AMD Phenom II x4 940 3GHz Socket AM2+ Quad Core Black Edition Processor (Retail) + ECS AM2+ AMD 780G HDMI ATX Motherboard $180 after $20 MIR

[brisar]

Newegg has AMD Phenom II x4 940 3GHz Socket AM2+ Quad Core Black Edition Processor (Retail) + ECS AM2+ AMD 780G HDMI ATX Motherboard for $200 - $20 Rebate = $180 with Free Shipping. Thanks kingofdeal
Lowest on Google Products for the CPU is $175 and for the motherboard is $78

[c88ms]

Is this the same deal as the FP one? The alternative to the biostar? The coupon code is YMMV. I would assume the first handful will be able to get it price adjusted but I doubt the rest will get any.

[jaymode]

Its better than the front page deal because it has free shipping and a $20 rebate instead of $15. I bought it and tired to apply the coupon but was unsuccessful. Oh well. $180AR is still a great price.

[kingofdeal]

Quote from c88ms : Is this the same deal as the FP one? The alternative to the biostar? The coupon code is YMMV. I would assume the first handful will be able to get it price adjusted but I doubt the rest will get any.

As per my experience if the code expires then they honor the coupon.. that is for sure.

[kingofdeal]

Quote from jaymode : Its better than the front page deal because it has free shipping and a $20 rebate instead of $15. I bought it and tired to apply the coupon but was unsuccessful. Oh well. $180AR is still a great price.

look like to me.. but no body instrested...

[xie]

This is a great deal, I think. I'm just broke, or I'd definitely be in for one.

The only negative I see is that the board only takes DDR2 memory, which is creeping up in price and down in popularity.

[hpflyby]

No go on the $20 coupon combined with the combo...

[my3cents]

I did the online chat and the rep offered to credit back my account $20 if I email him with my purchase info, so I purchased it and emailed. So the $20 coupon is still YMMV I guess, if you tried this and were shot down. Try again maybe?

Quote from hpflyby : No go on the $20 coupon combined with the combo...

[razor2pp]

Online chat worked for me too. Thanks Op!

[irod87]

how close is this to being amd's best available desktop processor?

[jaykey180]

how does this deal compare to the one a couple days ago with the biostar mobo? its a little sheaper but i dont know if this is a better motherboard or not.

[kvilledrummer]

Going to give my first computer build a try and ditch my old Sempron. I'm in for 1 & will try livechat to see if I can get the extra discount tomorrow when the lines reopen. Thanks OP!

Now to dig around for the other components.........

Update: Got my $20 credit upon shipment from Newegg also - thanks Jeremy!

[razor2pp]

Quote from jaykey180 : how does this deal compare to the one a couple days ago with the biostar mobo? its a little sheaper but i dont know if this is a better motherboard or not.

This ECS board has HDMI, Optical S/PDIF Out and eSata ports. Biostar lacks all these...