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Custom Builds
It is possible to buy a PC now for a few hundred pounds from large vendors, if you wish to go down this route you get a cheap PC and I do mean "cheap". Firstly big manufacturers use some high quality parts (on the more expensive machines not on the real cheapies), but most of the rest of the machine is as cheap as they can possibly make it especially things which are very important for reliability like the Power Supply. They also bundle tons of features most users neither need or want and sometimes use non standard cables, connectors and hardware bios to lock the customer into their brand. The pre-installed software is always full of maker related advertising and spyware, usually you do not get the full Windows XP O/S which you paid for unless you specifically ask and insist on receiving XP or Vista CD, what you get is some form of backup CD and / or hidden partitions on the PC which do nothing more than install the original software from the day the machine was born, incidently wiping all your stuff, music, photos etc. Never mind you have a backup don't you, and you tested it didn't you? More recently pre-installed McAfee & Norton Security are set to auto renew subscriptions annually without making this clear to the buyer and also giving no clear way to cancel the automatic payments.

Why Custom Build?
To get a PC built for your specific requirements using high quality components and no extras you do not require with no hidden software embedded in the machine spying on you, also there is no point having a ton of cheap parts and a shoddy case thrown together on a production line if you do not want or need most of it. A custom PC comes with exactly what you need using the best, most appropriate components for the job therefore spending the money in a more focused way. This gives you a computer which does what you need it to do, and is easy to upgrade / modify because it does not use non standard parts or cabling so you get quality and reliability throughout. All components are guaranteed directly from the hardware maker not from whoever the supplier was, ever used a help line to get your 3 month old PC fixed? good luck with that.

A basic custom built PC with high quality hand picked components, a decent case & Windows XP installed and set up properly will cost around £375.00 to £600.00, a bit more for a machine to run the Windows Vista operating system properly.

A custom built top spec games machine with Dual Graphics Cards, Dual or Quad processors, top spec RAM modules, Audiophile Sound System, Liquid Cooling etc will cost from about £3,000-00 upwards, but if you know what all that is you can probably build one yourself. It is in fact more cost effective to build a high end machine yourself, the top spec machines can costs between £4,000 & £5,000 from a specialist manufacturer.

If you want a PC built for you or an old PC re-built I will advise, I will also help you to DIY build your own PC if you want to.......contact me

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