Spec based on a Dell PC?

izzop · 18 Jul 2009 at 19:59

Spec based on a ready built PC?

Hi there,

This might seem like a strange thing to ask, but I don't think it is.

My Dad has asked me to look at putting together a spec and building a new PC for him. I wasn't sure what to put together, so I thought I'd look at an internet PC company.

I was wondering if it was possible to build a very similar PC or as close as possible based on the PC from them, basically I want to see if it is cheaper to source the components myself or just buy the PC?

Is it possible?

Regards,

Andrew

doug17 · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:02

It will definently be cheaper to source the components yourself rather than buying one from that place beginning with the letter D. It's a bit tricky to judge how much that system you linked is worth exactly as there is no details of the mobo, PSU etc etc, though i'm sure someone on here could spec you a much better system for than you would get from there.

-Doug.

EDIT: removing competitor name

PhillyDee · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:08

Get rid of competitor! Seriously.

And anyway, what does he want the PC for? Gaming, or just internet / office use. In which case, you dont need to spend that much.
You will get a much better quality of PC for the cash than you ever would buying from there!

Jonny Wright · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:11

What is he going to do:

Gaming.
Internet/Office
Photoshop/Video editing.

What do you need:

Base Unit.
Monitor.
Peripherals.

Then we can put together a spec. For a much better price than *they* ever could.

izzop · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:14

PhillyDee said:
Get rid of competitor! Seriously.

And anyway, what does he want the PC for? Gaming, or just internet / office use. In which case, you dont need to spend that much.
You will get a much better quality of PC for the cash than you ever would buying from there!

Hi,

Sorry for this, I will but are you refering to the link or the name?

Andrew

PhillyDee · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:16

izzop said:
Hi,

Sorry for this, I will but are you refering to the link or the name?

Andrew

Its both really.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_special_codes

izzop · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:17

He wants it for a bit of everything, which I know may not help, although gaming would be secondary, unless my brother has anything to do with it

No doubt he would prefer to have come in at under £1000, lets say £500 - £750 all in?

Regards,

Andrew

RJC · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:19

How does this look:

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £205.99
(£179.12) £205.99
(£179.12)

Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor £159.99
(£139.12) £159.99
(£139.12)

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
(£125.21) £143.99
(£125.21)

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £142.99
(£124.34) £142.99
(£124.34)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)

Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £75.99
(£66.08) £75.99
(£66.08)

Lian Li PC-A07B Aluminium Midi-Tower - Black (No PSU) £66.69
(£57.99) £66.69
(£57.99)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)

Logitech LX8 Cordless Optical Mouse (910-000325) £24.99
(£21.73) £24.99
(£21.73)

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)

Logitech Classic Keyboard 200 (968019-0120) £8.99
(£7.82) £8.99
(£7.82) Sub Total : £851.82 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £15.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £130.10 Total : £997.42

izzop · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:20

PhillyDee said:
Its both really.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_special_codes

Done, sorry.

Regards,

Andrew

izzop · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:22

RJC said:
How does this look:

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £205.99
(£179.12) £205.99
(£179.12)

Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor £159.99
(£139.12) £159.99
(£139.12)

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
(£125.21) £143.99
(£125.21)

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £142.99
(£124.34) £142.99
(£124.34)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)

Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £75.99
(£66.08) £75.99
(£66.08)

Lian Li PC-A07B Aluminium Midi-Tower - Black (No PSU) £66.69
(£57.99) £66.69
(£57.99)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)

Logitech LX8 Cordless Optical Mouse (910-000325) £24.99
(£21.73) £24.99
(£21.73)

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)

Logitech Classic Keyboard 200 (968019-0120) £8.99
(£7.82) £8.99
(£7.82) Sub Total : £851.82 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £15.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £130.10 Total : £997.42

Looks good, thanks.

I notice that nobody ever appears to include an OS?

I'd like to give him a couple of options if possible e.g. £600, £700, £800 & £900.

Regards,

Andrew

RJC · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:26

AMD Setup:

You can download Win 7 RC for the time being and use that or you can pre-order for £49.99

Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor £159.99
(£139.12) £159.99
(£139.12)

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 Glaciator+ 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £108.99
(£94.77) £108.99
(£94.77)

Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £105.00
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £94.99
(£82.60) £94.99
(£82.60)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)

OCZ Platinum AM3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P1333LVAM4GK) £47.99
(£41.73) £47.99
(£41.73)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £44.99
(£39.12) £44.99
(£39.12)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)

Logitech LX8 Cordless Optical Mouse (910-000325) £24.99
(£21.73) £24.99
(£21.73)

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)

Logitech Classic Keyboard 200 (968019-0120) £8.99
(£7.82) £8.99
(£7.82) Sub Total : £632.08 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £96.99 Total : £743.57

zavoc · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:38

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £205.99
(£179.12) £205.99
(£179.12)
Samsung SM2233BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £152.98
(£133.03) £152.98
(£133.03)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
(£125.21) £143.99
(£125.21)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - OEM (H487F1GP) £103.99
(£90.43) £103.99
(£90.43)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM + Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher (66I-03525) £99.99
(£86.95) £99.99
(£86.95)
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £75.99
(£66.08) £75.99
(£66.08)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £44.99
(£39.12) £44.99
(£39.12)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £38.99
(£33.90) £38.99
(£33.90)
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2 (M7A-00027) £19.99
(£17.38) £19.99
(£17.38)
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Sub Total : £838.16
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £127.90
Total : £980.56

Also contains an OS with Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher

zavoc · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:50

Different (Dual Core)

HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - OEM (H487F1GP) £103.99
(£90.43) £103.99
(£90.43)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM + Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher (66I-03525) £99.99
(£86.95) £99.99
(£86.95)
Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £80.49
(£69.99) £80.49
(£69.99)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail £51.99
(£45.21) £51.99
(£45.21)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £44.99
(£39.12) £44.99
(£39.12)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £38.99
(£33.90) £38.99
(£33.90)
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £37.98
(£33.03) £37.98
(£33.03)
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2 (M7A-00027) £19.99
(£17.38) £19.99
(£17.38)
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Sub Total : £482.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £74.32
Total : £569.77

doug17 · 18 Jul 2009 at 20:59

Similar to RJC's AMD build though it includes a quad-core and a bigger HDD (may not be needed though it will give your dad some more to choose from

). I haven't included a monitor or keyboard/mouse. I would recommend using the Win7 RC for now and preordering a retail version for around £45-50.

-Doug.

izzop · 18 Jul 2009 at 21:06

Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and specs so far, appreciate it.

Andrew

TheVoice · 18 Jul 2009 at 21:51

You're allowed to mention Dell by name, just not post links to the system config pages on their website.

Dell are great for low-end PCs and the value for money in that respect is often very good, but if you've got a bigger budget it tends to work out cheaper to build one. Worth comparing them though, because sometimes they do special offers and discoutns which can bring the prices down quite a bit.

BIGBC · 18 Jul 2009 at 23:36

TheVoice said:
Dell are great for low-end PCs and the value for money in that respect is often very good, but if you've got a bigger budget it tends to work out cheaper to build one. Worth comparing them though, because sometimes they do special offers and discoutns which can bring the prices down quite a bit.

I started buildin PCs almost a year ago because Dell put such a radiculous mark-up on their kit and wouldnt offer anything but Vista, dont think they pose any threat to OcUK.
Built 9 PCs since sourcing the components from OcUK.

TheVoice · 19 Jul 2009 at 09:47

Depends what you're after really. I'd always build my own PCs because as you say, the mar-up on higher-end kit (especially PCs for gaming) are huge, but their low-end systems are often very cheap. Got my Mum a slimline dual-core AMD PC with 20" monitor for £350, no way was I going to be able to build her one for the same money!