new computer

[{BE}mxjames]

hey guys
im looking to get a new computer, willing to spend about £1800 - £2000 was looking at alienware, they seem to have good support, but they maybe a little pricey. any one know of any better shops or web sites, i dont realy have the time to build a pc plus i would like a warrenty.

what would you guys get with the money, i wanna get the best i can get with that money
ps its only the pc unit no screen key board speakers etc
james

 

[adams901]

cant you just get a shop to build you a custom PC, I know www.aria.co.uk will build you a PC out of the parts you select. http://www.aria.co.uk/systems_CustomBuild.asp


I just had a play around with it, not sure if i missed anything out,,,


Total System Cost = £ 1,859.72 inc

3½" Floppy Drive £5.49
1YR ON-SITE PC WARRANTY (S2U) £23.00
System Labour Charge £45.00
Asus P4C800 Deluxe £125.00
Chieftec Dragon Silver £39.00
300W ATX POWER SUPPLY £13.00
Corsair Twinx 2x512Mb XMS2700LL DDR £184.00
200GB Maxtor D/Max +9 133/7200 8MB £139.00
16x Pioneer 120 Slot DVD-ROM £29.25
Sony 48x48x24x16 CDRW/DVD Combo £39.00
Hercules Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB DDR £299.00
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer RET £28.00
Microsoft Internet M/Media Keyboard £15.00
19" Iiyama VisionMaster Pro 454 £227.00
Intel Pentium 4 3000 (HT,RET,800) £275.00
Microsoft Windows XP Professional £97.00

 

[{BE}mxjames]

wo

shit cheers man thanks for your time

 

[Wilier]

Personally if you get that system, I should get a better PSU


Ive only had a quick look, and since Im an AMD fanbwoi, I only scoped AMD for you:

Mesh Matrix 3200+

You could build your own Mesh machine.

MESH Essential - Custom Build AMD (sep03)
(Base Price: £ 339 ex VAT)
Case: MESH ATX MidiTower +360W PSU with tool free access (Beige/Black)
Motherboard: ASUS A7N8X nVIDIA nFORCE2 with 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Processor: Upgrade to new AMD Athlon XP 3200+ with Quantispeed Technology at £270
Memory: Upgrade to 1024Mb (2x512) PC2700 DDR (333MHz) at £90
Floppy + Portable Storage Options: 1.44MB Floppy Drive
Hard Drives: Upgrade to 160Gb Ultra Fast with 8MB Buffer (7200rpm) at £80
Video Card: Upgrade to 128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro - TV Out + DVI at £239
Optical Drives: Upgrade to 16x DVD-ROM + SONY DVD-RW Multi Burner (2 Drives) at £144
Sound: Upgrade to the new Creative Soundblaster AUDIGY 2 Platinum at £118
Speakers: New Creative Labs Inspire 6700 - 6.1 Surround at £75
Modem: 56kbps V92 Modem, featuring data and fax.
Keyboard & Mouse: Upgrade to Logitech Cordless Desktop Navigator Keyboard & Mouse at £39
Operating System: Upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP Pro Edition at £50
Warranty: 3 years On Site Warranty (Mainland UK only - Terms Apply)
Delivery: Insured Del within Mainland UK (+ £39) at £39
Price Excluding VAT: £ 1483

Price Including VAT + DEL: £ 1742.53

or you could check this thread and add some better bits, since Jonny's budget was £600 less than yours.

 

[adams901]

Was supposed to have been an enermax 430watt but I clicked the wrong one lol .