Computers - Setup of the Month - Unicorn

[cerebro]

Building a PC for my very first time, my current pc is an Alienware X51. I have a BestBuy credit card so I want to buy most if not all parts from them even if it cost me a few extra bucks. I just want to make sure I match up the parts correctly and that it will all click together. Please let me know if I am doing something wrong here thanks!


Case

Corsair Air 540 - $120
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsair-...uId=1308668169



Power Supply

Rosewill Fortress 750W - $131
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/rosewill...uId=1310244764


CPU

Intel 4690K - $220
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/intel-co...&skuId=9907174


Heatsink

Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $73
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/noctua-n...uId=1306859675


Motherboard

ASUS Z97-A - $140
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-des...uId=1311409544


Memory

16GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $165
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/g-skill-...uId=1308298861
(pretty sure this one is wrong so ill have to buy off amazon)



Graphics Card

MSI GTX 970 - $360 / $340
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-gefo...uId=1311785365


Hard Drive

Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black - $132

Couldnt find on Bestbuy



SSD

SAMSUNG 850 Pro 128GB (Review) - $105
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-...&skuId=9426232


DVD

Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $21
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-drw...uId=1308259299

[Remilia]

Personally I'd go with Crucial MX100 256GB SSD. 850 Pro is more on the lines of enthusiast and professional work where the average users will not notice any difference.
Do you need 2TB storage and you can go down to blue/green on the WD side.
I would go with this for PSU
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasoni...upply-ssr650rm

See if you can abuse best buy's price match. Memory heat sink will be an issue with NH-D14. And of course, do you need 16GB, you can go down to 8GB if you want.

[cerebro]

I appreciate the feedback remilia, my main concern really is knowing if I am selecting the correct parts from Best Buy off of that list. I don't mind spending 1500$ on a rig.

[tielknight]

IMO change the power supply to the Capstone 750 or the XFX 550.

You could also change the case to something a bit cheaper like the NZXT Guardian and throw that extra money(plus what you saved from the PSU-swap) toward a bigger SSD like the 480GB M500.

[Arbiter]

I appreciate the feedback remilia, my main concern really is knowing if I am selecting the correct parts from Best Buy off of that list. I don't mind spending 1500$ on a rig.

Remilia's suggestion to use price match is actually great advice that you should take the time to do.

All you have to do is go to a reputable website like Newegg or Amazon (the item has to be sold and shipped by amazon) and just present the item on that website when you buy the items. If you're not buying it from the store itself I'm not sure price match is something you can actually do though, but you can save quite a bit by taking the time to compare it if it is indeed something you can buy from in store.

I always price match when buying from best buy and it's saved me hundreds by now.

[tielknight]

Online price-matching covers the following sites : Amazon.com, Bhphotovideo.com, Crutchfield.com, Dell.com, HP.com, Newegg.com, and TigerDirect.com and they will only match 1 time per item(so you can't use a price-match to get 2 of the same GPU for example).

How you get the price-match is to call a number and they will verify the price and go from there.

For the complete info, check this page.

[cerebro]

I really do appreciate the info guys but no one is really answering my question ^_^ .. I actually just dismissed the info about price matching because its being delivered to my home. I will follow what you said tielknight, I never thought about just placing the order over the phone. My reason for making this thread is to verify the items I have in my shopping cart with best buy are the correct ones.

Also @ Tiel, I really like the case you linked. Will all the parts I have selected fit it? I am like a super newb when it comes to building a desktop. $$ Isn't a problem, I actually have a 1600$ budget for this.

[Remilia]

Yes they'd all fit and are the right ones except maybe the NH-D14, because of the Memory's heatsink.

[cerebro]

Yes they'd all fit and are the right ones except maybe the NH-D14, because of the Memory's heatsink.

Ok I'll follow your advice, what would you recommend I get instead?

[Remilia]

Just need to change RAM, can go for this.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/crucial-...uId=1307230626

[cerebro]

Just need to change RAM, can go for this.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/crucial-...uId=1307230626

So I can order that RAM instead and the case that tielknight suggested, and im goochi?

[tielknight]

The NZXT case is a mid-tower so the Noctua likely won't fit, but the Corsair H60 would

[Remilia]

It'll fit
http://www.corsair.com/it-it/carbide...-atx-cube-case 170mm clearance.
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=p...4&lng=en&set=1 160mm needed

[cerebro]

thanks a bunch really thankful, ill call in tomorrow n order my stuff!

[tielknight]

If you do end up going with the NZXT, just make sure you get the H60 cooler as the Noctua is a bit too big, though it will fit in the Corsair Air just fine

[cerebro]

Turns out bestbuy does not pricematch "marketplace" items, so essentially anything pc related that comes from a third party vendor cannot be price matched.

[Remilia]

Yeah, it's part of the ToS, I imagine because of the whole Amazon thingy recently they were like, oh crap need to update. Maybe.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($151.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($81.99 @ Best Buy)
Other: GA-Z97X-SLI ($124.00)
Other: Crucial - M500 480GB 2.5-inch Internal SSD ($245.00)
Other: MSI - GeForce GTX 970 Graphic Card - 1102 MHz Core - 4 GB ($351.00)
Other: Fractal Design - Define R4 Case ($112.00)
Other: Rosewill - CAPSTONE-750 ($85.00)
Other: Asus - 48x DVD Drive ($22.00)
Other: Noctua - NH-U12S ($66.00)
Total: $1471.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-19 17:22 EST-0500

I would say the above Noctua cooling solution is just fine, swap to the D14 if you prefer and wanna push things.

There is a custom link for each part if you click the parts list.

[tielknight]

They should price-match if the item is shipped and sold by amazon(example), but otherwise they consider the item as coming from a third-party seller. If the person at the other end of the line says they will not even though it clearly states it is sold by amazon, ask for a manager :P

[Arbiter]

They should price-match if the item is shipped and sold by amazon(example), but otherwise they consider the item as coming from a third-party seller. If the person at the other end of the line says they will not even though it clearly states it is sold by amazon, ask for a manager :P

No he means the marketplace items sold on Best Buys website. Those items aren't sold by Best Buy so they have no control over pricing. It's sold by some third party seller and Best Buy just shows it on their website for I'm guessing a small fee. I'm personally weary about this because returns and such can be serious pain in the ass if you get screwed. I bought a marketplace item once and had to return it and took me hours of phone calls and a couple days of emails just to get it settled out because best buy wanted to say I had to go through the third party and the third party said it was best buys problem. So yea...