 1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day Included

Memory 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]

Hard Drive 500GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache

Video Card 128MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2400 Pro graphics card

Optical Devices 16x DVD+/-RW & 16x DVD Drives
Keyboard Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)

Mouse Dell 2 Button USB Optical Mouse

piggeh

For a decent spec it's normally cheaper and preferable to build one. However adding up fairly similar parts the overclockers deal above seems quite generous. Similar parts seperately would be (I'm sure this could probably be reduced by going for some cheaper parts, and processor is slightly better below, but still):

QTY
Price (ea) Ex VAT Total Inc VAT Remove LN21500
AMD AM2 Athlon 64 6400+ Dual Core 3.2GHz, 2x 1MB Cache, Retail Box £93.29 £109.62
LN15073
Gigabyte GA M57SLI-S4 NF570 SLI, S AM2, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 400/533/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX £45.69 £53.69
LN19340
Coolermaster CM-690 V2 Dominator Black Midi Tower Case with Mesh Top Panel w/o PSU £44.49 £52.28
LN19764
512MB Gigabyte 8600GT Silent, PCI-E (x16), 800MHz GDDR2, GPU 570MHz, Dual Link DVI-I, HDCP £58.99 £69.31
LN14277
2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12 £30.89 £36.30
LN19559
400 GB Western Digital WD4000AAJS Caviar SE, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 8.9 ms £47.51 £55.82
LN21556
Asus DRW-2014L1 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, x14 DVD-RAM, PATA, Lightscribe, Black OEM £15.99 £18.79



Net Total £336.85 Carriage £9.03 V.A.T. £60.53 TOTAL £406.41

deanos

Plus operating system to be added to that package, plus the hassle of building, its alot cheaper nowadays to buy rather than build

boatman

deanos wrote: »

Go to Dell and put 002 D022012 into the quickfind box, you can get this pc for £262 delivered, drop the warranty, take off montitor but add dvd / dvdrw drives, you need to go through all of the process and add to basket to see discounts kick in ..................

This direct link may work > http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=ukdhs1&kc=002&oc=D022012&x=7&y=8


Base Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4500 Processor (2.20GHz,800MHz,2MB cache)

Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English

Enhanced Service Packs 1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day Included

Memory 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]

Hard Drive 500GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache

Video Card 128MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2400 Pro graphics card

Optical Devices 16x DVD+/-RW & 16x DVD Drives
Keyboard Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)

Mouse Dell 2 Button USB Optical Mouse

Looks a good deal, hard to beat!!

country_sport

Have you considered a mac? i use a pc and a mac, the mac being far easier to use.