# Is this a good deal for a barebones kit?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-deal-for-a-barebones-kit/182199
**Category:** random
**Created:** [March 16, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-deal-for-a-barebones-kit/182199 "2006-03-16T05:31:40Z")
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### Author: ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-deal-for-a-barebones-kit/182199/1 "2006-03-16T05:31:40Z")

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[http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=1959130&sku=M452-2436+C&CMP=EMC-TIGEREMAIL&SRCCODE=WEM1076C](http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=1959130&sku=M452-2436+C&CMP=EMC-TIGEREMAIL&SRCCODE=WEM1076C)

I am considering building my own machine and pricing a few things. But with the slough of cards, chip and doo-dads, I am not sure what is a good deal and not.

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### Author: ![G111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ea924/32.png) [@G111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/G111)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-a-good-deal-for-a-barebones-kit/182199/2 "2006-03-19T17:39:19Z")

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Personally I’d hold off 2 months or so so that the AMD x2 come down in price a bit then go get one, that way you give the market some time to cool off.