Value Gaming PC: iBuyPower AM900Z for $1300

If you are a looking for a value buy type of a gaming PC, there’s a new release that has rolled out at Amazon, it is the iBuyPower AM900Z, and despite that “AM” in the model name, this is an Intel-powered computer 🙂

The starting price is $1300 at Amazon by Amazon actual, and for that, you get:

  • Intel i7-7700K Quad-Core which currently ranks #113 at cpubenchmark.net
  • 8GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Dedicated Graphics Card (that’s how you know it’s a gaming PC for real!)
  • 16GB RAM of the DDR4 kind
  • 240GB SSD _AND_ 1TB 7200rpm HDD
  • HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort connections
  • 802.11AC Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter
  • usual assortment of USB ports and such
  • keyboard and mouse included (iBUYPower brand)
  • LED lightning and such
  • Windows 10 Home of the 64-bit kind

September 14, 2017 Filed Under: tech Tagged With: , ,

Logitech G300s Optical Gaming Mouse for $24 [updated]

What do cats and gamers have in common? They love mice 🙂 Drum roll please? Okay, you can now start throwing rotting tomatoes at me 🙂

Okay of the more affordable name-brand gaming mice is currently the Logitech G300s optical gaming mouse with a total of nine programmable controls. And it is currently on sale with two options, you can get it in new condition for $24.

This sold out: or if you want to save even more, you can get it certified refurbished for $16.

The new condition averages 4.3 out of 5 based on over 410 customer reviews and has 59 questions answered, while the refurbished averages 4.1 based on 12 customer reviews. They are posted on separate listings, that’s why they have separate review pools.

Both options are Prime eligible. If not a Prime member, you get free shipping with a $35+ order.

March 15, 2017 Filed Under: tech Tagged With: , , ,

PlayStation 4 Slim 500GB Console – Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Legacy Bundle for $249 (limit 2)

And now we have a little something for gamers! Amazon has another Playstation bundle on sale! The PlayStation 4 Slim 500GB Console – Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Legacy Bundle is currently on sale for $249 with free shipping, with a limit of two bundles per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. This ships in 2-4 weeks, so if you need to get it right away, practice patience 🙂 The bundle is ready to go, you just add the yellow “add to cart” button and go – you don’t have to assemble it on your own.

February 26, 2017 Filed Under: tech Tagged With: , ,

Azio EX01 USB Gaming Mouse for $7 with free S&H

If you like budget gaming mice with free shipping, the red color scheme (it’s mostly black, the buttons and scroll-wheel are red) of the Azio EX01 USB Gaming Mouse is on sale for $7 with free shipping by ANTonline through amazon.com. This ships directly from ANTonline, so everyone gets free shipping. However, it is not Prime eligible.

It is a compromise based on the customer reviews, it averages 3.9 out of 5 based on 60+ of them, but it’s also selling for 1/3rd to 1/4th of its usual price.

February 12, 2017 Filed Under: tech Tagged With: , ,

15.6-inch ASUS K501UW-AB78 Gaming Laptop with 512GB SSD for $870 [updated]

If you want to be among the first to try new gaming laptops running Windows 10, a relatively new model is out of the gate with a discount, it is the 15.6-inch ASUS K501UW-AB78 going for $870 (was $800) with a limit of three units per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual where it averages 4.5 out of 5 based on 55 customer reviews… Price Updated Here on 8/3/16…

This is an SSD laptop, no spinning hard disks! It has 512GB on-board storage, plus anything else you want to add via the cloud or the three USB ports (two are 3.0) and the memory card reader. The display is a 1920 by 1080 Matte, with 8GB RAM, powered by a sixth generation Intel Core i7-6500U Skylake which currently ranks #537 at cpubenchmark.net. So this is a tank sized gaming laptop, with the trade-offs that that entails. It has a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M graphics card, HDMI and VGA output ports, Gigabit Dual-Band 802.11AC, and backlit keyboard among other features.

July 4, 2016 Filed Under: 15-inch laptops Tagged With: ,