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Originally posted by Shadow_Link
God damn, if only I knew how to build my own computer... 
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I know it'll sound really repetitive, but it really is a piece of p1ss. I first considered building my own about 4 months ago, and since then I've hepled my flatmate build his, built my own and done a shedload of computer upgrades through work.
It's just a matter of deciding what you need and then looking about for stuff on the net, or in shops. These days, it's much easier - components are all standardised, and just so long as you buy decent stuff that follows proper standards and are able to get hold of all the neccesary drivers and know how to install your own OS, you're laughing.
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Originally posted by Shadow_Link
Do you know of any good places in London that would build a computer for me if I bought all the parts, while not charging me a hefty amount?
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No, I don't. I know a few places on TCtRd that build bespoke machines, but they all seem to insist on supplying their own components and charge and arm, a leg and some black market body organs for their services. The longand the short of it is, if you want your own computer, you need to build it yourself.
If you want, just ask and I can give you a list of components. I'm currently speccing mt flatmates girlfriends new computer, and I expect that to cost me about £650 (the expensive bit is that case - which makes up about £150 of the price. Another of the gorgeous Lian Li's again...).
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Originally posted by Shadow_Link
And where did you purchase the parts from?
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Quite a few places (includng Micro Anvika, Maplins and a few other places dotted about TCtRd), but here are all the online vendors I used:
www.kustompcs.co.uk
www.overclock.co.uk
www.scan.co.uk (that DVD-RW was a bargain)
www.dabs.com
www.crucial.com/uk (they have a great tool so that if you don't know what type of RAM you need you can find out easily - I got mine cheap cos it went through with a bulk buy via the company)
Don't be scared of building your own - the fun is in picking the components, the agony only comes when you try to get the f*#$&ng heatsink on the CPU!