BAM!! MC goes to $159 for the I5 750 WOOT!

[jaysz]

Right out of the gate microcenter charges for the lead


MicroCenter Intel I5 750 $159 In store of course
Newegg Intel I5 750 $209


MicroCenter Intel I7 860 $229 "
Newegg Intel I7 860 $299 You read it right



Have at it, catch yourself a horse and ride off into your sunset. Giddyup!

Almost went and bought one yesterday, I just bought it online today have to go pick it up, in for 1 .

 

[CurseTheSky]

Why can't there be a Microcenter near me?! The nearest one is over an hour drive.

 

[deaner]

Originally posted by: CurseTheSky
Why can't there be a Microcenter near me?! The nearest one is over an hour drive.

Sorry about that one - mine is all of 15 mins from me. Yeah saw these on-sale Sunday at microcenter. Was going for the I5-750, but with them selling the I7-860 at $229 - hell of a deal!

 

[syadnom]

With a gigabyte ga-p55m-ud4 at $150 and 4GB DDR3 at under $70 shipped this is a serious option finally. $400 for the powertrain isnt out of reach and these are smokin fast. Nice.

 

[eternalone]

Wow Bump for good deal.

 

[Syran]

Originally posted by: CurseTheSky
Why can't there be a Microcenter near me?! The nearest one is over an hour drive.

I wish! 4-5 hours for me!

 

[Absolution75]

Picked one up in dallas

Intel i7 860 ($230)
MSI P55-GD65 ($149-20 rebate)

Tax was $30 though. . . .

 

[ECarlson]

The i5 processor is $30 cheaper at MicroCenter, but the motherboard, RAM, and hard drives I looked at were all $10 higher than NewEgg, so if I were to buy all 4 items from the same place, then the total would be the same.

Too bad MicroCenter doesn't have a great prices on all 4 items, so I could drive there (about 30 minutes) and buy everything I need at once.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I just check it out at microcenter and they had anand's write up, printed out in packets and were passing it out for people to read haha

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

GO MICRO ....CENTER!!!

25-30 min from me

 

[jjmIII]

How do these compare to the i7 920 for $200 ??

i7 mobos are getting cheaper.....I'm eyeing the $170 Asrock.

 

[jaysz]

Look at the review on the anandtech main page, also the boards for the i5 are available for as little as $99 ($79 with a rebate if it comes through) although I am waiting to see where they fall out and who has the best board in the $125-$150 range and they will take a little time. However I think one of these will be in my praetorian by the time the turkey is on the table .

 

[nyker96]

i wish there's a MC near where I live, they sure sell these things at a discount.

 

[Samwise]

I can't decide between the 750 for $179 or the 860 for $229. Is the performance gain worth the $50?

 

[spdfreak]

Originally posted by: Samwise
I can't decide between the 750 for $179 or the 860 for $229. Is the performance gain worth the $50?

Dude, if you are going to keep this system for 2 years, that is 25/yr or .07/day. For that you get hyperthreading and out of the box performance just slightly lower than the 1000.00 chip. On the other hand, if all you do is surf and email, you probably don't even need to upgrade at all.

 

[Samwise]

I'll mainly be looking for performance for gaming in which the FPS difference isn't that great between the two right now, but I wonder about load times and gaming down the road in a couple years. Also, who knows, I may be looking at doing more video stuff in the future.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Sweet deal!

I really need to move to Texas, no Frys or Microcenters for B&M deals around here

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

Originally posted by: CurseTheSky
Why can't there be a Microcenter near me?! The nearest one is over an hour drive.

you're complaining about an hour drive? my nearest is 6 hrs and I get there once a year. In about 2 months one opens in St Louis, MO, 90 minutes away. I can't freaking wait.

 

[NeonFlak]

Price to get into an 860 worthy upgrade over a q9550 @ 3.8ghz, Asus Rampage, 8gb of ram?

 

[Eureka]

Originally posted by: NeonFlak
Price to get into an 860 worthy upgrade over a q9550 @ 3.8ghz, Asus Rampage, 8gb of ram?

IIRC the i7s weren't THAT huge of an upgrade over an overclocked 9550, unless you need every bit of power.

 

[tyler811]

Originally posted by: CurseTheSky
Why can't there be a Microcenter near me?! The nearest one is over an hour drive.

So why are you pissing and moaning?????? The savings alone in the cost of the cpu will pay for gas. Damn go out there take a look around for an hour or so, pick up the cpu. Now do lunch some where and drive home.

 

[bassoprofundo]

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: CurseTheSky
Why can't there be a Microcenter near me?! The nearest one is over an hour drive.

you're complaining about an hour drive? my nearest is 6 hrs and I get there once a year. In about 2 months one opens in St Louis, MO, 90 minutes away. I can't freaking wait.

Where at in STL? That's awesome news since it'll put one within 45 min max of me even if it's on the south side.

 

[magreen]

Originally posted by: AznAnarchy99
I just check it out at microcenter and they had anand's write up, printed out in packets and were passing it out for people to read haha

that ROCKS. I like MC. 10-15 min drive too