Summer Project
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:54 pm
I have decided to put together a system which I may - or may not - sell for cost at the end of it (I tend to get attached to my computers - even those I build for other people).
I have been thinking about it for some time, but yesterday I saw an offer that kicked it off. I had managed to get a Corsair AX860 at a bargain price a couple or so weeks ago ($158). I looked yesterday and the retailer was offering a new batch of the same PSU for the same price. I ordered another and when I looked back, he had noticed his mistake and put the price up by over $30.
At the same time I saw an offer for the CoolerMaster HAF XB case, which I find appealing in many respects and not just looks, at a price of $99.
All the prices I mention now and in future with regard to this project will include delivery.
So those two have kicked off the project.
Over the coming weeks and months I will look to see what offer I can find which I just cannot say no to with regard to the price. I am somewhat agnostic as to what I will be buying to put into the machine. All I want at the end of it is something with no foul compromises for the lowest price I can get the components.
I have 8GB (2*4GB) of Corsair XMS3 RAM and I will be on the lookout for either a 128 GB Samsung 840 Pro or a Corsair Neutron SSD. I will be going with a Seagate ST4000DM000 hard drive.
However nothing at this point is written in stone. At the end of the build I will show my prices as opposed to what I would have had to pay if I were buying at normal retail prices.
With what I have so far and how far below normal retail prices I am:
Corsair AX860 -$45
CoolerMaster HAF XB -$36
Corsair XMS3 RAM -$12
It has to be remembered that I live in the UK where prices are higher than in the US. I have converted the prices from UK Pounds (£) into US Dollars ($). Let's see what it will be like by the end of September.
I have been thinking about it for some time, but yesterday I saw an offer that kicked it off. I had managed to get a Corsair AX860 at a bargain price a couple or so weeks ago ($158). I looked yesterday and the retailer was offering a new batch of the same PSU for the same price. I ordered another and when I looked back, he had noticed his mistake and put the price up by over $30.
At the same time I saw an offer for the CoolerMaster HAF XB case, which I find appealing in many respects and not just looks, at a price of $99.
All the prices I mention now and in future with regard to this project will include delivery.
So those two have kicked off the project.
Over the coming weeks and months I will look to see what offer I can find which I just cannot say no to with regard to the price. I am somewhat agnostic as to what I will be buying to put into the machine. All I want at the end of it is something with no foul compromises for the lowest price I can get the components.
I have 8GB (2*4GB) of Corsair XMS3 RAM and I will be on the lookout for either a 128 GB Samsung 840 Pro or a Corsair Neutron SSD. I will be going with a Seagate ST4000DM000 hard drive.
However nothing at this point is written in stone. At the end of the build I will show my prices as opposed to what I would have had to pay if I were buying at normal retail prices.
With what I have so far and how far below normal retail prices I am:
Corsair AX860 -$45
CoolerMaster HAF XB -$36
Corsair XMS3 RAM -$12
It has to be remembered that I live in the UK where prices are higher than in the US. I have converted the prices from UK Pounds (£) into US Dollars ($). Let's see what it will be like by the end of September.