Quote:Originally Posted by gauchotodd Also, don't forget to check out a UPS if you don't have one already!
I'll be getting one eventually. Don't have the money now though.
Quote:Originally Posted by Ironman517 Get your motherboard at microcenter, you will get an aditional $50 off (when purchased with an i5-3570k). Also, step down to an Asrock Extreme4 to save a few...
Quote:Originally Posted by Deathclaw i don't understand what you decided to get in the end?!What do you mean? I haven't purchased anything. Still saving up money for this build.
I found my Case, Mobo, i5, and Liquid cooler on Microcenter.
I put it in a cart.
Microcenter- 529
Newegg- 629
Saving a hundred bucks! would be worth it!
Quote:Originally Posted by mat459 Depending on where you live, amazon might have faster shipping. They usually do for me and a lot of stuff qualifies for free super saver shipping.
You never answered If you live near a Microcenter?...
So...I went through Amazon ad Newegg. Using Amazon, I brought the price down 40$. Is this really worth it....? Not sure. Plus shipping, I might be better off just buying all from Newegg.
Quote:Originally Posted by Ironman517
Monitor, Personally if you are willing to pay that much, grab a Dell MX monitor. They are EXTREMELY nice monitors.
Which is the Dell MX? Whenever I search Dell MX on newegg RAM pops up...
Quote:Originally Posted by Deathclaw ok, i played a bit around
came up with this, using pcpartpicker as ironman did:)
All links to all components are here:
The Build
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz...