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Dec 9, 2022 2:36 PM

Intel Core i9-12900K Processor + ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF WiFi ATX Motherboard

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Select Micro Center Stores have Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake 3.2GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700 Processor + ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard on sale for $425.99. Click add to cart on the product page and pay/pick up at your local store.

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Select Micro Center Stores have Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake 3.2GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700 Processor + ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard on sale for $425.99. Click add to cart on the product page and pay/pick up at your local store.

Thanks to Community Members only_khlav-kalash & jwlp for finding this deal.

Note: New customers may sign up for a $25 off processor coupon (In-Store Only)

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BraveRiver9988
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this deal is pretty nuts - grabbed the 12900k bundle for the build im doing for my little brother this christmas.. thanks
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https://www.microcenter.com/produ...oard-combo this is the same deal with the 12700k... probably the best of the lot... its actually CHEAPER than the 12600k deal
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Dec 10, 2022 1:13 PM
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BraveRiver9988Dec 10, 2022 1:13 PM
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this deal is pretty nuts - grabbed the 12900k bundle for the build im doing for my little brother this christmas.. thanks
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Dec 10, 2022 1:22 PM
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BraveRiver9988Dec 10, 2022 1:22 PM
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https://www.microcenter.com/produ...oard-combo this is the same deal with the 12700k... probably the best of the lot... its actually CHEAPER than the 12600k deal
Dec 10, 2022 1:38 PM
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smartdealsDec 10, 2022 1:38 PM
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what you mean, 12600k is 250 usd now
Dec 10, 2022 2:12 PM
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djsvetljoDec 10, 2022 2:12 PM
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Quote from BraveRiver9988 View quoted comment :
https://www.microcenter.com/produ...oard-combo this is the same deal with the 12700k... probably the best of the lot... its actually CHEAPER than the 12600k deal
Oh man, only 4 SATA parts. Good deal if you don't need the ports.
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Dec 10, 2022 2:17 PM
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billbillwDec 10, 2022 2:17 PM
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NOTE: the 12600K combo for $252 is not with the TUF motherboard, they have switched it to match with the less featured Prime board.
See Here: https://www.microcenter.com/produ...oard-combo

Its still a decent combo, but gives up some small features to the TUF board.

This is a far better deal than the 11700K deal they are now trying to push for $289. Not sure what they are thinking there. They had the 11700k combo for $200 at one point and still couldn't sell them.
Dec 10, 2022 2:24 PM
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billbillwDec 10, 2022 2:24 PM
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Quote from djsvetljo View quoted comment :
Oh man, only 4 SATA parts. Good deal if you don't need the ports.
I had that dilemma too. I went ahead anyway and did it last month (when it was still $350) and I have no regrets. I was carrying 7 SATA devices. I bought a $30 USB 3.0 case for my BluRay drive, got rid of an unneeded CD-R/DVD-R, retired 3 old spinning drives (dated from 2008-2014), got a new 1TB M.2 and a new 6TB spinning drive, kept a 4TB Hitachi and a 512GB M.2 and I'm all set with 1 extra SATA port. Total storage is 11.5TB,

If I find the need for more storage, I think I will have to ask myself, what am I keeping all this for?
Dec 10, 2022 2:27 PM
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billbillwDec 10, 2022 2:27 PM
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Quote from only_khlav-kalash View quoted comment :
I know MCs are very YMMV (literally), but for anyone who's been eyeing the 12th gen CPU + TUF Z690 D4 deals they've gotten a pretty big discount. 12600k is a phenomenal deal (I picked up two of the latter at $350), and 12900K is still decent given what a 13700k + MB would be.



https://www.microcenter.com/produ...FB54C5FCB5

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You have the wrong link for the 12600K combo. The deal is no longer with the TUF board.
Here is a current link for all of Microcenter's heavily discounted (Free Motherboard) deals:
https://www.microcenter.com/site/...-save.aspx
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Dec 10, 2022 2:36 PM
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npoliteDec 10, 2022 2:36 PM
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Quote from djsvetljo View quoted comment :
Oh man, only 4 SATA parts. Good deal if you don't need the ports.
The only board I could find that has 8 SATA ports are only with AsRock boards.
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Dec 10, 2022 2:52 PM
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only_khlav-kalash
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Dec 10, 2022 2:52 PM
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Quote from billbillw View quoted comment :
You have the wrong link for the 12600K combo. The deal is no longer with the TUF board.
Here is a current link for all of Microcenter's heavily discounted (Free Motherboard) deals:
https://www.microcenter.com/site/...-save.aspx
Thanks - I've been tracking 12th gen deals (cpu alone or combo) for months and it's been interesting. I grabbed two 12700k TUF combos at $350 to upgrade a couple of spare computers, then thought about the $299 12600k combo. Ended up getting a 13600k for $280 and was waiting on a mb. Pricing had been weird at my Rockville location; 11700k and 11700 for 299 (240 open box), $200 590 combo going to $288. The key is to wait for these, but also buy at whatever you consider great value. You can always save $20 in 3 months but even the $350 12700k combo was awesome. That said, they do jack up the prices randomly in between.

I ended up grabbing a 12900k tuf combo, putting a 12700k in a small matx rack case, using it to flash for 13th gen (13600k). Everyone in the house got an upgrade including my garage 'server' and my nephew who got a 10900k. All for about the same price as a 13900k and Z790 at MSRP ha.
Dec 10, 2022 3:06 PM
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redmark12345Dec 10, 2022 3:06 PM
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Thinking about the 12900 deal to replace the 11700f and bare-bones MOBO that came in my Asus prebuilt.

Is it dumb to buy a ddr4 board right now? Would I see any real-world improvement with ddr5?

Currently paired with a 3070.
Dec 10, 2022 3:18 PM
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newdeepdanDec 10, 2022 3:18 PM
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It says the motherboard supports 4x M.2 and 4x SATA. I always thought an M.2 would disable one SATA port or is that only on certain motherboards?
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Dec 10, 2022 3:55 PM
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only_khlav-kalash
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Dec 10, 2022 3:55 PM
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Quote from redmark12345 View quoted comment :
Thinking about the 12900 deal to replace the 11700f and bare-bones MOBO that came in my Asus prebuilt.

Is it dumb to buy a ddr4 board right now? Would I see any real-world improvement with ddr5?

Currently paired with a 3070.
I've used ddr4 on all my 12/13th gen systems. I use a lot (64 for most, 128 for two vm-heavy ones) so ddr5 would be completely prohibitive. If you upgrade/change often or need more than 32 I would go 4 and upgrade in a couple of years.
Dec 10, 2022 4:00 PM
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AJDeminehDec 10, 2022 4:00 PM
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Is micro center still running their free ram promo with amd CPUs?
Dec 10, 2022 4:09 PM
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Spektre22Dec 10, 2022 4:09 PM
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Quote from billbillw View quoted comment :
NOTE: the 12600K combo for $252 is not with the TUF motherboard, they have switched it to match with the less featured Prime board.
See Here: https://www.microcenter.com/produ...oard-combo

Its still a decent combo, but gives up some small features to the TUF board.

This is a far better deal than the 11700K deal they are now trying to push for $289. Not sure what they are thinking there. They had the 11700k combo for $200 at one point and still couldn't sell them.
They did sell them though. Sold out most everywhere.

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Dec 10, 2022 4:10 PM
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mikelwoodDec 10, 2022 4:10 PM
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Quote from billbillw View quoted comment :
I had that dilemma too. I went ahead anyway and did it last month (when it was still $350) and I have no regrets. I was carrying 7 SATA devices. I bought a $30 USB 3.0 case for my BluRay drive, got rid of an unneeded CD-R/DVD-R, retired 3 old spinning drives (dated from 2008-2014), got a new 1TB M.2 and a new 6TB spinning drive, kept a 4TB Hitachi and a 512GB M.2 and I'm all set with 1 extra SATA port. Total storage is 11.5TB,

If I find the need for more storage, I think I will have to ask myself, what am I keeping all this for?
Keeping it? I wonder how many backups you have…. The only thing I have that I care about are pictures and videos. Besides iCloud… I have most of them in Amazon Glacier storage.

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