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Can you replace the spare TV with a cheap tablet that runs iPlayer or streaming channel of choice, freeing up your chest of drawers? If you transfer windows license from old PC the savings would buy a kindle ;)

Do you need the second drive for more photos? If you’re planning a minimum of 5 years photography and you’re at 3.5 TB of 4 TB already you’re likely going to need a bigger or second drive? On back up I assume you’re sorted with that? Aim for 3 copies of everything with one of those copies off...

If you can still change things post the configuration link, you will then hopefully get advice before close of play today. I’m no expert so will leave that to others, but I would up the warranty to silver as it’s only £5.

Don’t downgrade the power supply PCS don’t account for spikes in power use, and as I understand it it’s hard to upgrade it. 1000W should avoid that and allow some room for upgrade.

I’m not an expert in graphics cards, so will let others comment if this would make a difference to the card you can afford. If can transfer your windows license from a previous PC, that would save about £100 giving a little more back in budget. Even if it doesn’t help now, it’s still £100 saved!

Is saving up a bit more an option, or do you need it now? I’ve had 2 PCS systems, first lasted 10 years, second running strong on year 4. Budget builds are less likely to last. So a couple of hundred extra now could save in the long run. But appreciate you may well just not have that money.

Don’t get bogged down in ps5. If you’re going console route consider the Xbox s. Decent game machine, leaves some budget for a PC that would do office tasks - word, email etc just fine. Best of both worlds?!

I’d add the silver warranty for £5 too.

Rating it a 568. But I’m not prepared to say what my rating scales from or to. Nor am I going to disclose the criteria I used to rate your PC. Hope my rating is helpful though.

Full disclosure. I’m currently banned from a major high street watch retailer for pointing these rights out.

‘Your rights under the Consumer Rights Act are against the retailer – the company that sold you the product – not the manufacturer, so you must take any claim to the retailer.’ This is an independent right to a warranty. Shops often try to wriggle out of it and divert you to the manufacturer...

Issue isn’t warranty, it’s your rights on any purchase, including PCs. Apologies it is now the Consumer Rights Act not Sale of goods but it covers you for goods that are of ‘unsatisfactory quality’ (which would be the argument in this case) and the claim is against the retailer, not anyone else...

I don’t know enough about PCs to comment on build. Nor am I a lawyer! But on Curry’s and warranty, is it worth a go reminding them of your basic consumer rights under Sale of Goods act? I wouldn’t expect a new PC to fail in 18 months and as Curry’s are the retailer would think it’s their...

Certainly can,. Thanks!

Sorry to ask again, but going to order and it appears the fractal focus g case is no longer available. Can anyone suggest a reasonable alternative?