Select Micro Center Stores have
Select AMD Ryzen Bundles on sale as listed below. Select free store pick up where available, otherwise you may visit your local store to purchase.
- Note: Pricing and availability for pickup may vary. Offer valid for in-store pickup option only.
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Available:- 9800X3D Bundle $699.99
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- ASUS TUF B650-E WiFi
- G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB DDR5
- 9800X3D Bundle $749.99
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- MSI X670E MAG Tomahawk WiFi AM5
- G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB DDR5 6000 Kit
- 9800X3D Bundle $959.99
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- ASUS X870-E ROG Strix Gaming WiFi AM5
- G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit
- 7600X Bundle $299.99
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- ASUS B650M-A Prime AX II
- G.Skill 16GB DDR5 6000
- 9600X Bundle $329.99
- AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
- ASUS Prime B650M-A
- G.Skill Flare X5 Series 16GB DDR5-6000
- 7700X Bundle $399.99
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX v2
- G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit
- 9700X Bundle $429.99
- AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
- Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX v2
- G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit
- And More
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Personally i would pick a 7800x3d before id pick a 9700x same 8 cores more efficient but seems that gone are the days of the $300 7800x3d at MC...maybe those sales will come back who knows. until then the 9700x beats it on value
Also, consider your logic. These are IN-STORE sales... you think MC is looking to jam themselves up with mostly LOCALS who walk in to buy this and get stiffed with 'faulty motherboards'? You think they wouldn't get buried in returns and lose repeat/future customers? That would be a VERY poor strategy. But believe what you want. It doesn't make it true. :-D
@ 720p, it's 19% faster,
@ 1080p, it's 12% faster,
@ 1440p, it's 8% faster,
@ 4K, it's 2 % faster
In most cases, a 7700x with a $300 faster gpu will significantly outperform a 9800x3d + slower gpu.
A 9800x3d is a great cpu, but not a great choice at these prices. GPU is king.
If you're going to splurge on it, your budget should be around $2000. Around $1500 and below, you have to carefully consider it, because a $300 faster GPU is 30-50% faster. whereas a 9800x3d will only give you 2-8% boost of your 30-50% slower gpu at the same price. ..
Realistically, the 9800x3d bundle should be priced at $440 - 480 exactly like the 7800x3d. But everyone'aboard the HYPE TRAIN.
@ 720p, it's 19% faster,
@ 1080p, it's 12% faster,
@ 1440p, it's 8% faster,
@ 4K, it's 2 % faster
In most cases, a 7700x with a $300 faster gpu will significantly outperform a 9800x3d + slower gpu.
A 9800x3d is a great cpu, but not a great choice at these prices. GPU is king.
If you're going to splurge on it, your budget should be around $2000. Around $1500 and below, you have to carefully consider it, because a $300 faster GPU is 30-50% faster. whereas a 9800x3d will only give you 2-8% boost of your 30-50% slower gpu at the same price. ..
Realistically, the 9800x3d bundle should be priced at $440 - 480 exactly like the 7800x3d. But everyone'aboard the HYPE TRAIN.
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I've tried adding it to the "Dislike" slider but it doesn't work.
I just don't like being teased with low prices I can't get since there is no Micro Center in my state!
I know it won't be top tier performance but for what I need it will work and it will give me a processor that I can run Win 11 on
Three major points:
1. You would need to start with a clean windows install. You can't switch from Intel to AMD on the same windows install, all of the drivers are completely different.
2. Your current heat sink won't fit. Every new CPU socket uses a different mounting method. Since yours is Dell, it probably has a propeietary heat sink (CPU cooler) that isn't upgradable. This potentially causes another problem because a new CPU cooler might not fit in your case.
3. Back to the power supply... 3rd gen i7 was made in 2012. I would not rebuild a system with a nearly 13 year old power supply.
You're probably better off doing a full rebuild, holding onto your current video card until the 5000 series drops.
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The only reason to get the 9800X3D over the 7800X3D is if you need more CPU cores and more threads. Very few current games will efficiently use more cores than the 7800X3D has already.
The 9800X3D is currently best for CAD, solid object modeling, rendering and large scale encoding. If you're not doing CAD for a living, I wouldn't bother yet.
If you already have the 7800X3D, you'll probably end up skipping the 9800X3D for whatever comes out next.