Good Value?

[Rubber Bullets]

I have just found this site.

Using it I have specced a system based on an Athlon64 3500+ chip with dual 160Gb hard drives, 1GB of RAM and a GeForce 6800GT graphics card. I also put in a 400W cooler power supply and went for the 4 USB 2 port option.

No DVD or CD drives, I'll use my existing ones, likewise with the soundcard.

No other extras at all software etc.

The whole lot, including a case weighed in at around £980. I am not sure that I could get all those components any cheaper myself, and I would still have to build it myself. I could probably achieve this, but having had a few disasters in the past with just single component changes I would prefer to get a prebuilt system.

So what do you think of the site? IS the whole thing good value or not?

Thanks

RB

 

[Trem]

Compare prices at www.overclockers.co.uk RB, if its any cheaper or similar then tell me what you want and I can go get it and build you the pc(they are 5 minutes away from me) if you want. You just pay for the postage down to you when its done.

 

[Tom]

Well heres the thing. Have you heard from anybody else who has bought from them? Because unless you have anecdotal evidence of their services, then I wouldn't bother.

 

[Rubber Bullets]

Thanks John,

What do you reckon?

Sparkle GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) £247.50

AMD Athlon 64 3500 Newcastle 130nm (Socket 939) £172.50

Asus A8V Rev.2 Deluxe (Socket 939) Motherboard £69.95

Crucial 512MB DDR PC3200 CAS3 X2 £107.90

Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler £27.50

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB 1600JD SATA 8MB Cache X2 £112.00

Lian Li PC 61 Aluminium Midi-Tower (NO PSU) £74.00

Enermax Coolergiant 430W EG435AX-VHB(G) SFMA Power Supply £53.00

Total £1015, but at least I know what every component is.

RB

 

[Rubber Bullets]

Tom, you're right.

They do have testimonials on their site, as well as e-Bay feedback, though that is mostly for selling very cheap power supplies.

RB

 

[Trem]

I'm gonna get slated here but I do love the Geforce cards(way more than the Radeons), so I agree with that. WD are by far the best hard drives out there imo. Personally I would always go for Intel processors, just a personal preference as I do alot of dvd authoring etc. Asus mobos are great whether its for an Intel or AMD so thats a good choice. Sexy case as well.

All in all its a good system chum but its still a grand.

I was going to say what Tom said as well, its all well and good getting cheap stuff but its a twat if one of those items doesn't work and the company plays silly buggers when it comes to swapping it.

Can't beat going into a shop and buying pc stuff tbh.

 

[Rubber Bullets]

Can't beat going into a shop and buying pc stuff tbh.

Except by getting someone else to go into a shop, buy it and build it for you.

RB

 

[Trem]

Yes there is that