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.
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.
Some day I will move near a Microcenter and it will be glorious!
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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.
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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05-27-2023 at 12:22 PM.
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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.
Purchase open box ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi D5 you can get it less than $100 (at tustin I can see $93.96) You just need to check it with your eyes. Also purchase DDR5 ram 16g x 2 6000hz. CL36 or 30.
You can get better performance also 16G more ram and almost same price.
Purchase open box ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi D5 you can get it less than $100 (at tustin I can see $93.96) You just need to check it with your eyes. Also purchase DDR5 ram 16g x 2 6000hz. CL36 or 30.
You can get better performance also 16G more ram and almost same price.
Micro Center would be cool if I bought the bundle and then just returned the RAM right then and there?
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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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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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Purchase open box ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi D5 you can get it less than $100 (at tustin I can see $93.96) You just need to check it with your eyes. Also purchase DDR5 ram 16g x 2 6000hz. CL36 or 30.
You can get better performance also 16G more ram and almost same price.
Can you return parts of the bundle?
Purchase open box ASUS Z690-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi D5 you can get it less than $100 (at tustin I can see $93.96) You just need to check it with your eyes. Also purchase DDR5 ram 16g x 2 6000hz. CL36 or 30.
You can get better performance also 16G more ram and almost same price.
Micro Center would be cool if I bought the bundle and then just returned the RAM right then and there?