PC upgrade service ?

Tuppy_Glossop · 20 Jan 2016 at 09:29

doomstruction said:
my nose is all ticklish if i dont clean once per week.

I clean my nose several times a day. With a finger

Kronos · 20 Jan 2016 at 10:18

doomstruction said:
hehe, i was thinking the same thing. Im trying to find one at the moment ;D
only things im changing are the gpu and installing a ssd in a new case, so maybe 30 mins for a skilled person :S

Where are you?

Hiijinx · 20 Jan 2016 at 10:54

Don't get into PC building, its an addiction that will take over your life and bank account

faheemrazzaq · 20 Jan 2016 at 11:14

Hiijinx said:
Don't get into PC building, its an addiction that will take over your life and bank account

and give symptoms like grumpy gf / wife. :eek:

Diddums · 20 Jan 2016 at 12:56

jamiehard1989 said:
Same, i must have swaped my loop around 6 times this month as get bored of looking at it.

All i get from the other half why you ******* changing it again.

My favourite is when I'm looking at graphics cards I always get the same response.

"But you already have a graphics card".

I don't even.

MassiveJim · 20 Jan 2016 at 15:24

I'm sure a local PC repair shop would offer this service ?

We certainly do (and OCUK is one of our suppliers)

Outcast · 20 Jan 2016 at 17:24

Strip your own pc down to the stand-offs and then put it back together.

Bingo.

Now you know how to build a pc.

Installing the O/s is another matter.

So you choose components that are compatible with each other and in your overall price range.

Sites like OcUK Store even make it easy getting the compatibility right.

doomstruction · 21 Jan 2016 at 00:34

Kronos said:
Where are you?

Reading

doomstruction · 21 Jan 2016 at 00:47

Outcast said:
Strip your own pc down to the stand-offs and then put it back together.

Bingo.

Now you know how to build a pc.

Installing the O/s is another matter.

So you choose components that are compatible with each other and in your overall price range.

Sites like OcUK Store even make it easy getting the compatibility right.

yes, ive ordered the parts already, should be here tomorrow, if i fail, ill have to drive to the store and get it done there

doomstruction · 21 Jan 2016 at 00:47

MassiveJim said:
I'm sure a local PC repair shop would offer this service ?

We certainly do (and OCUK is one of our suppliers)

where is your store located sir

Battery! · 21 Jan 2016 at 07:32

Where are you based?

I'm sure you are close to someone who would help, its really not difficult anymore.

edscdk · 21 Jan 2016 at 07:53

Kuros said:
The problem I've found with doing anything like this is that this almost never works on a commercial basis. It's not worth it for the company purely due to the amount of issues people will come back with "Ever since you upgraded xyz part, things haven't been working" or having someone send in DDR4 ram with a DDR3 motherboard expecting us to just make it work.

my thoughts exactly

£40 courier there and back
£25 for 1 hour labour
£25 for admin time (package, unpackage phone calls etc)

thats just to break even, add say £80 profit (to allow for additional support / returns)

thats £190 + cost of parts

you could get a local person to do it

Kronos · 21 Jan 2016 at 11:07

doomstruction said:
where is your store located sir

Where are you located has been asked twice on here, once we know some may be able to help?

Diddums · 21 Jan 2016 at 12:16

doomstruction said:
Reading

Bit of an ironic name really.

MassiveJim · 21 Jan 2016 at 13:52

doomstruction said:
where is your store located sir

I'm in South Derbyshire

Jacksonn · 21 Jan 2016 at 13:55

I can see the issues with making the profitable I have to admit.

Kronos · 21 Jan 2016 at 14:50

MassiveJim said:
I'm in South Derbyshire

To far from me in Edinburgh I am sorry to say.

RyanF · 21 Jan 2016 at 15:00

I'm roughly 2 hours away, bit too far. If you have a tablet / smart phone you can simply YouTube it; there are so many guides about on the internets that take you through step by step on how to build a PC.

LinusTechTips, for example, has a fantastic series going through building a gaming rig from the ground up. I'd link it but YouTube is blocked at work

doomstruction · 21 Jan 2016 at 15:57

Kronos said:
To far from me in Edinburgh I am sorry to say.

Its okay, atleast you were willing to help thanks

doomstruction · 21 Jan 2016 at 16:00

guys, i got the delivery this morning. I will try to do it myself, if all fails then i managed to find a pc repair store near where i live who install parts/build pc for £40+
and ill carefully watch how he does it so that i can learn a few bits

Thanks everyone