MC - AMD Retail 2500 and Soyo K7VME MB $20 AR

[Northland]

This deal may have limited appeal and a couple of slow paying rebates but I did the following:

Purchase a cpu and mb in-store at Micro Center, applying for a Micro Center credit card at the same time. When you are approved for the credit card they will give you a rebate form for $100.

$60 Soyo K7VME MB (a cheapo mb, but who cares)
$100 AMD Retail 2500
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$160
$10 Tax
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$170
-$50 Soyo rebate
-$100 Micro Center rebate
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$20 Net cost AR
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If your Micro Center has it in stock, you can also purchase the AMD OEM 2400 mobile (45W) for $90, making your net cost AR $10. My Micro Center did not have the mobile processor in stock. Bummer . . .

I know that the Soyo rebate is at best slow paying, at worst, who knows? Figured this deal was too good to pass up.

BTW - the deal is good through 6/27/04, happy hunting!

Northland

 

[Techie333]

Is this B&M only? OR online too? Links to rebates, forms, etc?

 

[nealr]

cheap is good

 

[MDE]

Even better if you just Ebay the motherboard.

 

[Northland]

Originally posted by: Techie333
Is this B&M only? OR online too? Links to rebates, forms, etc?

The printed ad that I have says "Instore Only"

Northland

 

[Blizno]

Can I get in this deal without a "printed ad"?
Is there an annual fee for the credit card?

I'm in need of a cheap AMD mobo and processor to replace the ancient Pentium 3 in my secondary computer. This would fit the bill perfectly. There's a Micro Center about half an hour away from me. Thanks for the post. I hope this works out.

 

[MaskedAvenger]

No fee on the credit card. Buy the advertised matx soyo mb & celeron 2.8 for $130 and make $20 on the deal!

 

[Northland]

The ad is nothing special, you can pick one up as you enter the store.

Originally posted by: Blizno
Can I get in this deal without a "printed ad"?
Is there an annual fee for the credit card?

I'm in need of a cheap AMD mobo and processor to replace the ancient Pentium 3 in my secondary computer. This would fit the bill perfectly. There's a Micro Center about half an hour away from me. Thanks for the post. I hope this works out.

 

[Blizno]

"No fee on the credit card. Buy the advertised matx soyo mb & celeron 2.8 for $130 and make $20 on the deal!"

"The ad is nothing special, you can pick one up as you enter the store."

Yes! I've been talked into AMD by a fanatic friend of mine and I've heard lots of bad things about Celeron (probably overblown). I don't mind paying a few bucks for a system that will handle my Hauppauge 250 MCE TV capture card and do some processing on the side while I use my AMD Barton primary computer OCed to 3200+ for more interesting things. My P3 667 MHz Coppermine secondary computer chokes on the TV capture card so I need something to take its place (my OCed AMD primary computer sucks down lots of watts and I don't like leaving it running 24 hours a day to capture TV programs). All that's left is to collect my AMD fantic buddy Monday during lunch to make a geek-run to Micro Center (I value his advice - I'm an AMD newbie).

Thanx again for the tips!

 

[Northland]

Your welcome.

 

[stultus]

Gah! I'm going to go broke. This seems way too good to pass up.

 

[oLLie]

Blah, I missed this deal. How come this deal didn't see more activity (posts), seems fiery hot to me.

Ollie

 

[nugaluga]

buy an aria stick, a tv card seems like you can make a cheap tivo machine out of this

 

[LIVAN]

Is this chip a Barton?


And this MC credit card rebate for $100? It's always on?

 

[Northland]

Originally posted by: LIVAN
Is this chip a Barton?

Yes.

And this MC credit card rebate for $100? It's always on?

BTW - the deal is good through 6/27/04, happy hunting!