FUNKYKIT – Buyer’s Guide 2016 Summer Edition. We haven’t done one of these for a while… So I thought it’s about time to give you guys a current list of our recommendations for 2016 Summer Edition*.
*Each quarter we will update this list with new products, which we think is worth considering …
Motherboards
- High-end: $500 – ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME/ASSEMBLY EATX DDR4 3000 LGA 1151 Motherboards
- Mid-range: $169 – Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel Z170 ATX Motherboard ATX DDR4 (GA-Z170X-GAMING 5)
- Entry level: $109 – MSI Pro Solution Intel Z170A LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard (Z170A PC Mate)
Display Cards
- High-end: $775 – EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti VR EDITION GAMING Graphics Cards 06G-P4-3998-KR
- Mid-range: $215 – Gigabyte AMD R9 380 256 Bit GDDR5 4GB Gaming Graphics Card GV-R938G1 GAMING-4GD
- Entry level: $95 – ZOTAC GeForce GTX 750Ti 2GB GDDR5 Video Graphics Card (ZT-70605-10M)
Memory
- High-end: $290 – Corsair DOMINATOR Platinum Series 32GB DDR4 3200 C16 Memory Kit
- Mid-range: $147 – Kingston HyperX FURY Black 32 GB Kit CL15 DIMM DDR4 2400 (HX424C15FBK2/32)
- Entry level: $68 – Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 2400 (PC4-19200) BLS2K8G4D240FSA
Storage
- High-end: $675 – Samsung 850 EVO 2 TB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E2T0B/AM)
- Mid-range: $240 – Crucial BX200 960GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive – CT960BX200SSD1
- Entry level: $125 – SanDisk X400 SSD SATA 2.5″ 7mm 512G SD8SB8U-512G-1122
Chassis
- High-end: $1,800 – Lian Li DK-03 X Black Aluminum Computer Desk
- Mid-range: $155 – Thermaltake Core V71 E-ATX Full Tower Gaming Case CA-1B6-00F1WN-00
- Entry level: $65 – Cooler Master N400 – Mid Tower Case with Meshed Front Panel (NSE-400-KKN2)
Smartphones (Android)
- High-end: $615 – Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge G935F 32GB Factory Unlocked International GSM Version (Gold)
- Mid-range: $450 – HTC One M9 32GB Factory Unlocked GSM 4G LTE Octa-Core – Silver/Rose Gold
- Entry level: $345 – LG G4 Unlocked Smartphone with 32GB, 16 MP Camera and 5.5-Inch IPS Quantum Display
Tablets (Windows & Android)
- High-end: $1,179 – Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (256 GB, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5)
- Mid-range: $499 – Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7″ (32GB, White)
- Entry level: $170 – ASUS Google Nexus 7 Android Tablet (16gb)
Laptops & Notebooks
- High-end: $1,699 – MSI GE72 Apache Pro 17.3-inch Intel i7-6700HQ, 16GB ram, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, GeForce GTX 970M 3GB
- Mid-range: $1070 – HP – Spectre x360 2-in-1 13.3″ Touch-Screen, Intel Core i7 – 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD
- Entry level: $500 – Dell Inspiron 15.6-Inch HD 1920 x 1080 LED Touchscreen, Intel Core i5-4210U, 8GB, 1TB HDD
Compact Digital Cameras
- High-end: $948 – Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV 20.1 MP Digital Still Camera
- Mid-range: $579 – Canon PowerShot G7 X Digital Camera – Wi-Fi Enabled
- Entry level: $299 – Fujifilm XQ2 Silver Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD
Digital SLR Cameras
- High-end: $1,995 – Nikon D750 FX-format Digital SLR Camera Body
- Mid-range: $899 – Canon EOS 70D Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
- Entry level: $499 – Canon EOS Rebel T6 Digital SLR Camera Kit with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Lens (Black)
Action Cameras
- High-end: $345 – GoPro HERO4 BLACK
- Mid-range: $129 – Original SJCAM M20 2.5K Photo Gyro Action Cam
- Entry level: $59 – Lightdow LD6000 1080P HD Wifi Sports Action Camera Kit