View Full Version : Buying a new PC
Daniel_Nash
25-03-2004, 01:38 PM
I am looking to get a new PC quite soon, within the next 2 weeks actually.
Money is no object, and i mean that. If you came back with something over £3k i'd consider it.
I will need lots of memory, high processor speed, big HD, CD RW (not fussed about a DVD RW), decent graphics card.
Plus whatever else is deemed necessary by those in the know.
Can someone find me the best one out there at the moment?
Thank you.
Batman
25-03-2004, 02:00 PM
try www.ebuyer.com or www.planetmicro.com
If you know what your doing, you can build your own customised PC to the perfect specification that you want. If not, they also do some pretty cheap 'ready-made' systems.
The micro mart magazine is a pretty good place to look. The likes of PC world are far too overpriced.
Batman
25-03-2004, 02:06 PM
sorry... www.planetmicro.co.uk
La Bombonera
25-03-2004, 02:13 PM
Posted by Daniel_Nash : Money is no object, and i mean that. If you came back with something over £3k i'd consider it.
Well, you can certainly have my 3yr old tank of a pc for £3K ... £2.5K for cash :p
Daniel_Nash
25-03-2004, 02:14 PM
Nah it's ok.. i'll let you keep that :p
Luca Brasi
25-03-2004, 02:16 PM
check out http://www.alienware.com
Daniel_Nash
25-03-2004, 02:20 PM
Will do, cheers. I was trying to think of them!
Random*
25-03-2004, 02:21 PM
Alienware make the best PC's for 'money no object' gaming. Otherwise, if you want a decent PC and piece of mind, buy a Dell - they're built superbly, and having top customer service to back it up.
Daniel_Nash
25-03-2004, 02:23 PM
It won't be used for playing games, at all.
Their laptops are gorgeous though.
Dodger
25-03-2004, 02:33 PM
Originally posted by Random*
and having top customer service to back it up.
Have you ever used their customer service? I have...
youth-travel
25-03-2004, 02:33 PM
this has the lot you would not build it for cheaper, part for part
http://www.tiny.com/packages.php?prodid=7670
Pay Nothing For 6 Months - Finance Agreement Subject To Status
This system is usually dispatched within 5 days of cleared payment
Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3200 Processor
Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Memory - 1024MB DDR RAM (2x 512MB)
Hard Disk - 200GB 7200 RPM ATA-100 Drive
Optical 1 - 4x Multiformat (+/-) DVD-Rewiter / DVD Copier Drive
Optical 2 - 16x DVD-ROM Drive
Graphics - 128MB ATi Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Graphics with PCTV & TV Out
PC-TV System - PC-TV System, Media Software and Remote Control
Modem - Dedicated high speed Supanet optimised 56K modem
Internet Access - Supanet Internet Access Preloaded
Monitor - 15" TFT Flat Panel Monitor
Network - 10/100 Ethernet Port for Home Networking
Firewire - 2x 1394 Firewire Ports
Card Reader - ConnectPro 10 in 1 Multi-Format Card Reader & Writer
Sound - 6 Channel Sound Onboard
Keyboard etc. - Multimedia Keyboard, Optical Mouse & 2.1 Stereo Speakers
Ports etc. - 1.44MB Floppy Drive, USB2.0 Ports x4, Parallel & Standard Ports
Case - Full ATX Tower Case with Upgrade Capacity (7 Drive Bays)
Motherboard - MS6741 K8 Micro ATX Motherboard
Software 1 - Microsoft Works Version 7
Software 2 - Microsoft Office 2003 - 60 Day Trial
Software 3 - Cyberlink PowerDVD Software Suite
Software 4 - Pinnacle DVD Copying Suite
Model - S2822
£997.64
inc. vat
Deal 7
http://www.timegroup.co.uk/images/products/main/iwn_pack2.jpg
RichieG
25-03-2004, 02:36 PM
Never buy Tiny, they are evil money grabbing barstards who exist only to rip people off, and that's a quote from a bloke who used to work there!
BringBackSasa
25-03-2004, 02:40 PM
Evesham?
BaldEagle96
25-03-2004, 02:43 PM
My own home pc is a Tiny and I have never had any problems with it in 18 months or so now!!! However my previous two ones were from Time and I did have a number of problems - and if you are not aware of it Time have recently bought Tiny out!!! Most of their pcs are not Pentium chipped so I would stay clear.
I have just bought a Dell for my youngest son based on a lot of personal recommendation. Ordered it about 10 days ago and it is being delivered tomorrow. You should check out their website as you can just about get a pc built to your own specs!!!
Good luck anyway!
Buy an Alientech PC, they are mgihty machines, and yes they ARE near the 3k mark.
PengeEagle
25-03-2004, 03:53 PM
Originally posted by RichieG
Never buy Tiny, they are evil money grabbing barstards who exist only to rip people off, and that's a quote from a bloke who used to work there!
Completley agree...also don't buy from PC World as they are c*nts too!
23ac
RDSdaEAGLE
25-03-2004, 03:59 PM
Dell.
Always.
Originally posted by RDSdaEAGLE
Dell.
Always.
Value for money aswell:p
RichieG
25-03-2004, 05:36 PM
But dodgy drivers when you get them (see my Generic Computer Help thread) :(
limited_edition
25-03-2004, 05:42 PM
Originally posted by RichieG
Never buy Tiny, they are evil money grabbing barstards who exist only to rip people off, and that's a quote from a bloke who used to work there! Yep, that's true. I thought Tiny had gone bust, anyway. They merged with Time a year or two ago and that's the last I heard of them. Didn't think they were trading under the Tiny name anymore. My old PC was a Tiny and I had problems galore. :veryangry
Thankfully, I've now got a Dell and I've got no complaints.
saul1664
25-03-2004, 05:43 PM
Originally posted by PengeEagle
Completley agree...also don't buy from PC World as they are c*nts too!
ooops too late ... got 5 year insurance too ...
kolinkins
25-03-2004, 05:45 PM
MESH have been very good to me since i brought from them 2 years ago. And the quality of DELL goes without saying.
kolinkins
25-03-2004, 05:46 PM
and if money really is no object, have a look at this baby:
http://www.meshcomputers.com/updated/elite_a2.htm
congress
25-03-2004, 05:57 PM
If you are not serious about playing games on it, I would seriously consider an Apple Powermac.Okay, there is not a lot of software out there compared to P.C's but the software and operating system included are very good.
I was in PC World the other day and saw the 23 inch Apple flat panel Displays.They are simply stunning.get one of them and a top of the range Powermac but you wont have much change out of 3 grand.
malbee
25-03-2004, 06:26 PM
Originally posted by RichieG
Never buy Tiny, they are evil money grabbing barstards who exist only to rip people off, and that's a quote from a bloke who used to work there! bought a computer from Tiny 6 years ago and it is still going strong, used 4 or 5 hours every day and never a problem i couldn't fix myself.
daveweller
25-03-2004, 06:34 PM
on my second Mesh, though their one time sponsorship of Clowntown weighed against them
Daniel_Nash
26-03-2004, 08:00 AM
Thanks people.
I am serious about the money, and the no games part.
I have a Dell laptop and while it's chunky it has been very good.
Tiny are evil, and PC World are generally rubbish.
RichieG
26-03-2004, 01:06 PM
What will you use it for Dan?
Stavros 69
26-03-2004, 02:39 PM
Where are you gonna get that kind of money from Dan, your a fecking student. I cant even afford my water bill at the mo
Twyford Bee
26-03-2004, 07:10 PM
Originally posted by youth-travel
this has the lot you would not build it for cheaper, part for part
I find that hard to believe. My friend reckons you can build your own top-of-the-range computer for £400, and that's being fairly generous. I'm not sure if his estimate included monitor or not, but just because it's under £1000 that doesn't make it unbeatable. With those deals you're paying for the software and features that they want to give you in the price, rather than what you actually want.
You could save a few quid by not having a 128MB graphics card for a start, you don't seem to need much at all for watching DVDs, if you want it to have at least that much multimedia capability. (Just seen you said you need a big one, see last paragraph below).
In terms of brands, my family still use the Compaq Presario we bought 5 years, 8 months ago (first Presario to have a DVD drive I think, which still plays things fine). I'm using an HP Pavillion which is 1 year, 8 months old. We've never had a problem the actual PC part of either of them, so I'd recommend them.
I got a DVD-R drive for Christmas and it's brilliant, I've got about 15 different video bootlegs, through a mixture of downloading (when at university) and postal trading. Would never have got nearly as many without being able to record my own. And that's without dodgy film downloads!
I think it's important that you consider (and therefore tell us! if you want recommendations) what you DO want to use it for, rather than what you don't. Do you need a big graphics card if you don't want to play any games? Do you need the hard disk just for music? On reflection I didn't need the graphics card in mine, but could probably have done with the DVD-R. Then again, I probably got a faster drive for the money, by waiting and then upgrading.
Fountainhead
26-03-2004, 07:27 PM
Another one to stick up for Tiny. Had mine about 4 years. It was very cheap and cheerful but I've had no problems whatsoever in that time.
Stavros 69
26-03-2004, 07:33 PM
Originally posted by Fountainhead
Another one to stick up for Tiny. Had mine about 4 years. It was very cheap and cheerful but I've had no problems whatsoever in that time.
TINY SUCK !!!
NO1FAN
26-03-2004, 07:48 PM
Does anybody know anything about a german company called Medion?
If they are any good? Any recommendations? etc etc ?
Geezer
26-03-2004, 08:00 PM
MESH are the dogs bolacks. Never had any trouble with mine.
Build your own! i've just ordered the following from ebuyer. They will arrive on tuesday and when finished should be a pretty sh1t hot system for about 400 quid!
A7V8X-MX SKT A VIA kM400 MATX VGA Sound Lan USB 2 Retail Box
52570 154 £33.07 £33.07
Western Digital Cavier SE 80Gb 7200rpm 8mb Cache Hard Drive - OEM
34419 281 £42.60 £42.60
Samsung 512 PC3200 DDR400 184pin Original Memory Module
52561 453 £48.99 £48.99
AMD ATHLON XP2800+ 333MHZ FSB 512Cache L2 Cache CPU Barton - OEM
46144 17 £64.99 £64.99
Coolermaster Aero7 Lite Fan Upto Xp3200 Skt A with Speed Adjustment
51155 94 £9.49 £9.49
Deluxworld M9512 4-1 Pack - Case Keyboard Mouse Speakers
51403 562 £26.87 £26.87
Nec 8x DVD Dual R/RW IDE BLACK Burner - OEM
58481 66 £59.67 £59.67
Samsung 52x Internal IDE CD-ROM Drive (Black) - OEM
45582 115 £8.99 £8.99
Relisys TE770 Black 17ins monitor FST 0.27dpi 1280x1024
43706 74 £69.69 £69.69
Cart Total: £364.36
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Robin
27-03-2004, 09:26 AM
In my experience Evesham are excellent and better value for money than Dell. Phone support is also very good.
henryhallandhisbasque
27-03-2004, 10:00 AM
Best to get cheap and nasty. If you buy good and expensive, it's only out-of-date before it arrives.
ALDI (don't laugh!) probably do the best-value (Medion), best quality PCs on the market at the best prices. No wonder it's mainly the staff who snap them up before the public get to see them.
I wouldn't touch TINY with a large bargepole, nor Dell, nor EveSHAM.
Meerkat 2
27-03-2004, 10:31 AM
http://www.eurowidepc.com/
Good customer service. If you have an operating system already they will install it with your serial number.
Daniel_Nash
27-03-2004, 04:46 PM
Originally posted by Stavros 69
Where are you gonna get that kind of money from Dan, your a fecking student. I cant even afford my water bill at the mo
Don't worry about that!
Changed my mind.. new laptop, as i will be moving from house to house, flat to flat, country to country etc.
Build my own? hah, nice idea but this is me here.. i can't even assemble a train set properly.
Daniel_Nash
27-03-2004, 09:23 PM
Just done it, bought this: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=58917
£780 ex VAT
Looks good enough to me.
saul1664
27-03-2004, 11:17 PM
Originally posted by Daniel_Nash
Don't worry about that!
Changed my mind.. new laptop, as i will be moving from house to house, flat to flat, country to country etc.
Build my own? hah, nice idea but this is me here.. i can't even assemble a train set properly.
Watch your GB space with a laptop about 20GB, no good if you want your music on the PC, with the TFT screens, most PC's are virtually laptops anyway (not like you can take it on the train, but less space taken up and a lot lighter).
Originally posted by Daniel_Nash
Just done it, bought this: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=58917
£780 ex VAT
Looks good enough to me.
order some lead trousers too - that's going to be one hot piece of kit
Daniel_Nash
27-03-2004, 11:47 PM
Originally posted by Dave
order some lead trousers too - that's going to be one hot piece of kit
Do you mean "ouch it's overheating and melting me!" or "wow, that's pretty powerful shit, dude"?
Originally posted by Daniel_Nash
Do you mean "ouch it's overheating and melting me!" or "wow, that's pretty powerful shit, dude"?
the former
Daniel_Nash
27-03-2004, 11:49 PM
Asbestos table from IKEA then.
Originally posted by Daniel_Nash
Asbestos table from IKEA then.
It should be fine on any table (within reason) but I wouldn't have it on my lap for too long
Daniel_Nash
27-03-2004, 11:53 PM
That's alright then.
Long story behind why this is needed, won't bore anyone with it. Short version is, house sold, next 6-8 months will be spent in different apartments in different places while things are finished and it's a hassle packing up and moving more boxes than you need.
Palace121
28-03-2004, 12:06 AM
Still think this would have been your best option if money was no object. ;) http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/features/index.htm# :o
Daniel_Nash
28-03-2004, 12:07 AM
$8000.
Seems ok if you're a Russian Billionaire, but i can think of better things to blow that kind of cash on.
Palace121
28-03-2004, 12:12 AM
Originally posted by Daniel_Nash
$8000.
Seems ok if you're a Russian Billionaire, but i can think of better things to blow that kind of cash on.
$8000 is the cheap option. If you click buy now and choose everything the best that they can be...it would cost you $25,000. Unbelieveable how amazing it is though. :p See the screen? You have to buy that seperately and the one they show (92 inches) is only another $27,000. :o
Perhaps when I win the lottory. :D
Daniel_Nash
28-03-2004, 12:15 AM
Still, that's only one year at an American college.
Seems cheap.
Palace121
28-03-2004, 12:40 AM
Originally posted by Daniel_Nash
Still, that's only one year at an American college.
Seems cheap.
:rolleyes: You serious?
Daniel_Nash
28-03-2004, 12:45 AM
About which part?
Also think you missed the point.
Palace121
28-03-2004, 12:47 AM
Originally posted by Daniel_Nash
About which part?
Also think you missed the point.
Probably, I'm lost. :o
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