Hey Folks,
So i’m looking to build myself a new gaming rig and I’m using the editor’s pick from the 2012 buyer’s guide as a baseline for power/cost levels. I’m looking to take advantage of the various boxing week sales that are going on though to potentially bring down costs. I’m in the process right now of doing the drudge work (edit: literally as you read this) of comparing and contrasting different components and their sale costs. I’ll be posting thoughts and options as I find them, but of course there is a clock ticking on these sale so I figured that I will throw this post up right now in case anyone is either doing the same thing as me or has suggestions off the top of their head.
So once again, I'm looking to get similiar performance as the system posted below, but want to take advantage of Boxing sales to cut some costs
Any comments or suggestions welcome
Component / Item / Price Quoted / Price as of Dec 25@1:30
Processor / Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz / $214.99 / $219.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504&CMP=OTC-TechReport&ATT=19-116-504&nm_mc=OTC-TechReport&cm_mmc=OTC-TechReport-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA
Motherboard / Asus P8Z77-V LK /$139.99 /$121.99 after $15.00 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837&CMP=OTC-TechReport&ATT=13-131-837&nm_mc=OTC-TechReport&cm_mmc=OTC-TechReport-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA
Memory / Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 / $44.99 / $46.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144&CMP=OTC-TechReport&ATT=20-233-144&nm_mc=OTC-TechReport&cm_mmc=OTC-TechReport-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA
Graphics / MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti / $289.99 / $279.99 after $20.00 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144&CMP=OTC-TechReport&ATT=20-233-144&nm_mc=OTC-TechReport&cm_mmc=OTC-TechReport-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA
Storage / Intel 335 Series 240GB / $169.99 / $199.99
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB / $84.99 / $84.99
LG WH14NS40 Blu-ray burner / $69.99 / $69.99
Audio / Asus Xonar DSX / $64.99 / $49.99 after $10.00 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132053&CMP=OTC-TechReport&ATT=29-132-053&nm_mc=OTC-TechReport&cm_mmc=OTC-TechReport-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA
Enclosure / Corsair Obsidian Series 650D / $189.99 / $179.99 after $10.00 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132053&CMP=OTC-TechReport&ATT=29-132-053&nm_mc=OTC-TechReport&cm_mmc=OTC-TechReport-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA
Power supply / Corsair HX650W / $119.99 / $99.99 after $20.00 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012&CMP=OTC-TechReport&ATT=17-139-012&nm_mc=OTC-TechReport&cm_mmc=OTC-TechReport-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA
Total / $1,389.90 / $1353.90