I just ordered parts for a new computer yesterday. Albert helped me research parts. (Thanks!) I wanted to spend as little as possible while still leaving room for enhancements later. I wanted small/compact. I wanted fast and powerful, but not necessarily top-of-the-line. I wanted just a few notches above “good enough”.
Taking into consideration which stores offer free shipping, which stores charge tax, and which stores offer the best price, my store of preference in order are: Amazon, ZipZoomfly, then Newegg.
Newegg – Has tax, charges for shipping
Motherboard:
ASRock G41M-LE LGA 775 Intel G41 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$61.99Computer Case:
Thermaltake LANBOX Lite VF6000BNS Black SECC Gaming Cube Computer Case
$84.99 ($10 MIR)ZipZoomfly – Has tax, free shipping
Power Supply:
OCZ OCZ600MXSP 600W SLI/CrossFire Active Power Supply
$69.99 ($30 MIR)Hard Drive:
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB SATA 7200 RPM 32MB Buffer Hard Drive
$87.99 ($10 MIR)DVD Burner:
SAMSUNG SH-S223Q/BEBS 22X SATA DVD Burner Black Drive
$34.99 ($15 MIR)Amazon – No tax, free shipping
Processor:
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 Processor, 2.5 GHz, 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, LGA775
$69.99RAM:
OCZ TECHNOLOGY OCZ2B10664GK 4GB DDR2 PC2-6400/ 800MHz Blade Series Dual Channel Kits (Black)
$44.97Total after shipping and taxes: $533.90
Total mail-in-rebates: $65.00
Net Total: $468.90Old parts: Monitor, keyboard, mouse, memory card reader
It’s about $100 more than I had hoped to spend, but I’m sure the extra money is worth the investment.
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