Update Path - Need Advice

[kalrith]

Hey, I was just looking in the hot deals forum and saw that Monarch has the opteron 144 for $116 US. With the Big Typhoon and shipping, this comes to $187 US or $208 CAD. That would save you a good $54 compared to the 146. Not bad!

 

[htmlmasterdave]

Well, I found some coupon codes from an ncix newsletter....what do you guys think of these components and prices?

nGear ATX Power Supply Adapter Cable Convert 20PIN PSU To 24PIN ATX Power Connector Motherboards
In Stock 13173 $9.98 $9.98

DFI LANParty UT NF4 ULTRA-D Motherboard ATX S939 NFORCE4 Ultra DDR 2PCI-E16 SATA RAID Sound LAN 1394
In Stock 13825 $137.99 $137.99

XFX GeForce 7900 GT 520M Xtreme 520MHZ 256MB 256BIT 1.5GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I VIVO Video Card
In Stock 18215 $359.99 $359.99

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive 3 Year MFR Warranty
In Stock 16141 $103.99 $207.98

AMD Opteron 148 Processor S939 Venus 2.2GHZ 1MB L2 Cache 90NM 64BIT Retail Box
Limit to 2 per customer.
In Stock 16790 $279.98 $279.98

Thermaltake CL-P0114 Big Typhoon Copper Alum CPU Heatsinkfan 1300RPM 54.4CFM 16DBA LGA775 S939
In Stock 15812 $64.50 $64.50

Viewsonic VX2025WM 20IN LCD Monitor BLACK/SILVER Widescreen 1680X1050 8MS 800:1 VGA DVI W/ Cable
Check this box for EXPRESS COVERAGE for this item. ($20.50)
Buy this LCD with Express Coverage and get our 30 day zero dead pixel guarantee. FIND OUT MORE >
2-5 Business Days 18096 $409.99 $409.99
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YOUR TOTAL $1,470.41

TOTAL WITH TAX AND SHIPPING: $1650

EDIT: 144 is $75 less.....does that make sense? (I'd rather order in Canada... the extra taxes kinda scare me :$)

 

[htmlmasterdave]

Well I pulled the trigger and bought it... I don't want to wait, and that way it might get shipped today 🙂

Thanks everyone for the suggestions and help. You definately pointed out some good things.