I have 300 pound
- Thread starter Whoops777
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Beggars can't be choosersew PC's off FB market place.
add an extra 20 quid onto ur budget if u buy any electronics off of FB marketplace, you'll need compressed air and isopropyl alcohol
- Nov 9, 2007
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I have pretty much done this recently myself.
If like me you don't have an interest in hardcore gaming. If you want a workhorse type pc then just look around for a lenovo business pc and then gut it into a new case and just chuck a graphics card in it. Depending on the graphics card you get you might need a decent psu as well. ALSO make sure you get the lenovo tower versions and not sff etc..
Something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363956567824 i would get, then wait for more money to buy the rest. That is a reasonable price. And can be used as-is until you get more money.
For reference, I got:
Ebay:
£80----- Lenovo ThinkCentre m93p i7-4790; 32gb ram; 1024gb hdd; 512gb ssd with windows 10 pro
£120----Corsair RM850x (2021 edition) -- This was brand new.
£35----- NZXT 710 case
Facebook:
£70 Nvidia GTX 980 ti
There was some various other items that cost £ like converters for proprietary connectors but it was very miniscule compared to the rest.
If like me you don't have an interest in hardcore gaming. If you want a workhorse type pc then just look around for a lenovo business pc and then gut it into a new case and just chuck a graphics card in it. Depending on the graphics card you get you might need a decent psu as well. ALSO make sure you get the lenovo tower versions and not sff etc..
Something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363956567824 i would get, then wait for more money to buy the rest. That is a reasonable price. And can be used as-is until you get more money.
For reference, I got:
Ebay:
£80----- Lenovo ThinkCentre m93p i7-4790; 32gb ram; 1024gb hdd; 512gb ssd with windows 10 pro
£120----Corsair RM850x (2021 edition) -- This was brand new.
£35----- NZXT 710 case
Facebook:
£70 Nvidia GTX 980 ti
There was some various other items that cost £ like converters for proprietary connectors but it was very miniscule compared to the rest.
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reinds me need to stick my old one on facebook, should have done it back when GPU's were mega high prices haha
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+1 I got my laptop off Facebook, spent £100 on a 1tb ssd and like £40 on a single 16gb dimm.
Laptop cost me £120
Total £260
Plays mir perfectly fine, can handle visual studio and really any task i through at it.
If you’re looking to go up to a desktop then PC Part Picker is a great website to use. Will help you. Put the parts you want in and it’ll tell you if it’s compatible, prices and where to buy. They have pre build set ups too.