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Apologies in advance.
Don't need to go into great detail, but anyone suggest a desktop PC source/make? Obviously there's the big players (Dell etc), but where else? I don't do gaming, but a little bit of photo/video stuff and general office/home duties, so nothing special required. I was thinking 23/24 screen size, happy to get screen separately (already looked into screens, familiar with types and pros/cons). My old PC is getting on in years, a few issues cropping up, and it's the end of a decent tax year so may as well make use of the allowances. Not wanting expensive, but a few hundred available. Happy to save a bit with wired peripherals, keyboard/mouse etc., it's fixed at the desk. Don't want the hassle of building etc, just order it and plug&play for me. All suggestions welcomed. ![]()
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Overclockers.co.uk do a good selection of built systems.
I built my girlfriend a system for £350 which she is very happy with for general tasks. It has an i3 processor, 8GB of ram (overkill but the difference in 4 and 8 is about £15 so you'd be stupid not to) and integrated graphics, and a 500gb HD. You should look for about this spec. You should be able to get it built for about £500 incl. monitor. How much are you willing to spend? |
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Just go Dell, my dads been doing that for years and any problems he has had were fixed quickly and with no hassle.
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I would recommend Dell too, good solid machines. Had half a dozen laptops off them in the past and all bar a hard drive and some squeaky screen hinges they still work. I would guess their desktop PCs are just as sound.
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overclockers are expensive, i'd be looking at scan; although not the cheapest they regularly have good deals on solid machines.
Not sure I'd buy a branded pc for myself personally (unless it was a real bargain), I'm not a fan of Dell but certainly wouldn't say it'd be a bad choice
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Try Aria or Scan they do really good systems and know their stuff.
Buy a copy of Custom PC and see what deals are in there too ![]() I know you mentioned you don't want the hassle of building one but its not difficult and wouldn't take more than and hour to knock up a simple system from scratch plus you may be able to save some pounds....
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I think you'd struggle to do owt bespoke for less than an off the shelf dell etc.
And for a general use PC, why bother, the clunkiest 1600 AMD with 256 ram in it still runs general sh*te fine...
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If you want to buy the tower unit complete and already have the monitor/keyboard etc. you could always try the Dell Outlet Store http://www.dell.com/uk/dfh/p/?~ck=bt
Some good deals on notebooks and all-in-ones in there too depending on what is in stock.
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This will do everything you want, it wont use much power and they look pretty cool.
No DVD drive though so you'd have to buy a USB one if you need one. Oh and you'll have to buy a monitor as well.
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