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Yeah, screw the 2600k for gaming. You get basically the same performance from a 2500k. Maybe 3FPS increase for $100 extra.
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Any idea if fry's is still honoroing the 2600k + mobo for 350? Or is that deal deader than dead?
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I saw another combo deal that came out back on Friday (09/23) for a i3 2100 and a H61 motherboard. $155 - $25 MIR. Might as well throw that in the list, too.
http://www.frys.com/product/6781215
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dang that was the golden age back then
combo for
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Looks great man- just updated the Newegg price. It was a bit higher based on your links. In the "date-ref" field you could also link back to your specific post (use the link in the upper right hand...
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Thanks man, I really do hope that they're back! The i7 deal a few weeks ago wasn't that good, so I didn't really even notice it when it came and went in my Fry's deal alerts, but this i3 deal is...
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The TDP seems high compared to Sandy Bridge 2 core CPUs. Does anyone know how much real power usage difference there are comparing this i3-550 vs i3-2120? If it's worth reselling the board, I might...
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Digging this very much, good work sir!
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Just added it. You know, you could have added it too. That's what the editor link in the wiki is for. Easy as pie.
dang that was the golden age back then
combo for
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Yeah, I miss the old Fry's combos. Almost 2 years ago, I got an Athlon II X3 with decent MoBo for about $79, and today, an X3 CPU still goes for about that same price, and no MoBo. Those deals were...
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Any chance on adding in Microcenter deals?
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Yup, and it overclocks more easily. Lots of people hit 4.4 to 4.8GHz on air (some hit 4.4 on stock cooling!), and quite a few have broken the 5GHz mark with a little extra tweaking. That's my...
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Added 9/30 AMD A4-3400 & Gigabyte GA-A75M-D2h $110. Good HTPC setup. I'd get it if I didn't already have something overpowered in my entertainment center.
Yeah, it was Calesta. I changed it...
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I see another deal in todays paper for a 2600k with asus p67 evo motherboard. I will attempt to update the wiki, but you may want to verify I have the numbers correct.
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Maybe the people managing the ads are viking descendants that don't recognize Columbus "discovering" the US. :lmao: :lol:
It is a little weird- they usually take just about any excuse they can to...
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added new A4 "deal" to the wiki
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I saw that, but didn't consider it to really be a combo...
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yeah, it was a small attempt at subtle humor to lighten our moods in the face of non-existant Fry's combos while at the same time preserving the seriousness and integrity of the Fry's CPU/mb combo...
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Super lukewarm deal today, kind of a "who peed in the deep end of the pool" feeling combo this time. :(
12/16/2011 - AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black + MSI 890FXA-GD65 for $224.99 AR($30)
Newegg sets...
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I'm just going to ask the question here instead of creating a new thread.. It's about the AMD A4-3300 w/ MSI A75A-G55 motherboard from Fry's on BF...
I have 16gb of ram total and the BIOS only...
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FML... apparently I ordered the wrong rams... from the wrong page.. wtf.. I ordered 4gb (2x2).. For sure I clicked on the FP link for 4x2... WTF :crying:
Should I return.. paying 15% restocking...
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in case you don't want to wait
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103951
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138330
~$145
can maybe get fry's to...
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what if you set the bios back to default/factory settings?
edit: also, if you have 1333MHZ ram and it increased it past that, reduce it back to 1333Mhz
edit edit: also, I'm not an expert on...
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^Everything runs fine in default/factory settings, but once I try to OC the CPU with MSI OC Genie, it will boot to Windows and then crash instantly, could it be my video card though since it's just a...
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^I allowed OC Genie to auto set the speed/voltage etc.. I tried to set it myself and it still crashes.. could it be bad RAM or what?
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Very true. I guess we'll see. :)
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How do these new Fry's "nationwide ads" work? In my region (Oregon) they usually have a different printed ad with not as many items, and often with higher prices. And, online, this combo seems to...
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Very true, and thank you! I just wish the deals would pop up more often... and come down to the $30 range like they have in the past. :)
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Oh, I agree- these are nothing like the deals of last year... but I'm keeping up with them in the hope that a golden one will pop up. There have already been one or two decent combos- but not a hot...
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11/4/2011 Combos - lukewarm, G850 combo ok if you want to build an HTPC
AMD Athlon II X4 645 + MSI 880GM-E35 $119.99 AR($15), $59.10 (33.0%) savings
Intel Pentium Dual Core G850 + MSI H61M-E23...
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This week's ad just came out, and man, once again they're terrible. It's no comparison with Microcenter, not even close. Fry's might as well just shut their doors.
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i.e. some people didn't call (first and second rules) and so they got something that wasn't what the ad said it was?
I certainly would expect Fry's to make that right -- which in this case would...
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In any case, this was a very competitive combo. Just look at the saving indices on the wiki. Definitely in the top 3. Could use more of these........... :)
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Well... A4-3300 is a heck of a lot more specific than "quad core" plus the picture showed a box for an A4. I'd hazard to say that a vague "quad core" statement wouldn't hold much weight in a...
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I agree. If only I wasn't busy and sick all day Saturday- I would have gone and picked up a few all around Houston. The full size ATX board made me hesitate too. :(
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Deals look tobe getting bit by bit better but it's still nowhere from the good old days. I was there today and it was a madhouse again for laptop/tvs and free stuff grabbers (that's me).
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Thanks! Nothing's broken, just torn... and I fully expect to be "highlighted" in the company newsletter with something like "dumbass manager was emailing instead of watching where he was walking and...
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Wow, only deal I wanted in on was the $1500 Sharp 70" TV, but I wasn't going to try and brave the stampede to save money on something I shouldn't be buying anyway... especially not after I pulled a...
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I actually went online and bought this combo for me to pick up, but then I looked at the processor and realized it's a dual-core, not a quad core. The name got me (A4). Anyway, I decided not to...
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