[Albert Lionheart]

Just because I could, I costed up the cheapest bits I could find to build a new PC complete and ready to go.
Based on the AMD LE1200 chip, motherboard with onboard VGA & sound, 512 Mb DDR 400, 80 GB SATA drive, IDE DVD/RW drive, mini tower case, 17" multimedia TFT, stock mouse & keyboard, Linux. total £180.29 + VAT

Not that I would want to use it, but an interesting little exercise.

[Blackmirror]

Thats really cheap Albert

[Albert Lionheart]

I was surprised how cheap it could be done myself - the most expensive item was the screen at about £77 + VAT. No allowance for labour in building it and no profit margin either. If you add the VAT it would still be under £215.

Can anyone do any better based on UK prices?

[Blackmirror]

How much do you charge Albert ??

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally Posted by Albert Lionheart

Just because I could, I costed up the cheapest bits I could find to build a new PC complete and ready to go.
Based on the AMD LE1200 chip, motherboard with onboard VGA & sound, 512 Mb DDR 400, 80 GB SATA drive, IDE DVD/RW drive, mini tower case, 17" multimedia TFT, stock mouse & keyboard, Linux. total £180.29 + VAT

Not that I would want to use it, but an interesting little exercise.

Sounds just like mine.

[Joshuashawharvey]

All prices are inclusive of VAT

CPU - AMD Sempron LE 1100 AM2 = £14.04
Motherboard - MSI K9MM-V with onboard VGA and Sound = £23.21
RAM - BIOSTAR 512MB DDR2-533 = £3.49
Case - Casecom midi with 350w PSU = £15.69
Mouse and Keyboard - Gigabyte black = £5.99
Hard drive - Maxtor 80GB SATAII = £22.96
Monitor - Hanns.G 17in TFT = £73.86
Optical Drive - Optaric DVD-RW = £13.54
OS - Linux

Total = £187.14 including VAT

Stuff was found on Ebuyer, Aria, BT Shop, InfraTech UK and FunkyGiraffe

[Blackmirror]

Ok so a challenge for you..........

I want a new pc
I want to be able to play all the latest games out of the boxes
No need for a monitor as i have a 19 Inch new one

How much would it cost me ??

[Albert Lionheart]

Originally Posted by Joshuashawharvey

All prices are inclusive of VAT

CPU - AMD Sempron LE 1100 AM2 = £14.04
Motherboard - MSI K9MM-V with onboard VGA and Sound = £23.21
RAM - BIOSTAR 512MB DDR2-533 = £3.49
Case - Casecom midi with 350w PSU = £15.69
Mouse and Keyboard - Gigabyte black = £5.99
Hard drive - Maxtor 80GB SATAII = £22.96
Monitor - Hanns.G 17in TFT = £73.86
OS - Linux

Total = £173.60 including VAT

Stuff was found on Ebuyer, Aria, BT Shop, InfraTech UK and FunkyGiraffe

Good one Jason - some of your bits are the same as mine from Ebuyer (where I priced everything anyway) but you forgot the DVD drive but it is still going to be cheaper than mine!

Donna - I would not use either of these machines for serious gaming!

[Ukkonen]

hmm,, Jimm's-pc store had a ultimate gamer computer for 7099€ (7099 € = 5 716.48£)
It should do the job

[Dr Strangelove]

Thats a nice cheap one, Relzuz.

[dudeking]

PC's are cheap now, £200 is normal for a base unit even from retail.

[Albert Lionheart]

True Eddie - but these two are complete with 17" monitor, sound etc etc.
Still I wish I could buy the OEM packs cheaper than I do - would make my systems that much more competitive!

[dudeking]

Yeah but remember this £200 is complete with vista, monitor what £60 sound £5.

Yours would be another £100+ to have vista on.

I'm really sad that its like this, that you can buy PC's cheaper than you can build them but its the way things are going, and TBH the particular PC im thinking of has 1GB DDR2 not the 512 in your build.

I used to love building PC but there's no money in it anymore

[Blackmirror]

You have any Ram Albert or any cheap places to get some
I think Dr Stranglove is looking for some

[dudeking]

Buy ACER ASPIRE M1640 | Desktop pc - Specification | Comet

Dual core, 1GB ram, keyboard, mouse, only thing your missing is monitor. I've tried prices can't be matched building It's a sad time.

[Albert Lionheart]

These were "trade" costs from ebuyer and an OEM Vista basic is only about 50 quid. See Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic -SP1- Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 32-bit - English - Ebuyer
I only build them to order and for existing clients - as you say there is no margin in this side any more.

Dr S - what RAM are you looking for?

[dudeking]

Web design is where the money is at the moment. An interactive website will easily get £1000 for what, 2-3 days work.

Easy money

Even static sites, you can sell websites for £20-£50 and still make money.

[Albert Lionheart]

I do the basic ones only and charge about £300/400 for them depending on how many pages. No flash but most people seem to want clean simple sites modelled on Google as a style.
If they want more complex I have a contact who does them for me.
Biggest problem is the client mucking about with the brief, mission creep and then trying to collect the extra fees. Really gone off them now and won't do them unless it is for someone special.

Originally Posted by dudeking

Buy ACER ASPIRE M1640 | Desktop pc - Specification | Comet

Dual core, 1GB ram, keyboard, mouse, only thing your missing is monitor. I've tried prices can't be matched building It's a sad time.

That is a great spec - and I like Acer products 'cos they do what they say on the box.

[dudeking]

You gotta get them to sign a site breif mate, its the only way to get around that problem and set out a full price list.
I didn't do flash till recently, but its really good once you get into the action script side of things. The only thing I ask of clients is a sketch or some ideas of a theme, im crap with themes, but if I have an idea to work with I can do anything pretty much.

I'm glad some ones trying too keep alive the PC building business, I gave up long ago.

Originally Posted by Albert Lionheart

That is a great spec - and I like Acer products 'cos they do what they say on the box.

I prefer HP but its not bad at all for the price

[Albert Lionheart]

Nothing happens without the brief - but still they muck you about.
I have not been asked to do a site for a while now - and I think I am happier about that than I should be, if you follow my drift!