A lower price for the same performance?

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deadman_uk

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You may have seen many posts by me asking for help, this is because I am building my dad his first PC. He doesnt have a lot of money but he wants a pc that can play games, can do video editing, photo editing etc.

I have chosen these parts...

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My question is.. is there any possible way I can reduce price without reducing performance? He wants the MX518 for gaming, he wants this printer because I have a similar printer (the iP4000) and he is happy with the prints and he likes the case.

Thanks for any help
 
You'll get a lot more help if you convert that to American Dollars. As it stands, we really have no idea of the proportions.
 
There's no point to convert to american dollars. Different markets, different economies. Prices will be way off.

However, you can ignore the prices and just recommend what's "cheaper but almost the same performance" as he was asking.

The one thing I can tell is, why do you need both a DVDRW and a CDRW? Just get a DVDROM and DVDRW, you do realise the DVDRW can also burn CDRs =)

Another thing is, consider buying used. I picked up a full system for 3/4 of the price of a brand new one, and it wasn't even that dated! (A64 3000+, 1gb DDR3200, x800XL)

Good luck!
 
You'll get a lot more help if you convert that to American Dollars. As it stands, we really have no idea of the proportions.
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UK prices are over 1/3 more expensive than US prices so it wouldnt make sense.

The one thing I can tell is, why do you need both a DVDRW and a CDRW? Just get a DVDROM and DVDRW, you do realise the DVDRW can also burn CDRs =)
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A good point, ill consider just buying the DVDRW Drive.

Another thing is, consider buying used. I picked up a full system for 3/4 of the price of a brand new one, and it wasn't even that dated! (A64 3000+, 1gb DDR3200, x800XL)
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2nd hand stuff doesnt come with a guarantee so if a part breaks down, my dad will have to spend more money buying a replacement. Plus... 2nd hand stuff will not last as long as new stuff, I perfer buying stuff new and my dad agrees.
 
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