Finally – the self-build PC lives

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

It’s been a long and arduous process: ever since our esteemed Editor challenged me and four of my colleagues to acquire computers for £250 – with Stuart Turton trying to blag one for free – I’ve been scratching around dozens of online retailers to find the cheapest components and the most reasonable component prices.

Last week I finally put together a specification I was happy with and ordered my components, and it was soon time to start building. A somewhat slap-dash assembly proved that the rig worked, and yesterday my three replacement case fans turned up.

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