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PC Base Unit (+ / - £2,000, UK) ? Helping a Friend Shop

by Tom Addams
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I'm helping one of my coaching students find a new computer this weekend. Long shot, but I'm wondering if any UK Warriors can throw us some links.

I get my own tech from CyperPower. We've found some nice base units on CyperPower and Amazon UK for his budget but I'm seeing if I can save him a few quid without sacrificing quality and reliability.

His budget is around £2,000 for the base unit but he's comfortable at looking over that figure for a deal. We're looking at new-gen i7s, 16/ 32 GB, nvidia 1080 8GB, 2TB, etc. Those are the base specs and ideal for what he does. Depending on the entire system, average local prices are around £1600 and £2200. Seeing if I can save him a few quid on that.

He'll be looking around later when he gets up. I'm an early riser, so I'm hunting around now. If you know of any decent deals in the UK, whack me with any links you have. As I say, bit of a long shot, but we've got plenty of UK Warriors, so you never know.

Cheers,

Tom
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    Originally Posted by Tom Addams View Post

    I'm helping one of my coaching students find a new computer this weekend. Long shot, but I'm wondering if any UK Warriors can throw us some links.

    I get my own tech from CyperPower. We've found some nice base units on CyperPower and Amazon UK for his budget but I'm seeing if I can save him a few quid without sacrificing quality and reliability.

    His budget is around £2,000 for the base unit but he's comfortable at looking over that figure for a deal. We're looking at new-gen i7s, 16/ 32 GB, nvidia 1080 8GB, 2TB, etc. Those are the base specs and ideal for what he does. Depending on the entire system, average local prices are around £1600 and £2200. Seeing if I can save him a few quid on that.

    He'll be looking around later when he gets up. I'm an early riser, so I'm hunting around now. If you know of any decent deals in the UK, whack me with any links you have. As I say, bit of a long shot, but we've got plenty of UK Warriors, so you never know.

    Cheers,

    Tom
    Why such high spec, is he a gamer? With that sort of budget he could get something with a 4k display in with the price. Also an SSD hard drive and conventional HD combo. SSD's will speed your loading times up no end.

    There you go, I have a Dell, no problems (not affiliate). https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-XPS-Ga...puter+desktops

    And here's a nice 28" 4k monitor which brings the total to just over 2k, (non affiliate). https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-VP28UQ...ds=4k+monitors

    Try getting that sort of spec for the money from Apple. Lol
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    • Profile picture of the author Tom Addams
      Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

      Why such high spec, is he a gamer? With that sort of budget he could get something with a 4k display in with the price. Also an SSD hard drive and conventional HD combo. SSD's will speed your loading times up no end.

      There you go, I have a Dell, no problems (not affiliate). https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-XPS-Ga...puter+desktops

      And here's a nice 28" 4k monitor which brings the total to just over 2k, (non affiliate). https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-VP28UQ...ds=4k+monitors

      Try getting that sort of spec for the money from Apple. Lol
      Thanks, Ian!

      I'll add those to the list of potentials; I appreciate it. That monitor, especially, is a beaut for that price.

      I know what you mean about Apple; price over power. I'm a sucker for some Apple products (phone, tablet) but that's as far as my madness goes.

      Well - as far as my tech madness goes

      Cheers,

      Tom
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    Tom, I've gone to Novatech in Portsmouth for my last couple of PCs. They let you customise individual components and choose the operating system - and the build quality is good.

    I don't know how they'd compare price-wise for the type of system your friend wants, but their after-sales service/tech support, when I've needed it, has been top notch. https://www.novatech.co.uk/
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    • Profile picture of the author Tom Addams
      Originally Posted by Frank Donovan View Post

      Tom, I've gone to Novatech in Portsmouth for my last couple of PCs. They let you customise individual components and choose the operating system - and the build quality is good.

      I don't know how they'd compare price-wise for the type of system your friend wants, but their after-sales service/tech support, when I've needed it, has been top notch. https://www.novatech.co.uk/
      That's what I was looking for as well. Thanks, Frank!

      Overall, the prices are pretty comparable to where I'm used to, Cyber Power, but I'm seeing some good specs and prices in their deals section. I'm going through it now and I'll add it to our list. I appreciate you throwing that at me.

      It's much easier when I shop for myself. I don't throw money around but I'm less concerned about getting a deal. When you help a mate and you see a spec, you want to make sure you're not overlooking a better option.

      Thanks, guys.

      Cheers,

      Tom
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