Went to the twin cities MC, and they said they sold out of the 2600k's in about 15 minutes, and had 60 of them or so. There was still about 20 2500k's left if anybody is interested from the area. Some guy got all pissy I was asking about the inventory and price... He budded in line and said "I want the 2500k" as i was going to steal every single last one of them. 
$173 for the 2500k, $273 for the 2600k.
$173 for the 2500k, $273 for the 2600k.
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dualsmp
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Not sure about Sandy Bridge, but Tom's Hardware pushed a Clarkdale to 1.475V and killed it. Whether Sandy Bridge is more robust though is anyone's guess.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-ii-x2-555,2540-4.html
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The Madison Heights store has 20+ 2500Ks in stock...The stock hasn't moved below 20+ all day. Only 2600K is sold out. But considering you can get a $300 2500k + P8P67 combo, unless you need dual GPU cards, this deal is unbeatable.
The stock $120 Asus P8P67 (MC bundle pricing) board has Bluetooth, 4x SATA 3.0, 4x USB 3.0, UEFI, 12+2 power phases for 5.0ghz overclock, eSATA, PCI slots, PCI express x1 slots. What else would you possibly want, IDE? Considering the Pro only adds a second 8x PCIe slot, unless you are running dual GPUs, the Pro version is actually overpriced. The mid-range Asus clearly has the UD3P at the same $160 price beaten on features.
On all my previous builds I have purchased $100-130 Gigabyte P965, P35, P55 mobos and all of them easily allowed me to overclock just as far as the top $300 boards on air. With SB overclocking relegated to changing the multiplier, it's a sure bet that a $150 board won't overclock any less than a $300 board either. Even an 8-phase design board sufficient to crack 5ghz. You are basically just paying for extra PCIe lanes and subsidizing R&D expenses for future boards
After successfully building overclocked systems with $100-130 boards, I can tell you with almost certainty, unless you are trying to break world records on LN, a more expensive board won't overclock much better. The PSU is far more critical.
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Glad to see that well-oiled Microcenter corporate oversight really did a good job of anticipating and setting a plan that all the stores could execute. (Sarcasm for those who arent following closely)
Freakin amateur hour, to not have a plan and to have various stores just gunslinging their way to decisions. Real real tight, MC.
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I didn't have to because they price matched me at Fry's which was 1 hour closer... I was sweatin' because Microcenter had not taken the "special" offline and made it store pick-up only when I was getting price match. The guy behind me was not so fortunate. As soon as they gave me the price match on the combo, the website corrected itself..
Yea, I pulled the manager aside and told him thank you although the deal was void minutes after they gave it to me.
Lucky me!
Yea, I pulled the manager aside and told him thank you although the deal was void minutes after they gave it to me.
Lucky me!
The Madison Heights store has 20+ 2500Ks in stock...The stock hasn't moved below 20+ all day. Only 2600K is sold out. But considering you can get a $300 2500k + P8P67 combo, unless you need dual GPU cards, this deal is unbeatable.
The stock Asus P8P67 board has Bluetooth, 4x SATA 3.0, 4x USB 3.0, UEFI, 12+2 power phases for 5.0ghz overclock, eSATA. Now considering the Pro only adds a second 8x PCIe slot, unless you are running dual GPUs, the Pro version is horribly overpriced. Previously, I have purchased $100-130 Gigabyte P965, P35, P55 mobos and all of them easily allowed me to overclock just as far as the top $300 boards on air. The mid-range Asus clearly has the UD3P at the same $160 price beaten on features.
You can still dual GPU with ATI on P8P67, just can't SLI with nvidia
MC and Fry's must get these for significantly below the $217 "price per 1000"
Loss leader strategy, maybe, but they can't really be losing that much on these. You think Fry's PM'ed just to LOSE money? I doubt it.
Loss leader strategy, maybe, but they can't really be losing that much on these. You think Fry's PM'ed just to LOSE money? I doubt it.
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Colors that I don't hate, SLI capacity (I have SLI cards).
Being serious, I know I overpaid a little for the GB board, but I wanted that particular board, so I got it.
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http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/i7_2600k_i5_2500k_2300_1155_sandy_bridge_review/2
SB is more durable, but I really pulled back on everything. Running it at 4.5 and 1.375v. The chip hasn't blown up on me yet.
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dualsmp
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Just for kicks I did a quick search and found this thread. Looks like he wasn't pushing insane voltage either (according to him).
Another poster said: "very bad news sandy only after 2 days they are dying as rats".
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18227516
I'd let others be the guinea pigs and be conservative with overclocking at first. Be careful.
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Just for kicks I did a quick search and found this thread. Looks like he wasn't pushing insane voltage either (according to him).
Another poster said: "very bad news sandy only after 2 days they are dying as rats".
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18227516
I'd let others be the guinea pigs and be conservative with overclocking at first. Be careful.
maybe it's that DRM issue? lol
It sucks that MC dropped the ball on this. The Minnesota store honored web orders - luckily for me since I was out of town and about 300 miles away when they opened..
That's pretty lame that they cancelled web orders - if they're going to make them available for in store pickup on their site they should honor them.
I ordered mine around 7am.. they had 15 left in stock according to the time.
That's pretty lame that they cancelled web orders - if they're going to make them available for in store pickup on their site they should honor them.
I ordered mine around 7am.. they had 15 left in stock according to the time.
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I made my post in jest because of all the hype and drooling over this new processor line. From the benchmarks I've seen, game FPS aren't that much higher over a c2d or phenom X4 chip to warranty the roughly $500.00 for a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, but then again, thats just my opinion. I think I'm also a little jealous becuase my wife shot me down when I told her I wanted to get a new combo
My E4300 at 3.2 ghz absolutely flies and feels just as snappy as my quad core AMD setup.
Castiel
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I made my post in jest because of all the hype and drooling over this new processor line. From the benchmarks I've seen, game FPS aren't that much higher over a c2d or phenom X4 chip to warranty the roughly $500.00 for a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, but then again, thats just my opinion. I think I'm also a little jealous becuase my wife shot me down when I told her I wanted to get a new combo
My E4300 at 3.2 ghz absolutely flies and feels just as snappy as my quad core AMD setup.
You had to ask your wife for permission? :whiste:
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I asked my Gf and then she asked me what i was getting her for her birthday, so that shot down my SB chances. Damn snowboards are expensive.
Castiel
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Haha My GF's too busy playing with her Ipad to even care what i buy for myself. Aslong as i bribe.. err.. buy her gifts i can get whatever i want. :biggrin:
I'm a 27 year old kid in a candy store with computer parts
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The one before this wanted a 2500 dollar watch for Christmas. Needless to say i dumped her ass. She was horrible in bed so there was no reason to even keep her around.
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Lol, well i dont have that problem with this one, 1 year 8 months strong so i figure if its something we both love (snowboarding) might as well spend money on it. besides she already said i can have a socket 2011 build
Castiel
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Lol, well i dont have that problem with this one, 1 year 8 months strong so i figure if its something we both love (snowboarding) might as well spend money on it. besides she already said i can have a socket 2011 build
Dude almost 2 years. Start ring shopping. :sneaky:
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