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Best rig around $900.00

geekender

Platinum Member
Let's see who are the best shoppers.

Here are the rules:

1)Total rebates amount cannot exceed $50.00 (is even better with no rebates)
2)You must post what, where and how much for each item
3)Prices must include shipping
4)The retailer must be reputable (example:score of 2 on resellerratings.com=not reputable)
5)Rig only, don't worry about mouse, keyboard, monitor etc.

1.6a Northwood @ Newegg $140.95
AVC Sunflower @ PC Power and Cooling $19
Asus P4B266-C @ Newegg $122.00
Radeon 8500 @ Buy.com $148.95
Enlight 7237 Case & 300w power supply@ Newegg $64.00
Creative Labs Soundblaster Live 5.1 @ Newegg $36.00
Maxtor 7200rpm ATA/133 60Gb "quiet drive"6L060L3 @ Page Computer $122.74
Mushkin 256mb High Perf DDR $109
Samsung COMBO DRIVE CDRW/DVD-ROM 8X/4X/32X/8X @ Cruxworks.com $120.17
Netgear FA310TX 10/100 NIC @ Buy.com $22.05

Total ~ $905.00

 
All From Newegg:

ENLIGHT MEDIUM ATX TOWER CASE MODEL # EN-72370X3C4 - OEM with 300Watts Power Supply - $46
Lite On 32x12x40 CDRW Model LTR-32123S Retail Box - $90
LITE-ON LTD-163 SPEED - RETAIL16X DVD ROM - $53
SONY 1.44MB 3.5 INCH INTERNAL FDD DRIVE - OEM - $9
Seagate Barracuda IV 60GB 7200RPM ST360021A Hard Drive EIDE 7200rpm - $101
CORSAIR MEMORY CM64SD256-2400C2 256MB PC2400 DDR RAM - OEM - $107
SOYO K7V DRAGON+ Plus VIA KT266A ATX MOTHERBOARD Retail - $142 - Built in Audio + Lan
AMD Athlon XP 1800+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL - $130 - Heatsink included
Leadtek Winfast Geforce3 TI200 128MB TV/DVI(TDH) - $185 or
ATI Radeon 8500 64MB DDR AGP RETAIL - $161

Included the Floppy so,
With the Geforce3 the total is $863 + $47.12 in S&H - Grand Total $910.12
With the Radeon 8500 the total is $839 + $48.44 in S&H - Grand Total $887.44

Have fun, Shipping is to Georgia BTW
 
Yeah. From my own experience getting everything from newegg and watching my roommate deal w/a dozen different places to save a few bucks every transaction, I'd recommend sticking to Newegg
 
Well I already have a case, the memory, NICs, and the sound card. I ordered the Radeon from BestBuy last night. I am really just looking for ideas on the motherboard/cpu and drive options. I am also in Georgia, so at least the shipping accurate. Thanks for helping out.
 


<< Too bad you don't have a Fry's Electronics in your area. >>


Yeah, yeah...rub it in, ya bastid.😉

Actually, I wouldn't be shocked if we did indeed get one eventually....Atlanta being the bustling metropolis it is and all.

Fausto
 


<< Too bad you don't have a Fry's Electronics in your area. >>



Good call RossMAN. I really hate that place sometimes, but you cannot beat it. Best prices and selection around.
 


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<< Too bad you don't have a Fry's Electronics in your area. >>


Yeah, yeah...rub it in, ya bastid.😉

Actually, I wouldn't be shocked if we did indeed get one eventually....Atlanta being the bustling metropolis it is and all.

Fausto
>>



😀
 
I heard on WSB (AM750) Clark Howard saying that we were getting one in Alpharetta by year end. Could be a rumor though, don't see anything on their website.
 
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