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Micro Center: Intel Core i7-12700K + MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi MoBo + 16GB DDR4 RAM

$350
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Select Micro Center Stores [store locator] have Intel Core i7-12700K Processor + MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi ATX Motherboard + 16GB (2x 8GB) G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 Memory Bundle on sale for $349.99. Select free store pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to community member nellison for finding this deal.
  • Note: May not be available in all areas. Availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Bundle Includes:
  • Intel Core i7-12700K 12-Core / 20 Thread 125W LGA 1700 Socket Processor (No Heatsink Included, BX8071512700K)
  • MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi DDR4 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard (PROZ690-AWIFIDD)
  • 16GB (2x 8GB) G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (F4-3200C16D-16GVKB)

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Created 05-25-2023 at 07:22 PM by nellison
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Some of the features you can see and others you'd have to look up on the companies' websites. There may be advantages to the MSI that I'm missing, and I had every intent to buy an MSI board for this upgrade because they seem to be the best overall choice nowadays. I haven't looked into the quality and number of power stages, and the MSI could be superior there for all I know.

The Gigabyte board has the following features that push it into a slightly nicer tier, whether you want them or not:
Heat sinks for all four NVME drives vs. just one
"Armor" for two of the DIMM slots
Better audio chipset
SPDIF output
Beefier VRM heatsinks?
Integrated IO shield
Built-in RGB and a reset button on board

You'll also notice the MSI board has some busy silk screening on it. This is sometimes used to hide a lack of features (so that you don't readily notice a lack of chips, slots, etc.). Again, MSI was the motherboard company I wanted to buy from because they're getting good reviews and I'm sure it's a fine board. One of the reasons it was chosen to receive coreboot was it was a good value and MSI had already sold a lot of them. Smilie
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05-25-2023 at 08:51 PM.
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05-26-2023 at 06:25 AM.
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The Newegg $426 bundle had 32GB of DDR5. Not sure if that's worth the $76, but it's OOS now anyways.
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05-26-2023 at 09:25 AM.
05-26-2023 at 09:25 AM.
The $350 bundle with the Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite AX DDR4 is still available from what I can see. They have more than 25 available of each at the Dallas store. The Gigabyte board (that's the bundle I got) is nicer than the MSI one, but the MSI one officially supports coreboot if you're into that.
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05-26-2023 at 10:00 PM.
05-26-2023 at 10:00 PM.
Quote from katapaltes :
The $350 bundle with the Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite AX DDR4 is still available from what I can see. They have more than 25 available of each at the Dallas store. The Gigabyte board (that's the bundle I got) is nicer than the MSI one, but the MSI one officially supports coreboot if you're into that.
what makes the gigabyte one better than the MSI?
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05-27-2023 at 06:57 AM.
05-27-2023 at 06:57 AM.
Better deal than last week's motherboard which only had 3 PCIE slots, shame the 4th slot is x1 instead of x4, but I may have to strike on this one.
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05-27-2023 at 12:22 PM.

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05-27-2023 at 12:22 PM.
Quote from liunit92 :
what makes the gigabyte one better than the MSI?
Some of the features you can see and others you'd have to look up on the companies' websites. There may be advantages to the MSI that I'm missing, and I had every intent to buy an MSI board for this upgrade because they seem to be the best overall choice nowadays. I haven't looked into the quality and number of power stages, and the MSI could be superior there for all I know.

The Gigabyte board has the following features that push it into a slightly nicer tier, whether you want them or not:
Heat sinks for all four NVME drives vs. just one
"Armor" for two of the DIMM slots
Better audio chipset
SPDIF output
Beefier VRM heatsinks?
Integrated IO shield
Built-in RGB and a reset button on board

You'll also notice the MSI board has some busy silk screening on it. This is sometimes used to hide a lack of features (so that you don't readily notice a lack of chips, slots, etc.). Again, MSI was the motherboard company I wanted to buy from because they're getting good reviews and I'm sure it's a fine board. One of the reasons it was chosen to receive coreboot was it was a good value and MSI had already sold a lot of them. Smilie
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