dgrevillius
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Through a combination of deals and promo codes, I was able to build a pretty nice machine for a grand total of $275.78. Here is the breakdown.
CPU: Intel i3 2100 (Microcenter.com in-store pickup) - $99.99
Mobo: MSI H61M-P23 (B3) microATX LGA 1155 (Microcenter.com in-store pickup) - $19.99 (Special deal with the i3 purchase)
RAM: 8 GB (2x4) G. Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1333 Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL (Newegg.com) - $54.99 (w/promo EMCKDGK49)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB (Newegg.com) - $39.99 (w/promo EMCKCKJ23)
Optical: Asus DVD-RW (Newegg.com) - $19.99
Case: Linkworld 727 Micro-ATX (Microcenter.com in-store pickup) - $19.99
PSU: Rosewill RV350 350W PSU (Newegg.com) - $19.99 (w/promo EMCKDGK24)
I cheated a little and made a new Newegg account to use the promo NEWCUSTOMER10 to save an additional $10. All together, I save $35 from Newegg on promos, plus the sale prices on the items. Getting $40 off the mobo at Microcenter definitely helped a lot as well. There was no tax or shipping charges from Newegg, and $10.85 tax from Microcenter.
Just a note, if you want to use these promo codes at Newegg, you have to sign up as an E-blast subscriber (They send you emails with deals).
CPU: Intel i3 2100 (Microcenter.com in-store pickup) - $99.99
Mobo: MSI H61M-P23 (B3) microATX LGA 1155 (Microcenter.com in-store pickup) - $19.99 (Special deal with the i3 purchase)
RAM: 8 GB (2x4) G. Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1333 Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL (Newegg.com) - $54.99 (w/promo EMCKDGK49)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB (Newegg.com) - $39.99 (w/promo EMCKCKJ23)
Optical: Asus DVD-RW (Newegg.com) - $19.99
Case: Linkworld 727 Micro-ATX (Microcenter.com in-store pickup) - $19.99
PSU: Rosewill RV350 350W PSU (Newegg.com) - $19.99 (w/promo EMCKDGK24)
I cheated a little and made a new Newegg account to use the promo NEWCUSTOMER10 to save an additional $10. All together, I save $35 from Newegg on promos, plus the sale prices on the items. Getting $40 off the mobo at Microcenter definitely helped a lot as well. There was no tax or shipping charges from Newegg, and $10.85 tax from Microcenter.
Just a note, if you want to use these promo codes at Newegg, you have to sign up as an E-blast subscriber (They send you emails with deals).