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Oct 7 2018 06:28pm
is bestbuy the cheapest?

or are there others out there?
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Oct 7 2018 06:30pm
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Oct 7 2018 06:36pm
Quote (Flopps @ Oct 7 2018 07:28pm)
is bestbuy the cheapest?

or are there others out there?


Microcenter better option
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Oct 7 2018 07:16pm
Build ya own. It's EZ.
Way better performance : dollar ratio if you build yourself.

This post was edited by zell1luk on Oct 7 2018 07:16pm
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Quote (zell1luk @ Oct 7 2018 09:16pm)
Build ya own. It's EZ.
Way better performance : dollar ratio if you build yourself.


Nah i just went through a nightmare process building my own, tons of pieces were doa, ran into mb failures, bios issues, etc

Not doing that shit again

Checked micro center and best buy is still cheaper

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Nah i just went through a nightmare process building my own, tons of pieces were doa, ran into mb failures, bios issues, etc

Not doing that shit again

Checked micro center and best buy is still cheaper


Sounds like user error. The chances of multiple pieces being DOA are lower than the chances of winning the lottery twice in a week.
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Sounds like user error. The chances of multiple pieces being DOA are lower than the chances of winning the lottery twice in a week.


Idk what to tell you. I had my brother take care of it and he knows this shit in and out.

My luck is not good, and im not throwing away money and wasting time on returns anymore
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Idk what to tell you. I had my brother take care of it and he knows this shit in and out.

My luck is not good, and im not throwing away money and wasting time on returns anymore


Welp, I guess your cheapest option would probably be Newegg.
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Oct 7 2018 09:03pm
Quote (zell1luk @ Oct 7 2018 07:41pm)
Welp, I guess your cheapest option would probably be Newegg.


?? na bestbuy is better

check it out https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-amd-fx-series-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gt-1030-2tb-hard-drive-black-green/5926717.p?skuId=5926717
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XD
I'm not sure what's more disturbing, the price or that part combo... FX 6300 (6 year old) and GT 1030 (2 years old) with 16GB ram (will not be able to be used by that hardware at all)... oof
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