Recent content by perchegs

I went with a dual fan CM one for my i7-875k. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181011 Price is right, the noise and airflow are fantastic, ratings are great, even has a manufacturer rebate to boot. If you aren't trying to go ALL OUT, it seems like a good middle of the...

I find it all to convenient that he can't test it and wants to sell it "as is". Should offer him half what he is asking and if he turns you down, then buy it for his asking price. If he agrees to take the price down to ~25% then either his time is worth so much that 150dollars isn't worth...

Specifically trying to get a motherboard/memory for my i5-760 my friend is selling me for 150 dollars (he lost his job mid build). I want a gaming rig mainly, but needs to have some oomph is other fields as well. It comes with a aftermarket fan, and I will eventually get a new GPU as well, but...

It is only 1 game. Try the DDR style'd game for Kinect and tell me if you can win without moving. It btw is quite precise.

Point of Thread: To build the best value gaming rig, utilizing either the Black Friday / Christmas deals or simply parts from a B&M Fry's/Newegg.com store. I assume some people will be going with un-lockable cores to save money or otherwise cutting corners. If so please give a general idea...