I'm going to upgrade my CPU in the next week or so. I'm not in a position to change the motherboard which is a Gigabyte GA-7VAXP. I'll therefore have to stick to a an AMD XP CPU and plan to go the whole hog and grab a AMD ATHLON XP 3200+. The cheapest price I've seen is £109.00 in VAT from Gladiator Computers.
My question is has anyone dealt with this bunch before as I don't know them from Adam?
I assume that this includes postage?
If not then the usual suspects will all beat £109 inc VAT for the OEM version. Overclockers.co.uk for example.
Edit:
The price is £112.33 once you include the postage and I suspect that it is the OEM version as it does not specifically state either Retail or OEM anywhere. A read of the detailed 'specs' for the CPU does not mention an HSF anywhere. For the small difference and the quality service I'd spend £111.58 of my money at Overclockers or ask for a quote from Norm.
TL.
Ta.
I might actually settle for a 2800+ and a new sexy mobo with that double speed ram thingy. Oh I don't know :( What ever I do will have to be in small steps.
OEM 3200 £105 inc vat/delivery. ;)
QuoteOriginally posted by Norm@Jul 27 2004, 07:27 PM
OEM 3200 £105 inc vat/delivery. ;)
We have a winn3r :thumbsup:
TL.
Does norm own a shop?
QuoteOriginally posted by GhostMjr@Jul 27 2004, 10:18 PM
Does norm own a shop?
Yes.
TL.
Not at the moment I dont,business is ran from my humble abode but not sure how much longer boss lady will put up with the constant roar of 80mm fans, and finding her cupboards and wardrobes full of computer components. :whistle: I'm trying to stall the shop renting bit for aslong as possible to keep my overheads low and hence prices. :)
Have you got any tips Norm?
I'm eager to go into the same type of business, any help would be great. Don't worry I live on the Isle of Man, won't be stealing your customers :)
Lo Bob Barley.
1. Be VERY carefull where you spend your money for advertiseing.
2.Most trade outlets need you to be VAT registered to open an account,even if your not earning £50,000 plus(which it then becomes compulsory).
3.If possible borrow as little money as possible and grow your business slowly,this is only feasible if your better half has a decent job to support family while you build it up.The reason for this is unless your 100% sure you have enough custom from day one to pay back loans etc you will be in deep do do and it would just be another burden on family funds.
4.Be diverse,I do home networking,system builds,fault finding And have a website(hopefully have the time to put something on it,not like me,lol.eventually I will :whistle: )
5.Most of my customers are from word of mouth,so be punctual,polite,dont promise what you cant deliver and always accept a cup of tea/coffe. ;)
6.Make sure boss lady is "onboard" with it,as it tends to take over a bit(read my last post,lol).
7.Be prepared for lots of paperwork,its not all about playing with computers by a long way,unfortunately. : <_<
Anything else you need to know just pm/e-mail me
8. Invest in a copy of Sage Accounts (the basic version) and Sage Payroll. It will cost you less than the resultant savings you will make in accountancy fees at the end fo the year.
9. Keep a single register of all receipts and a single register of all invoices. Number the receipts/invoices as they come in (1, 2, 3, 4....etc) and when you enter them into Sage cross reference the receipt/invoice number in the Ref column - this saves your accountant huge time and therefore you huge cost.
10. Do your own Payroll via Sage Payroll. It will post the figures directly into SageAccounts and do all the calcs for you - it is dead easy to set up and works out all of your national iunsurance and tax liabilities. This is important for Directors as they operate under special rules.
11. Why do 10? Because it will also allow you to submit your end of year PAYE returns electronically and this means the Inland Revenue *pay* you for doing the returns (see the IR website for more details).
12. If you have any decent credit balances try to use Butterfield Private Bank for your business account (but you need £10k to open the account int he first place. For most busineses it should be totally free banking, no interest on the first £10k but then very very good rates of credit interest thereafter (very close to baser rate). For an introduction to them please contact me.
13. Reconcile your bank account in Sage no less than weekly, otherwise the financial reporting tools in Sage do the GIGO thing. Ergo, you have to have at least weekly statements.
Any questions, just PM me.
TL.
Cheers guys :D What do you do for a living then TL?
QuoteOriginally posted by FoCA|Bob_Barley@Jul 28 2004, 07:58 AM
Cheers guys :D What do you do for a living then TL?
He's a nurse!
Go on bob have a guess. ;)