[Build Ready] Almost ready / Couple questions.
Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD FX-6200 3.8GHz 6-Core Processor | $159.99 @ Newegg |
| Motherboard | ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard | $137.55 @ Newegg |
| Memory | G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $44.99 @ Newegg |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive | $94.99 @ NCIX US |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card | $249.99 @ Newegg |
| Case | Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case | $47.99 @ Microcenter |
| Power Supply | Raidmax 700W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply | $54.99 @ Newegg |
| Optical Drive | Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer | $17.99 @ Newegg |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping and discounts when available. | $808.48 | |
| Generated 2012-03-24 18:11 EDT-0400 |
I was comparing these parts with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227383 (pre-built @ $800 after $100 savings, not a rebate)
Questions before I choose/buy: Build was for the most part suggested to me, assuming I'm building from scratch (outside of monitor/mouse/kb/OS), is there anything else I'll need to be buying? (I notice the part picker website has a slot for CPU Cooler. Do I need one, or is that just additional cooling for overclocking purposes?)
Assuming the pre-built isn't dead on/soon after arrival (From comments on newegg, entirely hit or miss, but they'll replace until it doesn't), Whats the major gain of me buying equivalent parts and putting it together myself (as that turns out to be slightly more expensive, even factoring in mail-in rebates)? Or is there something major i'm missing about the pre-built outside of the shoddy psu/mobo?
Posted Mar 24, 2012, 10:35 PM UTC