Fry's B&M deals, 4-30-10 to 5-6-10

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I am just going to do 1 big thread this week. If you prefer one format or another just tell me. I am running low on time, so I will edit my posts with more information later.

http://latimes.p2ionline.com/shoppi...18294374&type=cat&area=ROP&adid=2383273&pop=1
http://latimes.p2ionline.com/shoppingchannel/data/images/2383273_7175315.jpg
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This is the processor on newegg, 209.99+FS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851&cm_re=1055t-_-19-103-851-_-Product
This is the motherboard on newegg, 129.99+FS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128435&Tpk=gigabyte ga-890gpa
Motherboard website
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=3342
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Motherboard is ATX
4 DDR3 memory slots with max oc up to 1866
2 pci express 2.0 x16 slots (does x8/x8 in crossfire)
3 pci express x1 slots
2 pci slots
6 sata 6.0 gbp/s
2 sata 3.0 gbp/s
1 ide
2 usb 3.0 ports
4 usb 2.0 ports on the back
2 firewire
Has built in HD4290 video can decode hd content
HDMI, DVI, VGA
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Total Savings 74.99-Tax in your Area =339.98 Newegg Price-264.99-Tax in your area
If you do a mail in rebate total savings increases to 89.99-Tax in your area
Now tigerdirect recently did a big mail in rebate and bing cash back on the 1055t (they are currently sold out. So if you got on that deal and bought the motherboard on newegg, the total would be 199.99+129.99-50 MIR-24.59 (Tiger 12.3% cash back)=255.39 after rebates and tiger's bing cash back. Effectively making this the same price in store as online, and you could choose the motherboard online. That said the tigerdirect deal is dead.
 
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http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256425&subid=29407654&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407654
PLU 6226660
AMD Athlon II x3 440 & Gigabyte GA-M78LM-S2
$89.99 In Store, $79.99 After Rebate

Processor on newegg is $84.99+Free Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103843&Tpk
Motherboard on newegg is $64.99+$2.99 Shipping-$10 Mail in Rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128407
Motherboard page
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3189

This board unlocks according to a reviewer, and it has the right southbridge. The processor is also a model that in theory could unlock.

Micro ATX
760g board, 710 southbridge. Note this board can't do HD video
This board also supports the new AMD x6 processors so there is upgrade potential
2 memory slots that support up to 8gb of ddr2 memory with a mac oc of 1200mhz
1 PCI Express 2.0 x16
1 PCI Express x1
2 PCI Slots
4 sata 3.0 gbp/s
1 ide
DVI and VGA (does not decode hd video)

Savings is $62.98 minus your local sales tax=$152.97 Newegg Price-$89.99 Fry's In Store Price
If you do a mail in rebate the savings is $62.98 (since both online and frys in store has a $10 mail in rebate)

http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256425&subid=29407659&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407659
PLU 6207160
AMD Phenom II x4 945 & MSI 790x-G45
$139.99 In Store, $129.99 After Rebate

There is another thread about this bundle here
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1515433

Note Fry's carries the old stepping and the new stepping. Ask for the new stepping
The model number for the new stepping is HDX945WFGMBOX
The frys.com/plu number of the new stepping is 6160959

Processor on newegg is $149.00+FS (Damn I have never seen so such a good ratio of reviews on any newegg product, 45 reviews, 43 5star, 2 4star)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=AMD_Phenom_II_x4_945-_-19-103-809-_-Product
Motherboard on newegg $99.99+$2.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...249&cm_re=MSI_790x-G45-_-13-130-249-_-Product
Motherboard direct link
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1916

Supports the phenom II x6 so you have an upgrade path
ATX board
Note due to the fact this is an 790x board and not a 790gx or 790fx there is no integrated video
4 ddr3 memory slots with a mac rated oc of 1200mhz
Even though there are 4 dimm slots, the max memory is 8gb
2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 (Crossfire compatible)
2 PCI Express x1
2 PCI Slots
6 sata 3.0gbp/s
1 ide

So in sum your savings compared to newegg is $119.99-Sales Tax in your Area=$251.98 Newegg price-$139.99-Tax
If you do a mail in rebate the savings increase to $129.99-Sales Tax in your Area

http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256425&subid=29407655&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407655
PLU 6139349
Antec Earthwatts 380w
$29.99 In Store
80+ Bronze certified

This is the delta version of the powersupply also know as Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D. Cheapest price going online is about $45
28 amps on the 12v rail
1 (20+4) pin
1 ATX/EPS
1 PCI-E
5 SATA
4 Peripheral
1 Floppy

One of the best psu for this power range
 
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http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256409&subid=29407524&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407524
PLU 5843103
LG 22x DVD burner with lightscribe. If I remember this comes with a sata cable. Not an oem drive
$24.99 In Store

http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256415&subid=29407552&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407552
PLU 6219280
Galaxy GT240 512mb GDDR5
This is the good version of the GT240. About the same speed as a 9600gt, yet it is better at folding and can easily be put in an oem computer with the stock crappy psu.
$64.99 In Store, $49.99 After Rebate
The cheapest on newegg on a non openbox gt240 gddr5 is 89.99 with a 20 mail in rebate and free shipping. Brand is gigabyte

http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256415&subid=29407569&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407569
PLU 6076688
AMD Athlon II x2 245 & Biostar MCP6P M2+
$54.99 In Store, $44.99 After Rebate

Processor on newegg $60.99+FS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=AMD_Athlon_II_x2_245-_-19-103-687-_-Product
Motherboard on newegg $49.99+FS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=Biostar_MCP6P_M2+-_-13-138-111-_-Product
Motherboard direct website
http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/content.php?S_ID=370

Micro ATX
2 ram slots max memory of 4gb can only do up to 800mhz
4 sata
1 ide
vga only

(really it is a crappy motherboard, but it is free)
Savings is $55.99 minus your local sales tax=$110.98 Newegg Price-$54.99 Fry's In Store Price
If you do a mail in rebate the savings is $64.99
 
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http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407555
PLU 6208680
2 TB Western Digital Green
$128.00 In Store

http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256409&subid=29407527&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407527
PLU 6104349
ATI HD 750 USB TV Tuner (This does hardware decoding)
$44.99 In Store, $29.99 After Rebate
This is the same item on newegg for 54.99+5.99 shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815306019&cm_re=ati_750-_-15-306-019-_-Product

http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256420&subid=29407608&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407608
PLU 6114409
MSI 9500GT DDR2
Note this card has a hdmi port, but you have to connect your onboard audio to this card to do 5.1 audio pass thru. If you don't mind 5.1 audio pass thru than this will make a cheap htpc card.
$39.99 In Store, $14.99 After Rebate

http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256425&subid=29407690&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407690
PLU 5874143
$99.99 In Store, $79.99 After Rebate
This is an awesome psu, 62 amps on the 12v rail (total combined power). Seasonic design. 80 plus bronze

Cables that are not modular
3-----5.25" Drive (540mm+150mm+150mm)
1-----3.5" Drive connectors (+150mm)
3-----SATA (540mm+150mm+150mm)
1-----8 pin EPS12V (540mm)
1-----4 pin ATX12V (540mm)
2-----6+2 pin PCIe (570mm)

Cables that are modular
6-----5.25" Drive (560mm+150mm+150mm)
6-----SATA (550mm+150mm+150mm)
2-----6 pin PCIe (560mm)

Unit Dimensions
150mm x 150mm x 86mm

Cheapest price online is $115

Here is the johny guru review of the psu
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=140
 
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i must thank you for taking the time to post these. Thanks! :D

I like the single thread format, btw. ;)
 
xero404 said:
how does the 9500gt or the gt240 stack up as physX cards?
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With physX the thing to care about is shader power, you want the most possible but at least 64 since batman aa. The 9500gt stinks for it only has 32 shaders, the gt240 is the best physx card out their under the 9800gt for the gt240 has 96 shaders and the 9800gt has 112 shaders.

The gt240 is a great physx and folding card

The gt240 is a good casual gaming card about the speed of a 4670. Sometimes it is faster than the 9600gt more times it is slower but the same league. The gt240 has 50% more shader cores than the 9600gt and is 27% faster at shading once you figure in the core frequency, bandwidth they are the same. But due to only having 8 rops on the 240 vs 16 on the 9600gt the gt240 underperforms due to not being to fill all those textures. On screen fast enough.
 
The problem with reading Frys B&M deals on the internets is that each store puts out their own ad.

Often items are the same but some are not. They seem to sometimes leapfrog (one week a set of stores will have x MB/CPU combo and then the next week another set will have the same one (but the deal will have expired for the first set))
 
hardware_failure said:
The problem with reading Frys B&M deals on the internets is that each store puts out their own ad.

Often items are the same but some are not. They seem to sometimes leapfrog (one week a set of stores will have x MB/CPU combo and then the next week another set will have the same one (but the deal will have expired for the first set))
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In SoCal, we typically see the same deals as NorCal and Texas -- and with in-store pickup options on the website, you can see if the local store has it or not. The combos are now being added to the website as well.
 
hardware_failure said:
The problem with reading Frys B&M deals on the internets is that each store puts out their own ad.

Often items are the same but some are not. They seem to sometimes leapfrog (one week a set of stores will have x MB/CPU combo and then the next week another set will have the same one (but the deal will have expired for the first set))
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Yes each ad is different. But usually they are differences by a district basis, and the ad is usually the same 98% of the time. Furthermore there seems to be less differences recently than the previous 2 years.

That said you can view the LA, San Jose, and Dallas papers easily online. I usually post the dallas paper for I like their website and it is a closer store to the one I actually work at. (I wake up a couple hours prior to my shift on friday for I am not a morning person and I need that time to actually be mentally awake. I usually do things in the morning, but one of the things I do is look at the dallas ad for my ad is similar enough. Note I don't work in the components department, but since I am geeky and love building I do pay attention on what the components department has on special.)
 
This is what I personally got today (upgrading a 15.4 macbook pro memory and hard drive space. The model is pre unbiody model number is MA896LL)


http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256425&subid=29407651&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407651
Note this is a laptop hard drive.

http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9256425&subid=29407691&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29407691

Currently the memory seems to be about going price instore. But with the rebate it is a very good price. (hopefully i get around to doing the rebate.) Most places are charging $85 or more for the hard drive.

Wish me luck guys. I am relaxing for a few minutes, before tearing up my old macbook pro. That computer is a virgin, it has never had anybody look "under" its hood.
 
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My macbook pro is fine with a new harddrive and 4gb of memory (though in windows7 I get less memory for I am using 64bit). Still installing all the software though.

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Saturday's deal

http://shopping.dallasnews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=2519&adid=9261919&subid=29426110&type=
http://cdn.travidia.com/rop-sub/29426110
Intel I5+Asus P7h55-m Pro

Processor on newegg $184.99 +FS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115220&cm_re=650_i5-_-19-115-220-_-Product
Motherboard on newegg $94.99+FS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...623&cm_re=asus_P7h55-m-_-13-131-623-_-Product
Motherboard direct link
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=vOvmywqPUY78qUzh&templete=2

Processor is a 3.2ghz dual core with hyper threading and a max turbo boost of 3.46 ghz

Micro ATX
HDMI, DVI, and VGA output and this processor/integrated video is fast enough to decode hd no problem.
4 ddr3 memory slots supports up to 16gb max memory oc of 2133
6 sata 3.0gbp/s ports
1 ide

1 PCI Express 2.0 x16
1 PCI Express x1
2 PCI Slots

The i5-750 is a better chip for speed. The i5-650 supports vt-d, has a good integrated graphics, and better thermals. In other words get the 750 for gaming and the 650 for an office, some specific virtual machine tasks, or a small form factor pc (the board is great for a small form factor case)
 
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Damn, the 1055T deal has ended.

NVM!: Deal still alive as of 5/1/2010. My GF called and told me to open the house door, and BAM threw the bag with the mobo and 1055T in my face! I jizzed immediately.
 
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Got in on the writer and 2.5" drive at the Alpharetta/Milton Fry's. Anybody know if this drive has that damn blue-bird nonsense in the firmware?
 
BETA. said:
NVM!: Deal still alive as of 5/1/2010. My GF called and told me to open the house door, and BAM threw the bag with the mobo and 1055T in my face! I jizzed immediately.
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All the small things
...
Late night, come home
Work sucks I know
She left me CPUs by the stairs
Surprises let me know she cares
 
BETA. said:
Damn, the 1055T deal has ended.

NVM!: Deal still alive as of 5/1/2010. My GF called and told me to open the house door, and BAM threw the bag with the mobo and 1055T in my face! I jizzed immediately.
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Marry her.
 
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