John 1987
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I was just wondering if people think this is a good system, and for £1754 inc VAT and Delivery whether it's a good price, can people beat this system (any links)? If I were to buy the parts individually how much would I be looking to save? I'm still not sure whether I'm confident enough to build it myself, how hard is it, how badly could I mess it up, do I need tools, what sorts of wires would I need, or do they all come with the components? You see I have little idea. If I were to take all of the parts to a local computer shop, would they put it together for me, if so at what cost, I also wonder if they would let me watch as they build it, so I would know for future reference.
Quote from pcspecialist.co.uk
Processor (CPU)
INTEL® Core 2 Duo E6700 (2 X 2.66GHz) 1066MHz FSB/4MB L2 Cache
Memory (RAM)
2048 MB CORSAIR DDR2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5N32 SLI SE DELUXE: 2 PCI, DUAL LAN, SATA RAID, 2 PCI etc
Operating System
MICROSOFT WINDOWS® MCE 2005 (inc. Remote, CD & license) (£96)
Vista Upgrade
Free Upgrade to Vista Premium with purchase of Windows MCE 2005
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory
400GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7200rpm)
CD/DVD Drive
18x +/- DVD WRITER (8x +/- Dual Lyr) (5x DVD-RAM) (40x CD-RW) (£18)
Graphics Card
768MB GEFORCE 8800GTX PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1: £50
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 57 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD FORMAT)
Case
Stylish Silver Aluminium Trigon Case + 2 Front/Side USB
Power Supply & cooling
1000W Quiet Five Rail PSU incl Case Fan & CPU Cooler (£179)
TV Card
DIGITAL & ANALOG TV CARD (Watch Freeview / Terrestrial on PC) £29
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Cordless Internet Pro Desktop Keyboard + Mouse (Black) (£17)
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1 Year Free Collect & Return: £5
Quote from pcspecialist.co.uk
Processor (CPU)
INTEL® Core 2 Duo E6700 (2 X 2.66GHz) 1066MHz FSB/4MB L2 Cache
Memory (RAM)
2048 MB CORSAIR DDR2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® P5N32 SLI SE DELUXE: 2 PCI, DUAL LAN, SATA RAID, 2 PCI etc
Operating System
MICROSOFT WINDOWS® MCE 2005 (inc. Remote, CD & license) (£96)
Vista Upgrade
Free Upgrade to Vista Premium with purchase of Windows MCE 2005
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory
400GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7200rpm)
CD/DVD Drive
18x +/- DVD WRITER (8x +/- Dual Lyr) (5x DVD-RAM) (40x CD-RW) (£18)
Graphics Card
768MB GEFORCE 8800GTX PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1: £50
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 57 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD FORMAT)
Case
Stylish Silver Aluminium Trigon Case + 2 Front/Side USB
Power Supply & cooling
1000W Quiet Five Rail PSU incl Case Fan & CPU Cooler (£179)
TV Card
DIGITAL & ANALOG TV CARD (Watch Freeview / Terrestrial on PC) £29
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Cordless Internet Pro Desktop Keyboard + Mouse (Black) (£17)
Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1 Year Free Collect & Return: £5