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ASUS Barebones PC: RTX 3060 Ti, ASUS Z590-A PRIME Motherboard, 750W PSU

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Micro Center has ASUS BB Intel Value 2 Barebones PC on sale for $699.99. Available for in-store pick-up only (via "Reserve Now" button on product page.

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  • This is a barebones PC, meaning it still needs a CPU, RAM, and SSD/HDD.
  • Availability will vary by location.
Specs:
  • ASUS Z590-A PRIME Intel LGA 1200 ATX Motherboard
  • ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti V2 Mini LHR Overclocked Dual-Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
  • ASUS TUF Gaming GT301 Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black
  • ASUS TUF GAMING 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Non-Modular Power Supply
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Micro Center [microcenter.com] has ASUS BB Intel Value 2 Barebones PC on sale for $699.99. Available for in-store pick-up only.

Note: Click reserve now to select store pickup option. Availability will vary by location.

Specs:
  • ASUS Z590-A PRIME Intel LGA 1200 ATX Motherboard
  • ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti V2 Mini LHR Overclocked Dual-Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
  • ASUS TUF Gaming GT301 Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black
  • ASUS TUF GAMING 750 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Non-Modular Power Supply
Note: This is a barebones PC, meaning it still needs a CPU, RAM, and SSD/HDD.
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Created 04-14-2022 at 06:41 AM by plu388
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Note this is a 10/11 gen mobo, and if you want 12th gen, it wont work.
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Pass for me. Z590 mobo is 11th Gen intel. For price-performance value, the i5 12400 is the sweet spot. Needs a z6xx mobo that supports ddr4 to be hot. A z690 would give you a solid upgrade path.
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Don't get hung up on the 12th gen Techtooober hype.
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turbodog
04-15-2022 at 11:49 PM.
04-15-2022 at 11:49 PM.
Quote from FaithfulCrow506 :
the guy who reviewed the case in https://www.digitalcitizen.life/a...01-review/ has the RAM in the wrong slots. It should be in DIMM2 and DIMM4 for if he's only using 2 RAM sticks. In the picture, it's in DIMM1 and DIMM3. This can cause programs to crash and the system will randomly BSOD. There should be no clearance issue if there's only two sticks of RAM and they're placed in the correct slots. Page 17 in the asus prime z590 manual shows you're supposed to put it in "DIMM-A2 and DIMM-B2" if you have two RAM sticks https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASU...UM_WEB.pdf
Wow good catch. Though its a Z490 in the review and:

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NOTE: We didn't receive the ASUS TUF Gaming GT301 case as new. ASUS sent us an already built computer that used this case. As such, we can't tell you everything about the unboxing or the PC building experience. We've disassembled and then reassembled the prebuilt computer that we've received to understand what this case has to offer.
I don't see how the slots used are going to matter when trying to clear the AIO+fans top mounted. Also the guy above was going to pair it with ram with pretty wide heatsinks, though not super tall, so who knows.

https://www.digitalcitizen.life/w...301_12.png

vs.

https://microless.com/cdn/product...673-hi.jpg
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Teaser38
04-16-2022 at 08:31 AM.
04-16-2022 at 08:31 AM.
AM4 at same price makes more sense, no?
https://www.microcenter.com/produ...rebones-pc

Add $150 5600x and Amazon $125 Team Group 16GB/1TB.
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DonkeyFinest
04-18-2022 at 09:59 AM.
04-18-2022 at 09:59 AM.
Looks like a pre-built they gutted bc the thought it'd sell without cpu.
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Damien1772
04-18-2022 at 07:42 PM.
04-18-2022 at 07:42 PM.
Quote from turbodog :
Here's my middle of the road build that I could easily live with, using a 11400 and this barebones:

PCPartPicker Part List [pcpartpicker.com]

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor [pcpartpicker.com] ($169.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 Blue 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler [pcpartpicker.com] ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A ATX LGA1200 Motherboard [pcpartpicker.com] ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory [pcpartpicker.com] ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive [pcpartpicker.com] ($102.64 @ GameStop)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB DUAL MINI OC Video Card [pcpartpicker.com] ($274.00)
Case: Asus TUF Gaming GT301 ATX Mid Tower Case [pcpartpicker.com] ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Asus TUF Gaming 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply [pcpartpicker.com] ($95.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1110.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker [pcpartpicker.com] 2022-04-14 22:57 EDT-0400

Could be under $1000 with a 512gb drive and 16gb ram:

PCPartPicker Part List [pcpartpicker.com]

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor [pcpartpicker.com] ($169.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 Blue 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler [pcpartpicker.com] ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A ATX LGA1200 Motherboard [pcpartpicker.com] ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Silicon Power 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory [pcpartpicker.com] ($54.97 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 670p 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive [pcpartpicker.com] ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB DUAL MINI OC Video Card [pcpartpicker.com] ($274.00)
Case: Asus TUF Gaming GT301 ATX Mid Tower Case [pcpartpicker.com] ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Asus TUF Gaming 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply [pcpartpicker.com] ($95.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $994.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker [pcpartpicker.com] 2022-04-14 23:02 EDT-0400
how is the 3060ti in that build 274?? or is that how you broke it down when considering this barebones system?
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turbodog
04-18-2022 at 08:12 PM.
04-18-2022 at 08:12 PM.
Quote from Damien1772 :
how is the 3060ti in that build 274?? or is that how you broke it down when considering this barebones system?
Yes, I added all the parts in to PPP and adjusted the card price to total $700, early on in the thread. You're at least the third person to be confused by this. LMAO

https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=154553815&postcount=6

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TTXTJM

Just click 'edit this parts list' on the upper right and you can spec your own build.
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turbodog
04-18-2022 at 08:28 PM.
04-18-2022 at 08:28 PM.
Quote from Teaser38 :
AM4 at same price makes more sense, no?
https://www.microcenter.com/produ...rebones-pc

Add $150 5600x and Amazon $125 Team Group 16GB/1TB.
I'm an Intel guy but yeah that's a real good deal too. The B550 Strix boards have good memory OC performance, imho a better board than the Z590 prime. Applause
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04-19-2022 at 01:12 AM.
04-19-2022 at 01:12 AM.
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I'd hit it.
me too, but I hit it...with a baseball bat !! piece of junk..
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az060693
04-19-2022 at 06:08 AM.
04-19-2022 at 06:08 AM.
Quote from turbodog :
Don't get hung up on the 12th gen Techtooober hype.
11th vs 12th gen mobile isn't a huge difference. But 11th gen vs 12th gen desktop is pretty huge.

Intel had yield issues with their process so they had to backport Rocket Lake to their older process, which resulted in a very messy cobbled together solution. 12th gen is significantly better.
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04-19-2022 at 06:34 AM.
04-19-2022 at 06:34 AM.
Quote from az060693 :
11th vs 12th gen mobile isn't a huge difference. But 11th gen vs 12th gen desktop is pretty huge.

Intel had yield issues with their process so they had to backport Rocket Lake to their older process, which resulted in a very messy cobbled together solution. 12th gen is significantly better.
You're literally guzzling the tech toober hype. EEK!
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04-19-2022 at 06:46 AM.
04-19-2022 at 06:46 AM.
Quote from turbodog :
You're literally guzzling the tech toober hype. https://static.slickdealscdn.com/images/smilies/eek.gif
Any deals on 12 packs of Tech Toober?
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04-19-2022 at 06:50 AM.
04-19-2022 at 06:50 AM.
Quote from turbodog :
You're literally guzzling the tech toober hype. https://static.slickdealscdn.com/images/smilies/eek.gif
Yeah no. I don't even watch tech youtube.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/16...00k-11600k

It was backported to their 14nm process because they couldn't get their 10nm yields high enough. The backport came with a number of issues.
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04-19-2022 at 07:49 AM.
04-19-2022 at 07:49 AM.
Quote from az060693 :
Yeah no. I don't even watch tech youtube.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/16...00k-11600k

It was backported to their 14nm process because they couldn't get their 10nm yields high enough. The backport came with a number of issues.
I think that you don't know that you don't know as much about this as I know. LMAO

Anyways. Raw power the 12600K is like +40% and about +15% in gaming performance. Which you'll only notice in certain high refresh situations. You'd think that they were offering a Xeon Platinum level performance for $99.95 given the amount of gotta have it going on.
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04-19-2022 at 07:52 AM.
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I think that you don't know that you don't know as much about this as I know. https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima.../emot-LMAO.gif
Can tell you're just trolling because you haven't added any of that to this discussion, but to quote the crux of it:

"Intel's Rocket Lake as a backported processor design has worked, but has critical issues with efficiency and peak power draw."

I truly, truly doubt you know more than Dr. Ian Cuttress.

Additionally 12th gen added way more PCIe lanes to both the CPU and the chipset.
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04-19-2022 at 08:23 AM.
04-19-2022 at 08:23 AM.
Quote from az060693 :
Can tell you're just trolling because you haven't added any of that to this discussion, but to quote the crux of it:

"Intel's Rocket Lake as a backported processor design has worked, but has critical issues with efficiency and peak power draw."

I truly, truly doubt you know more than Dr. Ian Cuttress.

Additionally 12th gen added way more PCIe lanes to both the CPU and the chipset.
LMAO Wow, this guy reads.
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04-19-2022 at 03:42 PM.
04-19-2022 at 03:42 PM.
Anyone gots theirs assembled yet? Just got done. Using an i5-11600K with EVGA CLC 240 cooler. When I turn it on and go to the BIOS settings, I see CPU temps at 75 degree Celsius right off the batt. Within a minute or so, system shuts down. Can't tell if it's a CPU issue or cooler issue or ??? Anyone else? I got the cooler header connected to the AIO motherboard header. All fans spinning.
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