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Micro Center: Ryzen 9 7950X3D + MSI X670E MAG Tomahawk + 32GB G.Skill DDR5-6000

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Micro Center has AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Processor + MSI X670E MAG Tomahawk WiFi Motherboard + 32GB G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 Memory Kit Bundle on sale for $649.99. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise you may visit your local store to purchase.
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Micro Center has AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Processor + MSI X670E MAG Tomahawk WiFi Motherboard + 32GB G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 Memory Kit Bundle on sale for $649.99. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise you may visit your local store to purchase.
  • Note: Pricing and availability for pickup may vary.
Thanks to Community Member BeigeRoad455 for sharing this deal.

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  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $268.99 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $918.99.

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The 7950x3d is the best cpu currently available for those with mixed use-cases (both gaming and productivity), having gaming performance roughly equivalent to the 7800x3d (aka. the fastest gaming cpu currently available) while being only very slightly slower than the 7950x in productivity workloads. Power efficiency is also quite good (especially compared to intel). Only a single 8-core ccd has 3d-vcache, so during gaming the other ccd is "parked" and the 7950x3d functions as an 8-core cpu essentially identical to the 7800x3d. This is achieved through the amd chipset driver which interfaces with the microsoft game bar, though core affinity can be manually controlled with tools such as process lasso if you're so inclined. In non-gaming workloads the 7950x3d functions near identically to the 7950x, having 16 full sized cores with hyperthreading for 32 threads. The ccd with 3d-vcache has slightly lower clocks, so productivity performance is marginally worse than that of the base 7950x, but the difference is fairly minor. The 7950x3d typically doesn't go below $450 in extremely short lived sales, and normally hovers closer to $500 on sale.

The motherboard's specs page can be found here: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/M...cification
The motherboard included in this bundle is high end overall, using the top end x670e chipset. It has an 8 layer pcb, a frankly overkill 14(80a)+2+1 vrm, supports pcie gen5 for both the primary x16 slot and primary m.2 slot, and has substantial i/o overall. Boards with similar features tend to be $200-$250 on a good sale.

The included 32gb (2x16gb) ram is ddr5 6000 cl32 using hynix memory chips. The performance difference compared to to ddr5 6000 cl30 is quite minimal, and this ram falls into the current sweetspot for the am5 platform. Overclocking/tuning potential should be good since hynix memory chips are used. It's important to note that since the ram kit includes 16gb dimms, if you wanted 64gb using the included ram kit you'd need to run a 2 dimm per channel (4x16gb) configuration. That can be less stable, potentially even at expo speeds depending on the silicon lottery. Similar quality 32gb (2x16gb) ddr5 6000 cl30 ram kits can be found at around ~$90 on a good sale.

Overall, this bundle is a very good value at $650, so long as you'd make use of such a powerful system.
Ok and? Go buy the bundle last year then
It used to be possible to swap out the motherboard and/or ram for the microcenter bundles, but microcenter fixed that a little while ago. I just tried again to verify, and bundle discounts don't appear to apply with any other combinations of motherboards or ram. I've heard stories of people talking to managers and being able to swap out parts while paying the price difference, but that's absurdly ymmv and obviously depends on the manager.

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Sep 21, 2024
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AidzisK
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there is 32GB Ram and 48GB Ram at same price.
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revolio
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I would have pulled the trigger if it came with a mini itx motherboard
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Quote from uio77 :
You have to buy the combo as it is.. Go to customer service and exchange the mobo for the one you want, just pay the difference. Just did with the 12900k going for $399. Exchanged the pre-selected mobo for an ITX
do they exchange for the full retail value or discounted bundle value? if retail for mb is $200, but bundle value is $100 and you want to exchange for a $150 itx board, i assume they look at bundle value and you would have to pay the difference and not none bundle value?
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urfather
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So I got an great deal on the 7700x a few weeks ago, $200 bucks with 2 games(space marine 2 and awakening something). I still need a motherboard and the ram...do you think I should return and get this deal or keep my 7700x and just buy the rest of the stuff I need? Thanks in advanced.
Just not sure how much better 7950x3d is vs 7700x. Just planning on light streaming and gaming. Yes first build
Sep 21, 2024
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squawktalk
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This is incredible value compared to the $545 i just paid for a 7950x3d from a major competitor at the beginning of September.
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Quote from urfather :
So I got an great deal on the 7700x a few weeks ago, $200 bucks with 2 games(space marine 2 and awakening something). I still need a motherboard and the ram...do you think I should return and get this deal or keep my 7700x and just buy the rest of the stuff I need? Thanks in advanced.
Just not sure how much better 7950x3d is vs 7700x. Just planning on light streaming and gaming. Yes first build
It sounds like you're going for a midrange build, and i assume you were planning on pairing the 7700X with a midrange gpu. In that case, stick with the 7700X. This cpu is overkill for light gaming. And there's no point in pairing the 7950X3D with a midrange gpu anyway.
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Quote from Techngro :
It sounds like you're going for a midrange build, and i assume you were planning on pairing the 7700X with a midrange gpu. In that case, stick with the 7700X. This cpu is overkill for light gaming. And there's no point in pairing the 7950X3D with a midrange gpu anyway.
I actually got a 4080 super today(amazing deal) so I guess it's still midrange but close to highrange?

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Quote from roysenou51 :
Price shows $729.99 for me. Anybody else?
Edit: This is for the Tustin, CA Microcenter
The link takes you to that price but if you go to microcenter, it shows $649.99
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Quote from urfather :
I actually got a 4080 super today(amazing deal) so I guess it's still midrange but close to highrange?
No, a 4080 Super is solidly high-end. A little bit OP for a 7700X. Also, you said you just were doing light gaming. 4080 Super is really a waste of money in that case.

I think you need to decide whether you want a budget/midrange pc or a high-end pc. Because it sounds like you're mixing components that don't fit well together.
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Quote from roysenou51 :
Price shows $729.99 for me. Anybody else?
Edit: This is for the Tustin, CA Microcenter
Did you accept the location request when the site asked you? Once you do, the price will update. I'm also checking Tustin and it's showing as 649.99. But no I'm not buying it lol
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Quote from Techngro :
No, a 4080 Super is solidly high-end. A little bit OP for a 7700X. Also, you said you just were doing light gaming. 4080 Super is really a waste of money in that case.

I think you need to decide whether you want a budget/midrange pc or a high-end pc. Because it sounds like you're mixing components that don't fit well together.
Lol no, he already got the 4080. No need to make him feel bad about the purchase. Best to buy what gpu you can afford. Who cares if he's only light gaming. Maybe he'll want to play a more intensive game later on. Will a 6600 help him then?
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Quote from Techngro :
No, a 4080 Super is solidly high-end. A little bit OP for a 7700X. Also, you said you just were doing light gaming. 4080 Super is really a waste of money in that case.

I think you need to decide whether you want a budget/midrange pc or a high-end pc. Because it sounds like you're mixing components that don't fit well together.
Yeah you are not wrong. Just got both things at a really good price. I guess at this point I just don't want to break the bank a lot more. Go with a build that makes sense but isn't too expensive(the bottom of high-end if you will)
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Quote from thebeansoldier :
Lol no, he already got the 4080. No need to make him feel bad about the purchase. Best to buy what gpu you can afford. Who cares if he's only light gaming. Maybe he'll want to play a more intensive game later on. Will a 6600 help him then?
No one is trying to make him feel bad. But when my friends or family ask for help with buying a PC, my first question is always: "What are you going to do with It?". Because why spend many hundreds of dollars more than you need to? If an $800 PC will satisfy your needs, it's not smart to spend $1500 and get no real benefit from it. I'm positive that there are other things he could spend that money on that would actually be useful to him (a better chair, for example, or a better monitor).

Again, this is all because he said he would just be doing light gaming. I have a 4080 Super myself. I'm not trying to talk anyone out of it. If he were to say he wanted a Threadripper cpu to play Minecraft, I would be saying the same thing.
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Quote from HappyMint802 :
I bought the bundle a bit ago and giving some thoughts:

I've been get BSODs due to memory faults and when I googled it, seems to be possibly bad memory modules. It doesn't seem uncommon, so right now I'm downclocking the RAM to 4400Mhz to help with stability.

The WiFi, Bluetooth etc will not work when you start up windows. You need to download the msi x670e WiFi drivers. Either use Ethernet to download it or just transfer it over via a usb drive.

The CPU with Noctua Dh 15 pulls 150W absolute max, 40C idle and 85 at full throttle.
run memtest and figure out which stick is bad? maybe swap or reseat them?

are you using the built in EXPO profiles, etc to stabilize them at the higher frequency?

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Quote from urfather :
So I got an great deal on the 7700x a few weeks ago, $200 bucks with 2 games(space marine 2 and awakening something). I still need a motherboard and the ram...do you think I should return and get this deal or keep my 7700x and just buy the rest of the stuff I need? Thanks in advanced.
Just not sure how much better 7950x3d is vs 7700x. Just planning on light streaming and gaming. Yes first build
this is more a workstation CPU. it can handle games, but it has that split die design that's on all of the processors > 7800X3D (which makes it just a hair slower than the 7800X3D for many gaming scenarios). Practically this results in maybe 5-15 FPS difference depending on game and resolution, which may not be important to you.

The X3D (3d cache) really makes a big difference for many modern games. Highly recommended. Especially since so many modern games are poorly optimized and rushed out as early releases.
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I just love having a micrometer nowhere near me and seeing deals always pop up...
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