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expiredDmnUSlkDeals posted Nov 01, 2022 11:36 PM

Micro Center Stores: Intel Core i7-12700K + ASUS Z690 Plus TUF Gaming Mobo Combo

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$350

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Micro Center has Intel Core i7-12700K CPU + ASUS Z690 Plus TUF Gaming Motherboard Combo on sale for $350. Click "Reserve Now" for free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member DmnUSlkDeals for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Availability may vary by store.
Specs:
  • Intel Core i7-12700K Alder Lake 3.6GHz Twelve-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor (Heatsink Not Included)
  • ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming Wi-Fi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard
    • 192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
    • Memory Slots: 4x 288pin DIMM
    • Max Memory Supported: 128GB
    • Intel 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
    • Expansion Slots:
      • 1x PCI Express 5.0 x16
      • 1x PCI Express 3.0 x16
      • 2x PCI Express x1
    • Back Panel Ports:
      • 1x HDMI 2.1
      • 1x DisplayPort 1.4
      • 4x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
      • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 2x2 Type-C)
      • 2x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-A)
      • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-C)
      • 2x Wi-Fi Antenna Ports
      • 1x Digital Audio (optical)
    • Internal I/O Connectors:
      • 4x System Fan Header
      • 1x Water Pump Header
      • 2x CPU Fan Header
      • 2x USB 2.0 Headers (4 Ports)
      • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Header (2 Ports)
      • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Header (1 Port)
    • Power Connectors:
      • 1x 24-pin ATX Connector
      • 1x 8-pin +12 V Connector
      • 1x 4-pin +12 V Connector

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $244.99 less (41.2% savings) than the next best available price for buying the bundled items separately from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $594.99 at the time of this posting.
  • About this store:
    • View Micro Center return policy here

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Micro Center has Intel Core i7-12700K CPU + ASUS Z690 Plus TUF Gaming Motherboard Combo on sale for $350. Click "Reserve Now" for free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member DmnUSlkDeals for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Availability may vary by store.
Specs:
  • Intel Core i7-12700K Alder Lake 3.6GHz Twelve-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor (Heatsink Not Included)
  • ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming Wi-Fi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard
    • 192 (128+64) Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
    • Memory Slots: 4x 288pin DIMM
    • Max Memory Supported: 128GB
    • Intel 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
    • Expansion Slots:
      • 1x PCI Express 5.0 x16
      • 1x PCI Express 3.0 x16
      • 2x PCI Express x1
    • Back Panel Ports:
      • 1x HDMI 2.1
      • 1x DisplayPort 1.4
      • 4x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
      • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 2x2 Type-C)
      • 2x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-A)
      • 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-C)
      • 2x Wi-Fi Antenna Ports
      • 1x Digital Audio (optical)
    • Internal I/O Connectors:
      • 4x System Fan Header
      • 1x Water Pump Header
      • 2x CPU Fan Header
      • 2x USB 2.0 Headers (4 Ports)
      • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Header (2 Ports)
      • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Header (1 Port)
    • Power Connectors:
      • 1x 24-pin ATX Connector
      • 1x 8-pin +12 V Connector
      • 1x 4-pin +12 V Connector

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $244.99 less (41.2% savings) than the next best available price for buying the bundled items separately from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $594.99 at the time of this posting.
  • About this store:
    • View Micro Center return policy here

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nicktoms
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Closest Microcenter to me is about 4 hours away. I cry myself to sleep every time I see awesome deals at their store. I plan to make a field trip there some day.
ctslive
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DDR4 according to ASUS website

https://www.asus.com/motherboards...s-wifi-d4/


Intel® Z690 (LGA 1700) ATX gaming motherboard
15 DrMOS power stages
PCIe® 5.0
DDR4 memory
four M.2 slots
WiFi 6 and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet
HDMI®DisplayPort™
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®
front USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C
SATA 6 Gbps
Thunderboltâ„¢ 4 header
Aura Sync RGB lighting


Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5333(OC)/5133(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)
/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem II
*Actual Memory frequency support depends on the CPU types and DRAM modules, for more information refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
dollarmenudaddy
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I saw this yesterday and was able to contain myself but now I need to drive to microcenter to pick up my order

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Nov 03, 2022 02:46 PM
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jonah255Nov 03, 2022 02:46 PM
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Quote from KnightCrusader :
I really want it... but dunno if I need it. I rather enjoy my 24c/48t Ivy Bridge workstation so this would be a downgrade in number of cores and threads, but the speed and power efficiency could make up for it.

Then again, I don't have any DDR4 RAM so that would make the cost go up even more.

Decisions, decisions.
Nice, is this like a dual processor xeon setup? Which one is it? Are you compiling c++ ? Big Grin

edit: Have you tried a chromium build? my 4c/4t i5-2500 took like 10+ hr heh. supposedly the 12700k/13600k can do it in more like an hour.
Last edited by jonah255 November 3, 2022 at 07:49 AM.
Nov 03, 2022 02:53 PM
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baesickNov 03, 2022 02:53 PM
49 Posts
Dangit... I wait for a good deal... No availability in MD
Nov 03, 2022 02:54 PM
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BoydasmaNov 03, 2022 02:54 PM
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Quote from baesick :
Dangit... I wait for a good deal... No availability in MD
Go to Fairfax if you really need/want it. Plenty of stock

EDIT: Went from over 20 to now only 8 in stock.
Nov 03, 2022 02:54 PM
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TonyL9652Nov 03, 2022 02:54 PM
54 Posts
All,
If you're a new customer at Micro Center, they have a one time$25 coupon for you. See the links below:
https://www.microcenter.com/site/...uoQAvD_BwE
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Nov 03, 2022 03:01 PM
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JWuNov 03, 2022 03:01 PM
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Picked one up this morning in Fairfax. Total came out to $344.50 with this coupon
https://www.microcenter.com/site/...uoQAvD_BwE
Nov 03, 2022 03:17 PM
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Enoch42Nov 03, 2022 03:17 PM
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Quote from nicktoms :
Closest Microcenter to me is about 4 hours away. I cry myself to sleep every time I see awesome deals at their store. I plan to make a field trip there some day.
I drove 6 hours away one day off work. I felt like a kid in a candy store. But, I was hounded by sales people left and right. The prices are really bad on most items (Amazon/Newegg much better) and they were out of stock of a lot of items I would actually buy. And the damn racing sim was broken. I left, sad and underwhelmed.
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Nov 03, 2022 03:30 PM
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flashdriveNov 03, 2022 03:30 PM
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Quote from magbarn :
I'm a crazy movie freak and have encoded my large bluray/ultraHD collection. I went with a 13900K for that instead of using my 3090 for NVENC for this reason. The quality is similar and NVENC is faster even the 13900K, but the file size increase is almost double and too hard to bear when hard drives are forever expensive.
I was just wondering if you had tried using QuickSync and what the results might be compared to NVENC and CPU-only encoding.

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Nov 03, 2022 03:38 PM
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GenotypeNov 03, 2022 03:38 PM
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Sold out in Tustin
Nov 03, 2022 03:39 PM
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GPz1100Nov 03, 2022 03:39 PM
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Forgot to mention earlier.

For those wanting more SATA ports, get one of those LSI raid sas cards on ebay for $30-40 that can be flashed to IT mode. Easily 8 more ports. IIRC it requires an x8 slot.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194910024856

This already comes preflashed and includes proper cables.
Nov 03, 2022 03:42 PM
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benchicNov 03, 2022 03:42 PM
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DDR4 is a deal breaker. Why would anyone who wants a new build will do that? It's like buying a GTX 780 that's how old DDR4 is. Makes no sense for someone future proofing a new build. My last build was running strong for 7 years.
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Nov 03, 2022 03:55 PM
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Slee_StackNov 03, 2022 03:55 PM
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Quote from benchic :
DDR4 is a deal breaker. Why would anyone who wants a new build will do that? It's like buying a GTX 780 that's how old DDR4 is. Makes no sense for someone future proofing a new build. My last build was running strong for 7 years.
Performance per dollar.
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Nov 03, 2022 04:14 PM
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DmnUSlkDeals
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Nov 03, 2022 04:14 PM
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Quote from Jamieson22 :
Am considering buying a gaming desktop in near future for my 10yo son and I and was leaning towards that Costco $1k BF deal. Also think it would be a fun thing to build one together but am not very good at picking parts. What would be a good rig built around this set? It would also serve as my general computer for bills/browse/etc.
Depends on multiple things like resolution. I would wait until amd releases next gen gpu if you can, prices will drop and you could probably get a great deal on a 6900xt or 3080. Aside from that just pick out a case you like, a psu(I recommend 750 watts or more) and get some ram.
Nov 03, 2022 04:15 PM
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TonyL9652Nov 03, 2022 04:15 PM
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Thanks OP, I'm upgrading my 10 yrs old Xeon CPU to this CPU. I'm looking for a budget build and this bundle perfectly fits. I don't care about ddr4 ram since ddr5 is hella expensive now
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Nov 03, 2022 04:17 PM
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DmnUSlkDeals
Original Poster
Nov 03, 2022 04:17 PM
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Quote from Slee_Stack :
Performance per dollar.
For anyone who has an older ddr4 system this will be a huge upgrade and a very affordable one at that. I am moving from a 1950x and this will beat it, especially in gaming.

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Nov 03, 2022 04:19 PM
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dusterazNov 03, 2022 04:19 PM
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Quote from benchic :
DDR4 is a deal breaker. Why would anyone who wants a new build will do that? It's like buying a GTX 780 that's how old DDR4 is. Makes no sense for someone future proofing a new build. My last build was running strong for 7 years.
There are tons of comparisons but in most cases the gains aren't substantial, especially for gaming.

Modern processors and memory are more than sufficient for gaming, and the graphics card is the bottleneck in most cases. The DDR5 results clearly showed that. The performance difference in gaming between the two extremes (DDR4-2133 C15 and DDR5-6400 C36) was only around 8%. However, once we stepped up to something better, like DDR4-3200 C15, DDR5-6400 C36 was only 2% faster.

I'd upgrade to this in a heartbeat if Micro Center was nearby. I could upgrade from my i9-9900k and just keep my existing 32GB DDR4 for less than the cost of just the CPU vs buying CPU+MB+DDR5 which would probably be $800+. Also could sell my old CPU+MB and would be a very cheap upgrade.
Last edited by dusteraz November 3, 2022 at 09:23 AM.

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