Handcrafted PCs

If you are in the market for a PC it can be a very confusing time. There are many brands, a multitude of CPU, hard drive and memory options so it can be very difficult to know what to choose and if it is a good deal.

Handcrafted PC aims to make your life easier and demystify the whole process of choosing a PC. Handcrafted PC offers ready built PCs which are already generously configured but best of all Handcrafted PC offers a build to order service where Handcrafted PC selects the most appropriate components for your specific needs. That way you don't pay for functionality you won't use.

As a cost effective alternative to buying a new PC it is often possible to upgrade your old PC and give it a new lease of life. You will be amazed what can be achieved through upgrades. See our Upgrades page for more details.

The PCs for sale in the department stores are general purpose machines. They are perfectly OK for many purposes but they are master of none. You may be paying for functionality you don't need, or be compromised if you actually wanted the machine to do something specific such as gaming or video processing. Furthermore most machines on the market have insufficient memory for even heavy general purpose work and only come with one hard disk which is not the ideal solution as you should keep your data and the operating system separate. Most commercial machines also are full of useless software that you neither need or want and as such this fills up your disk, memory and processor and actually slows down your machine.

Handcrafted PC can build a machine for your needs. Handcrafted PC will ensure that the PC is designed for you with the features you need and the components that are most appropriate for you. All PCs use ASUS or Gigabyte motherboards, the world leaders. Handcrafted PC offers both Intel and AMD processors depending upon your preference. We also only install the essentials, the Operating System ( Windows or Unix ) and antivirus software ( Windows PCs only ). The rest is up to you.

All PCs are made up of the same type of components, in other words they all have the same architecture. Furthermore as the PC is what is termed an open architecture this means that you can take components from different manufacturers and assemble them into a PC. This is exactly what PC manufacturers do. Although you may buy a PC branded "ABC" brand this does not mean the components are made by "ABC".

Typically PCs are made for a specific price point, especially at the competitive low end of the market and consequently the manufacturer will shop around for the best price for each individual component. It is not unusual for the same model of PC from the same manufacturer to vary in the individual components over a period of say six months. This can make support difficult if you buy a number of PCs over time. With different components this can mean that different drivers are required to run Windows and as a result one machine may respond differently to a new version of software.

Handcrafted PC generally builds to a required level of functionality (much like the policy adopted by Apple). This means that the PCs built by Handcrafted PC have a much more consistent set of components.