E6400 (OEM) for $159.99 at Microcenter

[kef7]

Per email it is $159.99 online or $159.99 in store after using the $100 coupon.

They also have the E6700 for $400 online and possibly instore after $200 coupon but the email might be worded incorrectly.

 

[isekii]

would this be better than the E4300 in terms of overclockability ?

 

[TekDemon]

Probably similar in sheer overclockability, but you need a higher FSB for the E6400 to clock well. So if you're on a budget the E4300 is still attractive.

Man...I wish 6600's were in this price range lol.

 

[BBock727]

anyone have one of these coupons? WHile i buy from microcenter i still dont get coupons from them...

 

[videopho]

Would an AMD FX-60 outperform a E6400 or even a 6600?

 

[996GT2]

At stock speeds, an E6400 would perform similarly to or slightly better than an FX-60. However, with some overclocking (even a conservative OC to 2.6-3 GHz), the E6400 would pull way ahead of an FX-60.

 

[cyberkost]

OP, please update the title to indicate that this is B&M only, there's an online version of the same (that Wildfire found ahead of me -- two posts below). There's no coupon needed with online deal!

 

[videopho]

Originally posted by: 996GT2
At stock speeds, an E6400 would perform similarly to or slightly better than an FX-60. However, with some overclocking (even a conservative OC to 2.6-3 GHz), the E6400 would pull way ahead of an FX-60.

That's what I wanted to know.
Still stuck with s939 but I think c2d is the way to go.
What mobo would you recommend for the 6400 w/o breaking my bank account?
Thanks

 

[Wildfire]

This is not B&M only. Here is a link to the online version:

E6400 OEM

 

[996GT2]

Originally posted by: videopho

Originally posted by: 996GT2
At stock speeds, an E6400 would perform similarly to or slightly better than an FX-60. However, with some overclocking (even a conservative OC to 2.6-3 GHz), the E6400 would pull way ahead of an FX-60.

That's what I wanted to know.
Still stuck with s939 but I think c2d is the way to go.
What mobo would you recommend for the 6400 w/o breaking my bank account?
Thanks

My friend has the Asus P5B P965 mobo and it easily produces a 2.8 GHz overclock on his E6300 with very little fine-tuning. I spent 20 minutes tuning it after a LAN and managed to get 2.8 GHz stable even with his DDR2-675 and the BIOS's lack of divider options for slower RAM. I'm sure it could do over 3 GHz with some more adjustments to the OC options. I would recommend the P5B if you're on a budget. For more serious overclocking, though, you are going to want an nVidia 680i based motherboard, such as the eVGA 680i or Asus P5N32.

 

[ahmurat]

Guys,
I've joined the forum today although I've been reading for a couple weeks. I'm about to upgrade my system. this e6400 looks like a terrific deal. Is there a catch?

 

[msi1337]

the catch is that you gotta give the OP $5 in paypal

 

[ahmurat]

just noticed - this doesn't have the heatsink and the fan. that's one "catch" but it shouldn't be a big deal. I was actually waiting for the 4MB L2 Cache version to come out, but this deal is hard to pass....

 

[videopho]

Originally posted by: 996GT2

Originally posted by: videopho

Originally posted by: 996GT2
At stock speeds, an E6400 would perform similarly to or slightly better than an FX-60. However, with some overclocking (even a conservative OC to 2.6-3 GHz), the E6400 would pull way ahead of an FX-60.

That's what I wanted to know.
Still stuck with s939 but I think c2d is the way to go.
What mobo would you recommend for the 6400 w/o breaking my bank account?
Thanks

My friend has the Asus P5B P965 mobo and it easily produces a 2.8 GHz overclock on his E6300 with very little fine-tuning. I spent 20 minutes tuning it after a LAN and managed to get 2.8 GHz stable even with his DDR2-675 and the BIOS's lack of divider options for slower RAM. I'm sure it could do over 3 GHz with some more adjustments to the OC options. I would recommend the P5B if you're on a budget. For more serious overclocking, though, you are going to want an nVidia 680i based motherboard, such as the eVGA 680i or Asus P5N32.

How bout this Asus P5N-E SLI for $139 @ MC?

Or is it worth to spend another ~ $100 to get this...
Asus P5N32 E-SLI for $229 @ MC?

 

[TheDrake]

Originally posted by: ahmurat
Guys,
I've joined the forum today although I've been reading for a couple weeks. I'm about to upgrade my system. this e6400 looks like a terrific deal. Is there a catch?

Catch is this is OEM and only 90 day warranty versus the 3 year warranty with retail boxing. Even with $60 more at $220 it would be worth it to me to get the 3 year warranty over 3 months.

 

[jjet67]

Just ordered one with 175 with tax and shipping. Thanks for head up.
JJET

 

[hytek369]

nice deal

 

[ahmurat]

Thanks all. I just ordered one as well. 90 day warrantee is fine with me. Now, on to the motherboard...

 

[DrMik3y2]

Great deal! Perfect for overclockers who don't need the stock HSF or the warranty since it will be voided anyways! Thanks OP! They also have the Corsair CMPSU-520HX for about $20.00 cheaper than Newegg!

 

[BlackPear1]

Nice deal, thanks OP. I'm not an overclocker but don't mind the OEM - in 20+ years I've only had one processor (out of probably more than a hundred) fail, and it was after the retail warranty expired. Besides, while I would pay a few dollars more for retail, I would never pay an extra $60 (38%).

 

[AkumaX]

nice deal op, these should o/c better than e4300 (as long as you have a mobo that supports high fsb)

 

[bigjer76]

I had the 6400in my cart and when I went to checkout, it told me OOS.Arrrggh!

 

[beergeek]

OOS? I get "The product you requested is no longer available." message when I try to order...

 

[integera1]

This deal is tempting. But when are they giong to release the e6320 and the e6420. cuase those 4mb cache is gonna cost the same as the current cpu. I dunno if should jump on this deal or just wait till they release e6320 & e6420.

 

[ahmurat]

FYI, I ordered it this morning, and got an email recently saying it's on back-order.