System Bundle Purchasing

[B_man]

Hello! I'm getting ready to build a new system, and this time I'm REALLY taking aesthetics into account. As such, I really have my heart set on the MSI B350M Mortar Arctic motherboard, because that white PCB is AWESOME, but I've found that no retail stores stock it. I like to buy from a physical store because they often have killer deals if you purchase an entire system at once. Eg: get $75 off any CPU if you buy it with a motherboard, or get $50 off the motherboard if you buy a GPU with it. But neither Micro Center, nor FRY'S stocks that motherboard, and I can't get any bundle deal without that component. So I guess I'm asking if there's any way to get system bundle deals through online retailers like Amazon or Newegg. Thanks in advance!

[Drake10114]

3 minutes ago, B_man said:

Hello! I'm getting ready to build a new system, and this time I'm REALLY taking aesthetics into account. As such, I really have my heart set on the MSI B350M Mortar Arctic motherboard, because that white PCB is AWESOME, but I've found that no retail stores stock it. I like to buy from a physical store because they often have killer deals if you purchase an entire system at once. Eg: get $75 off any CPU if you buy it with a motherboard, or get $50 off the motherboard if you buy a GPU with it. But neither Micro Center, nor FRY'S stocks that motherboard, and I can't get any bundle deal without that component. So I guess I'm asking if there's any way to get system bundle deals through online retailers like Amazon or Newegg. Thanks in advance!

Not really, but you'd find it cheaper online seperate then in bundles. Most retailers will mark it up (even more in brick stores due to higher costs, online retailers not so much).

You can wait for deals, but honestly MOBO + CPU are usually the cheaper parts (since a good GPU is $400+ (1060+))

[B_man]

3 hours ago, Drake10114 said:

Not really, but you'd find it cheaper online seperate then in bundles. Most retailers will mark it up (even more in brick stores due to higher costs, online retailers not so much).

You can wait for deals, but honestly MOBO + CPU are usually the cheaper parts (since a good GPU is $400+ (1060+))

Well, for my build specifically, my Micro Center has a 1600 for $20 cheaper than amazon, and an additional $30 if bundled with any compatible mobo, and it has the ASUS 1070 I'm looking at for $10 less than newegg, and I think they'll give me like $40 off a mobo if I buy with a graphics card.

[Drake10114]

19 hours ago, B_man said:

Well, for my build specifically, my Micro Center has a 1600 for $20 cheaper than amazon, and an additional $30 if bundled with any compatible mobo, and it has the ASUS 1070 I'm looking at for $10 less than newegg, and I think they'll give me like $40 off a mobo if I buy with a graphics card.

Then go for it? You were asking about online retailers not local shops.

[B_man]

4 hours ago, Drake10114 said:

Then go for it? You were asking about online retailers not local shops.

Sorry, I meant local stores, my issue is that no local stores have the mobo I want, so I was just wondering if any online retailers have similar deals where they'll take money off of components if you buy them with other compatible components.

[Drake10114]

On 8/3/2017 at 1:31 PM, B_man said:

Sorry, I meant local stores, my issue is that no local stores have the mobo I want, so I was just wondering if any online retailers have similar deals where they'll take money off of components if you buy them with other compatible components.

Not that I've seen. Depending on your mobo, AMD is offering discounts on some motherboards when you buy a Vega GPU. May have to buy a CPU too.