EPThttp://www.microcenter.com/specials/promotions/0513BUNDLEpromo.html
This is an amazing deal, considering the processor alone goes for $230 on newegg even. The hard drive is usually worth around $60.
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ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
http://www.microcenter.com/specials/promotions/0513BUNDLEpromo.html This is an amazing deal, considering the processor alone goes for $230 on newegg even. The hard drive is usually worth around $60. | ||
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ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
 I'd hurry though, I imagine stock at that price won't last. | ||
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Squishy-1
United States30 Posts
What is your budget? 700$ before shipping. + Show Spoiler + What is your resolution? For now 1280x1024 If a monitor with a better resolution costs under 150$ I may upgrade to that in the near future What are you using it for? Gaming What is your upgrade cycle? 2 ish years When do you plan on building it? within 1 to 2 weeks depending on how soon I can afford it. Do you plan on overclocking? No Do you need an Operating System? Yes, unless sc2 can run fairly well on ubuntu, but I would prefer having a OS worked in to the budget. Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? No Where are you buying your parts from? NCIXUS, or Newegg If I get it from ncixus I will do the 50$ construction option, if its newegg I will attempt to build it myself. I have some tech savvy friends who can help actually put it together. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2923683 comb through that to find some stuff of note is a $99 Athlon II X4 that comes with a free $50 giftcard. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Core i5-2400 and MSI H67MA-E35 - $260 ($250 after MIR) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.638720 MSI GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II and Corsair CX500 - $290 ($260 after MIR) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.643201 G.Skill 2 x 2GB DDR3 RAM - $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073 LG CD/DVD burner - $20 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136238 NZXT Gamma - $35 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061 | ||
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Squishy-1
United States30 Posts
On May 14 2011 04:43 Myrmidon wrote: Wait nevermind you need Windows in the $700 too. Are you buying now for real? + Show Spoiler + Core i5-2400 and MSI H67MA-E35 - $260 ($250 after MIR) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.638720 MSI GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II and Corsair CX500 - $290 ($260 after MIR) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.643201 G.Skill 2 x 2GB DDR3 RAM - $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073 LG CD/DVD burner - $20 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136238 NZXT Gamma - $35 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061 Not right at this moment, I might be able to order tonight, depending on my paycheck, but it might have to wait until next week. The first build was awesome, the only problem was when I went to check it out the price shot up to 800+ from shipping and then a few of the surprise deals left and also pushed it up. Do you think this is a decent build? It is only 10$ over after rebates + Show Spoiler + ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 Windows 7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116983 Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive combo http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.648124 GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.638708 GIGABYTE GV-R585OC-1GD Radeon HD 5850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125318 My biggest concern is with the case, it being a slim and this being my first build, and apparently the psu on it doesn't last long. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Just use Myrmidon's as a baseline. Replace the GTX 560 & CX500 combo with a XFX Radeon 6850 for $167 ($147 after mail in rebate): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150505 and a Antec Earthwatts 380w for $45: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 Add Windows 7 for $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 That should bring your total to $712. This is before mail in rebates, factoring in mail in rebates would bring the total to $682. | ||
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can i just try to tape it back together? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On May 14 2011 13:21 HCmystic wrote: lol there are 2 wires for the power button, black and green, the green wire is cut so i guess i won't be able to turn it on later on... can i just try to tape it back together? Best would be to actually solder the ends back together, but since you asked, I'm going to assume you don't have an iron handy. You need to make sure that the copper on both sides of the frayed wire is firmly touching. Probably you're going to have to peel back the insulation on both sides a bit so you can expose some of the metal, and then wrap the metal ends around each other. You can tape up the resulting mess, but I wouldn't be confident that it would hold up over time. You can always still turn on the computer by taking a screwdriver (any metal) and touching the two pins that the power button cables are supposed to plug into. That does the same thing as pushing the power button (close the circuit). If you want, you may be able to RMA the case and get it replaced. That sounds more annoying than getting a cheap iron though. A super cheapo iron and solder for something simple like this is like $10. | ||
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.Mystic
Canada486 Posts
i5 2400 H61m-vs asrock mobo his hd 5850 450c antec neo eco 2x2gb g.skill riphaw 1tb seagate lg dvd antec 300 now im 100% sure all the cables are properly connected, double checked. It should turn on but doesnt.. i just have the power cord connected to see if it turns on. 24pin for mobo 2 4pin for mobo 6pin for gpu, and a power cable adapter for the 2nd 6pin for gpu sata for drives and the chasee cables r connected | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
o o x o edit: wait actually you probably want this instead, though they're equivalent o o x x The case power button cables should normally be connected across where the two x are marked. You made sure the power supply was plugged into the wall, in the I (not O) position, and you bridged the two pins marked by x with a metal screwdriver and it didn't turn on? One test to see if the power supply is dead (can only really confirm if it's dead and not that it works), try unplugging everything from the power supply but say a case fan. Then grab the motherboard 20+4 pin connector and then short together the green wire with any of the black wires (with the power supply switched to I and plugged in). That's the same power on signal as the case power button and the two x above. | ||
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.Mystic
Canada486 Posts
o o o o o o o o o Pled+, Pled, Pwrbtn#, gnd HDleds+, HDled-, GND, RESET #, DUMMY it confused me because the Pled has 3 holes o o o , with the wires connected to o x o does that mean 1 hole of the Pled will not be hooked in? and i was going to try test the power supply tmrw, 3 30am here, paper clip the green/black wire to test my fan. Yes it is on I and not O :D Edit my setup was o o o x x o o o o o the 3 top o was pled, 2 top x, pwrbtn which didnt make sense | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
It's suppose to be ( o o x x - ) according to your manual. x being power. LED headers often come come with 3 holes but only two of them have an actual connection. If you look closely, you can see this yourself. | ||
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