New PC

[Spangle1187]

I am looking to buy a PC and I want the world but want it to cost very little lol

Has anyone bought a PC recently, got a good deal and would like to share the source???

[mamamia88]

you can probably build one for cheaper. check out slickdeals.net for component deals or sign up for tiger direct and newegg email mailing lists

[andras artois]

How much can you spend? Building one is pretty much always cheaper as mamamia said.

[mamamia88]

check this out. looks like a decent deal http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=61233&SRCCODE=WEM2605BY&cm_mmc=email-_-Main-_-WEM2605-_-tigeremail

[Spangle1187]

How much can you spend? Building one is pretty much always cheaper as mamamia said.

I guess the budget is around £500.00 but saying that I would not mind applying some upgrades as I go, extra ram, extra hdd as long as the basic components are in place for expansion.

[andras artois]

Is that including screen and speakers? How much storage do you want?

[StrayEddy]

If you searching for a laptop: look at the SAGER laptops http://www.pctorque.com/:

pros: cheapest laptops for its power (EVER)
cons: the looking

[SE7EN-LOCSTA]

you can get: core i7-920 @2.66ghz, 9gb ddr3ram, 1tb harddrive, gtx260, integrated 7.1 soundcard, cd/dvd-rw drive for @900. i got mine for 800$ (refurbished) probably one of the best computers for less than 1000$. they go quickly on the various sites that have them refurbished such as tigerdirect and bestbuy. its an asus cg5290, and retails new for about 1200$.

i dont know what all youre tring to do with it, but if youre into gaming, thats a great place to start. it will run any game out at max. no directx11, but ohwell. the graphics card is supported by nvidia 3d vision, which id recommend trying out (even by going the cheap red/blue anaglyph like i do if you dont have an extra 500$+ for the monitor and shutter glasses) as far as anything else like photoshop cs5 or whatever else, it runs pretty much anything ive ever thrown at it. windows experience gives it a 5 something (based off the low score--for the harddrive, which is a standard 7200rpm.. everything else gets a score of above 7 out of 7.9 (ram, processor, graphics card)

[andras artois]

You can get:
Nvidia 450, PhenomII X4 BE, 1TB SATA II HD, 4GB RAM, 600W Corsair power supply, Antec 300 case and a ASUS mother board for under £500.

There's enough money to upgrade to a 1.5TB HD maybe a 2TB HD or to a better Phenom.

That build is enough to game on but don't expect it to be astounding and should fold well enough.

[mips]

You should be able to get a lot for your £500.

Do you need a monitor? What do you want to use the PC for, Gaming etc

Compare component prices from:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/
http://www.aria.co.uk/
http://www.cclonline.com/
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/


Go for a newer Sandy Bridge based system.

[Paqman]

Best way to get bang for your buck is second hand. Computers and parts depreciate incredibly quickly, you can pick up a rocking system that was cutting edge a year or two ago for not a lot of money.

[Quadunit404]

It depends on what you want. I would like it if you would state what you wish out of a computer before I can really begin recommending new PCs.

Such as, what are you: a gamer, a media-heavy power-user, an average PC user or something to browse the web and write documents in an office suite?

[andras artois]

Best way to get bang for your buck is second hand. Computers and parts depreciate incredibly quickly, you can pick up a rocking system that was cutting edge a year or two ago for not a lot of money.

Don't go second hand. Worst idea ever unless you know the full and exact history of it.

Seeing as you're from the UK just go onto ebuyer.com and build something. Would recommend always getting a Corsair PSU. It's not worth the risk of frying your computer getting a cheap one.

[mips]

Would recommend always getting a Corsair PSU. It's not worth the risk of frying your computer getting a cheap one.

Corsair or Antec is always a good bet.