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

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$794.97
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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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this deal is back, but with another motherboard.

MSI Z690-A Pro WiFi DDR4 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard

G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3200C16D-16GVKB - Black

Intel Core i7-12700K Alder Lake 3.6GHz Twelve-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...ild-bundle
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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
Some day I will move near a Microcenter and it will be glorious!

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AlexM1728
05-29-2023 at 05:24 PM.
05-29-2023 at 05:24 PM.
Quote from liunit92 :
what makes the gigabyte one better than the MSI?

Anyone tried to get support from Gigabyte? MSI is horrid.
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Akuma77
05-29-2023 at 10:48 PM.
05-29-2023 at 10:48 PM.
Quote from echowave :
Yes, you can. There are certain price of each parts. In case of this I purchased cpu 182.62, board 140.49, ram 26.88. You can return them each.

Thank you so much. I bought the bundle and it came with atx mobo. Tried selling the ram and mobo since I have mini itX. If I can return the two other parts and keep 13700k for $180 I am so happy…
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itsme4g63
05-30-2023 at 08:23 AM.
05-30-2023 at 08:23 AM.
very good deal for ballin on a budget even has igpu to get u going.
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Dannny22
05-30-2023 at 08:27 AM.
05-30-2023 at 08:27 AM.
Quote from Skyhook100 :
Some day I will move near a Microcenter and it will be glorious!

You can move to Chicago .they have 2 stores there..i just moved out of there🤣
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NMSL
05-30-2023 at 08:48 AM.
05-30-2023 at 08:48 AM.
is it necessary to add another set of 2x8gb ram to this if I wanted to use this bundle?
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CrazyHorse
05-30-2023 at 09:30 AM.
05-30-2023 at 09:30 AM.
Quote from Skyhook100 :
Some day I will move near a Microcenter and it will be glorious!
Only until you are on the brink of bankruptcy LMAOLMAOLMAO
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Des_Sevo
05-30-2023 at 09:35 AM.
05-30-2023 at 09:35 AM.
32GB DDR5 or six is going to be standard !
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alfalfa19
05-30-2023 at 09:36 AM.
05-30-2023 at 09:36 AM.
it seems that some micro center packages are available on amazon. i don't know if this one is, however.
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RetroWave214
05-30-2023 at 10:10 AM.
05-30-2023 at 10:10 AM.
Would this be a great deal for someone who is building their first PC? I am very new to building so any insight would be greatly appreciated.
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myselfdotcom
05-30-2023 at 10:15 AM.
05-30-2023 at 10:15 AM.
Worth keeping everything? I want to upgrade my old i5-4690?
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warlock110
05-30-2023 at 10:33 AM.
05-30-2023 at 10:33 AM.
Quote from myselfdotcom :
Worth keeping everything? I want to upgrade my old i5-4690?
someone suggest changing the mobo and get DDR5... so it's more future proof.
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psyctto
05-30-2023 at 10:45 AM.
05-30-2023 at 10:45 AM.
Quote from myselfdotcom :
Worth keeping everything? I want to upgrade my old i5-4690?
what are you planning on doing with it? if it's just normal computering, you'll be fine with the components in this bundle.
swapping to another mobo and DDR5 will do nothing of note, just make the bill higher Wink
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05-30-2023 at 10:48 AM.
05-30-2023 at 10:48 AM.
Quote from psyctto :
what are you planning on doing with it? if it's just normal computering, you'll be fine with the components in this bundle.
swapping to another mobo and DDR5 will do nothing of note, just make the bill higher Wink

Basic computing and gaming lol
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Anime4life
05-30-2023 at 10:51 AM.
05-30-2023 at 10:51 AM.
Quote from AlexM1728 :
Anyone tried to get support from Gigabyte? MSI is horrid.
Wait what? I guess you don't know what horrid is. Gigabyte has the worst service on earth. Good luck reaching out to get a proper tech that knows anything.
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05-30-2023 at 11:59 AM.
05-30-2023 at 11:59 AM.
Quote from warlock110 :
someone suggest changing the mobo and get DDR5... so it's more future proof.
Any recommendation of deals on DDR5 motherboards
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