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expiredyokeholy posted Aug 03, 2023 07:26 PM
expiredyokeholy posted Aug 03, 2023 07:26 PM

Micro Center Stores: Intel i9-12900K, Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite AX, 32GB G.Skill DDR5

+ Free Store Pickup (Select Locations Only)

$400

$700

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Micro Center has Intel Core i9-12900K + Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite AX DDR5 + 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 Build Bundle on sale for $399.99. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise you may visit your local store to purchase.

Thanks to Community Member yokeholy for sharing this deal.
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Bundle Includes:
  • Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake 3.2GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor (BX8071512900K)
  • Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR5 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard (Z690AORUSELITAX)
  • 32GB (2x16GB) G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL36 Memory Kit (F5-6000J3636F16GX2-RS5K)

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  • About this Deal:
    • Per forum thread discussion you may be able to visit your local store and bundle these items for a lower price, however this will vary from store to store.

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Micro Center has Intel Core i9-12900K + Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite AX DDR5 + 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 Build Bundle on sale for $399.99. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise you may visit your local store to purchase.

Thanks to Community Member yokeholy for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Pricing and availability may vary by location.
Bundle Includes:
  • Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake 3.2GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor (BX8071512900K)
  • Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR5 Intel LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard (Z690AORUSELITAX)
  • 32GB (2x16GB) G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL36 Memory Kit (F5-6000J3636F16GX2-RS5K)

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Per forum thread discussion you may be able to visit your local store and bundle these items for a lower price, however this will vary from store to store.

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ww2style
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Maybe not worth the new thread, but as I and others have been pointing out, the bundle prices online don't always match what the bundles are ringing up for in store. If you're near a micro center, it's worth going in and working with a sales associate to bundle it, it may be cheaper. They'll print out a price sheet when they put in the order, and it'll show the price before you get to the register.

I also pointed out in a different thread but it's worth repeating. When I went in to bundle with the 7950X3D, I didn't reserve it online. The sales associate said the RAM was out of stock and offered to check with his manager about offering a different set in its place. Even if it shows out of stock, they might be willing to work with you to make a sale. It might not be as good, it could potentially be better. They also eventually found the bundled RAM in the back; I think there were a handful of reservations placed that were never picked up, so the website may say out of stock but the store might still have it. You won't know if you don't try, which I highly recommend if you're even on the fence.

These bundles have also changed about once every two months or so between prices and components for the few months. If you aren't sold yet, it could change next month.

Lastly, I was able to get the $25 new customer discount. It required the cashier to individually price and scan items based on the sale price without scanning it as a bundle. UFD Tech on YouTube has a video up sponsored by Micro Center which specifically calls out these bundles and that the discount applies. https://youtu.be/wO4QiOrk81o @3:29. It could be worth referencing if they say it's not meant to work that way. YMMV.
Slickbuyer
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I bought it in store and the cashier rang up each item one by one and the total was $649+. Then the cashier did some keystrokes to make it the $400 bundle. No discounts applied up to that point.

Had to use the new customer $25 off discount and had to get a manager to do it manually. Scanning the coupon was not enough. The manager did it quickly since they were very busy.

$403.99 after $25 coupon OTD. Was in the Tustin, CA location.
MicroLando73
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Oh that's a great combo. Add a 7900XT for around 700 and a decent monitor for 300 and you've got a stonking setup

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Aug 11, 2023 06:16 PM
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iWant2BLikeMikeAug 11, 2023 06:16 PM
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Quote from ender2851 :
I built my first PC about 6-7 years ago now, and its starting to die on me and needs an upgrade. When planning for an upgrade, do i need to repurchase all my windows licenses again or can they be reused? i originally had a windows 8 license and upgraded to 10 when it became free.

If there is a good guide on doing a PC rebuild and check list of stuff to do before hand it would be greatly appreciated if someone could share it. would like to avoid blowing a lot of money right now on a new build.
Assuming you bought a retail license for Windows, you would be able to transfer your license from your old PC to your new one. I've even seen people mentioning that they were able to transfer an OEM license to a DIY-build, but no guarantee on that.

Below is a guide on the process, but I have seen people recommend not deactivating the license if its a digital license attached to a Microsoft account until after the license is installed on the new machine and registered to the same Microsoft account, because that could create problems with Windows recognizing the license. Better to try to activate the license on the new machine first and then de-activate on the old machine.

https://www.windowscentral.com/ho...hard-drive
Aug 11, 2023 06:38 PM
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maz021Aug 11, 2023 06:38 PM
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I picked this up a few days ago to replace my 8 year old rig. So far so good.
Aug 12, 2023 04:50 PM
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BuySmartAug 12, 2023 04:50 PM
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I picked this combo up as well. I plan to use it with a GIGABYTE Radeon RX 580 GAMING 8GB 8G 256-bit GDDR5 PCI-E 3.0 AMD Video Card that I picked up a while back.

I don't do any gaming, mostly number crunching with Python, Excel, and other tools and the occasional creation of short videos.

Can anyone suggest a solid cooler and power supply to use?

Thanks.
Aug 13, 2023 12:14 AM
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asdf002Aug 13, 2023 12:14 AM
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houston got more i9-12900k instock so combo is avaiable again!
Aug 13, 2023 01:17 PM
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Gb1908Aug 13, 2023 01:17 PM
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Quote from maz021 :
I picked this up a few days ago to replace my 8 year old rig. So far so good.
Props on waiting 8y
Aug 14, 2023 03:30 AM
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JackZ3019Aug 14, 2023 03:30 AM
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Quote from HonestMammoth473 :
Picked this up today and got another $25 off the CPU. Fantastic deal. No intentions on keeping the RAM. Undecided on the mobo as I have an MSI Edge Z790 that I picked up for a good price as well (not the $111 I got the Aorus for though). Edge is within return period for another week. Decisions, decisions …
wait. so you only paid $380 for this combo? How did you get $25 of? thnx
Aug 14, 2023 03:35 AM
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HonestMammoth473Aug 14, 2023 03:35 AM
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Quote from JackZ3019 :
wait. so you only paid $380 for this combo? How did you get $25 of? thnx
$375 + tax. I used this new customer coupon [microcenter.com]. It doesn't work automatically with the combo, but the cashier adjusted it without me even asking. These guys have great customer service.
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Aug 15, 2023 12:32 AM
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FairRoute935Aug 15, 2023 12:32 AM
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Do any location have it for less then $399? .. thinking of stopping by Tustin, CA in the next week or so.
Aug 16, 2023 11:05 PM
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HitokiAug 16, 2023 11:05 PM
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Quote from HonestMammoth473 :
$375 + tax. I used this new customer coupon [microcenter.com]. It doesn't work automatically with the combo, but the cashier adjusted it without me even asking. These guys have great customer service.
Couldn't get adjustment at Brentwood microcente. Ymmv sadly
Aug 17, 2023 09:45 AM
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HonestMammoth473Aug 17, 2023 09:45 AM
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Quote from FairRoute935 :
Do any location have it for less then $399? .. thinking of stopping by Tustin, CA in the next week or so.
One person posted that it was $349 at his store. I haven't seen anyone else mention that though. $399 is fantastic though.
Aug 23, 2023 10:08 PM
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AustinK8047Aug 23, 2023 10:08 PM
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Had a bent pin on the cpu socket on this motherboard from the combo
Aug 24, 2023 05:49 PM
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VM81Aug 24, 2023 05:49 PM
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Quote from HonestMammoth473 :
$375 + tax. I used this new customer coupon [microcenter.com]. It doesn't work automatically with the combo, but the cashier adjusted it without me even asking. These guys have great customer service.
My micro center wont let me use the coupon with the combo. Also wanted to return the MB but they wont let me return just MB - have to return the whole thing.
Aug 24, 2023 09:31 PM
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HonestMammoth473Aug 24, 2023 09:31 PM
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Quote from VM81 :
My micro center wont let me use the coupon with the combo. Also wanted to return the MB but they wont let me return just MB - have to return the whole thing.
Wow, that sucks. I was able to use the coupon and they let me return the mobo/RAM without issue. Try a different salesperson? It could be that that particualr store manager is just a hard a** though.
Aug 29, 2023 02:40 PM
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cwatson22Aug 29, 2023 02:40 PM
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is this a better deal than the 13 gen i7 ? will be doing VM Servers on it . Thanks

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Aug 29, 2023 03:24 PM
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rishidAug 29, 2023 03:24 PM
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Quote from RulzMD :
Honestly I'm building a pc for my nephew and while checking the baseline speed of the 12700 and 12900, if you are not intending to over cloak, overall performance and cooling the 12700 I believe it's better deal and it's 50 cheaper.

Regarding the other comment about the pricing. I ended up buying the lower 350 for the mobo, ddr4 and cpu and it came up 329. Cheaper.

CPU ran 127, mobo 149 and memory 38 bucks.
Thanks for sharing. Trying to match, was this after coupon you got it for $329? It shows on website for $350 but you are saying you went in store and bundled it with an associate and it ran up to only $329?

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