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
•  250gb 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
•  Free 12 month subscription of AVG Internet Security V9
•  3 year hardware warranty*

£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  11th January 2010)

Processor		inc VAT
	AMD PhenomII X4 9650 2.30GHz AM2 - 4Mb Cache	£40.00
	AMD AthlonII X3 720 2.80GHz AM3 - 7.5Mb Cache	£80.00
	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.80ghz (E7400) - 1066MHZ FSB, 2 x 3Mb Cache	£60.00
	Intel Core 2 Duo 3.00ghz (E4500) - 1333MHZ FSB, 2 x 3Mb Cache	£100.00
	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.33ghz (Q8200) - 1333MHz FSB, 2 x 2Mb Cache	£140.00
	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.83ghz (Q9550) - 1333MHz FSB, 2 x 6Mb Cache	£180.00
	Call for pricing and availability on new Intel I5 and I7 Core processors
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 (Standard AMD & Intel systems)		inc VAT
	Upgrade to 3gb (3072mb)	£30.00
	Upgrade to 4gb (4096mb) - Windows 7 64bit versions only	£40.00
Please enquire for memory installations above 4Gb (AMD systems only)
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
	256mb PCI-Express	£40.00
	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
* 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)	£90.00
	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
	* 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.  Example: Microsoft Office Professional 2007 as a boxed    product off the shelves is normally in excess of £450 inc VAT!
	1 Not for commercial usage.  Only for use by qualifying   individuals in full-time education.   For use on up to 3 PCs within the same household
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.

* 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.