Pardon the title, it sounds like an obnoxious ad. Memorial Day is just around the corner, and you know what that means – deals, deals, deals! It’s now possible to get a very nicely equipped computer build for less than $300 shipped, thanks to Newegg’s free shipping deals on many cases, which saves some serious $$$ for those on a budget.
Prices are current as of 5/19/2009.
| Part | Price |
| AMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition, 2.7GHz | $59.99 |
| Rosewill R804BK ATX Mid-Tower Case (includes 350W PSU) | $39.99 |
| ASRock A780GMH/128M Micro-ATX motherboard | $71.99 |
| Patriot Viper 2x2GB DDR2-800 RAM (use promo code EMCLSMX34) | $26.99 (after $25 MIR) |
| Western Digital SE16 WD500AAKS 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive | $59.99 |
| Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24X SATA DVD Burner | $25.99 |
| SHIPPING | $10.21 |
| TOTAL BEFORE REBATES | $317.53 |
| FINAL COST | $292.53 |
Needless to say, this thing is going to kick some serious ass compared to any store-bought computer in the same price range. I’ll be picking up more or less the same build this weekend – considering the amazing performance/$ ratio of the 7750BE CPU, 4GB of RAM, and 500 gig hard drive, this is quite possibly the best $300 you can spend on a computer.
Also worthy of note is the ASRock 780G motherboard, which is a second-generation design featuring the improved SB710 southbridge and a slew of ports, including HDMI and SPDIF audio. (Hint hint: this thing would be a great media center/HTPC machine.) In terms of software, this thing has more than enough brunt to take Vista and Windows 7 head-on.
Grab the goods while they’re still hot!
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