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These are the same rgb fans I just bought for my build. They have a few major drawbacks, but at this price , those are easy to overlook, especially if you have any other best buy discounts. They'll work in any computer, which is a plus - they don't need an rgb header on your motherboard or anything like that. They come with everything they need except power, which you get from your motherboard. On the other hand, that means you have to have their proprietary controller to use them, and there's no syncing with any other lights in your case. And the biggest annoyance is that they can't be controlled by, software.  You're again limited to the little box unless you are comfortable with a soldering iron and you've got a spare Arduino lying around (one of my future projects). My understanding is that the box also controls the fan speed despite them being PWM fans that are basically designed for being able to respond to temperature changes when plugged directly into th...

Spotify Premium for Students with Hulu AND Showtime for $5 This is where I will introduce you to my favorite electronics bargain of the day, focusing on three online retailers each with their own specific advantage: Newegg with their wide selection of components and serious deals if you look close enough (and are willing to return mail-in rebates), Amazon and their two-day delivery service that many people subscribe to, and Best Buy due to always-available price-matching and their stellar return policy - aided even further by the fact that many people live close enough to a brick-and-mortar location that returns can be done in-store. If you're not already, make sure to subscribe to Newegg's email deals , as their discount codes require email enrollment. Best Buy's college student deals are also necessary if you are a student as well as joining their My Best Buy program . WARNING: The items presented in my Daily Deals will always be things that I want to purc...

UPDATE: Newegg's deal is still rolling, but Amazon has dropped their price further to $299! That, when combined with the confirmation that 8th generation Intel core processors won't be backwards compatible with my motherboard, was enough to make me finally pull the trigger, so GAMEMURDER will be getting that upgrade. On Amazon, I always check to see if they have a "Fulfilled by Amazon" option so taxes won't be charged, and as of the time of writing this, there was one option for the exact same price with Prime shipping. Link below still works. I told you it was coming! The Intel i7 7700k processor is available for only $309.99, and this time it's at both Amazon and Newegg for that price. And, what the hell - if you want to get it from Best Buy, they'll price-match for you too. For my money, I've decided to hold out until Intel releases their new 6-core processors, but I may kick myself when the prices are announced. If you don't have my ...

Amazon just revamped a lot of their products, including the Fire TV which appears to be dialed way back from the previous model - but that means they've removed features most people don't use (removed microSD and Ethernet ports and replaced USB-A with what appears to be a micro USB port) and dropped the price dramatically. In fact, now you can get the Fire TV and an Echo Dot for only $79.99 - less than a last generation Fire TV cost. And it still supports 4K, now with added HDR (high dynamic range) support, plus they upgraded Alexa capabilities, making your TV into a baby Echo. If you have a 4K TV, or do a lot of streaming and have only a stick-type device, it's worth upgrading to the full-power Fire TV for $69.99 - but for only $10 more you can add on an Echo Dot. I already have one Fire TV, but have been looking at getting a Roku for the second TV. Now that Amazon is giving me an option with 4K and voice remote (which I use all the time) for way less than the Roku ...

Today Best Buy has the Asus 27" FHD VZ279H Monitor with IPS panel for only $149.99! Guys, I bought this monitor last week for $199.99 and thought it was a pretty good deal. $149.99 is a no-brainer. I'm even considering buying a second one while it's still on sale. It's not a 4k gaming monitor or anything, but it's spectacular for this price. Response time of 5ms is great for a monitor this size at this price, and it has built-in speakers. (Note monitor speakers are never going to be sufficient for listening to music or watching movies, but they're fine for notification sounds or the occasional YouTube video.) Luckily, Best Buy is amazing and refunded me the difference because of their Price match guarantee. More on that later. 

TL;DR: If you want the Note 8 on AT&T, and your current phone is paid off, you can probably trade it in for $300 off your Note 8 purchase, even if it's not worth much, plus get either a free wireless charger and 128GB microSD or a cool gear 360 camera toy if you order by September 24th. If your phone isn't paid off, but you have paid enough to trade it in, you can go to Wal*Mart and buy a Moto e4 for $40, and trade both phones in for $300 off the purchase, plus the aforementioned freebies. If you aren't yet eligible for a trade in, just hold onto your phone for now. Prices will drop in a couple months for the Christmas rush anyway. YMMV, as always. Let's talk about the elephant in the room. If the room is my head and the elephant is a big grey phone with two cameras and a stylus. If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm talking about the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. A year ago, my husband and I both upgraded our phones. I to the newish Gal...

That's right, the big sister may not be on sale anymore, but we've got a $20.00 mail-in rebate available on the 520W. Get the  SeaSonic M12II 520W 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply for $34.99 after rebate SeaSonic is the most respected name in power supplies, and this one is fully modular, so it won't take up space in your case for cables you don't need. There are bigger and better power supplies out there, but not for thirty-five bucks. I think I'm finally pulling the trigger on this one. That makes the first new part for the great Distracto!

Bonus Deal of the Day: Logitech K400 Plus Keyboard for $17.99 at Best Buy. That's its lowest price this year! This is a great inexpensive little wireless keyboard and trackpad. Great for using from the couch with a home theater PC or other lazy computing. My husband has one and I'm about to get one myself so I can give his back! Combined with my $5 My Best Buy rewards coupon, this is really a screamin' deal. Make sure you're signed up!

UPDATE 2: They have now removed the discounts that were previously being advertised for the Kids Editions, so I removed the links to those tablets. UPDATE: The discount on the Kids Editions may not be accurate. Amazon is still advertising them both as discounted on the Fire Tablets Family page, but I could not get the discount to actually show up through the checkout process. The discounts on the Fire 7 and HD 8 are still good though. Discount will show up when you "Proceed with Checkout" So this is what Amazon was doing while Newegg was discounting their Echo Show. Amazon has the Kindle Fire 7 for $34.99 , Kindle Fire HD 8 for $54.99 , Kindle Fire 7 Kids Edition for $79.99, and Kindle Fire HD 8 Kids Edition for $99.99. The difference between the regular versions and kid versions are primarily a big cushy case and a no-questions-asked warranty. These prices are not as low as Prime Day prices, when I bought a 7" Fire for $20 after a $10 rebate for using voice order...

This is the second part of a two part series. Check out part I if you haven't already. Go start a system build on pcpartpicker right now. You can play along. I'll wait. ... Back? Good. Say you want to start with a motherboard. Because it's the part that everything else is going to connect to, it's usually a good place to start. Click "Choose a motherboard" and it will take you to a list of every motherboard in their system. Clicking the word "Motherboard" will do the same - useful if you have one chosen and want to change it. Because you haven't picked a CPU or case - or anything - yet, everything is compatible. But if you're like me and prefer something in a small form factor, you'll want to limit your search to mini-ITX. Note that micro-ATX is a good choice for a midsize build, but it's quite a bit larger than mini-ITX. That said, going tiny is not great for beginners, but this is just a demonstration. If you sort by pric...

This is a fun one. Today's Deal probably doesn't come from the seller you expect. Amazon hasn't put it on sale since its release, unless you want to buy two, but through 9/16/17, Newegg has the Echo Show on sale for $209.99 - 8% off what Amazon is selling it for. Perfect for those of us who want to try the Echo Show but haven't been willing to shell out $360 for Amazon's offer of $100 off when you buy two.

If you've ever installed a Blu-ray drive in a computer, then you probably already know what a pain it is to actually play a Blu-ray disc on them. There's a whole world of copy protection between you and your movie, which is why if you end up with an OEM drive that doesn't come with software (or one almost a decade old, like I have), you will need something to play your movies for you. And today Newegg has Cyberlink PowerDVD 17 Ultra for only $40 with code EMCRKRH59. That's 60% off list price and $18 below the lowest price it's ever seen on Amazon. If your HD movies, like mine, have been hijacked by DRM, then you'll want to click on through to Newegg.

Today we have the  SeaSonic M12II 620W Power Supply for $39.99 after $20 mail-in-rebate as our tech deal of the day. I would snatch this baby up in a second, except that it's a bit long for the extra-small mini ITX cases I'm looking at for my own new build. This is a full-size, fully modular power supply, 80 Plus Bronze Certified. As with yesterday's deal, this one is available until 9/11/17. Note that the 520W version does occasionally go on sale for around $35, so if you don't have a high-end graphics card and you can wait a month or two, that can be another option

Intel Core i7-7700 Kaby Lake Desktop Processor for $279.99 with promo code EMCRKRF22 - that's the lowest price since its release, according to the price tracker history at pcpartpicker.com ! Available until 9/11/17 Note this is not the unlocked, k version of this processor, but if you aren't looking to overclock this will serve all your needs and then some.

I absolutely love designing and building custom PCs, but it's a hobby that gets expensive fast. So I want to offer my services to anyone who wants a nice, new desktop, but for whatever reason prefers not to build it on their own. And I want to do it for free. No, really. It's win-win. You get your custom-built computer paying only for parts and shipping. I get to practice my hobby, and content for my blog as I document the process. Hit me up if you're interested! Since I also love picking components and shopping, I'm also happy to help with any assistance you need in that area, even if you want to assemble yourself. Just let me know your computer needs (big or small, browsing or gaming, budget or BUDGET) and we'll figure out the perfect PC for you.