Good place to buy mobo/cpu combo...

[quique]

Hi, I live in Northern California and I'm very interested in upgrading my whole computer. The only good place to buy that kind of stuff here that I know of is Fry's electronics. I know they don't have the best customer service but it appears that they have some pretty good prices like: Athlon XP 1700 boxed CPU with ECS K7S5A mobo all for $139. Although Fry's is cheap it's also about a good 1 hour drive from my place. It's been a while since I last shopped for a new computer so can anyone recommend some places to get hardware like mobos etc for really cheap? Much appreciated

Richard

 

[hopeless879]

You cannot go wrong with Newegg

If you were looking to order a mobo/cpu combo, I would suggest MWave. You can order a mobo, cpu, and ram combo and they will test it out for you for $9.

Both places have great customer service.

 

[Trevelyan]

Just wait til an even more awesome deal from Fry's and drive there.

Also ask them for a 10% discount, they might give it to you!

 

[dj4005]

If you were looking to order a mobo/cpu combo, I would suggest MWave. You can order a mobo, cpu, and ram combo and they will test it out for you for $9.

Having bought a couple of combos from Mwave, I'll second the above quote.

True - plugging a CPU (and fan) and memory into a mobo isn't rocket science. What you HAVE bought is the assurance that everything was working - and working TOGETHER - when it left the vendor. When something glitches, this eliminates a lot of the finger pointing.

What the $9 buys is the assurance that you just bought known working parts. It's money well spent.