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Microcenter Stores: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6-Core AM4 Processor Expired

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Select Micro Center Stores has AMD Ryzen Processors on sale below. Offer is available In-Store only.

Thanks community member muchwow for sharing this deal

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Been a while since I saw the 5600X for $280. 5800X at $400 $370 which is the lowest I've seen.

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The Rocket Lake i5-11600K also dropped in price to $230 $220:
https://www.microcenter.com/product/633423/intel-core-i5-11600k-rocket-lake-39ghz-six-core-lga-1200-boxed-processor​ [microcenter.com] Expired
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You'll also save $20 when you buy a compatible motherboard with the processor.
What are you talking about? It's way cheaper than scalper ebay.. It's also cheaper than MSRP.
First, amazing that they are in stock to begin with, and then to have them actually discounted over the regular price? That's a great deal!

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05-13-2021 at 10:58 AM.
05-13-2021 at 10:58 AM.
Thanks I got the 5900X from microcenter yesterday. I went there, there is nothing available in the shelf, and I asked the rep to check and he said they have it in stock and he gave me a paper to show it in the checkout.
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05-13-2021 at 03:17 PM.
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What best for the money air CPU cooler are everyone running with these processors?
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05-13-2021 at 04:38 PM.
05-13-2021 at 04:38 PM.
Quote from phamine :
What best for the money air CPU cooler are everyone running with these processors?
I'm personally using a Scythe Fuma 2. pretty good balance of price/performance/noise/clearance (doesn't block your memory slots).
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05-13-2021 at 05:43 PM.
05-13-2021 at 05:43 PM.
Quote from CrazyBuckeye :
First, amazing that they are in stock to begin with, and then to have them actually discounted over the regular price? That's a great deal!

It was always 5900x and 5950x being sought after so the rest are kind of spared (5600x on and off)
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05-13-2021 at 06:28 PM.
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How much of an increase would I see going from 2600x to 5600x? 3070 gpu
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05-14-2021 at 05:56 AM.
05-14-2021 at 05:56 AM.
Quote from strawbewwy :
I know AMD has been king for a while, but computer prices is way too crazy, and i'm looking to upgrade from an almost decade old rig, so i assume anything would be an upgrade (coming from a 4770k)

for a price performance stand point, would the 5600x be better or, i also see from microcenter , the i5-11400k for 170?

while i'm at it, any good ITX mobo recommendation to go with either build? https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima...lies/smile.gif thanks!
If you're keeping your current system for another 10 years, then I'd go with the AMD because the lower power consumption will give you 10 years of savings on your electric bill... so I'd say it's probably the faster and cheaper choice long-term.
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05-14-2021 at 05:58 AM.
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Quote from phamine :
What best for the money air CPU cooler are everyone running with these processors?
I use a Noctua NH-D15 with my 3900X and will be using it with a 5900X when I can get my hands on one.
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05-14-2021 at 03:52 PM.
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Is there much of a difference between 5600x and 5800x? I'm starting to get into the pc building after getting a 3080. Good motherboard to pair?
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05-14-2021 at 04:23 PM.
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Quote from Mexico619 :
Is there much of a difference between 5600x and 5800x? I'm starting to get into the pc building after getting a 3080. Good motherboard to pair?
there isn't much difference for gaming. there are still only a few that will leverage the extra two cores in the 5800x. the 5800x was sort of the odd one out where if you are just gaming, the 5600x is the best bang for buck, and for cpu intensive workloads, people opted to pay the extra for the 5900x or 5950x. at $400, it's still in an awkward position, but if you're in the camp "i need 8 cores to futureproof" then i guess it might be worth it.

for a motherboard, you would want either b550 or x570 to take advantage of the pcie gen 4 speeds. i would recommend going for one that simply has the features that you need (form factor, usb ports, m.2 slots, pcie slots, wifi, rgb, etc. etc.).
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05-14-2021 at 04:28 PM.
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can i use x470 mobo with these? thinking about upgrading my 2700x
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05-14-2021 at 04:32 PM.
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Quote from Nattefrost :
can i use x470 mobo with these? thinking about upgrading my 2700x
for x470, that might depend on your specific motherboard - whether the manufacturer released a bios update for your board that would allow compatibility with zen 3 chips.

if so, you'll want to update your bios before sticking in a zen 3 chip.
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Quote from Vindadu13 :
How much of an increase would I see going from 2600x to 5600x? 3070 gpu
honestly that's going to depend heavily on the game and the resolution you play in. i found this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_5nqVfkRqU
hopefully that answers your question or at least gives you an idea.
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05-14-2021 at 06:43 PM.
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Quote from muchwow :
there isn't much difference for gaming. there are still only a few that will leverage the extra two cores in the 5800x. the 5800x was sort of the odd one out where if you are just gaming, the 5600x is the best bang for buck, and for cpu intensive workloads, people opted to pay the extra for the 5900x or 5950x. at $400, it's still in an awkward position, but if you're in the camp "i need 8 cores to futureproof" then i guess it might be worth it.

for a motherboard, you would want either b550 or x570 to take advantage of the pcie gen 4 speeds. i would recommend going for one that simply has the features that you need (form factor, usb ports, m.2 slots, pcie slots, wifi, rgb, etc. etc.).

I tho k the 5600x would be better for me by the sounds of it. Thank you for the recommendations on the motherboard. Any thoughts on how the 5600x compared to the i5-11600K?
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05-14-2021 at 06:59 PM.
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Quote from Mexico619 :
I tho k the 5600x would be better for me by the sounds of it. Thank you for the recommendations on the motherboard. Any thoughts on how the 5600x compared to the i5-11600K?
technically the 5600x performs better, but by a small margin (practically negligible at 1440p). where the 5600x really shines is power efficiency (65w vs 125w+):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbch8LW-Bz0
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05-15-2021 at 10:29 AM.
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Quote from tyman :
Great price on the 11600k

Remember when Intel meant something? Now they are left off to side in random posts that no one cares about. Bigly sad.
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