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We have been supplying custom-built computer systems for over five years.

We use standard off-the-shelf components from brand-name suppliers ensuring you are getting excellent value-for-money with outstanding reliability.

We don't overload our systems with masses of software that you'll never use either, and it's ready to use as soon as you connect it all up and turn it on - and you're unlikely to need to download lengthy updates as we've done all that for you too!

 

Base specification

This is our entry-level system suitable for general home or office usage.  To improve the performance and longevity of the system further, a number of upgrade options are listed below to further enhance your computer system.

•  AMD Athlon64 245 2.9GHz 2mb cache dual-core processor
•  Gigabyte motherboard
•  2048Mb (2gb) DDR2 memory
•  High-speed DVD-writer optical drive
•  320gb Serial-ATA hard disk drive
•  Integrated memory card reader
•  High-definition audio inc. headphone and microphone ports
•  6 x High-speed USB2.0 ports (min. 2 front, 4 rear)
•  10/100/1000mbps Ethernet network ready
•  Integrated video display controller
  Microsoft and/or Logitech keyboard and optical mouse
•  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system
   
(Windows XP Home can be supplied at no extra cost if preferred whilst stocks last)
•  Black MicroATX case
  12 month subscription of AVG Internet Security V9 for complete Internet protection
  3 year hardware warranty * (
see warranty terms and conditions below)

Price £399.99 inc VAT

For monitor options, please click here.

Why not consider our PC Setup service to take away the hassle of setting your new system up at home and transferring your old data to the new system?

 

Upgrade options (updated  19th July 2010)

Processor inc VAT
  AMD Athlon X4 630 2.80GHz £50.00
  AMD PhenomII X4 945 3.00GHz £80.00
 

  Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93ghz (E7500) £50.00
 
 
  Intel Core 2 Quad 2.50GHz (Q8300) £100.00
 

  Intel Core i3 2.93GHz (530) £120.00
  Intel Core i5 3.20GHz (650) £180.00
  Intel Core i5 Quad 2.93GHz (750) £200.00
 
Primary Hard Disk inc VAT
  500Gb S-ATA £20.00
  750Gb S-ATA £35.00
  1Tb S-ATA £50.00
 
Secondary Hard Disks inc VAT
  320Gb S-ATA £50.00
  500Gb S-ATA £60.00
  750Gb S-ATA £80.00
  1Tb S-ATA £100.00
 
Memory - DDR2/DDR3 inc VAT
  Upgrade to 3gb (3072mb) £30.00
  Upgrade to 4gb (4096mb) - Windows 7 64bit versions only £50.00
Please enquire for memory installations above 4Gb
Removable Storage inc VAT
  3.5" 1.44mb floppy disk drive £10.00
 

  Additional DVD-RW drive £40.00
 
Networking and Communications
(wireless equipment also available, please enquire)
inc VAT
  Internal 56k V92 modem £10.00
  802.11G (54mbps) Wireless network card (internal or USB) £40.00
  802.11N (300mbps) Wireless network card (USB) £70.00
  IEEE1394 Firewire card £20.00
 
Graphics Card* inc VAT
  512mb PCI-Express £60.00
  1Gb PCI-Express £80.00
 

  256mb PCI-Express FX380 Quadro card for CAD/CAM systems** £130.00
  512mb PCI-Express FX580 Quadro card for CAD/CAM systems** £200.00
  512mb PCI-Express FX1700 Quadro card for CAD/CAM systems** £400.00
  768mb PCI-Express FX1800 Quadro card for CAD/CAM systems** £475.00
  512mb PCI-Express FX580 Quadro card for CAD/CAM systems** £200.00

* ATi cards will be supplied with AMD systems and nVidia cards will be supplied with Intel systems

** If investing in a system for CAD/CAM purposes and you use specialist software such as Autocad or anything similar, we highly recommend that you consider investing in a Quadro graphics card also.  From our own experiences, the differences in image quality and the possibilities available (3D rotation, shading and shadowing etc.) are incomparable against a standard onboard or dedicated graphics card.

Other inc VAT
  Blu-Ray Value Entertainment pack
(BR-Rom/DVD-RW/CD-RW + HD video card)
£200.00
  Blu-Ray Premium Entertainment pack
(BR-RW/DVD-RW/CD-RW + HD video card)
£300.00
 
Operating System upgrades (from Windows XP Home / Windows 7 Home) inc VAT
  Windows XP Professional (with Windows 7 COA) £65.00
  Windows 7 Professional (32 bit or 64 bit) £50.00
  Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit) £100.00
32bit software versions are supplied as standard.  Please state at time of ordering if you wish us to supply 64-bit versions of the Windows 7 operating system at no extra cost.
For information on the additional features available in Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate click here.
Office Productivity Software inc VAT
  Microsoft Office Home and Student 20071
(Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word)
£100.00
  Microsoft Office Basic 2007*
(Excel, Outlook, Word)
£200.00
  Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2007*
(Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word)
£250.00
  Microsoft Office Professional 2007*
(Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word)
£300.00
  Microsoft Office Home and Student 20101
(Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word)
£100.00
  Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010*
(Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
£200.00
  Microsoft Office Professional 2010*
(Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word)
£300.00
 

* OEM versions.  Only available with purchases of new systems.
   It is cheaper to buy OEM versions of software at the same time as buying a new computer
   than it is to buy the product on its own at a later date.
   For example: Microsoft Office Professional 2010 as a boxed retail product is
over £400.

  1 Not for commercial usage.  Only for use by qualifying individuals in full-time education.
 
Power options inc VAT
  Quiet-running kit (power supply, case fan, processor fan) £90.00
  APC 500V UPS/Battery Backup £75.00
 
Extended warranty inc VAT
  1yr onsite warranty extension £50.00
  3yr onsite warranty extension £130.00

Systems ordered by 12.00pm Monday to Friday can normally be built and delivered within five working days (within UK mainland) subject to availability.

For a full quote or to place an order, please call our offices on 0845 370 0811 or email our Sales department.

 

Warranty Terms and Conditions

* Desktop systems are supplied with a one year return-to-base parts and labour hardware warranty followed by two years labour only warranty.

In the event that a warranted fault is experienced with these goods, the buyer should contact Rascom I.T. in the first instance and provide details of the fault/symptoms. This will be assessed by an advisor or engineer and, if necessary, a return of the goods shall be arranged (cost of return shall be the responsibility of the buyer). Any goods returned within one month of the purchase date, and confirmed as faulty by the manufacturer, shall be replaced or refunded.  Refunds will not be offered on systems returned after thirty days nor on systems where a problem has been identified within 30 days from purchase but the customer has declined to return them to us for refund or repair.