Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz LGA 1155 Boxed Processor $100 + Free In-Store Pick Up

Quote from bigmace : Wow that is an amazing deal. Can't believe I paid twice that much for a used one a little over a year ago. Great chip right here, I can run mine at 4.8ghz all day long, no issues. Very doubtful, most stores have some clause in their price match policy that the competitors store must be within 25 miles. Which honestly makes sense. Sadly I dont have a microcenter near me either.

Okay, thanks for the info! This would be perfect for the build I've been slowly putting together.

Wow!

I was so close to buying a i3-3220 for $99 for an HTPC build last week at Microcenter but I decided not to until I purchase a HD first.

I am glad I did.

Thanks OP. It looks like I'll make a visit today and pick this up.

Holy crap this is an amazing deal.

the performance difference between the 3570k and 2500k is negligible. I'd buy the 2500k at $100. That's a much better bang / buck. Overclock the 2500k to 4.5Ghz easy. the 3570k may go a little higher

no -50 combo discount?

Every time this sets off my deal alert I cry a little inside. Damn my state for not having a Microcenter, amazing deal for those that can take advantage of it.

how does this compare to a i3 2100k?

Quote from chocomaro : no -50 combo discount?

I can't find $50 combo discount but only $40 instead.

Would MC hold for longer than 3 days or they automatically cancel your order if you don't pickup within 3 days?

Quote from mdboyz69 : Just bought ivy i5 3570k for $169. How fast compare this one, or worth? Please help decision, my slickdeal fellows. Appreciated.

IMO, this is a terrific deal. Sandy Bridge does not heat to the higher levels that Ivy is getting at, so unless Intel made their Ivy Processors more robust, Sandy Bridge should have a longer lifetime (this is highly variant on use, and cooling that you use). This also makes Sandy Bridge more ideal for overclocking.

In terms of performance wise, Ivy is going to be slightly better. Integrated HD4000 graphics are much better then the HD3000 in the Sandy Bridge (though, I know no one that uses the integrated graphics on their desktop), also the Ivy natively supports PCI 3.0, where Sandy only goes to 2.1 I believe. And of course the Sandy is at 3.3GHz while the Ivy you listed is at 3.4GHz.

Hope this helps!

Quote from mdboyz69 : I can't find $50 combo discount but only $40 instead.

How you get the $40 combo discount?

Quote from chino182 : how does this compare to a i3 2100k?

The i5 has 4 cores compared to 2, 6MB cache instead of 3, no HT but turbo boost, base clock speed is .2 higher.

Quote from mdboyz69 : I can't find $50 combo discount but only $40 instead.

According to Microcenters catalog it only works if you combine a MOBO with the i3 3225 or i5 3570k

I think TigerDirect will price match this, for the people that need it shipped.