cheap pc

duncan32

Hello all,

My tower died on me at the weekend and I am looking into buying a new one (just the tower, I will keep my monitor and stuff from what I already have).

The best I can find price wise (with ok quality) is: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?PC-1132

Does anyone have any ideas of where else to find an even better deal, please?

Thanks in advance.

Duncan

timbim_2

Which bits have died? It could be the case that all you need is one part, which can cheaply be obtained from www.overclokers.co.uk quite cheaply. This would also sidestep the problems associated with new hard disks, which can be a pain to reconfigure. Also, consider getting a mac. Although they seem expensive, you can save a bundle on repair bills, as they very seldom go wrong.

BigBouncyBall

why did you have to mention macs being expensive!!

*awaits flood of people arguing about the pros and cons of macs*

h34v3ns3nt

Aldi usually have quality replacement base units every now and again. Most of them are top notch in the technology department and should last a few years until your next machine.

paddysaunders

Hi,

try eBuyer - www.ebuyer.com, I don't know if they'll have the exact model you are looking for but I find their prices as cheap as anywhere.

cheers

BigBouncyBall

you can't go too wrong with a base spec Dell. You can get one of those for about £250 these days.

duncan32

timbim wrote: »

Which bits have died? It could be the case that all you need is one part, which can cheaply be obtained from www.overclokers.co.uk quite cheaply. This would also sidestep the problems associated with new hard disks, which can be a pain to reconfigure. Also, consider getting a mac. Although they seem expensive, you can save a bundle on repair bills, as they very seldom go wrong.

Well, I don't really know, but this is what happened: I was downloading something and left it running, then when I took a look at the screen it had frozen. Nothing would happen, so I had to turn the thing off completely. Then, when I tried to turn it back on it won't go back on. It is as if there is simply no power to start the computer up, completely lifeless, no noise or anything. I have tried a different plug / lead, but nothing happens. I assume its some sort of motor or something, but am not an expert by any means and would not be confident putting new parts in.....

Duncan

h34v3ns3nt

Haha, thats the most annoying thing about PC's. There are techies on this forum (including me!) that would love to get their hands on your PC and have a fiddle to get it working. Like me they would probably love the challenge.

No power you say, fans spinning? Maybe you just knocked the power lead at the back and its not in correctly. Possible other problems include a dead PSU (power supply in the PC) £30 replacement or a dead motherboard (the bit everything else plugs into) with the latter being the most difficult to sort out in which case a new PC is likely the best option.

The thing to remember is that PC's are made from individual components which are all readily available to buy separately. The computer case just holds them together.

Buying a new PC should be a last resort option, as going down this route creates its own problems, such as learning new operating system (most likely windows Vista), not having your PC setup the way it was and faffing around trying to recover data from your old PC to put on your new one etc.

BigBouncyBall

A fried PSU can have !!!!!!ed up other parts though. I hope everything was backed up?

duncan32

h34v3ns3nt wrote: »

Haha, thats the most annoying thing about PC's. There are techies on this forum (including me!) that would love to get their hands on your PC and have a fiddle to get it working. Like me they would probably love the challenge.

No power you say, fans spinning? Maybe you just knocked the power lead at the back and its not in correctly. Possible other problems include a dead PSU (power supply in the PC) £30 replacement or a dead motherboard (the bit everything else plugs into) with the latter being the most difficult to sort out in which case a new PC is likely the best option.

The thing to remember is that PC's are made from individual components which are all readily available to buy separately. The computer case just holds them together.

Buying a new PC should be a last resort option, as going down this route creates its own problems, such as learning new operating system (most likely windows Vista), not having your PC setup the way it was and faffing around trying to recover data from your old PC to put on your new one etc.

Well, my PC has been peculiar for ages now anyway (won't let me save games, access "my documents" etc), so maybe its time for an upgrade anyway. My main annoyance now is that I have to try to get things stored on my dead PC onto my new one! How hard is that to do?

Duncan

duncan32

BigBouncyBall wrote: »

A fried PSU can have !!!!!!ed up other parts though. I hope everything was backed up?

:mad:
No, not backed up. So, that's something I never worked out how to do and something which I will certainly be working out how to do when I get my new computer I can assure you!

Duncan