Black Friday/Cyber Monday Planning

[Bandicoot_]

Let's make this quick and simple...

 

I want to build a computer this weekend with all of the holiday sales. I hope that it will last a good year without needing an upgrade.

 

Things to keep in mind...

   I have a monitor (Standard 60hz, 1080p)

   A home server will be in place for Christmas, so limited storage is OK

   I am hoping sales will bring the cost under $800 USD (without an operating system)

   I would like a small ,quiet, awesome looking machine (who wouldn't)

 

 

What I plan on buying: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3q3qWZ

   i5-4690K

   Hyper 212 Evo

   8 GB G.Skill RAM

   ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX Mobo

   120GB 840 EVO SSD

   Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB

   N200 Cooler Master mATX Case

   Asus CD Drive

   Corsair RM650 (Already Purchased)

   Windows (Already Purchased)

 

   Currently about $860 USD

 

What I plan to use for:

   Gaming (TF2, KSP, F1 2014, Unturned, Crusader Kings II, MC, etc)

   School Work

   Possible Streaming

   Light photo editing

   Experimenting with Linux distro's

   

Do you think I am underestimating/overestimating the sales this week end? Let me know!

Also, when do you think the optimal time to buy these components....Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday? Never?

 

Thanks for the feedback in advance!

[Bandicoot_]

I already have a mouse and old keyboard. I am willing to wait till Christmas to upgrade my keyboard UNLESS there is a sale or my build cost less than I think...

[MadOliveGaming]

Dude dont like do dubble posts. This is even a dual dubble post. You post 2 comments in a row in a topic that you posted twice...

[Bandicoot_]

Dude dont like do dubble posts. This is even a dual dubble post. You post 2 comments in a row in a topic that you posted twice...

 Sorry, TAB selected the "SUBMIT" button when I was hoping for an indent, my bad

[Arphenyte]

Why not?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.61 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.92 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($84.23 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $733.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 18:27 EST-0500

[Bandicoot_]

Why not?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.61 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.92 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($84.23 @ OutletPC)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $733.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 18:27 EST-0500

I already bought the PSU and wouldn't mind a new devil's canyon CPU over an older AMD

[MadOliveGaming]

Sorry, TAB selected the "SUBMIT" button when I was hoping for an indent, my bad

Its okay, just reminding you as doing this repeatitly could have consuquences. But its an honest mistake

[natelliot123]

if its for gaming i would never compromise on gpu

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($349.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Corsair RM 650W Power Supply (Purchased For $100.00)
Total: $835.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 09:53 EST-0500

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.92 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($349.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Corsair RM 650W Power Supply (Purchased For $100.00)
Total: $964.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 09:56 EST-0500