i ended up crashing, then staying awake, then crashing...
today started around 9:00. i have eaten. i'm back to the build. and, what do i have?
well, i miscalculated the ebay transactions yesterday morning because i forgot to include currency exchange + shipping on one item (ebay should have included the shipping..), which cost me an extra $11. it wouldn't have changed any decisions, item-by-item. but, i should remember that. the best buy stuff didn't have an exchange fee and the amazon stuff was paid for via gift ca.
this is counter-intuitive right now, because the dollar is going up. what that means, for me, is that the fees are increasing.
updated total:
airwalk shoes (payless): $33
bicycle repair (city cyclery): $23
3x40 gb ide hds (kijiji): $10
2x500 gb sshd laptop drives (best buy): $2x82
2 gb internal drive (best buy): $104
100 dvd-rs [best buy]: $30
50 bd-rs [best buy]: $45
2x2 gb laptop ram (amazon.ca): $2x15 + shipping, $47
8 gb sd ram for mp3 player (amazon.ca): $13
2 tb external drive (amazon.ca) : $123
50 cd-rs [amazon.ca]: $30
ps/2 to usb connector [amazon.ca]: $5
laptop battery (ebay): $26 (+4, but mostly missed shipping)
2x4 gb laptop ram (ebay): $2x33 (+ 1)
ip68 phone (ebay): 128 (+3)
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it's not a big deal. i just want to make sure i understand what's happening. the paypal exchange raye fee, for example, turns a good deal for the board at newegg.com into an unnecessary hassle at the ups store.
maybe it's just because it's a board, but the best deal for this seems to be at newegg.ca, which will take a direct paypal out. $372.88. yeah - you start to really notice the exchange rate when you get over $100. that's $290 usd. and, the cad has gone up a lot this week.
the only place i can get the chip i want is at amazon.ca, for $247.65.
620.53 already. that's ok, it's not unexpected.
i'm going to get an ssd for the os. dual booting 32/64, i shouldn't need more than 100 gb. but, i'm concern e about a pagefile for the 64. going past 120 throws back the best deal on a 240, so i'd might as well. that's another $134.46, bringing me up to $754.99. also newegg.
next thing i need is ram. the boards us 4x8, but i'll just get 2x8 for now. i might as well get the heat sink, just in case, right? it's going to come to $150.92 for the dual channel set.
speaking of which, let's not forget the thermal paste: $11.18. so, we're at 917.09.
the next thing i need is a case & psu. of course, i couldn't find what i want together. i'll need to get the case at amazon, and pay for shipping - $51.96. that's not so bad, though. the psu is newegg again and it's going to be $72.34. together, that's $124.30, and the total is up to $1041.39.
this is still cheap, even if i add the $104 for the disc that i had previously purchased and the $130 i spent on the same drive a few months ago.
last thing i need is a ps/2 keyboard & mouse...it's actually for the other system...i'll just head down to a local store and get it....looks like about $25. maybe i'll get a couple of extra usb mice while i'm at it.
adding the extra discs, and the monitor that's coming, that's going to be a total of around $1300-1400. and, that's ok. i've got plenty to spend. so, let me push this through....i guess i need to get to the 7/11 first....
(sleep)
ugh.
that was a mess, again.
i paid this out this morning:
amazon.ca:
chip - 242.69
case - 51.96
newegg:
ssd - 134.45
psu - ? - 72.34
this did not go through at newegg:
board
ram
thermal paste
and i went to sleep in response.
newegg seems to not want to process because it doesn't want to wait for the transfer to go through paypal, which will admittedly take a week. so, i'm going to go through amazon instead.
comparable ram is a little cheaper. it ended up being:
board - 361.59
ram - 150.28
thermal paste - 11.06
buying gift cards left me with leftover, so i got a surge protector, which i need anyways, for $8.52.
actual total:
1032.89 + 104 + 130 + ~25 (keyboard/mouse) + ~30 (monitor) =
1321.89
my actual grand total paid out, applied to the 5000, is currently:
1032.89 + 842.11 =
1875.00
...which is less than half.
what do i still need for the actual computers, then?
old laptop - nothing
old desktop - nothing
access point - rca sound out, ps/2 mouse/keyboard combo.
cq60 - guitar interface
pav g6 - editing software?
new desktop - square dvi or hdmi monitor, new audio receiver & studio monitor speakers
i'm hungry again.
but, i need to budget more carefully tonight.
and i'll finally need to hit the actual city, tomorrow.
updated total:
airwalk shoes (payless): $33
bicycle repair (city cyclery): $23
3x40 gb ide hds (kijiji): $10
2x500 gb sshd laptop drives (best buy): $2x82
2 gb internal drive (best buy): $104
100 dvd-rs [best buy]: $30
50 bd-rs [best buy]: $45
2x2 gb laptop ram (amazon.ca): $2x15 + shipping, $47
8 gb sd ram for mp3 player (amazon.ca): $13
2 tb external drive (amazon.ca) : $123
50 cd-rs [amazon.ca]: $30
ps/2 to usb connector [amazon.ca]: $5
intel core i3-4710 [amazon.ca]: $243
atx mid tower [amazon.ca] - $52
asus p9d ws [amazon.ca]: $360
2x8 gb ddr3-1600 ram [amazon.ca]: $150
arctic silver [amazon.ca]: $11
laptop battery (ebay): $26
2x4 gb laptop ram (ebay): $2x33
ip68 phone (ebay): $128
250 gb ssd drive (newegg.ca): $135
600 watt psu (newegg.ca): $72
450 joule surge protector: $9
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1875.00