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Intel i9-12900K + Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX MB + 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws S5 RAM

+ Free Store Pickup

$450

$680

33% off
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Micro Center has CPU/Motherboard/RAM Computer Build Bundle on sale for $449.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member bob151 for finding this deal.

Note: Availability may vary by location.

Bundle Includes:
  • Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake 3.2GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
  • Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR5 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard
  • G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL36 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F5-6000J3636F16GX2-RS5K - Black

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  • This price is $229.97 lower (34% savings) than the $679.96 list price.
  • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • Visit your Micro Center store and feel free to browse/shop. When ready to checkout, please proceed to pickup area for your order. Just make sure to bring your preferred payment method with you and pay the pickup counter register. Please note – Your order will be held for a maximum of 3 days.

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Micro Center has CPU/Motherboard/RAM Computer Build Bundle on sale for $449.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member bob151 for finding this deal.

Note: Availability may vary by location.

Bundle Includes:
  • Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake 3.2GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
  • Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR5 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard
  • G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL36 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F5-6000J3636F16GX2-RS5K - Black

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • This price is $229.97 lower (34% savings) than the $679.96 list price.
  • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • Visit your Micro Center store and feel free to browse/shop. When ready to checkout, please proceed to pickup area for your order. Just make sure to bring your preferred payment method with you and pay the pickup counter register. Please note – Your order will be held for a maximum of 3 days.

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Jimmy_O
Great deal but in store only. Wish they had one by me.
LordDarksbane
I feel like I am always going to be sad about the microcenter deals. Don't have one near me. My bank account though is happy.
wherestheanykey
There's absolutely nothing wrong with Realtek, other than their lack of penetration into the 10Gbe space.

For anyone considering this, don't let this dissuade you. You can always add PCIe cards. Heck, it used to be that you had to buy cards for everything.

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imreallythatpoor
Jul 28, 2023
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I think its time for me to pull the trigger

going to list my 9900k and Asus rog maximus on ebay
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wherestheanykey
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Quote from dembinsk :
Yes. Per You Tube reviews. The 13700K is actually an all around better performer for most gaming workloads than the 12900K. But it does depend on your use case of course. But many share go 13700K over the 12900K.
Can't always trust YouTube reviews, as they never benchmark professional software and only focus on games or synthetic benchmarks.

After how much they freaked out about the non-issue with the 4070, I wouldn't even take them with a grain of salt anymore.
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trza
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Quote from Zerosvn :
This or the 7700x bundle for $50 less?

I'm upgrading from a 10700k
Send me your 10700k bundle and I will give you $50, making this bundle the same price! 😁
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pcman2000
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Quote from Zerosvn :
This or the 7700x bundle for $50 less?

I'm upgrading from a 10700k
Why and why?
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HookedonHD
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Quote from Tig Ol Bitties :
Fantastic deal, but as the poster above...dont care for Gigabyte. Become known for quality issues and cutting corners and sketch warranty support. Jus google "Gigabyte gpu pcb crack"...scary stuff.

MC will probably bundle an MSI or Asus board at some pt, better alts.
Gigabyte's RMA department is the WORST in the industry. Their RMA manager named Chuck is a tool and won't replace your bad hardware. You'd be lucky if you get your hardware back.
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chong67
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Quote from SyL9382 :
So sad. Everytime. I live in the bay area. We used to have a MC store. But they have closed it for more than 8 years now. I wish they would come back to the bay area
Why am I so lucky to have not one, but two MC in the Metro Atlanta area.

Who is the better motherboard company? I always use ASRock.
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vapor916
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Quote from Zerosvn :
This or the 7700x bundle for $50 less?

I'm upgrading from a 10700k
770X>12900k

10700 should still be viable for today's game.
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Quote from wherestheanykey :
There's absolutely nothing wrong with Realtek, other than their lack of penetration into the 10Gbe space.

For anyone considering this, don't let this dissuade you. You can always add PCIe cards. Heck, it used to be that you had to buy cards for everything.
Depends on your use case. For basic workstation it's fine. But for homelab/server use, it's crap. High cpu resource use under heavy load.
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Quote from SyL9382 :
So sad. Everytime. I live in the bay area. We used to have a MC store. But they have closed it for more than 8 years now. I wish they would come back to the bay area
What sucks even more is part of the reason for that was the strong presence of Fry's in the bay area but they later closed up shop too. Is MC's old Santa Clara spot empty? With all the empty retail space now it wouldn't surprise me, what a waste.

Quote from 89turboii :
Too bad AMD killed fry's with their Intel bundle lawsuit, there would be a Fry's for every man woman and child in the USA
These Microcenter instore only cpu/mobo/ram deals remind me of those Fry's cpu mobo deals, wonder if they're up to the same thing?
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Quote from HookedonHD :
Gigabyte's RMA department is the WORST in the industry. Their RMA manager named Chuck is a tool and won't replace your bad hardware. You'd be lucky if you get your hardware back.
I had a similar experience a couple years back with Gigabyte. Sent in a DOA motherboard, got rejected because CPU socket pins were bent (cuz their tech bent it). Never bought Gigabyte products again and have lived happily ever since.
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Quote from Slickdeezee :
What sucks even more is part of the reason for that was the strong presence of Fry's in the bay area but they later closed up shop too. Is MC's old Santa Clara spot empty? With all the empty retail space now it wouldn't surprise me, what a waste.



These Microcenter instore only cpu/mobo/ram deals remind me of those Fry's cpu mobo deals, wonder if they're up to the same thing?
They're taking an old bed bath and beyond location in Santa Clara.
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HonestClub8947
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Quote from LordDarksbane :
I feel like I am always going to be sad about the microcenter deals. Don't have one near me. My bank account though is happy.
They are opening two new stores, one in Miami and charlotte next year!
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BuyMoreChuck
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Quote from SyL9382 :
So sad. Everytime. I live in the bay area. We used to have a MC store. But they have closed it for more than 8 years now. I wish they would come back to the bay area
My last personal computer build was from the one in Sunnyvale area, then they left. It was hard to compete with Fry's until the VP was coercing vendors for deals and going to Las Vegas for fun trips on the kick-backs. Once that was found out... deals and bundles stopped at Fry's. So now there is no Fry's or MicroCenter. I am looking for a new system but hard to find parts, so one recommended that I purchase rather then build a computer.
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Quote from imreallythatpoor :
I think its time for me to pull the trigger

going to list my 9900k and Asus rog maximus on ebay
Going to hold onto mine for a while longer.

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sv650touring
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Where's the setting to filter out microcenter in-store only deals?

Seems like one of the easier disappointments to avoid.
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