Deals, Discounts, and Best PC Component Buys & Builds

Honestly, if you’re looking for one of the absolute best power supplies on the market right now, you really can't beat this deal at just $167... It delivers an incredible amount of juice while keeping the fan so quiet you might actually forget it's even running inside your rig! You get a solid 3-year warranty, plus it comes equipped with an 8-pin PCI-E connector, which is great... Even though it's technically rated at "only" 425W, it handles pretty much any modern setup without breaking a sweat at all
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CLUB 3D ATI Radeon HD3850 512 MB - $200

ASUS MAXIMUS II FORMULA - $561

ATI Radeon HD 4850 - $393 (it has a much nicer heatsink)

ATI HD4870 X2 2GB - $1133

Enermax MODU82+ ATX 2.3 modular power supply 525W - $233

Force 3D VGA ATI HD4870 - $567

Logitech MX Revolution - $166

Samsung 22" LCD 2232BW - $510

SAMSUNG SM 2253BW - $566

Seagate 500GB SATA-II Hard Drive, 16MB Cache - $167$

Gigabyte nVidia 9600GSO Graphics Card - $220 - Honestly, this is such a solid little card for any casual gamer out there, especially since it comes equipped with a Zalman cooler that keeps things running nice and chilly even when you're pushing it...

Thermaltake VF7000BNS DH101 HTPC Case, Black - $293 - I have to say, in my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful HTPC cases ever made, and the best part is that it actually fits a full ATX motherboard and standard power supplies without any issues at all...

Arctic Cooling Accelero S2 VGA Heatsink - $23 - This is an absolutely fantastic cooler if you're working with a mid-range graphics card, and it's really the perfect choice if your old stock cooler just isn't cutting it anymore... 🙂

Lenovo L220X Monitor - $976 - This was hands down the best 22" LCD I've used, mainly because that S-PVA panel guarantees such incredibly accurate color reproduction, plus it has pivot functionality and a 1920*1200 resolution...

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 FOR $55

9600GT - $254$

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XFX NVIDIA 9800GT Graphics Card with 512MB GDDR3 on a PCI Express interface - $333

A massive AOPEN H700A Big Tower case paired with a 400W power supply - $66 😁

I also have this cool Thermaltake X Tuner fan controller that fits right into a 5.25" bay - $33

Then there's the MSI NVIDIA GeForce PCI-E N9800GX2 card - $808 - though I really hope I didn't make a bit of a slip-up with the pricing on that one... 🙂

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CHIEFTEC Big Tower GX-01B-OP - $156

20'' ViewSonic VA2026w - $427

SILVERSTONE Desktop Tower LaScala LC17 - $283

AMD Phenom™ X4 9550 - $326

LCD 20" BENQ G2000W

Samsung SM2232BW - $510

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7-Pro CPU cooler - $47

Scythe Shuriken SCSK-1000 CPU Cooler $67 — This little guy is a low-profile cooling solution, which makes it absolutely perfect if you're building one of those slim HTPC cases that don't have much breathing room... It runs incredibly quiet, which I personally love, and the price point is quite reasonable too! Now, don't get me wrong, the thermal performance isn't exactly going to break any world records, but if you aren't pushing your processor with heavy overclocking, it’ll honestly be more than enough to keep things running smoothly 🙂

Frontier Opera Media Center 400W $85 — This is actually a pretty solid chassis overall, but there is a massive catch... it comes bundled with an absolutely catastrophic power supply unit. Seriously, please don't take any chances if you've got a high-end build; just swap out that junk PSU immediately
The case arrives loaded with a bunch of 80mm fans, but in my humble opinion, you should just rip them all out and toss them... replacing them with just two 120mm fans is really the sweet spot for airflow. As far as internals go, you can fit two hard drives, two optical drives, and even a full ATX motherboard, which is quite impressive for its size

Arctic Cooling Xtreme Twin Turbo VGA cooler - $80 - It’s kind of similar to an old school S1 setup, except this beauty is designed to fit almost any card you throw at it, and it actually comes with two built-in 80mm fans featuring their own little potentiometer for fine-tuning...

Seagate SATA-II Hard Drive, 640GB, 32MB cache - $190

OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU cooler - $93 - Honestly, I'd say this stands out as one of the truly superior options for keeping your processor chill...

Zalman VF1000-Cu VGA cooler - $100

Gainward 8800 GT 512 (G92) - $300 - This one ships with a solid dual-slot cooler that really gets the job done by keeping temperatures nice and low, so if you're looking for something reliable, I'd definitely give this my stamp of approval...

GAINWARD ATI Radeon HD4850 GS (golden sample) - $433

Ati Radeon HD 4850 TOXIC - $426

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Biostar MBO TPower I45 - $333. Honestly, if you’re looking to push those 45nm processors to their absolute limit by overclocking the FSB, this might just be the gold standard for enthusiasts right now, especially since I've heard whispers that people are actually cracking past 700MHz...

Sapphire ATI HD4870 X2 - $1067. This thing is an absolute beast, a total powerhouse when it comes to raw performance, though I should probably mention that it definitely drinks power like there's no tomorrow...

8800GT 512 - $262. Such a fantastic little piece of hardware, and it even comes equipped with a really solid heatsink to keep things under control...

Chieftec 450W - $100

Gaming Rig

$1333

CPU AMD Athlon 5000+ x2 2.6GHz $132 Walmart
Motherboard Gigabyte MA770-DS3 $143 Newegg
RAM 2 x 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $63 Best Buy
GPU Gainward Radeon HD3870 512MB DDR3 $243 Walmart
HDD Samsung 250GB 16MB cache $90 Micro Center
Case APLUS CS-185A $73 Best Buy
PSU Chieftec 450W $110 Newegg
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Target
Monitor Samsung 2043 NW 20" $426 Best Buy

$1667

CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2 x 2.53GHz $253 Newegg
Motherboard Gigabyte P45-DS3 $210 Best Buy
RAM 2 x 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $63 Best Buy
GPU Sapphire Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 toxic $384 Micro Center
HDD Samsung 250GB 16MB cache $90 Micro Center
Case APLUS CS-185A $73 Best Buy
PSU Chieftec 450W $110 Newegg
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Target
Monitor Samsung 2043 NW 20" $426 Best Buy

$2000

CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 2 x 3.16GHz $388 Walmart
Motherboard Gigabyte P45-DS3 $210 Best Buy
RAM 2 x 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $63 Best Buy
GPU Sapphire Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 toxic $385 Micro Center
HDD WD 640GB 16MB cache $170 Best Buy
Case APLUS CS-185A $73 Best Buy
PSU Chieftec 450W $110 Newegg
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Target
Monitor Samsung 2232BW 22" $533 Micro Center

Family PC

$1167

CPU AMD Athlon 4400+ x2 2.3GHz $107 Micro Center
Motherboard Gigabyte MA69VM-S2 $102 Circuit City
RAM 2 x 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $63 Best Buy
GPU PEAK Radeon HD3850 256MB DDR3 $200 Circuit City
HDD Samsung 250GB 16MB cache $90 Micro Center
Case Mode Com Harry $51 Circuit City
PSU Fortron 350W $70 Best Buy
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Target
Monitor Samsung 2043NW 20" $426 Best Buy

HTPC

$767

CPU AMD Athlon BE-2300 2 x 1.9GHz $110 Micro Center
Motherboard Gigabyte MA78G-S2H $164 Walmart
RAM 2 x 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $63 Best Buy
GPU Integrated HD3200
HDD WD 640GB 16MB cache $170 Best Buy
Case Frontier Venus $93 Best Buy
PSU Included 400W
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Target
TV Card Gigabyte U8000 $112 Circuit City

Office Work & Surfing

$383

CPU AMD Semperon LE 1150 $53 Circuit City
Motherboard Gigabyte M61PME-S2 $96 Micro Center
RAM 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $32 Best Buy
GPU Integrated NVIDIA 6100
HDD Hitachi 160GB$81 HGSpot
Case Codegen midi tower $68 Micro Center
PSU Included 400w unit
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Best Buy

Best Buy Components

Socket LGA 775 Intel
Intel Celeron E1200 2 x 1.6GHz, 512KB cache, BOX $93 Discount 24
Intel Core 2 Duo E5200 2x 2.5GHz, 2MB cache, BOX $168 Discount 24
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2x 2.53GHz, 3MB cache, BOX, 45nm $253 Hardware Pros
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 2x 3.16GHz, 6MB cache, BOX, 45nm $388 Discount 24

Socket AM2 AMD
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4400+ 2 x 2.3 GHz, 1MB cache, BOX $107 HG Spot
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2 x 2.6GHz, 1MB cache, BOX $133 Discount 24
AMD Phenom x3 8450 3 x 2.1GHz, 1.5MB cache, BOX $217 ADM
AMD Phenom x4 9550 4 x 2.2 GHz, 2MB cache, BOX $305 ADM
* Note: Only grab three or four-core processors if you actually need the extra cores. For everything else, dual-core is a better bet.

Motherboards
Gigabyte P31-DS3L $120 Protis
s775, Intel P31+ICH7, FSB 1333/1066/800MHz, 4xSerial ATA II, 1xUDMA133, 3xPCI, 3PCI-E x 1, 1PCI-E x 16, 4DDR II (Dual channel 800/677 MHz), 8-channel audio, Gb LAN, USB 2.0, HT, ATX

Gigabyte P35-DS3L $159 Protis
s775, iP35, Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core/Core 2 Duo ready, FSB 1333/1066/800MHz, 4xSerial ATA II, 1xUDMA100, 3PCI, 3PCI-E x 1, 1PCI-E x 16, 4DDR II (Dual channel 1066/800/677 MHz), 8-channel Intel High Definition
Gigabyte P35-DS3 $190 Hardware Pros
s775, Intel P35+ICH9, FSB 1600 O.C. /1333/1066/800MHz, 6xSerial ATA II, 1xUDMA133, 3xPCI, 3PCI-E x 1, 2PCI-E x 16, 4DDR II (Dual channel 1200 -OC/1066/800/677/533 MHz), 8-channel audio, Gb LAN, USB 2.0, HT, ATX, GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver(DES) technology
Gigabyte P45-DS3 $210 ADM
s775, Intel P45+ICH10, FSB 1600OC/1333/1066/800MHz, 6xSerial ATA II, 1xUDMA133, 2xPCI, 3PCI-E x 1, 1xPCI-E x 16, 1xPCI-E x 8, 4DDR II (Dual channel 1200OC/1066/800/677/533 MHz), 8-channel audio, 2xGb LAN, SPDIF, 3xFW, 12 x USB 2.0

Gigabyte P45-DS3P $300 Protis
s775, iP45, Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core/Core 2 Duo ready, FSB 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 6xSerial ATA II, SATA RAID, 1xUDMA100, 1PCI, 3PCI-E x 1, 1PCI-E x 4, 2PCI-E x 16, 4DDR II (Dual channel 1200/1066/800 MHz), 8-ch

AMD socket AM2 / AM2+

Gigabyte MA69VM-S2 $100 Protis
Socket AM2, AMD 690V, 4 x Serial ATA II, SATA RAID, UDMA133, VGA ATI Radeon X1200 shared, 2PCI, 1PCI-E x4, 1PCI-E x16, 4DDR II (Dual Channel, 800/667/533MHz), 8 channel High Definition Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB2.0, mATX

Gigabyte MA74GM-S2H $123 Discount 24
Socket AM2, AMD 740G, 6 x Serial ATA II, SATA RAID, UDMA133, VGA ATI Radeon HD2100 shared, DVI/HDMI/VGA, 2PCI, 1PCI-E x1, 1PCI-E x16, 2DDR II (Dual Channel, 800/667/533MHz), 8 channel High Definition Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB2.0, mATX

Gigabyte MA770-DS3 $143 Hardware Pros - specifically for users with PCIe graphics cards
AMD 770, S. AM2, 4xSATA RAID, DDR2 1066/800/667, PCIE 2.0 x16, FW, GLAN, SB 8ch

Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H $164 Discount 24 - for those fine with integrated HD3200
Socket AM2, AMD 780G, 5 x Serial ATA II, 1 x eSATA, SATA RAID, UDMA133, VGA ATI Radeon HD3200 shared, DVI, HDMI & VGA connector, 2PCI, 1PCI-E x4, 1PCI-E x16, 4DDR II (Dual Channel, 800/667/533MHz), 8 chan

Graphics Cards
AGP

Powercolor x1650 512mb DDR2 $111 Discount 24
Sapphire HD2600 PRO 512mb DDR2 $147 ADM
Sapphire HD3650 512mb DDR2 $177 HG Spot

PCIE
PEAK x1650GT 256mb DDR3 $100 Ve-Mil
Sapphire HD4670 512mb DDR3 $179 Protis
Powercolor Radeon HD3850 512mb DDR3 $200 HG Spot
Sapphire Radeon HD3870 512mb DDR4 $250 Hardware Pros
Gainward GeForce 8800GT 512mb DDR3 $300 HG Spot
Sapphire HD4850 512mb DDR3 Toxic $385 Protis

WD6400AAKS - $167

SteelSeries QcK mouse pad - $28

Xigmatek HDT-S963 CPU cooler - $53

Be Quiet! Noise Absorber Kit for universal Mid-towers - $53

SteelSeries Ikari laser mouse - $183

SteelSeries 3H headphones - $100

LEADTEK WinFast 8800 GTS 512 MB - $333 Hgspot

Powercolor Radeon HD3870X2 PCIE, 1GB DDR4 - $446 Vemulj

PC Gamer just dropped some massive updates ->

Scythe Musashi SCVMS-1000 VGA cooler - $107. This feels like such a fantastic alternative to the Acceleru S1, especially since it actually comes with fans, and they're these low-profile ones too, which means they won't hog all your precious space inside the case... 🙂

Magicool 2x240 Xtreme liquid cooling radiator - $183. Now, I’ll be the first to admit I’m not exactly an expert when it comes to custom loops, but looking at this, it seems like an absolute steal for the price🙂
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Coolink GFX Chilla VGA cooler - $80. This is a really impressive little piece of kit for GPU cooling, and the best part is how versatile it is, since you can pretty much mount it onto almost any graphics card out there
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Noctua NF-P12 120 mm fan - $53. Honestly, if you ask me, this is the gold standard for 120mm fans in the entire world, and it runs so quietly you'll practically forget it's even spinning
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Noctua NH-C12P CPU cooler - $153. I don't think I even need to introduce this one to you guys, because it's basically the undisputed heavyweight champion whenever you're talking about high-end CPU cooling solutions
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Hardware Deals:

Toshiba Satellite NB100-10Y - $933 - Link

Toshiba Satellite L350-16L 17'' - $1533 - Link

Both of these laptops are currently marked down for a special sale, so you really ought to move quickly if you want one... 🙂


Newegg Specials:

Gainward 8800 GT 512 golden sample - $266 - Link ~ There are only a few units left in stock, so definitely try to snag one today before they vanish... 🙂

Club3D 8800 GTS 512 - $333 - Link

- These are cheap but honestly high-quality headphones with a detachable mic, and they actually fold up (!). The sound quality is unreal for what you pay, and surprisingly, the folding mechanism feels sturdy enough to last:

- Real wood 2.0 speakers rated at 60W—they’re punchy and sound great for PC speakers. You get a tweeter plus a shared mid/bass driver, a headphone jack, and an AUX input for your MP3 player or whatever. Sound is super clean and loud with a "soft" bass:

They definitely bury any other 2.0 or 2.1 PC speakers in this price bracket.

- , these 2.1 speakers are cheaper, louder, and way better than the Logitech X210. You get a solid 8W per channel plus an oversized 12W wooden sub. They'll easily fill an average-sized room, and if you crank them, the bass is massive. Clean, clear audio with a "kick" to the bass; you could actually use these for house parties.

- There's also a 5.1 version based on the same design. The price for a 5.1 setup is almost a joke, and the sound is solid: