This a good deal or not?

DaveBennett

DaveBennett

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Hey,

Ive been given a quote from my local computer shop for a new system.

AMD Athlon Dual Core 3800+
Crucial 2GB Ram
180GB HD
Unknown mobo, forgot to write it down when we spoke on phone.
500W PSU
Antec Superlan boy case
Intergrated graphics (ill upgrade when I have the dosh).

£600

Is that a good deal or not?

Dave
 
DaveBennett said:
Hey,

Ive been given a quote from my local computer shop for a new system.

AMD Athlon Dual Core 3800+
Crucial 2GB Ram
180GB HD
Unknown mobo, forgot to write it down when we spoke on phone.
500W PSU
Antec Superlan boy case
Intergrated graphics (ill upgrade when I have the dosh).

£600

Is that a good deal or not?

Dave
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integrated graphics, unknown mobo, no mention of a brand for that psu...cant say it looks much value for money. Tried building your own?
 
@ OCUK Prices

DaveBennett said:
AMD Athlon Dual Core 3800+ £215
Crucial 2GB Ram £120
180GB HD £55
Unknown mobo, forgot to write it down when we spoke on phone. £50?
500W PSU £20 - £70
Antec Superlan boy case £50 ish from elsewhere
Intergrated graphics (ill upgrade when I have the dosh).

£600
£510-£560
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Do it yourself get to know your PC inside out
 
you could build a real PC for that kind of money :D

I suppose it comes down to finance , If it is all you can do untill you get cash to build a monster then go for it .

Little tip thogh ... Get a few quotes on the same set up from other shops ...then haggle them down by telling them " shop X will do it for Y ammont of £ "...worked for me in the past ;)


EDIT : I agree with ste_bla :)
 
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Plus £50 for the Superlanboy thingy

Go on, you know you wanna
 
Bit on the high side IMO.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£193.82
Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS)
£72.79
GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
£64.57
PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO16 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-055-PC)
£123.32
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31637) (HD-001-HI)
£56.34
Samsung SH-W162C 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) (CD-068-SA)
£23.44
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£15.22
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£61.04

Total inc VAT: £610.54
 
The reason I dont know the brands etc is due to the fact he was telling me them on the phone so its hard to note it all down.

I have a feeling the PSU was Enermax or Hiper i think.

Im going to get all the other specs on paper when I pop round the shop.

Also, there is a 3 year warranty. Being only 14 when you manage to blow up your £200 CPU the mother isnt too happy to replace it.

Also, parents paying and they prefer a bought jobbie, dont trust me :rolleyes:

For a bought computer is that a good deal, I know I could make it my self but im not going to. I would if my parents would let me, there money so they decide.
 
DaveBennett said:
The reason I dont know the brands etc is due to the fact he was telling me them on the phone so its hard to note it all down.

I have a feeling the PSU was Enermax or Hiper i think.

Im going to get all the other specs on paper when I pop round the shop.

Also, there is a 3 year warranty. Being only 14 when you manage to blow up your £200 CPU the mother isnt too happy to replace it.

Also, parents paying and they prefer a bought jobbie, dont trust me :rolleyes:

For a bought computer is that a good deal, I know I could make it my self but im not going to. I would if my parents would let me, there money so they decide.
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Remember to haggle then ...get about 3 diffrent quotes from diffrent shops ;)
 
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