Convince dad that building is better than premade?

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Ac3

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My dad said 600 budget
I told him that wouldn't get us any better than our 1600 mac, which isn't powerful enough to run my games.
 
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Ac3

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gamerman4 said:
$600 could get you a decent rig provided you already have your own monitor.
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Sadly enough..... :(

Actually, he said 650 without monitor, so thats a little better.
Whats the best gaming rig you guys can get on Newegg for me :) include links please
 
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tlarkin

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Ac3 said:
Sadly enough..... :(

Actually, he said 650 without monitor, so thats a little better.
Whats the best gaming rig you guys can get on Newegg for me :) include links please
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Newegg preferred accounts have 6 months same as cash with no interest on purchases above 500 dollars and 12 months on those above 1000.

I applied and got like a 5,000 dollar preferred account. I built my PC last October for a total of 1300ish including a 22" 16:10 Samsung monitor. I have it all paid off but like $250 left and I have till the end of September to do so. I could do it now but I am just floating my cash to get more money from interest in my savings.

If you can qualify for the preferred account I say do it since every purchase (or combine purchase, ie every invoice) over $1,000 is automatically qualified for 12 months no interest no payments. If you can drop $650 now you can drop $1200 over 12 months easily.

Just my 2 cents.
 
gamerman4

gamerman4

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Ac3 said:
Sadly enough..... :(

Actually, he said 650 without monitor, so thats a little better.
Whats the best gaming rig you guys can get on Newegg for me :) include links please
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$650 without monitor is good enough to get you a decent rig. Going to a friends B-day party, I'll be back with my newegg build later.
 
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Calibretto said:
Plus, it costs way less to build your own and you get better reliability because you have better quality parts than a premade.
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I dunno,

I just built my own PC - and got good prices on all my components ( 199.00 for Core i7 CPU - 219 for Gigabyte - UD4P - 115 for 9800 GTX+ ). Add in case - PSU - and Operating system I'll eventually have to purchase - and I see Dell's go on sale for around the same price all the time.

Unless you're looking at normal list prices - I agree - but if you visit sites like Fatwallet and only buy a Dell when they go on sale - it's pretty hard to beat those prices.

You can customize to build the PC you want - spec wise - and plan for upgradability / better PSU / Better case / OC ability. But saying you can save alot is a bit of a stretch - unless you're playing list retail prices.
 
bomberboysk

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Ac3 said:
Sadly enough..... :(

Actually, he said 650 without monitor, so thats a little better.
Whats the best gaming rig you guys can get on Newegg for me :) include links please
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Will you need an operating system? And is the 650 before or after rebates?;) If you answered no to the operating system, this this should work for you:
 
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bomberboysk

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Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119161

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103648

Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157161

Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231200

GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150394

PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019

ODD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188

HDD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320

Heatsink:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

Price before rebates-------$669.42
Price after rebates---------$634.42

Asrock mobo may sound like an off brand, but, asrock is a subsidiary of asus. Ati video card because the board supports crossfirex, and 700W psu to handle another 4870 if you add one down the road;) If you wanna spend a little more on the mobo though, go for one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366
 
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Ac3

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bomberboysk said:
Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119161

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103648

Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157161

Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231200

GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150394

PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019

ODD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188

HDD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320

Heatsink:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

Price before rebates-------$669.42
Price after rebates---------$634.42

Asrock mobo may sound like an off brand, but, asrock is a subsidiary of asus. Ati video card because the board supports crossfirex, and 700W psu to handle another 4870 if you add one down the road;) If you wanna spend a little more on the mobo though, go for one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366
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Are those prices with 1 or 2 video cards? And thanks you pulled through for me.
 
bomberboysk

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Ac3 said:
Are those prices with 1 or 2 video cards? And thanks you pulled through for me.
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One video card, with room to add another down the road.(Ex- powerful enough psu, roomy enough case, crossfire compatible motherboard, etc)
 
bomberboysk

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Ac3 said:
And heatsink is powerful enough for OC?
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*Checks sig* It runs my Quadcore intel fine at 3.95Ghz... One of the best heatsinks for the money(competes with the TRUE and V8 which are twice its price or more.) Plenty of room to oc that cpu.
 
bomberboysk

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Ac3 said:
Haha thanks man your awesome. You should be a moderator.
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Haha...i wish... But just to add, if you want a slightly better case and keep the asrock mobo(although i would highly recommend going to one of the better ones), there should be just enough room after rebates to upgrade to this case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077

I would try to see if you cant up the budget just enough to get the above case and either the asus or gigabyte mobo also.
 
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Ac3

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bomberboysk said:
Haha...i wish... But just to add, if you want a slightly better case and keep the asrock mobo(although i would highly recommend going to one of the better ones), there should be just enough room after rebates to upgrade to this case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077

I would try to see if you cant up the budget just enough to get the above case and either the asus or gigabyte mobo also.
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Is the difference significant?
And what monitor would you recommend?
 
bomberboysk

bomberboysk

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Ac3 said:
Is the difference significant?
And what monitor would you recommend?
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In the case? Just a little more room/airflow and a side window. The mobo, yes, the gigabyte or asus would have better quality components etc and worth the premium. What price/size monitor you looking for?
 
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Ac3

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bomberboysk said:
In the case? Just a little more room/airflow and a side window. The mobo, yes, the gigabyte or asus would have better quality components etc and worth the premium. What price/size monitor you looking for?
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Atleast like a 1900 somethin by X resolution. Thats about it.
 
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