Tigerdirect barebones-ausaurus

[grither]

What do you guys think of this tigerdirect.ca special? It's Canadian dollars to in US approximately 1,050... For my purposes I would still need a video card... but what about the rest? Think its a good deal?


LOOK AT THIS VALUE! Our Price: $1,269.99

Asus P6T Motherboard - Qty: 1 $358.99

Intel Core i7 920 Processor BX80601920 - Qty: 1 $379.99

Corsair XMS3 PC12800 1600MHz 6GB DDR3 Desktop RAM - Qty: 1 $151.99
Corsair XMS3 PC12800 1600MHz 6GB DDR3 Desktop RAM - Qty: 1 $151.99

Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB Hard Drive - Qty: 1 $179.99

NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case - Qty: 1 $129.99

Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply - Qty: 1 $158.99

 

[sassan]

What do you guys think of this tigerdirect.ca special? It's Canadian dollars to in US approximately 1,050... For my purposes I would still need a video card... but what about the rest? Think its a good deal?


LOOK AT THIS VALUE! Our Price: $1,269.99

Asus P6T Motherboard - Qty: 1 $358.99

Intel Core i7 920 Processor BX80601920 - Qty: 1 $379.99

Corsair XMS3 PC12800 1600MHz 6GB DDR3 Desktop RAM - Qty: 1 $151.99
Corsair XMS3 PC12800 1600MHz 6GB DDR3 Desktop RAM - Qty: 1 $151.99

Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB Hard Drive - Qty: 1 $179.99

NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case - Qty: 1 $129.99

Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply - Qty: 1 $158.99

No it's not...

Let me tell you why

Use NCIX like I did, price match it and get a free shipping on all of your order once you buy a $10 gift card

Here is a good site to find cheaper parts: http://www.shopbot.ca

Use the bundle deals they have for example this one:

NCIX Gaming Bundle Deal Intel Core i7 920 CPU & ASUS P6T SLI & CrossFire Motherboard -UNASSEMBLED $619.99

Trust me you will save more if you use the price match method and the $10 giftcard for shipping.

If you need help building an i7 build in Canadian funds let me know

 

[grither]

No it's not...

Let me tell you why

Use NCIX like I did, price match it and get a free shipping on all of your order once you buy a $10 gift card

Here is a good site to find cheaper parts: http://www.shopbot.ca

Use the bundle deals they have for example this one:

NCIX Gaming Bundle Deal Intel Core i7 920 CPU & ASUS P6T SLI & CrossFire Motherboard -UNASSEMBLED $619.99

Trust me you will save more if you use the price match method and the $10 giftcard for shipping.

If you need help building an i7 build in Canadian funds let me know

Sure I'd some help for a Canadian... I like the tip of buying the $10 card and then getting free shipping on the entire order. If we forget about price for a second, is that a good selection of components for a system or would you recommend some changes?

 

[sassan]

The parts are very semilar to mine...

Let's start with your budget and what you need a new pc for? Then we can change the parts.

 

[jsc]

Unfortunately, most of the TD bare bones deals just aren't that great of a deal. And TD has some very restrictive return policies.

 

[grither]

My budget is about $1200 Canadian. I am not sure if that's realistic for an i7 build... I need a monitor too, but it would be outside of the budget. I do want a large monitor, hopefully 27inch or so..(any recommendations welcome) which might affect any vid card recommendations...

Things that matter to me:

-I don't want to upgrade often, so I would like a build that will last awhile
-I would like a lot of storage, at least 1tb, maybe 2
-Not much of a gamer, so don't need the tip top vid card setup
-doubt I would be overclocking, so I doubt I need a super cooling setup
-I would very much like a quiet case. I have a fairly small room and my current tower (under the desk) is uncomfortably loud.
-would like a blu ray burner but might be cost prohibitive at this point, guess I could always add later
-don't need speakers, keyboard, mouse
-need to buy from a Canadian supplier (newegg.ca, ncix, or other in Canada). shipping and duty related to US online purchases are tough.

any thoughts are welcome and appreciated!!!

 

[hosereh]

Here's a build sheet that is a bit over budget:
Case:http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26048

HDD: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35729

Mobo: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35760

PSU: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25984

RAM: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35710&promoid=1029

CPU: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=34598

VIDEO: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=37653

For a total of 1,321.26 before shipping and taxes all in Canadian funds
*the list is not absolute but there's a general idea

 

[sassan]

My budget is about $1200 Canadian. I am not sure if that's realistic for an i7 build... I need a monitor too, but it would be outside of the budget. I do want a large monitor, hopefully 27inch or so..(any recommendations welcome) which might affect any vid card recommendations...

Things that matter to me:

-I don't want to upgrade often, so I would like a build that will last awhile
-I would like a lot of storage, at least 1tb, maybe 2
-Not much of a gamer, so don't need the tip top vid card setup
-doubt I would be overclocking, so I doubt I need a super cooling setup
-I would very much like a quiet case. I have a fairly small room and my current tower (under the desk) is uncomfortably loud.
-would like a blu ray burner but might be cost prohibitive at this point, guess I could always add later
-don't need speakers, keyboard, mouse
-need to buy from a Canadian supplier (newegg.ca, ncix, or other in Canada). shipping and duty related to US online purchases are tough.

any thoughts are welcome and appreciated!!!

Lets go with Price matching and ncix.com and the $10 shipping giftcard

CPU: i7 920
Intel Core i7 920 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.66GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366 4.8GT/S
$358.39 http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/198010/Intel/BX80601920/

Hard Drive: Western Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB SATA2 7200RPM 4.2MS 32MB 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/177741/Western_Digital/WD1001FALS/
$129.29

Motherboard: http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD1602&vpn=GA-EX58-UD3R&manufacture=GIGABYTE
Gigabyte EX58-UD3R ATX LGA1366 X58 DDR3 2PCI-E 2PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GLAN CrossFireX Motherboard
$224.34

Video card: XFX GeForce 9800 GT Video Card - 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (2) Dual Link DVI, HDTV, VGA Support, Recertified $137.99
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4486373&SRCCODE=SHOPBOT&cm_mmc_o=2mHCjCmtB5_BfCjCVqHCjCdwwp

Ram: OCZ Gold OCZ3G1600LV6GK 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 CL 8-8-8-24 Triple Channel Memory Kit
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=13220BD6202&vpn=OCZ3G1600LV6GK&manufacture=OCZ%20TECHNOLOGY
$108.56


PSU:Corsair TX650W 650W Atx 12V 52A 24PIN Atx Power Supply Active Pfc 120MM Fan $96.58
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC2550&vpn=CMPSU-650TX&manufacture=CORSAIR

Case:Antec Three Hundred Mini Tower Gaming Case 300 ATX 3X5.25 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB & Audio
$50.79
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/155716/ANTEC/THREE_HUNDRED/

Blue ray: Sony BDUX10S BLU-RAY Reader 2X BD-ROM 8X DVD Internal Black Drive $119.99 CAD
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=29966&vpn=BDUX10S&manufacture=Sony%20Accessories&promoid=1029

Your total is $1226.24 Canadian without shipping and taxes

Monitor: Try your local store see if you can get a 27inch monitor, but if your interested try out the 24inch monitors.

 

[shadowthor]

I don't know where you live in Canada, but you could always check out Canada Computers and Infonec for better pricing.

 

[hosereh]

I would suggest a 4850 , at the native res of a 27 inch monitor you may need more juice to drive even light to moderate games plus its a little more future proof , i only suggested the CM-690 because i own one , and it is quiet when setup correctly.