Broken my computer -- insurance options?

antikewl · 1 Sep 2007 at 16:25

Thanks to a dodgy Akasa Evo 33 which won't come off, I'm going to have to make an insurance claim to get me up and running again.

I currently have:

Asus A8N-SLi Deluxe (£93.50 + VAT)
Athlon 4000+ (£280.81 +VAT)
2Gb DDR RAM

Obviously, I'm going to have to, at the very least, replace the motherboard. Do you think I should find a replacement (hard, seeing as it's a 939) or claim for a motherboard, CPU and RAM... and if so, what?

taz488 · 1 Sep 2007 at 16:52

since when do you get 300 quid for a 4000

antikewl · 1 Sep 2007 at 16:54

That's what I paid for it back in 2005. :rolleyes:

lsg1r · 1 Sep 2007 at 17:59

linky s939 product its only matx but its probably cheaper than the excess you would pay on your insurance

z0mbi3 · 1 Sep 2007 at 18:02

Can't you just take a cutting blade to the back plate?

Nothing to lose right?

MeatLoaf · 1 Sep 2007 at 18:03

Theres a DFI 939 board in the clearance or bgrade section for £25

stoofa · 2 Sep 2007 at 13:22

antikewl said:
That's what I paid for it back in 2005.

Good luck.

You do realise that your claim doesn't quite work like that don't you?

AssaTM · 2 Sep 2007 at 13:46

They pay you what they think the components are worth as far as I know

antikewl · 2 Sep 2007 at 18:06

No new motherboard was needed in the end -- I managed to get the cooler off with a hacksaw and some bloody knuckles! The most extreme PC maintenance I've ever done -- hopefully something I won't have to to again!

alex2zulu · 2 Sep 2007 at 18:38

haha

right this is how it is

ive got a friend call him "jim" now , jim works for a firm that deals with insurense claims and hes the S.O.B that gives u a bunch of bull for ** nice rig on ** claim.

now he told me that they dont base anythin gon price atall, they get it all insainly cheap anyway so thats irrelivant..

THEY BASE IT ON SPEC

so ** gonna get a brand new or as close as to what you have already

sorry about the bad spelling