$750 USD Gaming Build. Advice Appreciated.

[Jaquavius]

So I am building a $750 USD build and I was hoping people would have some suggestions. The computer will purely be for gaming. Thanks in advance for any advice on parts.

 

EDIT: Don't need an OS, don't need peripherals.

[Anthony10]

Do you need a monitor OS peripherals?

[Anthony10]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($181.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($72.00 @ Mac Mall) 

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($240.98 @ Newegg) 

Case:  NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $745.35

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 14:00 EDT-0400)

[Jaquavius]

Do you need a monitor OS peripherals?

No, sorry I forgot to say.

[Rheinwasser]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($181.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($72.00 @ Mac Mall) 

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($240.98 @ Newegg) 

Case:  NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $745.35

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 14:00 EDT-0400)

 

that system needs an ssd.

also 8320 is better price performance, i cant look up the price atm tho.

[Anthony10]

that system needs an ssd.

also 8320 is better price performance, i cant look up the price atm tho.

8350 is in his budget,

spending money on an ssd in a $750 build is a waste of money.

[i_build_nanosuits]

There you go, that's the BEST you can get for gaming at 750$, note you have 80$ worth of mail in rebate INCLUDED in the price of this build, and this system will allow you to overclock

the CPU safely the motherboard has an 8+2 digital power phase and good quality heatsinked VRM's, you also have a good aftermarket CPU cooler included.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($67.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($221.10 @ Newegg)
Case:  Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $716.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 14:13 EDT-0400)

[zoey]

that system needs an ssd.

also 8320 is better price performance, i cant look up the price atm tho.

 

8320 is $140 at Microcenter, you can also get a Motherboard for Cheap in a combo. My 990FXA-UD3  + 8320 is currently $202  for both. ( http://www.microcenter.com/store/add_product.aspx?productIDs=0366425,0401796 ) Just a word of advice, DO NOT get a 970 chipset as it can't do 8cores well. 

 

I'd personally change the GPU to a GTX 770 with the savings. it'lll play everything. it's only $299 at amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ETC34NA/?tag=pcpapi-20

[i_build_nanosuits]

8320 is $140 at Microcenter, you can also get a Motherboard for Cheap in a combo. My 990FXA-UD3  + 8320 is currently $202  for both. ( http://www.microcenter.com/store/add_product.aspx?productIDs=0366425,0401796 ) Just a word of advice, DO NOT get a 970 chipset as it can't do 8cores well. 

 

I'd personally change the GPU to a GTX 770 with the savings. it'lll play everything. it's only $299 at amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ETC34NA/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

CHeck this out, this motherboard i picked (Gigabyte 970A-UD3P) has an 8+2 digital power phase with high quality heatsinked VRM's and mosfests...it's a later design by gigabyte to support the FX-9370 and FX-9590 on the 970 chipset while costing less than 89$...it is overbuilt in every way possible and is just as good as any high-end 990FX motherboard for overclocking and supporting FX 8 core chips, here:

 

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4717#ov

 

I'd suggest you do some research to answer and help people properly the next time around...the only thing a 970 chipset board can't do well is SLI/CFX because the 2nd PCIe slot is only 4x speed...but it comes with all the overclocking features from high-end 990FX board and all the bells and whistle: sata3, USB3 etc...

Now, yes i have to agree with you on a point, MOST 970 chipset mobo aren't meant for FX 8 core chip, but there are 2 exception: Gigabyte 970A-UD3P and ASUS m5A97 EVO

Now feel like a more educated person and go spread the good news there are 2 motherboard on the 970 chipset that are meant to support and overclock the FX 8 core chip for person on a tight budget and this is FABULOUS

I've been using the UD3P for about a year now and it's awesome, i can have my chip stable a 4.93ghz on this board but my cooling solution is not sufficient, but for everyday use my chip is happily running at 4.6ghz with 1.4v on the core

and my temps are all very good including VRM's and northbridge...it's really a fabulous product for the price...84$ - 10$ mail in ATM on newegg:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128651

 

i mean, look at that!.. he is gorgeous on top of that, and the vrm heatsink really has some mass to it, you can tell it's an amazingly well built board, ATX format...really you can't go wrong with this board.

[zoey]

CHeck this out, this motherboard i picked (Gigabyte 970A-UD3P) has an 8+2 digital power phase with high quality heatsinked VRM's and mosfests...it's a later design by gigabyte to support the FX-9370 and FX-9590 on the 970 chipset while costing less than 89$...it is overbuilt in every way possible and is just as good as any high-end 990FX motherboard for overclocking and supporting FX 8 core chips, here:

 

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4717#ov

 

I'd suggest you do some research to answer and help people properly the next time around...the only thing a 970 chipset board can't do well is SLI/CFX because the 2nd PCIe slot is only 4x speed...but it comes with all the overclocking features from high-end 990FX board and all the bells and whistle: sata3, USB3 etc...

Now, yes i have to agree with you on a point, MOST 970 chipset mobo aren't meant for FX 8 core chip, but there are 2 exception: Gigabyte 970A-UD3P and ASUS m5A97 EVO

Now feel like a more educated person and go spread the good news there are 2 motherboard on the 970 chipset that are meant to support and overclock the FX 8 core chip for person on a tight budget and this is FABULOUS

I've been using the UD3P for about a year now and it's awesome, i can have my chip stable a 4.93ghz on this board but my cooling solution is not sufficient, but for everyday use my chip is happily running at 4.6ghz with 1.4v on the core

and my temps are all very good including VRM's and northbridge...it's really a fabulous product for the price...84$ - 10$ mail in ATM on newegg:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128651

 

i mean, look at that!.. he is gorgeous on top of that, and the vrm heatsink really has some mass to it, you can tell it's an amazingly well built board, ATX format...really you can't go wrong with this board.

 

 

 

the two MSI 970FX boards I had (both $90+)  caused frequent 2 second lockups because the VRMs couldn't support even a stock clocked 8320. I'd just get a 990FX to be sure. Also my 990FXA-UD3 looks the exact same as the one you linked. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

the two MSI 970FX boards I had (both $90+)  caused frequent 2 second lockups because the VRMs couldn't support even a stock clocked 8320. I'd just get a 990FX to be sure. Also my 990FXA-UD3 looks the exact same as the one you linked. 

of course if you check reviews of the 970 msi boards you will realise they are among the worst board ever produced...4+1 power phase...poor quality vrm's...they have nothing to do with the boards ive mentionned...the chipset has nothing to do with that you know

[Rheinwasser]

8350 is in his budget,

spending money on an ssd in a $750 build is a waste of money.

an ssd is never a waste of money. maybe if doesnt give you more fps but that is not everything it is about.

[Anthony10]

an ssd is never a waste of money. maybe if doesnt give you more fps but that is not everything it is about.

An ssd is a waste of money on <$1000, because the money should be spent on things that get you FPS when you do not have a big budget. I put an SSHD anyway in the build so calm your tits.

[Rheinwasser]

An ssd is a waste of money on <$1000, because the money should be spent on things that get you FPS when you do not have a big budget. I put an SSHD anyway in the build so calm your tits.

then leave out the hdd? also no fps.

[Stevemario]

I'd personally change the GPU to a GTX 770 with the savings. it'lll play everything. it's only $299 at amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ETC34NA/?tag=pcpapi-20

yeah I'd get a 770 too:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K $79.50 + $7.15 (Tax) = $86.65 @ Amazon (Overridden) /* Overridden because of hidden shipping cost */

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 $18.15 + $1.63 (Tax) = $19.78 @ OutletPC /* READ NOTE BELOW */

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 $49.99 + $4.49 (Tax) = $54.48 @ Micro Center /* READ NOTE BELOW */

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB $64.99 + $5.84 (Tax) = $70.83 @ NCIX US

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB $54.44 + $4.89 (Tax) = $59.33 @ Amazon

Video Card: PNY GTX 770 $299.99 + $26.99 (Tax) = $326.98 @ Amazon

Case: Apex PC-389-C $29.99 + $2.69 (Tax) = $32.68 @ Amazon

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified $39.50 + $3.55 (Tax) = $43.05 @ Amazon /* READ NOTE BELOW */

Total: $636.55 + $57.23 (Tax) = $693.78

Note: this relies on NCIX' free shipping on orders $100 or more. so if you can get the motherboard price matched you save the $5.99 microcenter was gonna charge you on shipping (not shown on PCPL.) if you can't then just get it at microcenter. while the difference on the heatsink between companies is only 1 penny, you should price match to avoid shipping cost. if you can't price match, get it at Amazon because free shipping makes it cheaper. Another thing is that NCIX doesn't seem to be price matching Amazon, BUT, B&H has the power supply at the same price. so you could try price matching that. if you couldn't price match the motherboard nor the power supply your subtotal would be below $100 and you wouldn't get free shipping. well in that case, price matching the power supply was only gonna save fiddy cents anyway so just buy the power supply from actual NCIX store. reason I say that is because if ram is the only thing you buy NCIX they will charge you shipping, meaning a different set would be cheaper. the difference between this set and the next cheapest (at newegg by the way) is more than fiddy cents so yeah...

edit: oh fuck. I was thinking the budget was $700. oh well. use dem fiddy dollars however you want. getting better case, better power supply, cpu, more storage, whatever, upto you.

[SSOB]

This:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($66.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($282.98 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $752.34

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 18:57 EDT-0400)

 

All the people that think an SSD is a waste below $1K is just wrong.

[SSOB]

yeah I'd get a 770 too:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K $79.50 + $7.15 (Tax) = $86.65 @ Amazon (Overridden) /* Overridden because of shipping cost */

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 $18.15 + $1.63 (Tax) = $19.78 @ OutletPC /* READ NOTE BELOW */

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 $49.99 + $4.49 (Tax) = $54.48 @ Micro Center /* READ NOTE BELOW */

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB $64.99 + $5.84 (Tax) = $70.83 @ NCIX US

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB $54.44 + $4.89 (Tax) = $59.33 @ Amazon

Video Card: PNY GTX 770 $299.99 + $26.99 (Tax) = $326.98 @ Amazon

Case: Apex PC-389-C $29.99 + $2.69 (Tax) = $32.68 @ Amazon /* READ NOTE BELOW */

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified $39.50 + $3.55 (Tax) = $43.05 @ Amazon

Total: $636.55 + $57.23 (Tax) = $693.78

Note: this relies on NCIX' free shipping on orders $100 or more. so if you can get the motherboard price matched you save the $5.99 microcenter was gonna charge you on shipping (not shown on PCPL.) if you can't then just get it at microcenter. while the difference on the heatsink between companies is only 1 penny, you should price match to avoid shipping cost. if you can't price match, get it at Amazon because free shipping makes it cheaper. Another thing is that NCIX doesn't seem to be price matching Amazon, BUT, B&H has the power supply at the same price. so you could try price matching that. if you couldn't price match the motherboard nor the power supply your subtotal would be below $100 and you wouldn't get free shipping. well in that case, price matching the power supply was only gonna save fiddy cents anyway so just buy the power supply from actual NCIX store. reason I say that is because if ram is the only thing you buy NCIX they will charge you shipping, meaning a different set would be cheaper. the difference between this set and the next cheapest (at newegg by the way) is more than fiddy cents so yeah...

edit: oh fuck. I was thinking the budget was $700. oh well. use dem fiddy dollars however you want. getting better case, better power supply, cpu, more storage, whatever, upto you.

750K and GTX 770. Talking about bottlenecking. That's just a stupid CPU/GPU combination i'm sorry.

[i_build_nanosuits]

im sorry guys but scroll up, none of the builds you posted is as good as the one i posted this morning...

[zoey]

im sorry guys but scroll up, none of the builds you posted is as good as the one i posted this morning...

 

 

I'll just leave this here:

 

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280-vs-GeForce-GTX-770

[dev893]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HEh9 here gives you some room to play around too

[i_build_nanosuits]

I'll just leave this here:

 

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280-vs-GeForce-GTX-770

yes the 770 performs better than a r9 280...it also cost 100$ more...what's your point?

[dev893]

I'll just leave this here:

 

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280-vs-GeForce-GTX-770

and to this I say

[jtrier1]

So I am building a $750 USD build and I was hoping people would have some suggestions. The computer will purely be for gaming. Thanks in advance for any advice on parts.

 

EDIT: Don't need an OS, don't need peripherals.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HO8I

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HO8I/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HO8I/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($59.99 @ Mac Mall)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($194.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Micro Center)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $744.34

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-11 02:49 EDT-0400)

[i_build_nanosuits]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HO8I

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HO8I/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3HO8I/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($59.99 @ Mac Mall)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($194.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Micro Center)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $744.34

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-11 02:49 EDT-0400)

 

Nope, no good...this MSI motherboard won't do well at all with an 8 core FX chip...the vrm's will blow up within a month even at stock speed...this board as 4+1 el cheapo power phase design...to run an FX 8 core and be able to overclock it

you need a board with at least a 6+2 digital power phase design (ASUS M5A97 EVO for example) or idealy a digital 8+2 power phase design (Gigabyte 970A-UD3P) these are the only 2 motherboard that will do well with an 8 core FX chip

on the 970 chipset...otherwise you are looking at a much more expensive 990FX motherboard. Now please just AGAIN scroll up to the begining of the thread and REVIEW my build as i said many times already it can't be defeated...sorry guys but i've been doing this for over 20 years now and i took time to make sure my config was optimal for the price. My build even include a 120gb SSD + 1tb HDD and i came in 40$ under budget so the OP is allowed to pick a better case if he feel the needs or add something else...but the core parts...awesome

[Stevemario]

750K and GTX 770. Talking about bottlenecking. That's just a stupid CPU/GPU combination i'm sorry.

I don't agree. but with $50 left in the budget, he could, and I HAVE then set money to change to the quad core haswell frys has for sale. I actually already bought an i5-4430 for $100 before tax with staples price match, and then a motherboard on clearance at frys for $44 before tax. cpu even shipped literally overnight and free, though in box with no foam or airbag or nuffin. not damaged tho

anyway, heres an edit:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 $99.99 + $9.00 (Tax) = $108.99 @ Staples /* SEE NOTE 1 */

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 $18.15 + $1.63 (Tax) = $19.78 @ OutletPC /* SEE NOTE 2 */

Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 $69.99 + $6.29 (Tax) = $76.28 @ Amazon (Overridden) /* Newegg is same price but why order from more places than you have to? */

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB $64.99 + $5.84 (Tax) = $70.83 @ NCIX US

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB $54.44 + $4.89 (Tax) = $59.33 @ Amazon

Video Card: PNY GTX 770 $310.49 + $27.94 (Tax) = $338.43 @ Amazon /* SEE NOTE 3 */

Case: Apex PC-389-C $29.99 + $2.69 (Tax) = $32.68 @ Amazon

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified $39.50 + $3.55 (Tax) = $43.05 @ Amazon /* SEE NOTE 4 */

Total: $687.54 + $61.83 (Tax) = $749.37 /* PCPL didn't apply tax to self priced item, I corrected */

Note 1: I got the price match from talking to Staples online support person. I told them about the frys.com price and she told me to checkout, give her the order number and once I did, she modified the order to only charge the frys price. I got it first try on chat, but YMMV.

Note 2: while the difference on the heatsink between companies is only 1 penny, using NCIX' price match would avoid dollars in shipping cost. more on this in a while. if you can't get the price match, get buy heatsink at Amazon because their free shipping causes it to be the cheapest.

Note 3: Tigerdirect has the gpu for $1.16 cheaper by not charging tax, but that's $27.94 the states not getting, so I would recommend buying "honestly." 1:28 me:state dollar ratio seems uber greedy when all these schools are cutting down so much.

Note 4: NCIX doesn't seem to be price matching Amazon, BUT, B&H has the power supply at the same price. so you try price matching that, and if you can't, your subtotal would be below $100 and you wouldn't get free shipping. well in that case, price matching the power supply was only gonna save fiddy cents anyway so just buy the power supply from actual NCIX store. reason I say that is because if ram is the only thing you buy NCIX they will charge you shipping, meaning a different set would be cheaper. the difference between this set and the next cheapest (at newegg by the way) is more than fiddy cents so yeah...