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01-04-11, 02:35 PM #14
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01-04-11, 02:42 PM #15Re: Plotting a late Christmas build
Tax & Shipping are often a wash when comparing prices local vs online. Sure, Newegg has a lot of stuff with free shipping, but the stuff that does cost to ship, their prices are a bit... out there, especially for UPS 3-Day Ground. That being said, MicroCenter has consistently had their processors cheaper than Newegg. Their CPU/Motherboard bundles are almost always a good deal if you're looking to build a cheap system. Using a bundle and some donated parts, I built my brother-in-law a gaming rig capable of running what he wanted (WoW and BF2) all the way dialed up for about $300. Fry's sales are often better than what Newegg has to offer as well.
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01-05-11, 02:53 PM #16
Re: Plotting a late Christmas build
You could also switch it up to a Sandy Bridge i7 proccessor:
Micro Center | 2nd Generation Intel Core Processors
You'd have to get a different (and likely slightly more expensive) mobo. I don't know if it is really worth the extra money, the i7-950 is a really sweet CPU and I don't think you are the kind of person who is going to be wanting to overclock your CPU to 7 Ghz just because you can...
Toms has a good write up of what the Sandy Bridge has to offer though: Intel's Second-Gen Core CPU's: The Sandy Bridge Review
Last edited by Arreo; 01-05-11 at 03:00 PM.
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01-05-11, 03:07 PM #17
Re: Plotting a late Christmas build
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ
Bit cheaper...Corsair ram is overrated and overpriced in my opinion.
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