- Oct 5, 2012
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My friend had asked me to build him a gaming PC for under $650, so I took it as a challenge.
I came up with ...
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[TD="width: 26, bgcolor: #cccccc"]Qty.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #cccccc, colspan: 2"]Product Description[/TD]
[TD="width: 87, bgcolor: #cccccc"]Savings[/TD]
[TD="width: 72, bgcolor: #cccccc, align: right"]Total Price[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full Version)
Item #:N82E16832416552
Return Policy: Software Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$139.99
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]CyberLink PowerDVD 12 Standard
Item #:N82E16832117022
Return Policy: Software Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$49.99
$19.99
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Item #:N82E16822148767
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$59.99
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820231277
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$39.99
$38.99
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz LGA 1155 Dual-Core Desktop Processor
Item #:N82E16819116775
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$129.99
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Computer Case
Item #:N82E16811146061
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$49.99
$29.99
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]COOLER MASTER i600 RS600-ACAAB1-US 600W Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
Item #:N82E16817171083
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$69.99
$54.99
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
Item #:N82E16827135204
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$19.99
$18.99
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813157304
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$84.99
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]MSI GeForce GT 640 N640GT-MD1GD3 Video Card
Item #:N82E16814127686
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$79.99
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 4, align: right"]Grand Total:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$637.91[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
(PowerDVD comes with Windows 8, I would never buy it lol)
Can you do better? I'm trying my best for him, any suggestions are welcome!
I came up with ...
[TABLE="width: 528"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 26, bgcolor: #cccccc"]Qty.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #cccccc, colspan: 2"]Product Description[/TD]
[TD="width: 87, bgcolor: #cccccc"]Savings[/TD]
[TD="width: 72, bgcolor: #cccccc, align: right"]Total Price[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full Version)
Item #:N82E16832416552
Return Policy: Software Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$139.99

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]CyberLink PowerDVD 12 Standard
Item #:N82E16832117022
Return Policy: Software Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$49.99
$19.99

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Item #:N82E16822148767
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$59.99

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820231277
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$39.99
$38.99

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz LGA 1155 Dual-Core Desktop Processor
Item #:N82E16819116775
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$129.99

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK Black Computer Case
Item #:N82E16811146061
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$49.99
$29.99

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]COOLER MASTER i600 RS600-ACAAB1-US 600W Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
Item #:N82E16817171083
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$69.99
$54.99

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
Item #:N82E16827135204
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$19.99
$18.99

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813157304
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$84.99

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 2"][TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"]MSI GeForce GT 640 N640GT-MD1GD3 Video Card
Item #:N82E16814127686
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$79.99

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, colspan: 4, align: right"]Grand Total:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #e8e8e8, align: right"]$637.91[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
(PowerDVD comes with Windows 8, I would never buy it lol)
Can you do better? I'm trying my best for him, any suggestions are welcome!
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