Need a new PC

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

I've had it with my old pile of shite and I need a new PC.

Recommendations, please, of good places to buy that will let me pick and choose my system - eg. I don't need a monitor, don't need dvd drives, don't need anything I can cannibalise from this one.

Thank ye.

fuzz · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

Always gone with ebuyer. Good prices and good service. Some people don't like them, but I've always found them to be the best.

You could also try dabs and insight
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Davo · Davo To The Rescue! Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Karma :

Have you looked into replacing the components on your machine instead?

All you'd possibly need is a new motherboard, cpu, ram etc..

If not Dell factory outlet seems to be doing some reasonable deals at the moment.

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daz|n00by · The Internet Joined: 11 May 2004 Karma :

Go Dell

Make up your own pc to what ever youwant it for but their only draw back is delivery charge.
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sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

Ebay is your friend.

Just got a Giga-byte GA-7NNXP mobo for £72 delivered

AMD Barton XP3000+ 400FSB CPU £70 delivered

Now I need new memory £103 for 2 gb (Ebuyer) and a CPU cooler £20.

Should make a pretty powerfull setup and at a later date when they've dropped in price I'll be getting a decent graphics card to replace my Nvidia 5200.

Should be able to sell the old board, 2.4 AMD chip, 512mb of memory and OEM XP for about £150 so that offsets the cost nicely.

map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

I've heard savastore.com spoken highly of. They do basic systems (see here). I have used ebuyer ok (but I still don't like their delivery policy).

However, I do know that Komplett.co.uk do upgrade bundles which sounds just the thing you're looking for - see here.

HTH Thumbs Up

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fuzz · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

I gotta agree with ebay. I was after either a Radeon 9700 or 9800 pro, and they go for quite a decent price on ebay, between £50-£70. I was always outbid though, but then instigator sold me his 9800 pro for £40 Thumbs Up

Top graphics card, even for todays standards.
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Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Yeah eBay if you know what you're looking for, and eBuyer for stuff which isn't much cheaper on eBay.

Savastore are part of Watford Electronics; I always heard their customer service and returns policy are an utter scam. eBuyer aren't much better to be honest, but they are the better company. I suppose it's the price you pay for how cheap their parts are.

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

Bendy, what exactly do you want from your PC, and what currently do you have now?

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Ebuyer are cheap until they make a mistake and you get totally the wrong item. Then it is a nightmare to get it changed or get your money back.

Bought some stuff from https://www.udiggit.com/index.html recently and very impressed with their service.

All the best

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fuzz · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

www.savastore.com

Is watford electronics, and are reuptedly very good indeed. They let you configure each detail of your system and you dont' have to have stuff like Monitor etc.

I'm planning to go there when I next buy a computer!

:up Smile

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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

I don't want to upgrade mine, done that before, its just too old now for it to be cost-effective.

I do intend to nick some pieces from it though, such as the DVD drive.

I like Dells but I've never found an option to ditch the monitor on their site?

Will check out all links later on - thanks chaps. Thumbs Up

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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Gone for a Dell Outlet job in the end - Dells that get scratched or dented during build.

I bought via their ebay shop and got it for less than half the price of a mint condition machine of same spec. Thumbs Up

Delivery in 8 - 10. Will let you know how it turns out.

HerbalDayZ · Banned Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Karma :

Bendy what kinda stuff or specs you after .

I have 2 brand new MSI motherboards some ram think Athlon 3000xp cpu .

Imo ide agree with the 1st post Ebuyer is damn cheap i dont like dabs ive bought broken stuff from them an it took time to get sorted i left it an lost out .

Best thing to do is work out what you actualy want in the pc .Then go shopping for the parts .

If you dont know how to put it all together an have ruff idea on cash you wanna spend you can pm me an ill be happy to sort you out .

Ive sold few pcs laptops over ebay thats how i would do yours .
You say the specs the amount you wanna spend ill see if i can get them build it then ill sell it thru ebay to you so your covered for if you dont trust someone you dont know .

So basicaly ill list each item you want in a pc build it set it up then sell you it at price agreed .
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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

I already bought one thanks.

RobB · Spanner Monkey Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Karma :

Just as an off-topic aside, I've been building PC's for people for 8 years or so now, and started off using MSI motherboards, as the cheap shop I bought from sold a lot fo them.

The boards (about 10 in total) fairly consistently all fucked up within 2/3 years and had to be replaced. I'll never touch an MSI board again throgh choice.

Just my experience.

Bendy, will be curious to see how "damaged" the PC actually is. I'd be tempted by a half-price dell if it's just superfical scratches.
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HerbalDayZ · Banned Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Karma :

Rob there ok imo good for novices but why you think i got 2 brand new unused Razz

i got Asus atm its ok but must admit i did like features of the MSI board
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Garnsie · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Karma :

Heres where i buy all my stuff from i dont bother searching for it anywhere else as i have always found it to be the cheapest. I only compare these to companies now for price. They are based in Manchester.

https://www.microdirect.co.uk/

https://www.aria.co.uk/
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Delvard · Traffic Copper Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Karma :

Bought all our computers from https://www.aria.co.uk/ for the past few years now. Can't recommend them strongly enough. The one time they got it wrong they organised the pick-up and gave me a free upgrade as well.

Andy Cool

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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

eBuyer are OK, apart from the fact I forgot my login details and now can't buy anything off there and they use SHITTYlink for delivery.
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