About 3-4 months ago, I saw a great deal on the Dell Outlet:
i7-2600 processor (8MB Cache, 3.4GHz)
8 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (4 DIMMs)
1.5 TB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
16X DVD +/- RW Drive
Dell 1501 Wireless-N
Total was $569!
Granted, it was a "scratch and dent" system, but that never bothered me before (I've owned quite a few scratch and dent models from the outlet before). But, I only had $500 budget at the time, so I decided to wait a couple of months and try again.
Turns out, closest I can find to that deal in the outlet now is at least $150-200 more. Now I'm really kicking myself for not jumping on the deal when it was available, and am desperately trying to find some way to make up for it. I've been out of the PC building game for 15 years, but I'm wondering if it would be possible to build something with similar or comparable specs for around the same price (under $600). What do you guys think?
Can it be done, or am I better off waiting for a coupon and sniping a deal on the Outlet again?
i7-2600 processor (8MB Cache, 3.4GHz)
8 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (4 DIMMs)
1.5 TB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
16X DVD +/- RW Drive
Dell 1501 Wireless-N
Total was $569!
Granted, it was a "scratch and dent" system, but that never bothered me before (I've owned quite a few scratch and dent models from the outlet before). But, I only had $500 budget at the time, so I decided to wait a couple of months and try again.
Turns out, closest I can find to that deal in the outlet now is at least $150-200 more. Now I'm really kicking myself for not jumping on the deal when it was available, and am desperately trying to find some way to make up for it. I've been out of the PC building game for 15 years, but I'm wondering if it would be possible to build something with similar or comparable specs for around the same price (under $600). What do you guys think?
Can it be done, or am I better off waiting for a coupon and sniping a deal on the Outlet again?