Anyone build their own PC's

denis · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:17 am Post subject: Anyone build their own PC's

I've been building them for 16 years now.

My how things have changed over the years, the technology has moved tremendously in that time. Wink

It's so easy to do, the only tool you need is a philips screwdriver and if you want to take the plunge here's a link to the supplier I go to, their component prices are very good, they're located in Alloa which is not too far from Cumbernauld.

www.silicon-group.co.uk

I built my latest system last summer, here's the spec -

Asus M2N-E SLI motherboard,
AMD 6400 dual core processor,
4 gig of Ram,
256 meg Graphics card,
1 x IDE hard disc,
2 x Sata hard discs,
1 x external hard disc,
1 x DVD Rom,
1 x DVD writer, dual layer,
1 x tower case.

Total cost, around £500.

The Sata discs are three times the speed of the IDE ones. Wink

Have a go at it, you'll save a fortune and you'll know you've done it all yourself. Wink

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John Thomson · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:56 am Post subject:

I used to build my own........but economies of scale seems to have brought down the cost of already built systems..........especially when you take the OS into account..........Ebay is always a source of cheap pc's as is e-buyer but the latest flyer I got from Dell had some amazing prices........laptops from £179 +vat Shocked

I agree that you do get a sense of atisfaction when you build your own Smile

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denis · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject:

I agree John, you do get a good deal nowadays, the package offers are really good, however, you get what they want to give you as they're off a prodution line, Dell will accomodate you as to your own spec but you have to pay more.

This is why I build my own, I can choose the best components and also customise my system to suit me. Wink

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shirley c · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject:

My brother does his own too, going to get him to do me one when I have spare cash as this one is a bit rubbish now
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Magz · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject:

you sure need alot of hard drives Shocked

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