Where to cut costs

[forr3zt]

Approximate Purchase Date: In 2 weeks (closer the better)

Budget Range: Max $530 after rebates and shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Office Apps, Internet Browsing

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com, microcenter.com, tigerdirect.com

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Parts Preferences:Intel CPU, either MSI, XFX, or EVGA video card, and either ASRock or Gigabyte Motherboard

Overclocking: no

SLI or Crossfire: maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1080

Additional Comments: I am trying to cut $60 or $70 off the price





Intel Pentium G2120 3.1GHz LGA 1155 Boxed Processo Intel Pentium G2120 3.1GHz LGA 1155 Boxed Processo
SKU: 866541 $79.99

ASRock H61M-HVS H61 1155 mATX Intel Motherboard ASRock H61M-HVS H61 1155 mATX Intel Motherboard
SKU: 397539 $49.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OSS and Corsair 2x4 gb Ram -$159.99



ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM $19.99




RAIDMAX Helios ATX-819WB Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $64.99


Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $74.99




XFX CORE Edition FX-777A-ZNF4 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card- $110 after rebate

SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply $69.99




Total= $590 after rebates

 

[zared619]

The most clear and obvious place to cut costs is the case. Raidmax cases, well Raidmax in general is cheap quality. If you want a cool looking case that is a little cheaper, go with a Rosewill Challenger-U3 ($50)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147060&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
or
Cooler Master Elite 370 ($36).
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55447&vpn=RC-370-KKN1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER&promoid=1375
You have the OS and RAM bundled for $160. You can get windows for $90 on Amazon, which makes your RAM $70, which is insane for 8GB.
Get this, its only $36
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239288&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
SeaSonic makes excellent PSU's. However, you don't need that big of one for such a simple system. Corsair makes great solutions that are fairly cheap. The 430 watt is more than enough.
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=60345&vpn=CMPSU-430CXV2&manufacture=Corsair
That should save you a lot of money right there. Hope this helps!

 

[Wolfshadw]

You can save $25 by going with this Corsair DDR3-1333 8GB (2x4GB) RAM Kit and this Windows 7 Home Premium Sp1 - 64bit OEM.

Switch to this Antec BP550 Plus power supply for another $20 in savings.

Finally, lose the case. A simple $40 NZXT case will suffice for another $25 in savings.

Beyond that, you're looking at either a GPU downgrade or an AMD CPU.

-Wolf sends

 

[excella1221]

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.66 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)

That's $40 saved.

 

[forr3zt]

Whoops i forgot to mention that there is a rebate on the windows combo that makes it $120 total, but the stick you recommended makes for more of an upgrade path. Thanks for the help!

 

[Deleted member 362816]

win 7 64 oem--- $91.00

Link- http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349023879&sr=8-1&keywords=windows+7+oem

ram- gskill 2x4gb 1600---33.00

link- http://www.amazon.com/G-skill-ddr3-1600-2x2gb-9-9-9-24/dp/B001IWZDME/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1349023937&sr=8-13&keywords=2x4gb+ram

 

[Deleted member 362816]

Whoops i forgot to mention that there is a rebate on the windows combo that makes it $120 total, but the stick you recommended makes for more of an upgrade path. Thanks for the help!

The ram that comes with the combo its not horrible, But I would go with a better model.

 

[forr3zt]

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[zared619]

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nGlad I could help!