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Budman17r   10-21-2009 at 06:18:43 PM

There is a new microcenter being built by me. Should I wait to buy my computer parts (primarily intel processor based until that store opens?

Appreciate the information!

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They usually run very good prices on 1 or 2 processors (i5's are $159, i7 920's are $199), sometimes a handful of motherboards as well, though if you were to price out a full system build from microcenter vs. newegg, newegg almost always wins due to no tax and free shipping on many items. Some people split the difference and buy the CPU from microcenter locally, and then order just about everything else on Newegg. It saves maybe $20-$30 for some configurations.

Otherwise, there's the simple convenience of being able to get replacements for any DOA parts right away, or if something breaks within the return period, you can get it replaced with no delays.
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Bronze Home Brew badge wathman   10-21-2009 at 06:29:21 PM
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They usually run very good prices on 1 or 2 processors (i5's are $159, i7 920's are $199), sometimes a handful of motherboards as well, though if you were to price out a full system build from microcenter vs. newegg, newegg almost always wins due to no tax and free shipping on many items. Some people split the difference and buy the CPU from microcenter locally, and then order just about everything else on Newegg. It saves maybe $20-$30 for some configurations.

Otherwise, there's the simple convenience of being able to get replacements for any DOA parts right away, or if something breaks within the return period, you can get it replaced with no delays.

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Bronze Home Brew badge build   10-21-2009 at 06:30:54 PM

Budman17r wrote :

There is a new microcenter being built by me.



You're the one building it? :lol:

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Bronze Home Brew badge tecmo34   10-21-2009 at 06:34:26 PM

^+1... "Now I don't care who you are, that was funny" [:mousemonkey:5]

Okay back to the OP... I agree with wathman's comments.


Message edited by tecmo34 on 10-21-2009 at 06:34:52 PM
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