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Microcenter Sandy Bridge CPU/MB combos $40 off thru 8-14-11

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Kenmitch

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Got a email from microcenter this AM. Bundle deals are back again 🙂

Update: This deal valid thru 8-14-11 per today's e-flyer

This go around it looks like all Sandy Bridge chips get you the $40 off combo deal.

I tried it with a 2400 and motherboard and it worked. Should work for all the one's listed. Pretty good deal for those who don't need the usual 2500k/2600k combo deals.
 
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Yes... I've been eyeing this up. Now all I need is someone willing to take my paypal and go to Microcenter then ship stuff to me.
 
I tried to combo a 2500k with one of the ASUS boards but it was a no go, still a good deal if you're looking at mid level SB chips
 
dmoney1980 said:
I tried to combo a 2500k with one of the ASUS boards but it was a no go, still a good deal if you're looking at mid level SB chips
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???

Not sure why it didn't work for you. I just tried it with a 2500K and whatever compatable motherboard I try it works. Are you sure you picked a S1155 motherboard?
 
At this point in time no one should even think about buying a P67 - Z68 only
At this point in time the most reliable Z68 is ASrock, but fewer bios settings - but extensive bios settings not needed with SB
UEFI is both P67 and Z68 - needed for 3TB drives only
 
bankster55 said:
At this point in time no one should even think about buying a P67 - Z68 only
At this point in time the most reliable Z68 is ASrock, but fewer bios settings - but extensive bios settings not needed with SB
UEFI is both P67 and Z68 - needed for 3TB drives only
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Why shouldn't anyone consider a P67 board? To me, Z68 isn't worth it. The Z68 is more expensive and has more features, but I don't see myself using them. Really, the Z68 only adds onboard processor video support and that SSD caching thing (I think).

Since I have a cheap SSD that will fit Win 7 + all of my programs (except games, media, etc) I don't see myself using the SSD caching thing. Cheap SSD's have come down enough to make that unnecessary to me, at least. Why buy a fast 20 GB SSD for $100 to "synch up" or whatever with a old mechanical hard drive when I can get a slightly slower, larger SSD and just use that for the same price? It would be a cool feature to have if SSDs were still very expensive, but it already seems outdated to me. I think it's capped at 40 GB SSD's anyway. There were also concerns about what/how often it evicted data from the buffer. Seems like trying to mix 2 separate storage formats would cause problems as well.

I don't see myself using the processor GPU feature, either. I guess if my video card dies, but I have spare cards sitting here that are old, but would probably be better than onboard graphics anyway. I'm not convinced about the dual integrated and discrete GPU processing. It seems "clunky" and you have to install and run the Virtu software. One of the reviews I read pretty much said that it failed at both saving power and increasing performance. Having your computer decide whether to run the integrated GPU or the graphics card seems like it would introduce an additional "step" that would slow everything down and lower performance. I very, very rarely transcode videos, so QuickSynch and all of that isn't really up my alley.

Of course, this is just my preferences, YMMV. Personally, I'd rather spend less to get a P67 than spend more for a Z68 with features I won't use. Someone correct me if I'm wrong; I'm far from an expert. 😉


Roland00Address said:
And usually boots much faster.
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The UEFI boots much faster?
 
Roland00Address said:
And usually boots much faster.
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That is usually because of an SSD or a faster hard drive. I haven't seen any real differences (noticeable) in either one. If there is it isnt by more then a few seconds.

kinev said:
Why shouldn't anyone consider a P67 board? To me, Z68 isn't worth it. The Z68 is more expensive and has more features, but I don't see myself using them. Really, the Z68 only adds onboard processor video support and that SSD caching thing (I think).
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The price difference might surprise you it seems to be about 10 dollars or so for the same board in Z68 form... Why save 10 bucks when you could have a motherboard that is more flexible (what if your needs change and you dont need a discreet GPU with Z68 you can use on board video)
 
mnewsham said:
The price difference might surprise you it seems to be about 10 dollars or so for the same board in Z68 form... Why save 10 bucks when you could have a motherboard that is more flexible (what if your needs change and you dont need a discreet GPU with Z68 you can use on board video)
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If it was only $10, then I'd agree with you, but at MicroCenter (where this deal is occurring) it's more.

ASRock P67 Extreme4 Socket 1155 P67 ATX Intel Motherboard - $169.99

ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Socket 1155 Z68 ATX Intel Motherboard - $214.99

That's a $45 difference, or 26.5% markup from the P67.


ASUS P8P67 LE-R3 LGA 1155 P67 ATX Intel Motherboard - $139.99

ASUS P8Z68-V LGA 1155 Z68 ATX Intel Motherboard - $179.99

That's a $40 difference, or a 28.6% markup.


$10 is worth it for extra features (just in case) to me. $40, or ~26%, probably isn't. But, it is YMMV. Some people might want the extra features.

Oh, that and they'll get my PS/2 keyboard from me when they pry it from my cold, dead hands. 😀
 
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