Built for what you do,
not off the shelf.

Every part chosen for your workload and your budget, assembled and stress-tested by hand, then supported by the people who built it. Gaming rigs, workstations, office fleets and quiet little storage boxes.

£0

Spec consultation

48h

Burn-in testing

Local

Warranty & support

Custom

Built just for you

Build sign-off · bench test

Passed
CPU
Processor stress test · 2 hoursAll cores at full boost, no throttling, no errors
64°CPass
GPU
Graphics burn-inSustained load, no artefacting or driver resets
68°CPass
RAM
Memory test · 4 passes32 GB at rated speed, profile enabled
0 errPass
NVME
Storage benchmarkGen4 NVMe, Windows installed and updated
7.1 GB/sPass
NOISE
Fan curve & acousticsTuned for quiet under desk load, not just for benchmarks
Tuned
ACS Workshop · BirminghamWarranty Registered

Enthusiasts, students,
and businesses that just need it to work.

A custom build isn’t only for gamers. It’s for anyone whose money is better spent on the parts that matter to them than on a specification someone else chose.

Small business

Machines built for reliability

We’ve supplied convenience stores, schools, architect practices and charities with computers built to run all day for years, sensible parts, quiet cases, easy to service, and identical across the office so support is simple.

Office fleetsPoint of saleReception & back officeMatched specs

Students & creators

High-end machines for demanding software

Architecture, engineering, design and video students who need real graphics and processor power for CAD, rendering and editing, specified so the money goes where the software actually uses it.

CAD & 3DRenderingVideo editingPhotography

Gamers

Something a bit different

Built to specification for people who want more than a beige box: custom cases, proper cooling, internal lighting, cable management you can see through the glass, and frame rates matched to your monitor rather than to a marketing number.

1080p to 4KHigh refreshAir & liquid coolingRGB & custom cases

Enthusiasts

Simplicity, or one specific job

Sometimes the requirement is narrow: a big quiet storage machine, a home server, a media box under the TV, or a small form factor PC that fits a shelf. We cater for large capacity drives and single-purpose builds without the parts you’d never use.

Storage & NASHome serversMedia centresSmall form factor

Not sure which you are? Tell us what the machine has to do and what you'd like to spend, the specification follows from that.

Off-the-shelf is
somebody else's compromise.

Pre-built machines hit a price by cutting the parts you can’t see on the box. A custom build spends the same money where you’ll actually notice it.

A pre-built machine

A headline part and hidden savings

An impressive processor next to the cheapest possible power supply, slow memory and a drive that fills up in a year.

Proprietary parts you can't replace

Odd-sized boards, custom power connectors and coolers that only fit that case, so an upgrade means a new machine.

Cooling designed down to a cost

One small fan, cramped airflow, and a machine that’s loud on day one and throttling by year two.

Bloatware and trials

Shipped full of software nobody asked for, including an antivirus trial designed to expire and nag.

Support by call centre

A returns process, a courier, and three weeks without your computer.

A machine built for you

Every part chosen and named

You get the full specification before you pay, with brands and models listed, nothing generic, nothing hidden.

Standard parts, upgradeable for years

Ordinary sizes and connectors, so a graphics card, more memory or another drive is a ten-minute job later.

Cooling and acoustics tuned

Fan curves set for a desk, not a benchmark, cool under load and quiet when you’re just working.

Clean install, nothing preloaded

Windows installed, drivers current, no trialware, and licensed antivirus if you want it managed by us.

Warranty you can drive to

Built ten minutes away by the people who answer the phone. No courier, no returns queue.

Quality components,
specified to the model.

Only top-quality brand manufacturers, chosen for stability and reliability rather than the biggest number on the box. Here’s how a specification is usually built up, yours will look different.

mid-range creative buildExample
ComponentWhat we pick forExample
ProcessorCore count matched to your software, not to marketing8-core, current gen
GraphicsSized to your monitor's resolution and refresh rateRTX-class GPU
MemoryFaster modules and the right capacity for real workloads32 GB DDR5
StorageNVMe M.2 for speed, plus bulk capacity where needed2 TB Gen4 NVMe
Power supplyQuality rated unit with headroom for a future upgrade850W Gold
CoolingAir or liquid, tuned for quiet under sustained load240mm AIO
CaseAirflow first, then the look, cube, mid or full towerMid tower, glass
ExtrasWireless adapters, card readers, capture, opticalWi-Fi 6E · reader

Every quote lists the exact make and model of every part.

What you actually get,
for choosing every part.

The specification is the service. These are the decisions that change how the finished machine feels to use.

The case

High-quality cases with genuinely good airflow and, if you want it, a see-through side panel and cable management worth looking at.

CubeSmall form factorMid towerFull tower

Quality components

Only top-quality brand manufacturers throughout, chosen for stability and reliability, especially in the parts nobody advertises.

Named brandsFull warrantiesTested combinationsNo mystery parts

Performance

Faster memory modules, SSDs and NVMe M.2 drives for speed you feel every day, not just in a benchmark you’ll run once.

NVMe M.2Fast DDR5Tuned profilesReal-world speed

Budget

We work to a figure and spend it wisely, putting money into the components that matter for your work and saving it on the ones that don’t.

Fixed budgetPriority partsUpgrade pathNo upselling

Size

Cube, small form factor, mid tower or full tower, the choice is yours, and it changes what fits inside and how quiet it can be.

Desk spacePortabilityExpansion roomNoise

Extra peripherals

Wireless adapters, internal card readers, capture cards, optical drives, extra USB and anything else the job needs adding at build time.

Wi-Fi & BluetoothCard readersCapture cardsOptical drives

Cooling & acoustics

Air or liquid cooling sized to the parts, with fan curves tuned so the machine is quiet at a desk and still cool under a full load.

Air coolersAIO liquidCustom loopsQuiet tuning

Set up & installed

Windows installed and updated, drivers current, your files and software moved across from the old machine, and everything configured before it leaves us.

Clean WindowsData migrationSoftware installOn-site setup

Protected from day one

Licensed antivirus installed and configured rather than a trial that expires, and monitored by us if you’d like it kept that way.

Managed antivirusNo bloatwareBackup setupEncryption

From a conversation to
a machine on your desk.

Four stages, a full specification before you commit, and nothing ordered until you’re happy with it.

01Step 1 of 4
Step 01 · Consult

What does it actually have to do?

The software you run, the monitor you have, the games or files you work with, how quiet it needs to be, and what you'd like to spend. Ten minutes of questions decides the whole specification, and it's free.

  • Workload & software
  • Budget
  • Space & noise
Step 02 · Specify

A full parts list, before you pay

Every component named, make, model and why it's there, with the total, the lead time, and where we'd spend more or less if you wanted to move the budget. Change anything you like before we order.

  • Named parts
  • Itemised price
  • Revise freely
Step 03 · Build & test

Assembled by hand, then run hard

Built on the bench with proper cable management, then stress-tested for up to 48 hours, processor, graphics, memory and storage, with thermals checked and fan curves tuned before it's signed off.

  • 48-hour burn-in
  • Thermal & noise tuning
  • Windows installed
Step 04 · Deliver & support

Set up, and then looked after

Set up, ready to collect for your home or office, old machine migrated across if you want, and the specification kept on file. Warranty and support come from us, and ongoing protection if you'd like it.

  • Ready to Collect
  • Data migrated
  • Local warranty
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We don't hand it over
and disappear.

A machine built to last needs keeping healthy, antivirus that’s licensed and watched, updates that actually install, and a service once a year to clear the dust before it costs you performance.

Day one

Clean & protected

Windows installed fresh

No bloatware or trials

Licensed antivirus configured

Backup set up properly

Ongoing

Virus protection

Definitions updated daily

Detections alerted to us

Quarantine reviewed

Licence renewed before expiry

Annually

Serviced

Internal clean & re-paste

Drive health checked

Drivers & BIOS updated

Health report

Whenever

Upgraded

Graphics, memory, storage

Standard parts, easy swaps

Spec kept on file

Honest advice

Ongoing cover is delivered through our computer maintenance care plans or an IT support contract for a whole office.

Three starting points.
Then we tailor it.

Nobody buys a tier, every build is specified individually. These are simply where most conversations begin.

Office & everyday

Reliability over headline numbers

Get a fixed quote

Fleet discounts available

Most popular

Gaming & creative

Where most custom builds land

Get a fixed quote

Built around your budget, not a tier

Workstation & specialist

Rendering, CAD, storage and servers

Get a fixed quote

Certified software requirements welcome

Built here,
and looked after here.

The advantage of a locally built machine is everything that happens afterwards.

Computer maintenance

Internal cleans, health checks, updates and managed antivirus on a care plan, so the machine still performs like new in three years’ time.

Repairs & upgrades

Standard parts mean a graphics card, extra memory or another drive is a quick job later, and any fault is diagnosed here rather than couriered away.

IT support

Matched machines, central antivirus reporting, patching, backups and a helpdesk, the sensible next step once there’s more than a few.

Common questions

Before you spec a build.

Yes they can be since we are using higher quality components. Pre-builds hit a price by economising on the parts you can’t see: power supply, memory speed, cooling and drive size. For the same money we’ll usually give you a better-balanced machine, and one you can upgrade instead of replace.

Usually around a week from approving the specification, depending on parts availability. Assembly is quick; the time goes into ordering and the burn-in testing we run before signing it off. We’ll give you a realistic date with the quote.

Completely. You get an itemised specification with the make and model of everything in it, and you can change any of it before we order. If you ask for something we think is a poor use of the budget, we’ll say so, but it’s your machine.

We provide a 1 year parts and labour warranty. The difference is that you bring it to us in Birmingham rather than posting it to a returns depot, we handle the claim.

That’s usually the best way to do it. Tell us the figure and what the machine is for, and we’ll spend it where it makes the most difference, and tell you plainly which parts are worth stretching for and which aren’t.

Yes, files, email setup, browser profiles, software and printers can all be replicated. We can also securely wipe the old machine afterwards, or repurpose it as a backup or media PC.

Yes. Monitors, keyboards, mice, headsets, wireless adapters, card readers and networking can all go on the same quote, and we’ll match the monitor to the graphics card rather than leaving you to guess.

No trials and no bloatware. Windows is installed clean, and antivirus is enabled with Windows Defender by default. If you’d like a more secure Endpoint Antivirus and Security that includes: definitions checked, detections alerted to us, licence renewed before it lapses, that’s part of our maintenance care plans. You can read more about our Antivirus services.

Often, yes, an SSD, more memory or a graphics card can transform an existing PC for a fraction of a new build. We’ll tell you honestly which way makes more sense once we’ve seen what you’ve got.

Need a quote on a Custom Built PC?

What software you run, what monitor you have, how much noise you can live with and what you’d like to spend. You’ll get a full itemised specification, every part named, with no obligation to go ahead.

ACS at work

Our Other Computer Services

Computer Repairs and Upgrades

Whether your computer is running slow, experiencing hardware issues, or simply needs a performance boost, our Computer Repairs and Upgrades service is here to help.

Computer Maintenance

Our Computer Maintenance and Support services are designed to keep your systems operating at peak efficiency, minimising downtime and preventing costly issues before they arise.

Data Recovery

We offer fast, reliable data recovery services to retrieve lost or corrupted files from hard drives, SSDs, and other storage devices.

Virus Removal

Our virus removal services eliminate malware, spyware, and other threats to restore your system’s security and performance.