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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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.
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if you are going for a 12th/13th gen intel platform at this point in time, as intel is about to EOL it, the best thing to do is spend as little as possible
having said all that, this is an amazing platform to build a low cost, high performance NAS with. this motherboard has lot of expansion options and the CPU has a good mix of fast and efficient cores to which you can assign tasks to. my home NAS has a 12700k and a similar motherboard, albeit from asus. i have media containers running on the P cores while wifi and IoT software is on the E cores. got 3 SSDs for cache, a dual SFP+ nic and SATA RAID controller for my spinning rust on the 16x (4x eletrical) PCI-E slots with tons of room still available for expansion. it runs circles around the over priced synology turd blossom i bought and returned last year.
Is it worth the extra $200 for the next generation version?
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I wish I could get this deal! It's only 380 miles away. Only.
PS, mistaken this as the 13th gen combo deal earlier.
Is it worth the extra $200 for the next generation version?
I used to work at the first one they had here. You took a technology test just to be a CASHIER! Needless to say, met a bunch of future IT people there and those tests are long gone for employees.
Still the best damn store around though, except for Total Wine obviously. That place is Toys 'R Us for adults.
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Ultimately, though, I'd recommend running the 2x8 set in whatever your use case would be and see if it suits your needs.
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