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This Week's Top Picks for Desktop Deals (6/26/09)

June 29th, 2009
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This Week’s Top Picks for Desktop Deals (6/26/09)

A roundup of the hottest deals of the week on desktops and desktop parts. They have been reviewed for customer satisfaction and best pricing. Here are some of the lowest prices you’ll find on some of the greatest models. It was not my intention to only post deals from Newegg, however I was hard pressed to find better ones.

Combo Deal-ECS (GF8200A) Motherboard & AMD Athlon X2 Kuma 2.8GHz &OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) $159.98 AMIR at Newegg.com w/ Free Shipping

Newegg combo

  • ECS Black Series Motherboard (GF8200A)
    •     AM2+/AM3 Socket    NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Onboard Video    ATX
  • AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition Kuma Processor (AD785ZWCGHBOX)
    •     2.8GHz    65 nm    95 Watts    2MB of L3 Cache
  • OCZ (OCZ2N800SR4GK) Memory
    •     4GB (2 x 2GB)    DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)    Nvidia XTC Heatspreader

Tear out your outdated parts and upgrade with this hot combo deal. Motherboard includes onboard NVIDIA GeForce 8200, 2600MHz FSB, and 1000Mbps Lan. Save $35 with this combo discount and mail in rebates for finial price of $159.98 with free shipping. Thanks to updownstock.

Combo Deal Biostar Micro ATX Mobo AMD PHenom 2.6 GHz Quad-Core & OCZ 4GB DDR2 RAM $219.98 AMIR & Free Shipping at Newegg.com

219.99 combo

  • Biostar Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (TA790GX XE)
    •     AM2/AM2+    AMD 790GX North Bridge    AMD SB750 South Bridge    ATI Radeon HD3300 128MB side-port memory Onboard Video
  • AMD Phenom 9950 Agena Processor (HD995ZXAGHBOX)
    •     2.6GHz    65nm    125 Watts    2MB of L3 Cache
  • OCZ Memory
    •     4GB (2 X 2GB)    DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)    Nvidia XTC Heatspreader

For a little more money and a lot more performance, this combo is perfect for someone making a gaming rig. The quad core Phenom black edition is easy to over-clock, with many people reporting 3.0GHz without too much heating issues. $219.00 after mail in rebate and free shipping. Thanks to ComeOnNow

ZT Affinity (7304Mi-37) Core 2 Quad Q9300 (2.5 GHz) $GB DDR2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050 w/ Vista Home Premium 64-bit $579.99 w/ Free Shipping at Newegg.com

  • Intel Core 2 Quad 2.5 GHz
  • NVIDIA GeForcw 7050 Onboard Graphics
  • 6MB L2 Cache
  • 500GB SATA II HDD
  • 20X DVD-RW Optical Drive
  • 300 Watt Power Supply

One of the most powerful builds for this price range. $579.99 with free shipping equals great performance for the value. For even more performance one can upgrade the power supply and video card to make a great gaming machine for under $800. Thanks to flobb.

ASUS (VW222U) Black 22″ Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ Built in Speakers $219.99 w/ Free Shipping at Newegg.com

  • 1000:1 Contrast Ratio
  • 2ms(GTG) Response Time
  • Displays 16.2 Million colors
  • 1680 x 1050 Max Resolution
  • 2 x 1 Watt Built in Speakers

Here is a great high end gaming monitor for only $219.99. While there are other, cheaper 22″ monitors, the ASUS VW222U sports full widescreen resolution with standard 1000:1 contrast ratio and 2ms response time. If you’re still using a 19″ CRT monitor, this is for you.

Do you think that you can build a better computer for less money, or find better parts at a better cost? If so, please feel free to comment and/or link to said deals. Your opinions and ideas on these or other desktop builds are welcomed.

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