Prebuilt pc store in uk?

[Ram_senpai]

Im looking where to buy pre built pcs here in london. And yes i know that a custom one is better 

[daniielrp]

Don't know any stores in London but scan and pcspecialist can pre bulild and ship them to you.

[Dresta]

1 minute ago, Ram_senpai said:

Im looking where to buy pre built pcs here in london. And yes i know that a custom one is better 

Why not just build a pc for your budget and pay NCIX $50 to build it for you? i think they also include a OS if you go to them

[soup]

11 minutes ago, Dresta said:

Why not just build a pc for your budget and pay NCIX $50 to build it for you? i think they also include a OS if you go to them

He's in LONDON the shipping would crucify him.

 

To the OP google " pre built PC's London " 33million results. You are unlikely to get recommendations from here of pre-builts the vast majority here build their own.  Or have reaserched/assembled the parts and had a freind build it

 

[Ram_senpai]

Just now, Dresta said:

Why not just build a pc for your budget and pay NCIX $50 to build it for you? i think they also include a OS if you go to them

I dont think that theres an ncix in the uk

[Thony]

5 minutes ago, Dresta said:

Why not just build a pc for your budget and pay NCIX $50 to build it for you? i think they also include a OS if you go to them

UK = UNITED KINGDOM not USA or CANADA....

[Dresta]

3 minutes ago, Ram_senpai said:

I dont think that theres an ncix in the uk

They ship the pc to you,you tell them what components you want they build it and ship it

[Dresta]

2 minutes ago, Thony said:

UK = UNITED KINGDOM not USA or CANADA....

THANKS MAN,YOU ENLIGHTEN ME AGAIN THANKS DUDE THANKS,I DID NOT KNOW UK = UNITED KINGDOM,HOLY SHIT THANKS DUDE AGAIN THANKS!

[Dresta]

7 minutes ago, Ram_senpai said:

I dont think that theres an ncix in the uk

is there any firm that builds pc's there?

[soup]

4 minutes ago, Dresta said:

They ship the pc to you,you tell them what components you want they build it and ship it

Shipping is NOT free, from Canada to the UK is likely to be extortionate

[Dresta]

1 minute ago, soup said:

Shipping is NOT free from Canada to the UK is likely to be extortionate

ya like 30-40$ which is still better than a prebuilt

[Monkey Dust]

I'd just order it from Scan or Overclockers, delivery won't be that bad. And it won't be assembled by someone on London wages, so there is quite a saving there.

[soup]

3 minutes ago, Dresta said:

ya like 30-40$ which is still better than a prebuilt

You really think shipping something the size and weight of a PC from Canada to the UK will only be $40 ?

[Thony]

8 minutes ago, Dresta said:

THANKS MAN,YOU ENLIGHTEN ME AGAIN THANKS DUDE THANKS,I DID NOT KNOW UK = UNITED KINGDOM,HOLY SHIT THANKS DUDE AGAIN THANKS!

Good, so next time u can suggest local sellers instead of those half the globe away

[Dresta]

Just now, soup said:

You really think shipping something the size and weight of a PC from Canada to the UK will only be $40 ?

Yeah,since i order heavy stuff from ebay from the US to the EU

[Dresta]

Just now, Thony said:

Good, so next time u can suggest local sellers instead of those half the globe away

The planet is small,you make it seem like NCIX is in Andromeda

[Thony]

Just now, Dresta said:

The planet is small,you make it seem like NCIX is in Andromeda

Not everyone can spend $200 on shipping and risk the items being damaged and order them again while wait 2 months for them.

[treeroy]

14 minutes ago, Dresta said:

is there any firm that builds pc's there?

Yeah, PC Specialist is the biggest. Scan and Overclockers do them too, and there are smaller firms as well, like Cyberpower, Computer Planet, Box, Chillblast, there's loads. 

[soup]

9 minutes ago, Dresta said:

Yeah,since i order heavy stuff from ebay from the US to the EU

Well I just went on to the NCIX website and shipping of a PC ( with no KB,mouse or monitor) was in the $200 region then you have insurance (if taken)and taxes (if paid) on top of that, a bit more than $40 .

[Ram_senpai]

Just now, treeroy said:

Yeah, PC Specialist is the biggest. Scan and Overclockers do them too, and there are smaller firms as well, like Cyberpower, Computer Planet, Box, Chillblast, there's loads. 

Well which one do you recommend? And one more thing. Currys pcs are crap right? As well as their service

[soup]

Currys/PC world do not build their own they only act as sellers for Lenovo, HP, Acer, Asus etc etc

If you know what you are looking for where you actually buy the PC is pretty moot (it all hinges on price/customer service/value adds).

 

Not bought a pre-built in years[1]so I couldn't say which company has a good rep for systems, also unable to tell you good retailers local to you as I am in Scotand not London, but still not as far as North America.

 

[1] Sort of told a lie there N^o2 son (23 so autonomous but still at home) got a Lenovo all in one from John Lewis, maybe because they are a co-op rather than a business their service seemed first rate.  Has been one problem, JL checked it wasn't something obvious and had unit sent to Lenovo for the actual fix.

[treeroy]

Just now, Ram_senpai said:

Well which one do you recommend? And one more thing. Currys pcs are crap right? As well as their service

I have only ordered a full PC from PC Specialist. It was well assembled and good delivery, no real complaints that I have. I think they installed Windows already which was neat. 

The only problem with PCSpecialist, or at least when I bought mine, was on their system builder the default PSUs and GPUs were ones that they chose themselves. eg if you select "500W PSU", you don't know what PSU you will be getting so you should defo pay more and get a specific model. and with the GPUs, if you selected like a GTX 680 you had no idea what the model would be, what cooler it would have. I dont know if that is still the case with them.

 

Scan is great, I buy all my parts from them as they have next day delivery, good customer service, fantastic finance, and extra limited insurance - pay £20 and if you break anything in the first two weeks from receipt, then they give you a new one. However I haven't used their custom builder so can't comment on that.

[treeroy]

Oh and yeah, I wouldn't recommend a desktop system from any manufacturer tbh, and PC World doesn't offer any custom builds.

PC World service is terrible, they scammed me into a direct debit without my permission which is fucking bullshit. I would still buy peripherals from them as I like testing them in the store but wouldn't buy anything else.

[Ram_senpai]

Just now, soup said:

Currys/PC world do not build their own they only act as sellers for Lenovo, HP, Acer, Asus etc etc

If you know what you are looking for where you actually buy the PC is pretty moot (it all hinges on price/customer service/value adds).

Yeah i know what to look for. The pcs there sucks at upgradability and the cases barely have airflow

[soup]

3 minutes ago, Ram_senpai said:

The pcs there sucks at upgradability and the cases barely have airflow

Pre builts in a nut shell. 

 

How bad(relatively) the PCs are is not really Currys/PCworlds fault, it is more the choices the manufacturers make at those price points.