Best Price for performance D3




http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6a2c

Under 600
core i5/6850/z68 build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6a7F

Ultra poor build under 400$
g850/6770
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6a8p

I did not include optical drive for either because most people have one laying around
They are 17$ more dollars if you need one

I noticed when doing this all the motherboards are 20-30$ more than 2 days ago

So it can be under $600 After rebates? Just want to be clear...


Part list permalink: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6acO
Part price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6acO/by_merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.95 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec 650W ATX12V Power Supply ($52.46 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $596.35
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated 2012-03-27 20:36 EDT-0400)

$616 pre-rebates


Has upgrade room as well...Ivy Bridge - PCI-E 3.0 etc...not a totally crap case either...

This post was edited by memnoch_thedevil2003 on Mar 27 2012 06:37pm

600 before shipping mir's do not count as money saved, so do not factor them into the price.




you aren't the only one, thus why i thought the thread should be made. hope it helps some folks.

This post was edited by SaintValentine on Mar 27 2012 06:45pm

Then my build is out, and so is they guys above me...though the $16 is basically because of the DVD drive, could probably pick one up cheaper elsewhere maybe





That makes this the system...although I am not sure how I feel about a refurbished power supply...and I personally would spend the extra $16 for Intel and the ability to upgrade to Ivy Bridge when they come out, but that's just me

well he didn't post a price, but i am pretty sure that's a canadian build. feel free to wait a day or two and try again.

Well I would personally order off of multiple sites to get the best prices...and feel that a 6870 is the way to go for sure...here's another one... $600.88

I cant build a i5/6850 for under 600 before mail in rebates currently
Mobo prices are way high

Also PCI-E 3.0 is useless I hope you know that
Not even the gtx680 is bottle necked by a pci-e 2.0 slot

sata 6gb/s is good with SSDs only as well

under 600$ build pre rebates
Honestly I would spend like 15-20$ more on a better case but this works


http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6arq