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expiredshivster1796 posted Dec 29, 2023 3:50 PM
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Micro Center has AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + Gigabyte B650 X AX MoBo + G.Skill 32GB DDR5-6000 Computer Build Bundle on sale for $499.99. Select free store pick up where stock permits.
Includes:
- Note: Availability for free store pick up may vary by location.
Includes:
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Raphael AM5 4.2GHz 8-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
- Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard
- G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB (2x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL36 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (F5-6000J3636F16GX2-FX5) Black
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Written by megakimcheelove | Staff- This Bundle is $134.98 lower than the $634.97 list price.
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Micro Center has AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + Gigabyte B650 X AX MoBo + G.Skill 32GB DDR5-6000 Computer Build Bundle on sale for $499.99. Select free store pick up where stock permits.
Includes:
- Note: Availability for free store pick up may vary by location.
Includes:
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Raphael AM5 4.2GHz 8-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
- Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard
- G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB (2x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL36 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (F5-6000J3636F16GX2-FX5) Black
Editor's Notes
Written by megakimcheelove | Staff- This Bundle is $134.98 lower than the $634.97 list price.
- Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
- Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Having an online eCommerce presence and maintaining those logistics is not cheap. If they have to serve nationwide customers, they'll need to keep a lot more inventory on hand, which will drive up costs. And they cannot afford to compete with larger retailers that enjoy cheaper shipping because of their volumes. Better to have a smaller local presence that's profitable than expand beyond their means.
This business model doesn't work for every retailer, but Microcenter is hardly the only big retailer that doesn't offer eCommerce based on an intentional business strategy -- Primark, Dollar General, Ross Stores are some that come to mind. You will note that all of these businesses sell a lot of low margin products. That's the same for microcenter. CPUs and GPUs are headline products but most computer hardware is low margin. Relatively speaking, not many people are into building their own PCs. That's why Microcenter prefers to have a smaller footprint, and maintain local presence in high population centers only. And by all accounts, it's a successful business model, as I remember reading that they are doing very well. They've said they intend to expand, but will do so very slowly. I would rather have a company that takes well considered decisions and expands slowly, than do it too soon and then lay off thousands of employees because of their lack of foresight.
Currently you can get the same build from
NewEgg for CPU $400 + Board $180 + RAM $98 = $678, and
Amazon for CPU $383 + Board $180 + RAM $105 = $668.
Looks like I'll wait for MicroCenter to open in Charlotte, soon...
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I doubt the Gigabyte is that much better being that it's being added in the bundle. I have a gigabyte 3070 that's been fine. If I had the opportunity I would swap for the gigabyte. I'm about 30 minutes in traffic from a Microcenter but I don't know if it's worth your time.
Will keep trying to see if it lets me check out at $500. Better to order online for in-store pickup than to have to speak to manager within the store.
However, Gigabyte boards have been notorious for coil whine. The bottom two x16 slots are only wired for 1 lane of PCIe 3.0 and will not provide enough bandwidth for a 10Gbit NIC.
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After doing that my boot times with the MSI board are significantly faster. I'm using the latest 1.B0 BIOS. Mine came with the E7D78AMS.170 BIOS dated 8/10/23 and did not have slow boot issues until updating to the latest BIOS.
Currently you can get the same build from
NewEgg for CPU $400 + Board $180 + RAM $98 = $678, and
Amazon for CPU $383 + Board $180 + RAM $105 = $668.
Looks like I'll wait for MicroCenter to open in Charlotte, soon...
7800X3D $299.99 pricematched to bestbuy
ASRock B650E Riptide $129.99 Black Friday Newegg Tiktok was $50 off
G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6000 CL30 $53.99 Newegg Tiktok Deal
Total $484 better B650E motherboard and CL30 Ram.
In BIOS set EXPO Enabled, DRAM Frequency to 6000Mhz, and Memory Context Restore to Enabled.
After doing that my boot times with the MSI board are significantly faster. I'm using the latest 1.B0 BIOS. Mine came with the E7D78AMS.170 BIOS dated 8/10/23 and did not have slow boot issues until updating to the latest BIOS.
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7800X3D $299.99 pricematched to bestbuy
ASRock B650E Riptide $129.99 Black Friday Newegg Tiktok was $50 off
G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6000 CL30 $53.99 Newegg Tiktok Deal
Total $484 better B650E motherboard and CL30 Ram.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/pric...34267568
Having an online eCommerce presence and maintaining those logistics is not cheap. If they have to serve nationwide customers, they'll need to keep a lot more inventory on hand, which will drive up costs. And they cannot afford to compete with larger retailers that enjoy cheaper shipping because of their volumes. Better to have a smaller local presence that's profitable than expand beyond their means.
This business model doesn't work for every retailer, but Microcenter is hardly the only big retailer that doesn't offer eCommerce based on an intentional business strategy -- Primark, Dollar General, Ross Stores are some that come to mind. You will note that all of these businesses sell a lot of low margin products. That's the same for microcenter. CPUs and GPUs are headline products but most computer hardware is low margin. Relatively speaking, not many people are into building their own PCs. That's why Microcenter prefers to have a smaller footprint, and maintain local presence in high population centers only. And by all accounts, it's a successful business model, as I remember reading that they are doing very well. They've said they intend to expand, but will do so very slowly. I would rather have a company that takes well considered decisions and expands slowly, than do it too soon and then lay off thousands of employees because of their lack of foresight.
I just tried to add it again and the first 2 pages show $499 but when I'm ready to check out this is what I see
1 item will be picked up in store
Ready by 12:46 PM at the Tustin pickup counter Change
Pickup order items
ITEM QTY SUBTOTAL
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX, G....
SKU: 999999
1 $634.97
Contains:
G.Skill G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB 2 x 16GB) DDR...
SKU: 440792
Gigabyte Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX AMD AM5 ATX Mot...
SKU: 591644
AMD AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Raphael AM5 4.2GHz 8-Core ...
SKU: 643718
Total Before Tax:
$634.97
Tax:
$49.21
Pickup Order Total:
$684.18
Payment due in store
Payment due now:
$0.00
Payment due in store:
$684.18
Order Total:
$684.18
Currently you can get the same build from
NewEgg for CPU $400 + Board $180 + RAM $98 = $678, and
Amazon for CPU $383 + Board $180 + RAM $105 = $668.
Looks like I'll wait for MicroCenter to open in Charlotte, soon...
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Not sure if it'll get fixed, or whether it's a regional sale within Microcenter, with only some centers honoring it. I'll keep trying
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