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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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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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06-01-2023 at 10:43 AM.
06-01-2023 at 10:43 AM.
Quote from NMSL :
is it necessary to add another set of 2x8gb ram to this if I wanted to use this bundle?
I think it's very strange to pair this with only 16GB of RAM, so I'd say yes. Actually I'd try to offload these and get 2x16.
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06-02-2023 at 04:57 PM.
06-02-2023 at 04:57 PM.
Quote from NMSL :
is it necessary to add another set of 2x8gb ram to this if I wanted to use this bundle?

It's not at all necessary to buy another set of 2x8 for this. It really just depends on what you're going to be doing with the system. If you're going to build a system and throw a 3060 in it for medium to light gaming, then 16 gigs of Ram should be more than fine. If you're going to throw like…a 4090 in there and do some serious 4k ultra settings gaming, then I'd recommend probably nixing the 2x8 altogether and getting like a 2x16 or 2x32 kit. In so many instances, 2 sticks run as dual channel performs better than 4 sticks (of same capacity) in the same system.

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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06-03-2023 at 09:59 AM.
06-03-2023 at 09:59 AM.
Quote from lastwraith :
Come to NY. Expensive AF here but 4 Micro Centers for you to waste whatever remaining cash you might have...
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.
In St Louis, actually Brentwood, the Total Wine store shares a parking lot with Micro Center.
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06-04-2023 at 08:09 PM.
06-04-2023 at 08:09 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.
i tried to do this and they rep straight up told me they could not, is this something that we have to talk to a manager for, or is there some sort of company policy you have to quote?
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06-05-2023 at 05:43 AM.
06-05-2023 at 05:43 AM.
any recommendations for cheap CPU cooler, non liquid type.
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06-05-2023 at 09:51 PM.
06-05-2023 at 09:51 PM.
Quote from terribletim :
i tried to do this and they rep straight up told me they could not, is this something that we have to talk to a manager for, or is there some sort of company policy you have to quote?
Honestly, I don't know. My store is at Tustin and I purchased them I could return some partially but not the same day. I never tried it at the same day though.
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06-05-2023 at 09:54 PM.
06-05-2023 at 09:54 PM.
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any recommendations for cheap CPU cooler, non liquid type.
DeepCool AK400 or any variation is fine. If you want rgb you can go for it.

https://www.microcenter.com/searc...y=pricelow
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06-05-2023 at 09:57 PM.
06-05-2023 at 09:57 PM.
Quote from myselfdotcom :
any recommendations for cheap CPU cooler, non liquid type.

Thermalright Peerless Assassin.
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06-06-2023 at 12:06 AM.
06-06-2023 at 12:06 AM.
Quote from teeoff :
In St Louis, actually Brentwood, the Total Wine store shares a parking lot with Micro Center.
That is some beautiful one-stop (for your car anyway) shopping right there!
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06-07-2023 at 01:49 PM.
06-07-2023 at 01:49 PM.
Quote from echowave :
DeepCool AK400 or any variation is fine. If you want rgb you can go for it.

https://www.microcenter.com/searc...y=pricelow

Thx. Got another $25 off $100 coupon
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06-10-2023 at 06:20 AM.
06-10-2023 at 06:20 AM.
Can you use the $25 off $100 on this combo? I see on the thread https://slickdeals.net/f/16585175-micro-center-25-off-100-or-more-new-customers?page=4#comments that someone could not use it on a CPU / Mobo combo...
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06-10-2023 at 12:47 PM.
06-10-2023 at 12:47 PM.
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Can you use the $25 off $100 on this combo? I see on the thread https://slickdeals.net/f/16585175-micro-center-25-off-100-or-more-new-customers?page=4#comments that someone could not use it on a CPU / Mobo combo...

I think so.
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06-11-2023 at 12:04 PM.
06-11-2023 at 12:04 PM.
Just pick up my order and they gave me 1 gskill flare ddr5 16g stick instead of 2 8g ddr4. Also they gave an Asus board prime z690-p Wi-Fi instead
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06-13-2023 at 10:23 AM.
06-13-2023 at 10:23 AM.
Quote from myselfdotcom :
Just pick up my order and they gave me 1 gskill flare ddr5 16g stick instead of 2 8g ddr4. Also they gave an Asus board prime z690-p Wi-Fi instead
Sounds like you ordered the other, DDR5-based deal. That's good too, particularly if you don't have DDR4 RAM you wanted to reuse.
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06-13-2023 at 05:44 PM.
06-13-2023 at 05:44 PM.
Quote from dclive :
Sounds like you ordered the other, DDR5-based deal. That's good too, particularly if you don't have DDR4 RAM you wanted to reuse.

yea i have ddr3 lol
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