Sales are pretty much over, except NCIX stuff

[Anathaema]

before I go ahead and create accounts on every site specified there, do any of them ship to Romania ? and an estimate cost if anyone dares to bother.

thanks a bunch!

[Deftone007]

Thanks for the heads up got my monitor!

[Cavus]

Tons of sweet deals especially on SSDs from Microcenter (only in stores though)

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/17afca68

Highlights:
*After mail in rebate*
Samsung 64gb SSD 99.99
i5-2500k 149.99
Macbook Air 899.99
Refurb MBA 499.99
20" Acer moniter 69.99
OCZ Agility 3 120gb 124.99
Vertex 3 60gb for only 79.99
80 gig Intel 320 3gb/s 79.99
HAF 932 99.99
and then tons of tvs, moniters, laptops, tablets, toys and other stuff! Enjoy!

[mystik]

a tip: NCIX will price match most microcenter deals

I picked up the Acer 23 inch monitor, seemed to have good reviews but I guess it's not HDMI? oh well

[Becket]

gamestop sells with cd keys?

[chaud]

Fucking hell, I've been thinking about getting a new desktop for awhile, specially now that Skyrim has come out and I can't play it because I don't have a good enough PC and I COMPLETELY FORGOT about black Friday deals

This is kind of late but I found this http://tinyurl.com/6oznhw8 at Best Buy......

Dells aren't always easy to upgrade, I didn't see any information on that model with a quick google search, meaning that "I620-5037NBK" model is likely named that and only sold by Best Buy.

Thanks Chaud! I'm trying to find a good graphics card that's better than my current nvidia 8800 GT. It doesn't need to be too fancy, and preferably it would be an nvidia. Any suggestions?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...BF2011_listing

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...BF2011_listing

Either of those are okay, the first isn't going to get you super high settings. The video card sweet spot is usually around the ~$200 level or so to balance cost and how long it will last you. New AMD GPUs are coming in Q1 if you wanted to wait. If you aren't stuck on Nvidia, this 6870 is a really good bang for the buck, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150561 or this nvidia is also decent, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162074 , either one should last a few years. (Maybe more for someone who still has an 8800 GT and is just now becoming unhappy with it!)

before I go ahead and create accounts on every site specified there, do any of them ship to Romania ? and an estimate cost if anyone dares to bother.

thanks a bunch!

Nope, these are pretty much US only.

[psipress]

Chaud or Asera

I'd like more details on the:
Dell 27" Dell UltraSharp U2711 IPS 27" $700

The link sends me to Dell Canada. Is this going to be available on the US site when BF starts or should I attempt to purchase through the Canadian site?

[Fhi]

SIlly me for oversleeping >.< The 1TB hard drive is sold out. QQ.

[Jonathonjar]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...BF2011_listing

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...BF2011_listing

Either of those are okay, the first isn't going to get you super high settings. The video card sweet spot is usually around the ~$200 level or so to balance cost and how long it will last you. New AMD GPUs are coming in Q1 if you wanted to wait. If you aren't stuck on Nvidia, this 6870 is a really good bang for the buck, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150561 or this nvidia is also decent, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162074 , either one should last a few years. (Maybe more for someone who still has an 8800 GT and is just now becoming unhappy with it!)

Thanks again. I'm really only looking for something that is going to get me through the next year and a half, so I'll probably go with the cheap one you suggested. After that I'll be getting a laptop for college. I dont have any experience installing graphics cards however I did once install a sound card. Are they very difficult to install and what do I need to look for when buying on to ensure it is compatible with my current PC?

[chaud]

Chaud or Asera

I'd like more details on the:
Dell 27" Dell UltraSharp U2711 IPS 27" $700

The link sends me to Dell Canada. Is this going to be available on the US site when BF starts or should I attempt to purchase through the Canadian site?

You can't buy on the Canada site and have it shipped to the US, but it might go on sale tomorrow with that other monitor that still isn't reduced yet.

Thanks again. I'm really only looking for something that is going to get me through the next year and a half, so I'll probably go with the cheap one you suggested. After that I'll be getting a laptop for college. I dont have any experience installing graphics cards however I did once install a sound card. Are they very difficult to install and what do I need to look for when buying on to ensure it is compatible with my current PC?

Plug and play for the install, link the mobo so we can check compat.

[DiamondTear]

I can recommend Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX to anyone who's looking for a large wireless mouse and can handle a palm grip.

[therayeffect]

Dells aren't always easy to upgrade, I didn't see any information on that model with a quick google search, meaning that "I620-5037NBK" model is likely named that and only sold by Best Buy.

Thanks. Yea, after thinking it through a bit, I'll likely wait a bit. I'm fairly bored at the moment but I don't want to rush to buy something too quickly and get something that is a piece of crap.

Damn. Any place that you would recommend that has prebuilt systems already? I know that's HERESY as a computer nerd but I don't have that much experience putting one together and don't want to screw it up, as much as I'd like to use your recommendations.

Going to spend a bit looking around for more deals.

[chaud]

http://ibuypower.com/ does an okay job if you pick quality parts, they have a sale on some stuff now actually.

[therayeffect]

http://ibuypower.com/ does an okay job if you pick quality parts, they have a sale on some stuff now actually.

Wow I just went to that site and it looks like they have something that seems better than your unicorn for 600 dollars less

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Thanksgiving_Paladin_F

No monitor but that looks beast... why the hell haven't I heard of this site before?

EDIT: seems the graphics card on it is a little weak though I'm sure it would do fine for quite awhile with most games.
EDITx2: Lol, it says the graphics card would run SC2 optimally in low settings, where as I have SC2 right now and I run it fine on medium settings... hmm
EDITx3: It seems if I select any new graphics card, I'll have to change out my power supply for a much better one haha, new total is like 350 dollars more. Bah new it was too good to be true.

[chaud]

That one you linked has CPUs from 2008.

[therayeffect]

That one you linked has CPUs from 2008.

Yea, started looking at the details and I started to roll my eyes. Fuck, it's such a bitch trying to find a new PC. Specially when you've been out of the loop for 3 years because my laptop has been pretty good. Got it in '08 and it still plays SC2 on medium fine.

[BicycleMafioso]

The GT520 is a HTPC-card, not a gaming card.

Also. I hate all of you Americans who have super-inexpensive computer hardware. And now you have this weird holiday that makes everything even more cheap.
I am jelly. So jelly.

[therayeffect]

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Paladin_Dr.I

I don't know if it'll just load the standard or what I've specifically chosen but I got rid of the SSD and just picked a standard 1TB HD. I also picked a 19" Naga Monitor that is supposedly free after mail in rebate (130 bucks without).

Total is 1294 dollars, is this decent?

Looks a lot better than the last one, specially for price, but again I'm a newb again, so my opinion < a 2nd graders.

[BicycleMafioso]

Did you make any alteration to the standard build? Since it comes up as US$ 1245 for me.

[chaud]

You have to email yourself the link to it, most annoying part about their site.