Thursday Hardware Deals - August 23, 2012

Every Thursday, we bring you a proud band of the best deals on PC hardware the Internet has to offer. If you're dropping frames and don't want to drop a lot of cash, you've come to the right place.

Newegg

Video Cards:

• EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 Video Card - $400 (Normally $410)
• MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 Video Card - $480 (Normally $550)

MoBos:

• GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Micro ATX Motherboard - $130 (Normally $140)
• ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel ATX Motherboard - $208 (Normally $235)

HDDs/SSDs:

• Hitachi GST 0A39289 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3 Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $70 (Normally $160)
• SanDisk Extreme 480GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive - $360 (Normally $400)

TigerDirect

Memory:

• Patriot Viper 3 Extreme Performance Black Mamba 8GB Memory Module Kit - DDR3, 1600MHz - $25 (Normally $70)

Monitors :

• Samsung C23A750X 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - 1920 x 1080 (Refurbished) - $190 (Normally $400)
• Acer 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - 1920 x 1080 - $180 (Normally $200)

Microcenter

Cases and PSUs:

• TR2 Series 500 Watt ATX Power Supply - $40 (Normally $58)
• V3 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $35 (Normally $45)
• HAF912 Mid Tower ATX Computer Case - $50 (Normally $70)

Video Cards:

• EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB GDDR5 - $132 (Normally $170)

CPUs:

• Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor - $190 (Normally $250)
• AMD FX 4100 Black Edition 3.6GHz Quad-Core Socket AM3+ Processor - $90 (Normally $130)

If you know of other places to find quality hardware on the cheap, be sure to share them with us in the comments. And let us know if there's a specific upgrade you're looking to make between now and next Thursday -- we'll keep an eye out for you!