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My Latest PC Build
Ixarku:
I don't have to buy on or near Black Friday... I don't have to build a new PC at all. I'm not familiar with chinagrabber, but I'll take a look at them. I like newegg because I've always had good experiences with them, and I tend to stick with retailers that I'm familiar with. I'm not adverse to saving a few bucks, I'm just a profoundly lazy shopper. I'm not wholly committed to building a new machine yet, which is part of the reason why I'm using Black Friday deals as an excuse to put off making a final decision.
As for Fry's in particular... obviously none of you guys would know this, but they used to be a customer of the company I work for, and they were pretty much total dicks from beginning to end, so I won't buy anything from them at all. I had more than a few headaches working on their projects; they're not getting any business from me, even if it would save me a few hundred dollars. Or, to put it another way, fuck them, I have money and I'm willing to spend it elsewhere.
Ixarku:
OK, so I went with a different build, decided that I will experiment with some overclockage after all. Bought bits from several different sites, pretty happy with the prices overall. The links below are to Newegg, although I got my PSU from Amazon and SSD from PC Connection Express.
ASRock Z68 PROFESSIONAL GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - $234.99 ** edit - fixed link
G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2 -- bought 2 at $49.99 each
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K -- $319.99 **
CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 (CMPSU-850HX) 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply -- $163.53 -- edit, oops
COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case -- $169.99
EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card -- $249.99
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) with Transfer Kit -- $379.05
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM -- $19.99
ZALMAN CNPS9900 NT 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler -- $54.99
COOLER MASTER SickleFlow 120 R4-L2R-20AR-R1 120mm Silent operation Red LED case fan -- got that in a combo deal with the case, I think this was $6 or so
** Got an extra $15 off by buying these in a combo
On top of the prices listed above, I paid about $9 in shipping, got about $80 more off in mail-in rebates not counted above, a $20 Newegg gift card, and a free copy of Batman Arkham City which I'm trading to my roommate for another game. Could've gotten my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for cheaper if I had waited, but paid $90 for it, so I'm satisfied. Total price came out to just over $1700 counting the rebates.
Freedom Kira:
Interesting choice on the mobo (wrong link btw). Why Z68 if you're getting a graphics card? o.O
I did a double-take on that PSU price. Are you sure you're not missing a 1?
Glancing over the prices, it looks like you didn't really save on any of the items compared to their regular prices, except the SSD. And like $100 on the PSU if you actually meant $63.53 (I can hardly believe that price).
Solid build though. It should definitely last you a good 7+ years.
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on November 04, 2011, 05:21:24 AM ---Hmm, does Black Friday come after the 14th this year? Because that's when LGA2011 releases.
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Those are fucking crazy processors. I'd so do 200 dollars more for it. Processor is the heart of your machine. If you invest in it, then it'll return the favor. The 2600K is also a good investment if you decide not to get the LGA2011 types.
xShadow:
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on November 26, 2011, 10:41:37 AM ---
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on November 04, 2011, 05:21:24 AM ---Hmm, does Black Friday come after the 14th this year? Because that's when LGA2011 releases.
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If you invest in it, then it'll return the favor.
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No, not really. The returns on a processor (or any part) are limited by what you can actually use the part for. If you can regularly use it to its full potential, yes, it will return the favor. Otherwise, it returns less than what you pay for it.
Looking over your build, I see plenty of places where I would have saved some money, but you've probably got a comfortable income; I'm a stingy college student. If you're satisfied and you're comfortable with how much you spent for it, that's all that really matters, I guess.
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