Fry's E4300 and ESC Motherboard combo

[MattressTester]

In the San Jose paper Fry's is running the E4300 and ECS P4M800Pro V2 as a one-day-sale for $119. I picked up this combo the last time they ran it at $159, did the BSEL mod and am running at 2.4GHz. You'll find a lot of negative comments on the motherboard - but for me it works great. There were compatibility issues with this combo a few months back but I believe their current stock has the needed December BIOS. The E4300 will hit 3.0 GHz and above on a better MB, but 2.4GHz with what amounts to a free MB ain't bad.

** Appears to be at all Fry's retail locations today for $129. Processor is OEM - no HSF.

 

[nefariouscaine]

hells thats a good deal on the cpu to begin with - got mine but decided to go to a e6400 shortly after

 

[rpf717rpf]

Online too?

 

[AkumaX]

Originally posted by: MattressTester
In the San Jose paper Fry's is running the E4300 and ECS P4M800Pro V2 as a one-day-sale for $119. I picked up this combo the last time they ran it at $159, did the BSEL mod and am running at 2.4GHz. You'll find a lot of negative comments on the motherboard - but for me it works great. There were compatibility issues with this combo a few months back but I believe their current stock has the needed December BIOS. The E4300 will hit 3.0 GHz and above on a better MB, but 2.4GHz with what amounts to a free MB ain't bad.

damn you Bay Area Frys!

 

[Ricochet]

Anybody willing to check out the other Frys location? More specifically Renton, WA.

 

[superHARD]

Originally posted by: rpf717rpf
Online too?

no, but we wish...

 

[Queasy]

Hmmm...I wonder how much that board would fetch on eBay. I want an E4300 but loathe ECS boards.

 

[BlackPear1]

I'm seeing $10-$15 selling prices on eBay. But why worry - the combo costs less than the CPU alone purchased elsewhere, so you're still ahead if you throw the board away.

 

[nyker96]

this makes me wish I'm in west cost, you guys are spoiled!

 

[VinceDee]

Originally posted by: nyker96
this makes me wish I'm in west cost, you guys are spoiled!

It's a double-edged sword. We may have Frys B&Ms all over the place, but we also have to pay tax on Newegg/ZZF stuff so I'm guessing that it all evens out.

Vince

 

[Ricochet]

Originally posted by: VinceDee

Originally posted by: nyker96
this makes me wish I'm in west cost, you guys are spoiled!

It's a double-edged sword. We may have Frys B&Ms all over the place, but we also have to pay tax on Newegg/ZZF stuff so I'm guessing that it all evens out.

Vince

Seattle folks don't pay taxes at Newegg/ZZF.

 

[EvilYoda]

I hate you all...you and your damn combos.

 

[Fallengod]

Looks like its one day only.

 

[Kaido]

Sometimes I think about moving to California soley to be near Fry's

 

[Terabyte]

Is the cpu retail or OEM?

 

[tvdang7]

oem almost 100% for here in houston.

 

[Queasy]

Hmmm...they are reporting many stores that don't have this deal over at FW. Duluth, GA Fry's included.

 

[Fallengod]

Unfortunately I think this is Bay area Frys only.

 

[GZeus]

That is hot! To bad in out of town and can't find a Fry's where I'm at.... hmmm, wonder if I can talk the 'Mrs.' into running an errand for me???

 

[normalicy]

Got my E4300 running at 3ghz stable right now at stock voltages & stock intel heatsink. On a different board though (MSI P6N SLI-FI).

 

[peetsjunkie]

Jerk offs in Sac store had no clue wtf i was talking about.... looks like it's only in the Bay....

Dumb Fry's clerks......

 

[easy2kill]

Is the cpu retail or OEM?

It's OEM. I just picked one up.

 

[Bobsled]

Originally posted by: Fallengod
Unfortunately I think this is Bay area Frys only.

Not surprising. I think Frys is based in San Jose. I'll have to check out the flyer tomorrow. Sometimes the specials carry over.

 

[tuffgong]

Last time Bay Area Fry's had a deal like this, the SoCal one had it the following Friday, but now they're claiming they already had this deal. I sure as hell don't remember it being down here.

 

[kmmatney]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
I hate you all...you and your damn combos.

Agreed! But don't worry, those combos are sour anyways...