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Custom PCs, built for what you actually do
Gaming machines and office PCs, planned around your budget and built to your specification on Queen Street. No pre-built compromises, no paying for parts you will never use. The quote costs nothing.
Free, no-obligation quote · Built and tested in the shop · Parts keep their maker’s warranty
Built to order
What we build
Every build starts with a conversation about what the machine is for and what you want to spend. The specification follows from that, not the other way round.
Gaming PCs
From a first proper gaming machine to a high-end build. Tell us the games you play, the monitor you have and the frame rate you are after, and we will spec to hit it. Balanced properly, so the graphics card is not held back by a weak processor or starved by a cheap power supply.
Office and business PCs
Machines for work that need to start quickly, stay quiet and keep going. Built around a solid state drive and enough memory to have everything open at once, rather than a headline processor you will never fully use. If you need several the same, we can build them to match.
Build only, using your own parts
Already bought the components, or been given a pile of them? Bring them in and we will assemble, cable and test the machine properly. Handy if you have got most of the way through a build yourself and want someone to finish it or find out why it will not post.
Upgrades to what you already own
Sometimes a new machine is not the answer. If your current PC has years left in it, we will say so and tell you which one or two parts would make the difference. We would rather sell you a graphics card than a whole computer you did not need.
How it works
Four steps, no surprises
Tell us what it is for
Pop in or send the details. What you will use it for, what you have got now, and roughly what you want to spend.
We spec it and quote it
A full parts list with a price, and the reasoning behind each choice. Free, and yours to take away and think about. No obligation.
Deposit, then we build
A deposit covers the parts so we can order them. Then it gets built, cabled tidily and tested properly before it goes anywhere.
Collect and pay the balance
The balance is due when you collect. We will show you it running before you take it away, and we are on Queen Street if you have questions later.
Where you stand
The warranty, in plain English
Every part keeps its own warranty
Components come with the manufacturer’s own cover, and on the bigger items that is often longer than any shop would give you — graphics cards and power supplies frequently carry several years. We give you the paperwork so you know exactly what each part is covered for.
We stand behind the build
The assembly itself — the way it is put together, cabled and configured — carries our 90-day labour warranty, the same as every repair we do. If something we did is not right, bring it back and we will sort it.
You are also dealing with a shop you can walk into, rather than a returns address. That matters more than it sounds when something goes wrong.
Typical prices
What a build costs
There is no honest price list for this. A machine for a home office and a machine for high-refresh gaming are different objects, and component prices move constantly. So every build is quoted individually — the quote is free, and the price we give you is the price you pay.
| Build | Typical use | Turnaround | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming PC | Modern titles at the resolution and frame rate you want | Quoted with the build | Free quote |
| Office or business PC | Work, email, accounts, several screens | Quoted with the build | Free quote |
| Build only | You supply the parts, we assemble and test | Quoted with the build | Free quote |
| Upgrade an existing PC | New graphics card, drive, memory or power supply | Quoted with the build | Free quote |
Questions we get asked
Custom build questions, answered
Is a custom PC cheaper than buying one off the shelf?
Not always cheaper, but almost always better value. A pre-built machine at a given price has to hit a headline specification, and the money usually comes off the parts nobody reads on the box — the power supply, the cooling, the drive. Built to order, every pound goes where you decide. And you can see exactly what is in it.
Can I supply my own parts?
Yes. Bring what you have and we will build with it. That includes half-finished builds that will not start — a fair few of the machines on our bench arrived in a box of bits with somebody at their wits’ end. Parts you supply are covered by whoever you bought them from, not by us, but our work on the build still is.
What warranty do I get?
Two things, and they are different. Each component keeps the manufacturer’s own warranty, which on graphics cards and power supplies is often several years. The build itself — our assembly and setup — carries our 90-day labour warranty. We hand over the parts paperwork so you can see what is covered and for how long.
Do I have to pay up front?
A deposit to cover the parts, so we can order them, and the balance when you collect. We will tell you the deposit before you commit to anything. There is nothing to pay to get a quote.
How long does it take?
It depends almost entirely on how quickly the parts arrive, so we will give you a realistic date along with the quote rather than a number that sounds good. If something is on back order we will say so and offer an alternative instead of leaving you waiting.
Will you help me choose, or do I need to know what I want?
You do not need to know anything. Plenty of people come in able to say only “it needs to run this game” or “the current one takes five minutes to open a spreadsheet”, and that is enough to work from. If you do know exactly what you want, even better — tell us the parts list and we will build it.
Get in touch
Let’s work out what you need
Tell us what the machine is for and roughly what you want to spend. We’ll come back with a full parts list and a price, explain why each part is there, and leave it with you. No cost, no obligation.
- 27 Queen Street, Horbury,
Wakefield WF4 6LP - 07734 666100
- info@atcompu-tech.co.uk
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Thinking about a new machine?
A free quote with a full parts list, then built, cabled and tested properly on Queen Street. Ring us or send the details over.