Newegg often runs promo codes on all sorts of shit, often the best option. Just tried to get a final price on the i5-4690k from ncixus, yikes, what a hard to read site. Then wouldn't give me free ground shipping.Building a computer for my brother in law, trying to keep it in the ~$1500 price range.
Anything you guys would change out in the following?
PCPartPicker part list/Price breakdown by merchant
CPU:Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler:Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound:Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste($5.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard:Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage:Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card:MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case:Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply:EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply($101.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive:Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter:Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor:Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Total:$1551.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-02 09:29 EDT-0400
Here is my attempt at a $1500 color-matched build using a windowed case.
CPU - $225 - Intel Core i5-4690K - Superbiiz wins here, $225 after shipping (to my address), compared to $242 for Newegg/NCIXUS.
CM8064601710803 Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Processor 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 6MB LGA 1150 CPU, OEM - Intel Core i5 & i3 - SuperBiiz.com
MOTHERBOARD - $125 with promo code EMCASNW24 - MSI Z97 GAMING 5 - Newegg wins with promo code, matches your gpu.
MSI Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gbs USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com
GPU - $338 ($10 rebate) - MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G - Superbiiz out of stock. Next best is b&h with a $10 rebate card. High demand part.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=REG&A=details
RAM - $117 - G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) - Newegg. Spent a little more here for aesthetics, I like all 4 ram slots being filled, fairly cool looking low profile black heatspreader, cas 9 ddr1600.
G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBSR - Newegg.com
STORAGE - This one is iffy and highly depends on his personal needs. I personally have 1TB of SSD space (2 x 512 in RAID 0) and a 2tb wd black platter drive, and I barely touch the platter and haven't come close to filling up all 1TB of my ssd space. I'm not sure there is a need for that anymore. As such, if I were building for an average user, I would just throw a 1TB SSD in and call it a day. However, if he has a need for a large amount of local storage, then your setup is fine. Also, SSD frequently go on sale at various places, check slickdeals.net before you buy.
SSD - $365 - Samsung EVO 850 1TB - Newegg.
SAMSUNG 850 EVO MZ-75E1T0B - Newegg.com
OPTICAL - $13 - Samsung DVD burner $20 with $7 off with promo code EMCATAN38 - Newegg.
SAMSUNG DVD Burner 24X DVDRSBS - Newegg.com
PSU - $60 ($25 rebate) - EVGA 80 PLUS Gold 550w - Newegg. Seasonic OEM psu, no reason for huge wattage these days with ssd and maxwell architecture, 550w is more than enough, even if your bro in law decided to sli those 970s one day or add platter HDDs.
EVGA 220-GS-0550-V1 550W ATX12V EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply - Newegg.com
CPU COOLER - $50 (plus tax for me, amazon) - Thermalright True Spirit 140 Rev.A - Amazon. Very good CPU cooler, very good fan, matches the Fractal case fans, black anodized top plate for good aesthetics.
Amazon.com: Thermalright True Spirit 140 BW Rev. A: Computers Accessories
CASE - $99 - Fractal Define R5 - Newegg. I've never built in a Fractal, but they get univeral praise. Classy looking case, and more appropriate size than the large enthoo pro for this build.
Fractal Design Define R5 FD-CA-DEF-R5-BK-W Black Computer Case - Newegg.com
MONITOR - $170 with promo code EMCATAN43 - LG 27MP33HQ Black 27" - Newegg. Standard 27 inch LCD, 30 bucks off atm.
LG 27MP33HQ Black 271 - Newegg.com
TOTAL: $1562 (i think quick addup in my head)
OOPS! Tried to get it as close to $1500 as I could. Could go back to a small SSD/platter drive solution and save a hundred bucks there. Maybe a few bucks on the motherboard, cheaper case, /shrug.
This is a very nice black/red/white windowed build, great components all around, nice big monitor, pure SSD speed for all applications.
That total goes up a bit without the promo codes from newegg and the failure to mail in those rebates, most of which seem to expire on the 8th. But I've seen newegg promo codes linger and be good long after their stated expiration date, your mileage may vary.
That's my handpicked attempt. Excuse the all over the place formatting. Good luck!