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Title: A New Computer
Post by: Dr.Death on April 17, 2011
Hi guys i am looking into finally getting my new computer now as i have some spare cash what the wife dosen't mind i spend...

About a month ago i bought a new monitor a nice 23" Samsung SyncMaster P2450 so i want a sweet system to go with it i have about £900 to spend on one i really would like a SSD drive for the bootup any ideas to what & where ??

P.S i live in the UK  ;D
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: combatking0 on April 17, 2011
If you want to build your own PC, there's a good online store called Scan.co.uk

They have reasonable delivery charges too.
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: Shockwave on April 17, 2011
£900 is a good budget, are you looking to build yourself something or are you after something off the shelf?
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: LittleWhite on April 17, 2011
A fried of mine bought one on overclockers.co.uk
Recent PC:

Core i7 950
6Gb DDR3 1600Mhz
GTX 470
1 SSD 64Gb
1 HDD 512Gb

For 1200 (with screen 22'). So maybe you can get something really good there ;)
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: Jim on April 17, 2011
I've been looking at the AMD Phenom II X6, the 6 core CPUs.  Far cheaper than Intel and good bang for buck.  You can also avoid the absolute top of the range gfx and buy last year's model for a quarter of the price without compromising too much.
If you already have a screen, all the peripherals and a case and PSU, you shouldn't need to spend anywhere near 900quid to get a screaming system.

Jim
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: Dr.Death on April 18, 2011
I have had a quick look at Overclockers some nice kit on there & someone at work told me about YoYo computers so i will have a look on there too..

@ Jim I have got an AMD FX 64 now in my machine so i will have a look at the AMD Phenom II X6 i was hopeing to get an I7 but just out of my league...

@ Shockwave i really don't want to build it my self incase i fuck something up....LOL
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: Hotshot on April 18, 2011
Building computer for yourself is Cheaper than buying a computer from the shop!

AMD Phenom II X6 is very good as better than Quadcore Intel where I7 Cpu is the best but they are expensive...

Good Luck on whatever decision you make :)
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: combatking0 on April 19, 2011
My friend bought a high-end PC from Overclockers a few years ago - he was very pleased with the product.
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: Dr.Death on April 19, 2011
Thanx guys i think it might be overclockers i get it from but everytime i look i think i need some more money.....LOL

I am going to save a bit more..
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: JL235 on April 20, 2011
For my PCs and parts I often buy from Ebuyer (http://www.ebuyer.com/). They are generally cheap and also do next day delivery.

Another good place to check for peripherals (keyboards, monitors, speakers, etc) is Amazon! With so many sellers and so many items you can often find one or two dirt cheap offers. I bought my MS keyboard from there and at the time couldn't find it cheaper anywhere else.

I would also recommend looking at clearance parts. I've bought high-quality speakers, monitors and PCs at dirt cheap prices simply because they were marked clearance or ex-display. Sometimes you get issues like missing leads, but otherwise the quality of clearance items is equal to their new counterparts. For example I bought an excellent 24" 1080p monitor a year ago for £130; today I can only find 2 monitors that (just) beat that price (and one is also ex-display).
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: StatMat on April 20, 2011
I further the recommendation of Overclockers. They're a very profesional bunch with some well tested kit. ;)
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: Dr.Death on April 20, 2011
I really think that its going to be overclockers i just need some more money..... :updance:
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: Shockwave on April 20, 2011
JL235 has a good point about Ebuyers too.. I know you already have your monitor sorted but Ebuyer is a really good place to buy bits and pieces - my mum got an awesome sony LED monitor on there dirt cheap.
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: Dr.Death on April 20, 2011
Jesus just had a quick look at ebuyer & found this...

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/225766


Nice for the money  :carrot:
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: padman on April 20, 2011
Well, it's gotta be good since Jesus had a look and found it...  ;D
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: Dr.Death on April 20, 2011
LOL

Thanx m8  :telloff:
Title: Re: A New Computer
Post by: JL235 on April 20, 2011
Quote from: Dr.Death on April 20, 2011
Jesus just had a quick look at ebuyer & found this...

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/225766


Nice for the money  :carrot:
Ewwwwwwwwwww... Phenom.