Building Low budget Computer

[larryiam]

wow my dad has a motorcycle. well ill consider that fan! thanks for your time Capitan its much appreciated!

 

[larryiam]

ok i just found out that tigerdirect went up on shipping! So that sucks right i was going to get my "new computer stuff" next week but i found a better deal
CPU-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103214
MOBO-Open box but all i need is the mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157125R
RAM-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145566
CPU COOLER-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125

Oh and its free shipping on all of that! Horray! Tax is 13.22 and only 4 dollars more that at tigerdirect with S&H(on original idea).
So what do you think?? Thanks!!

 

[Obi-Wan Jerkobi]

Nice finds! Just note that the Mobo just comes with the Mobo itself, no accessories, just mobo and drivers.

 

[larryiam]

what bout the instruction book and cd?

 

[Obi-Wan Jerkobi]

Yeah, It comes with instructions and drivers too. It wouldn't be practical if it was just the board and nothing else, not even a box lol.

 

[larryiam]

well that all i need then i have everything else. Hopefully!! lol as we kno......

 

[captaincranky]

Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts.........

The manual and drivers for your board would/will be available for download anyway. The only thing you probably wouldn't be able to obtain might be the "value added" software. Sometimes that's for the best though, I mean really, who actually needs a 30 day free trial of Norton AV?

 

[larryiam]

i kno what your saying and i agree captian!

 

[Obi-Wan Jerkobi]

lol the only time I would ever use a free trial of Norton is if I knew my pc would die after 30 days.

 

[larryiam]

then maybe but just maybe! lol

 

[mailpup]

The one thing I would miss with an Open Box motherboard would be the I/O shield. Maybe it will come with one but like they say, there's no guarantee. You don't absolutely have to have one but it gives the PC an unfinished look. You can sometimes get them from the motherboard maker but it will take time and since you have to remove the motherboard to install it, it's inconvenient. My 2 cents.

edit for spelling error.

 

[larryiam]

what is a I/O shield?

 

[Obi-Wan Jerkobi]

It's the little panel on the back of the pc that keeps the connectors from being completely exposed. It also has little pictures showing you where to connect things. (Like the little mouse picture on the mouse port.

 

[larryiam]

oh well i don't have one of them now. so im not missing nothing. lol Thanks for telling me!!