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Looks like the deals from MicroCenter are pretty much the same. I heard that Fry's might price match MC, at the discretion of the salesman. Some people have gotten it to work. I'll try calling them and see. Otherwise, I'll probably have my friend stop by his MC. The i5-3570K and ASRock z77...

Thank you all, much. I'll wait and see what new deals pop up since my friend won't be there till Wednesday. Which chipsets have smart response? It is a thought for future upgrades...

Thank you; I realize this. I have a friend who works very near the one in SoCal and he is willing to purchase and ship to me. It would be helpful to see what combo offers are available before he stops in.

Where are the combo deals located on the website? I didn't see a section for it under their ads site. Does the $50 off apply to a combo with an IB and z77 only, or does a 2500k and z77 get the combo discount as well?

Thanks Danny. It's I were to get the 2500k and a decent capable motherboard, what would you recommend? Is the Asrock Z77 Pro4 no good? My thought with this is that I could run it at stock speeds for a while, and upgrade the cooling later to overclock (maybe one of the Corsair systems?). Good...

The video card looks pretty good. I'm on mobile while away for the next few days, so I'm not sure when the sale on it ends? On the cpu front, wouldn't the prices end up being very similar for a better processor? $160+$15+ gas+ shipping=~$190-195? Which motherboard would you recommend for the...

Thanks! I appreciate the explanation, especially regarding non-transferable warranty. The item being sold is a brand new in box item, but from what you said, Sapphire doesn't allow transferable warranties even on brand new items. I went ahead an purchased the Antec EarthWatts 650W from Newegg...

What would you recommend, Danny? I'd like the advice of you knowledgeable people. Like I said, I'd like to stick pretty closely to around $550 not including OS, but if it isn't manageable, I may be flexible. My main goal is to play Guild Wars 2 and Borderlands 2 at 1920x1080 with balanced/medium...

1. I'll switch the drive to one 1TB 3.5" drive or another. 2. There is a member selling a 7770 1GB OC (1100/1300) for $125 shipped on the For Sale section. Is this a good buy? The 2GB 7770s seem to be around $185 if you can find them. I'm wary of stepping up to a 7850, as I'm not sure it'd be...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc This will mostly be for some medium/light gaming, web browsing, excel, word processing,etc. On the game front, I'm looking to play Guild Wars 2, Borderlands 2, and Planetside 2 at 1080P medium settings and playable...

How about for non K chips? What I read suggests that you can raise the multiplier by 4 (in addition to turbo boost) on non K chips with P67, but with H67 you are relegated to just turbo boost. Can someone clear this up for me?

Any thoughts on Sandy Bridge? There is the i5 2500K + Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.575883 combo on newegg for $335 (+$31 tax). Additionally, there is a i5 2500K + Asus P8P67 Pro...

Thanks again! I'll get everything in the cart tonight, double check, post it up here and hopefully order by tomorrow morning. Edit: wild thought. How much more would it be to get into a sandy bridge, what would you recommend, and would it be worth it? The system builder license is tied to the...

The OC would mostly be to see how much bedroom there will be for later, then clock back to stock. I'd probably run at max 10% OC consistently. The core unlock is of a little more.prominence though as I'd want as many cores as possible running from the get go. My gut feeling is that it is likely...

Alright, getting closer. I found the monitor on tigerdirect for $10 less with the same rebate, so I'll order that from them. Almost everything is coming from amazon now. The memory and thermal paste will still come from newegg (thermal paste has shipping costs on amazon since it is from a...

Once again, thank you for all of your help. Definitely some good finds in there. The reason for the mouse from newegg is that the $20 MIR is only valid from them, not Amazon, unlike the other MIRs. I could go with the mx518 instead since it is $35 on Amazon. I know you are probably tired of...

Alright! Getting closer. Shifted items as needed to amazon. I was going to get the monitor (VH236H) from amazon, but theirs is through circuit city who charges shipping and I don't want to deal with CC. That said... (Anything that is a MIR isn't included in the price as of yet. If any come...

Danny is right that some of the stuff I should get from Amazon. The reason for the case would be 1 I like the looks more and 2 when you add the fans, the price difference is negligible. Thanks for the warning on OCZ. I'll probably get the Antec 650 from amazon since it is the same price, but has...

Newegg is running sale on the 2x4gb g.skill pack - $79 shipped, so I'll probably do that. video card wise, you are probably right about amazon. At this point I'd like to hear what your choice would be for a mobo, and if you have any suggestions for a keyboard and mouse. Additionally, I'd like...

The mobo has decent reviews, and having been burned by a budget mobo before, my solution was a trusted brand and throwing more money at it. It has a few extra features (including overclocking utilities) as well and the audio might be slightly better? I have a 5.1 speaker system but will mostly...

So I've pretty much followed 4LC4PON3's guide except for a few exceptions, exceeding the limit I gave you all. Haven't ordered yet, but plan to within a few days. The changes are as follows: Swapped the mobo to ASUS M4A88T-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard...

So NZXT BETA EVO with an additional fan? Any thoughts on the Rosewill Challenger? Would it be worthwhile to throw another $30-50 in? Any significant improvement?

Got it. Any other opinions on the case? Reviews seem favorable for the Antec 300. The NZXT seems like a decent option, but I'm definitely looking for multiple opinions. I'm open to Amazon to avoid some sales tax, but I'll need to be careful on shipping...

All 5 fans are 80mm (3 on exhaust, 2 intake). The case is very similar to the Kingwin KT-424.

I do still have my old Lian Li mid tower (was a decent case in 2003 - magnesium aluminum with two intake fans, two exhaust fans, and a top fan), but it is a top mount power supply case. I could reuse it I suppose. The power supply is an Antec trupower 430, which I suspect lacks the correct...

Looks pretty good. I'm definitely open to more opinions, but it's a darn sight better than the $500 gaming build tomshardware had, and they didn't include an OS. And that is exactly the monitor I was looking at. Does anyone have any reservations about that motherboard? I don't see myself...

Sorry, I'm a dumbo and will edit the original post accordingly. The $500-700 is sans monitor. I'm looking to spend around $150-170 additionally for the monitor. Sorry for the confusion!

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