HP Pavilion p7-1446s Desktop PC (AMD A10-5700 3.4GHz, 8GB DDR3-1600 RAM, 1TB 7200RPM HDD, Radeon HD 7660D Graphics, Gigabit LAN, Card Reader, USB 3.0, Wi-Fi, Win 8) $425 @ Staples

Quote from bluskye : You must be smoking crack. Fry's had a good mobo (usb 3.0/hdmi) and amd 5700 combo for $137. How you can build the rest of the system for $63 is a pipe dream. I know, because I just built one.

Thank you so much. The combo that you mentioned is what I have been dreaming for months!!

Quote from xlcjw72 : Man that is some crappy hdd's

Oops, that should be 1TB vs 500GB.

Quote from satanslover : LOL, so many people desperate to overpay for a Staples "deal". It's like they've never even heard of SlickDeals

Not interested in the deal as I just built my own, but don't mislead people into thinking you can get all of this for $200, when you A. don't provide any links to the items and B. clearly can't.

not the best deal, just got on the dell inspiron few weeks ago for almost same setup , 3rd gen intel i3 with 6gb ram for $360+ CA tax , comes out about $420 shipped.

So lukewarm deal, but to people who are in need of a computer and not willing to wait for a better deal, go for it

The combo is quite tempting

Quote from funkdoc : Not interested in the deal as I just built my own, but don't mislead people into thinking you can get all of this for $200, when you A. don't provide any links to the items and B. clearly can't.

You're right, it can be had less than $200, it's misleading. If you can't be bothered using search neither can I.

Hot deal for those who don't want to mess with mail in rebates and also want a single warranty with a single point of contact which will cover every single component.

When I build a system and use parts from various vendors I hate when a video card manufacturer tries to blame the motherboard for the problem (just an example of many such instances). With a system like this you know everything will work out of the box so you can get it setup and get right down to business. To some this may be worth paying a little more. Now me, I like to tinker, and I know HP does not offer a lot of BIOS options on this lineup, so I'll pass. Still tempted though!

It can't quite be had for $200. For recent deals, the best would probably be:

http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/8...-case-more

Add in about $50 for a low-mid tier card (HD 6770 comes to mind), some extra for DVD drive and wifi, and you're at about $300. At that point it's your choice on which way you're going for an OS!

I don't see it happening for significantly less than that.

Quote from cheepdood : Hot deal for those who don't want to mess with mail in rebates and also want a single warranty with a single point of contact which will cover every single component. When I build a system and use parts from various vendors I hate when a video card manufacturer tries to blame the motherboard for the problem (just an example of many such instances). With a system like this you know everything will work out of the box so you can get it setup and get right down to business. To some this may be worth paying a little more. Now me, I like to tinker, and I know HP does not offer a lot of BIOS options on this lineup, so I'll pass. Still tempted though!

I've got 30+ PCs built from scratch running here and I've had to return exactly two parts: Some Patriot memory and a crappy cheap generic PSU from Amazon. If you add incompetence into the mix it adds many more problems, the parts are generally fine.

Quote from amc1870 : Pricing this out between Microcenter and Fry's out of my own curiosity... CPU/Mobo: 140$ AMD A-10 5700 and MSI A75MA-E35 CPU and Motherboard Combo Kit http://www.frys.com/product/75447...IN_RSLT_PG HD: 60$ 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive DT01ACA100 - OEM http://microcenter.com/product/40...A100_-_OEM RAM: 43$ DDR3 8GB 1600MHz PATRIOT http://www.frys.com/product/69801...IN_RSLT_PG That leaves about 180$ for the case, PSU, the misc hardware, software licenses and anything else it comes bundled with, like a keyboard or something.

Good build, I lucked out Friday and Saturday when I saw that Frys deal.
Frys.com put out an A10 5700 with MSI FM2-A75MA board for $140 after rebate.

Bought a case and PSU from Newegg for $50 (case was Shell Shocker for $30 AR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6817152032
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6811147166

Bought a 6670 on ebay for $51 after shipping. (no link, plenty out there)

Bought 8GB Patriot Viper (2x4GB) 1600mhz RAM on Amazon for $50.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/...os_product

I will use the HDDs from my current 2007 Inspiron 531s (2007 model) that was being used as an HTPC until I kept getting BSOD from (my guess) overheating.

This build it yourself conversation is ridiculous.

No chance you can get this for under $200. Under $300 maybe if you plan/price it out right (if you needed to buy right now no chance) and this is not including an OS which many build it yourself people can probably get for free. Overall you almost always get more bang for your buck if you build it yourself so why are we even discussing this? It is the same for this desktop or any other.

On a side note I bought the Lenovo A6 desktop last year for $260? $270? and it came with HDMI so for this computer to not offer it is ridiculous, in my opinion (newer by a year, A10, etc).

Quote from mankix : If you get a video card with this, get one that can crossfire. If the MOBO can support it in this PC, it will utilize the GPU on the CPU and the video card. That is, IF the MOBO supports crossfire, which I do not know if it does.

I am betting on that the mobo does not support crossfire.

Quote from satanslover : I've got 30+ PCs built from scratch running here and I've had to return exactly two parts: Some Patriot memory and a crappy cheap generic PSU from Amazon. If you add incompetence into the mix it adds many more problems, the parts are generally fine.

Come talk to me when you've built over 500 and deployed thousands of them my little satanic troll. The stuff I actually hand build, or rather instruct others to build because I'm too busy, attaches to multimillion dollar medical imaging equipment. The cards I buy are well beyond your measly satanic 200 buck budget.

Quote from satanslover : You're right, it can be had less than $200, it's misleading. If you can't be bothered using search neither can I.

Wow. I've never seen a slickdealer be less helpful. Thanks for nothing satanlicker.