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Buying A Desktop Pc

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derekpara | 22:13 Thu 15th May 2014 | Computers
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I have a budget of £400-£500 to buy a new desktop(tower) PC. I will use it for home use, playing music (RealPlayer). I need a DVD Writer/re-writer, at least two USB ports. I will not need monitor or keyboard.

I'm thinking of getting one custom made by a specialist on-line builder and would like recommendations on the more technical aspects I should specify, ie, hard drive size/type, RAM size, etc. Also, I would prefer Windows 7 to Windows 8.

Any suggestions, please ? Or recommendations for an off-the-shelf machine that might suit.

Cheers.

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I'd also stick with Windows 7. With such basic requirements there's very little point in specifying minimum requirements for the size of the hard drive, memory capacity, CPU speed, etc, as any modern PC should easily meet them.

I'd go for the model at £269 here; it fully meets your needs:
http://www.accomputerwarehouse.com/products/computing/windows-7-pcs
(I can highly recommend that seller).
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You could also have a look at EBuyer.com who I've found to be very good.
pcspecialist have good feedback. Their forums are also excellent. Plenty of people can advise and quickly too.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/
http://www.trustpilot.co.uk/review/www.pcspecialist.co.uk

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Thank you all very much.

I feel I can now make an informed choice thanks to your recommendations.

No PC World for me !

Cheers.

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