does anyone know when this computer will be back on sale?

[VirdeeMan]

this computer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227537&cm_re=ibuypower-_-83-227-537-_-Product

it was $529 yesterday, does anyone know from experience when the price will drop back down? thank you

 

[USAFRet]

The only ones who know is the marketing dept at Newegg.

 

[Onus]

You really don't want it. It uses an ancient 700-series chipset motherboard, has a graphics card that may manage "low" settings in modern games (likely a slow DDR3 variant of a card spec'ed for GDDR5), and a PSU-shaped object that won't be able to handle a stronger card as it is unlikely to be good for more than 250W. It claims to have 2x4GB of RAM, but the pic clearly shows only a single stick, which would be slower.

 

[VirdeeMan]

Thanks for the answers, Onus do you know the best specs i can get for $500?

 

[Onus]

I'm leaving work now, but will try to revisit this thread later this evening. I'm sure others will post some decent $500 builds as well. Should we assume you also need the operating system and all peripherals except the monitor? What do you already have?

 

[VirdeeMan]

I need windows 8 and an optical drive. Thank you onus!

 

[Onus]

Ok, here is a quick and dirty look at it:

Rosewill Galaxy-02 Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm ...
Model #: Galaxy-02
Item #: N82E16811147184
$59.99 -$10.00 Instant $49.99

ASRock H81M-HDS LGA 1150 Intel H81 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Model #: H81M-HDS
Item #: N82E16813157450
$56.99 $56.99

MSI R7 260 1GD5 OC 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Model #: R7 260 1GD5 OC
Item #: N82E16814127780
Mail in Rebate Card
$99.99 $99.99

Antec VP-450 450W ATX 12V v2.3 Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible
Model #: VP-450
Item #: N82E16817371045
$49.99 -$10.00 Instant $39.99

Intel Pentium G3258 Haswell Dual-Core 3.2GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646G3258
Model #: BX80646G3258
Item #: N82E16819117374
$69.99 $69.99

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK
Model #: F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK
Item #: N82E16820231180
$45.99 $45.99

Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM
Model #: WD5000AAKX
Item #: N82E16822136769
$59.99 -$10.00 Instant $49.99

Subtotal: $412.93

Consider this an example. It may need to be rechecked for deals on similar-quality components. With Windows and an optical drive, you'll be right around your $500 budget.

 

[VirdeeMan]

It took me 3 hours but this what i came up with....

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G46nwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G46nwP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 500GB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Mac Mall)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.94 @ OutletPC)
Total: $443.86

 

[Onus]

I'd take mine. You've got a very slow hard drive, slower video card, and a PSU that is made with inferior capacitors and won't hold up. In most things (especially games, which are usually poorly-threaded), the Pentium will outperform the Athlon.
You should be able to find a non-Pro Windows license for <$100.