Imaginary Build - £1000

oliver2601 · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:37

For an IT assignment I was told to spec a computer for a "client" for £1000 excl vat. He will use it as a database and for general operations for his carpet business. What would you spend the money on? (I have already done the assignment, just wandered what you guys would do).

hybrid572 · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:58

Intel Atom system with huge amounts of LEDs, case fans and a full watercooling set. With dual GTX 480s.

And no hard drive.

OpenToSuggestions · 19 Jun 2011 at 20:00

OP: Sounds like you are doing one craptacular qualification if you do assignments on that.

Nigel014 · 19 Jun 2011 at 20:01

hybrid572 said:
Intel Atom system with huge amounts of LEDs, case fans and a full watercooling set. With dual GTX 480s.

And no hard drive.

Where will my hamster wheel fit? D:

Surveyor · 19 Jun 2011 at 20:03

Here's my imaginary answer:

hybrid572 · 19 Jun 2011 at 20:05

Serious answer: the Primo Pterosaur and £600's worth of alcohol, video games and strong pornography.

"Look, it's a Sandy Bridge QUAD CORE with 64 BITS OS and 4 GIGS OF RAM MEMORY".

Anything above an intel atom is pretty much overkill, but this way the guy thinks he's got a cracking PC.

olivier renault · 19 Jun 2011 at 20:32

I'd get a Dell of some kind for the on-site support, and a network / backup solution. That includes the support and software costs.

For business, you don't need a £1000 rig. You'll be better off with a OEM.

oliver2601 · 19 Jun 2011 at 20:37

mglover070588 said:
OP: Sounds like you are doing one craptacular qualification if you do assignments on that.

It's a GCE AS. The qualification doesn't revolve around the spec itself. You just need to explain what each component does and why he would choose that in a business environment. It's one of about 20 assignments in the year.

EDIT: He "wants to spend the full amount" so I have to buy him something ridiculous ^^

panyan · 19 Jun 2011 at 21:02

oliver2601 said:
For an IT assignment I was told to spec a computer for a "client" for £1000 excl vat. He will use it as a database and for general operations for his carpet business. What would you spend the money on? (I have already done the assignment, just wandered what you guys would do).

this is part of a degree? STULID must be an honours student then - or perhaps a lecturer

oliver2601 · 19 Jun 2011 at 21:05

panyan said:
this is part of a degree? STULID must be an honours student then - or perhaps a lecturer

This is part of a 1st year college assignment (as I said before). You don't get any marks for the spec itself but you need to justify why you choose it.

TheYoungster · 19 Jun 2011 at 21:14

Dell.

Ch3m1c4L · 20 Jun 2011 at 01:05

I literally yesterday found an old assignment from college where I had to spec a pc for this lol.

Reaper 392 · 20 Jun 2011 at 01:24

damn, this is really hard. i cant get it below £2000 for the main tower of a sempron system. god knows what he's gonna get for £1000

if it helps, heres my £2000 effort:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Temjin TJ11B-W Full Monster Tower Gaming Case - Black £479.99
2 x Antec High Current Pro 1200W Modular Power Supply £229.99
1 x Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB 10000RPM SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6000HLHX) £207.98
1 x Asus Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe Sound Card £179.99
1 x LiteOn iHBS212 12x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £109.99
1 x Black Ice SR-1 480 Radiator £91.91
1 x Swiftech Laing D5 Vario MCP655 12V DC Pump £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel (KHX6400D2K2/4G) £69.98
1 x EK Multioption Reservoir X2 250 Advanced [3831109840085] £40.84
1 x ASRock N68C-S UCC GeForce 7025 (Socket AM3/AM2+) DDR2/DDR3 microATX Motherboard £34.99
1 x EK Supreme LT CPU Waterblock - Nickel Acetal £27.98
1 x AMD Sempron 140 2.70GHz (Socket AM3) Processor - Retail £24.98
5 x Lian Li Waterproof 53cm LED Band - Red £21.98
1 x Akasa AK-TK-01 Cable Tidy Kit £5.99
1 x Akasa AK-MX002 PSU and Fan Noise reduction Kit £5.99
1 x innovatek Protect IP 250ml Prevent Your Cooler System From Corrosion. £4.66
1 x innovatek Pump Anti-Vibration Mounts - 4 Rubber £3.20
6 x EK 12mm (1/2") G1/4 High-Flow Fitting £2.95
3 x Masterkleer 7/16" Tubing UV Silver - 1m £2.78
3 x OcUK Value Anti-Kink Spring 19mm (200mm) £1.04
Total : £2,000.63 (includes shipping : £27.55).

Reaper 392 · 20 Jun 2011 at 01:48

ok, time to be sensible. i really struggled to spend all his money and keep things even vaguely sensible for his needs. theres just no need for a mahoosive processor in a computer that does simple database work, but this is what i came up with:

YOUR BASKET
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HDS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £174.98
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £126.00
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £69.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply £49.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £41.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £39.98
1 x Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.98
1 x Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) £24.98
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface £13.99
1 x Logitech Deluxe 250 USB Keyboard (Black) - OEM (967738-0120) £7.99
Total : £974.90 (includes shipping : £27.55).

oliver2601 · 20 Jun 2011 at 01:59

Finally a sensible one, good to know not everybody here's miserable :rolleyes:

Reaper 392 · 20 Jun 2011 at 02:01

oliver2601 said:
Finally a sensible one, good to know not everybody here's miserable

took me ages to spend all that money without overspecing massively and without wasting it

cstones183 · 20 Jun 2011 at 02:05

panyan said:
this is part of a degree? STULID must be an honours student then - or perhaps a lecturer

Believe me, the majority of first year degree assignments are of simiar "educational level" :rolleyes:

jonny512379 · 20 Jun 2011 at 03:44

Answer is simple!
Buy a £350 OEM Dell as it come with better warranty than a self built system; and charge the customer the full £1000 including your service charges (they don't expect you to work for nothing do they?)!!

hybrid572 · 20 Jun 2011 at 09:20

oliver2601 said:
Finally a sensible one, good to know not everybody here's miserable

I don't call spending £600 on pornography miserable. It's a better use of the client's money, too.

metbandit1 · 20 Jun 2011 at 09:26

just spec a crazy rig, tell your teacher, and then tell him why a rig at 1/2 the price or less would be more suited for the guy.