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If you do get that bundle please buy a quality PSU. Sparkle is a super cheap no name brand and you will have problems. Its worth spending the difference on quality unit. Everyone here will agree...
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This deal here for an i5 with motherboard, and 4gb ram, Swap in a better PSU https://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=62874&t=2610687
Then This GPU...
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In for one on the tigerdirect deal. I stopped at Microcenter today and picked up a cooler master 650W psu for $60. Those plus windows put me at $581, including s/h but not including the $10 rebate....
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Yes I agree with this statement 100%. A bad quality PSU can fry a lot of components when it goes out. People tend to overlook a good quality PSU because they're expensive. It's one investment that...
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https://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=404234&t=2570021
there are 3 rebates (they stack, 2 of them only require a copy of the UPC), and an additional $10 off for using a visa card, all...
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I don't see it at TD for that price, is there a link or are the rebates found somewhere else?
Would something like this: Galaxy 43GGS8HX3SPZ GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR3, $54.99 AR, ...
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Suggest you build using the benchmarks from Passmark. They not only rate video cards, HDD's and CPU's they also price CPU's, this way you see how much you can afford AND find the best one.
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its better from TD for ~60 AR, same card
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Another building a desktop thread:
I've never built one but need a new PC and am reading up on building my own. I want to use it for gaming, although I can't afford high end and don't really care...
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just buy 2 sticks of ddr3 from newegg now, those will work with all the more recent motherboards from both intel and amd
I would recommend you get a phenom instead of an athlon, even if it means...
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This looks like a really good deal, I may have to go for it. Anyone ever hear of Sparkle PSUs? It makes me think of Mr. Sparkle from the Simpsons.
I'll take a look at this later to make some...
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from this it seems that sparkle PSU's are OK (not great, but average)
