Sorry about creating yet another thread however I want to try and build it over half term and I am not going to wait longer for a new 'Something' since there is always a new 'something' coming soon. What I currently have is very expensive and I need people to help me trim down the price...
Current Spec:
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Full Tower Case - No PSU £129.99
Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W PSU £140.87
Zotac GTX295 1792MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDMI PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card £419.98
Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm *32MB Cache* - OEM £48.22 £96.44
Asus P6T DELUXE X58 Socket 1366 7.1 channel audio ATX Motherboard £239.94
Plexus Serial ATA 2.0 7-pin Cable (Red) 61cm / 24" £2.55 £5.10
OCZ 6Gb (3x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz Memory CL7(7-7-7-20) 1.6V Compatible with I7 Motherboard £159.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium w/SP1 - Complete package - 1 PC - DVD - English International £133.08
Microsoft Desktop 8000 - Wireless Bluetooth Entertainment Keyboard & Mouse £171.72
Extra Value F6102 Adjustable Fabric Office Chair Blue £59.99
Samsung SM2433BW 24" TFT Monitor 1920x1200 20000:1 300cd/m2 5ms VGA/DVI Glossy Black 3 Years On-Site Warranty £206.50
Logitech G51 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System - 155W RMS £94.39
NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100 (draft 2.0) £63.43
Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Socket 1366 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor £255.25
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Thread: Building a custom PC - £2000
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Building a custom PC - £2000
Chippiewill.
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You could skim down on the speakers.. unless you're a fan of high quality sound
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06-02-2009, 07:03 PM #4
Get OEM of vista instead of retail, free £50 or something.
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get a cheaper PSU. 850w or so.
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maybe, I read in a book though that they're copy got suspended as they weren't a system manafacturer
edit: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152604 for psu?Last edited by Chippiewill; 06-02-2009 at 07:08 PM.
Chippiewill.
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06-02-2009, 07:11 PM #7DarrenToogood Guest
Get rid of the OS. Just download it? Also maybe cut back on the keyboard/mouse.
Doing that will save you £250-300.
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06-02-2009, 07:12 PM #8
Not everyones cheapskates who need free stuff.
Originally Posted by DarrenToogood
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With OS you need to be careful as it can be patched so you cant use a downloaded copy. Also I want this keyboard in particular as it runs on 2.4 frequency giving it excellent range.
edit: down to £2050, it would be great if I could get below £2000Last edited by Chippiewill; 06-02-2009 at 07:16 PM.
Chippiewill.
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Originally Posted by 00chips
Holy christ that is expensive, here, buy this:
Last edited by Jewish Bear; 06-02-2009 at 07:31 PM.
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