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Newegg has Corsair Carbide Series 500R ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (White) on sale for $119.99 - $30 promo code AFNJ101 - $20 Rebate = $69.99. Shipping is free.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=Il6odGo3EeKOph7tkVD5Sg9674_cK.P3_0_0_0&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16811139010

There’s room for eight PCI-E cards of up to 316mm in length.

 



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BlueFalcon said:

Newegg has Corsair Carbide Series 500R ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (White) on sale for $119.99 - $30 promo code AFNJ101 - $20 Rebate = $69.99. Shipping is free.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=Il6odGo3EeKOph7tkVD5Sg9674_cK.P3_0_0_0&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16811139010

There’s room for eight PCI-E cards of up to 316mm in length.


Excellent case. Totally sold out, though.

Are you a special member or something cause I don't get emails about these deals?



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Dgc1808 said:

Are you a special member or something cause I don't get emails about these deals?

No, I just check for deals on Slickdeals.net and so on. If I see something that's decent, I keep those deals in mind. I know you picked up the PSU and cooler but none of the other parts. If I see something that's on sale that you haven't purchased, I just link it. I haven't seen any deals on GPUs lately. I actually see that prices for GPUs have risen to early 2012 levels, which is just stupid considering GTX670/680 cards will soon be 1 years old. Right now is the worst time to buy one of those GPUs. Hopefully NV and AMD launch their GTX700/HD8000 parts soon because paying $350+ for a GTX670 today is just ridiculous! Also prices of DDR3 have crept up $5-10. 



Asrock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 ATX Intel Motherboard = $100 + $6 shipping at MicroCenter
http://www.microcenter.com/product/395374/Z77_Extreme6_LGA_1155_ATX_Intel_Motherboard

Price should be good from Feb 1 - 3, 2013.

Z77 Extreme4 and Z77 Extreme6 Dual Review

http://www.overclock.net/t/1333812/asrock-z77-extreme4-z77-extreme6-review



Buying all of my parts today! Yay me!



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Dgc1808 said:
Buying all of my parts today! Yay me!

Awesome! That CPU cooler should fit inside the Cooler Master Scout 2 since it says the Scout's width is 9.1 inches. If you are still going with a reference 670, and might want to add a 2nd one down the line, I'd go with the reference 680 PCB/cooler design:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500266



New PC's up and running. Downloading steam games, and watching a tv show as I type this.

I had to make a few last minute changes while ordering things. The ram that I originally planned to purchase was discontinued and now goes for 70$+ anywhere I can find it. So I went with this similarly spec'd 1.5V ram:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233335&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-

Also, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202006&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-

Two free games, 60$ less, held up well in benchmarks comparisons... I caved.

Don't know how but while putting everything together, my power button got jammed. It won't push. Can't get into the area where the button is so I'm not sure how I did it and why the other two buttons adjacent to it are perfectly fine. Not 100% sure but I think I remember being able to press the button just fine before I started so I'm sure it's me and not CM. I'm able to turn it on by pressing the power button on the mobo but if I'm not able to fix the button I'll just sac the fan led light button (unless that's not possible for some reason)



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