on freaking fire [H]ot. 3570k 169.99 @ MC

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once again its dirt cheap @ microcenter. in-store only. Just got the email blast now.

since im building my rig as we speak, i almost want to skip out on the $100 for a 3770k with a 3-5 week wait and just scoop this up isntead
 
pliskin679 said:
once again its dirt cheap @ microcenter. in-store only. Just got the email blast now.

since im building my rig as we speak, i almost want to skip out on the $100 for a 3770k with a 3-5 week wait and just scoop this up isntead
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3770k is $229.99 + $40 off...for $50 more I'd go 3770. YMMV of course.

E3-1230v2 is also $199....for $30 & ecc support I'd go that way.
 
the 40 dollar off doesnt apply to the motherboard bundles when paired witha 3770k

Edit: i take that back, this weekend it does
 
At first I was like :( because this always happens after I order something, but then I was like :) because I realized after reading the thread that it was in-store-only.
 
Deciding between the ASRock board or the Gigabyte board, any thoughts?
 
I wish there was one in Seattle. I just got my new 3570 in the mail last night.
 
GET the better Asrock z77 board, the gigabyte voltage locks the Cpu.
Edit: im a idiot, ive been doing so much research on the ITX mobo's. ill just shut up now lol
 
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So tempted to take a road trip to mc this weekend. Damn I may hold out for haswell
 
as do i, Yonkers and Patterson, WHAS GOODIE
 
While the deals are nice and I do have a Microcenter near me (Houston), I still think I'm gonna hold out for Haswell (4670k).
 
I have a Gigabyte Z77X board and have been very satisfied; it is a physically sturdy board with a 3D BIOS, and the CPU voltage has not been locked. It is a D3H 1.0. Please note that there are various versions including a UD3H and perhaps it is one of those that are locked

This was put together in a Microcenter in store combo deal in fact, and at that time I was able to pick out this motherboard.
 
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shiningarmor said:
I have a Gigabyte Z77X board and have been very satisfied; the CPU voltage has not been locked. It is a D3H 1.0. Please note that there are various versions including a UD3H and maybe it is one of those

This was put together in a Microcenter in store combo deal in fact, and at that time I was able to pick out this motherboard.
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Z77 and Z77x are different boards.
 
S.O.B 30 days just went by since I got my 3770k from MC. Anyone got any experience on Micro Center price/deal matching slightly over 30 days?
 
elzeus said:
S.O.B 30 days just went by since I got my 3770k from MC. Anyone got any experience on Micro Center price/deal matching slightly over 30 days?
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ive tried, they wont :/
 
damn it i'm tempted... my q6600 is showing it age. i'm leaning on waiting until haswell hit though to see what the real-world performance difference is.
 
I've been out of the loop for buying new hardware, considering a new build in the next 6-8 months. Should I grab this now or will equivalent be cheaper in that time frame?
 
New CPUs from Intel coming in June which should push the 3570k down a bit. Still a great price though!
 
Breath_of_the_Dying said:
I've been out of the loop for buying new hardware, considering a new build in the next 6-8 months. Should I grab this now or will equivalent be cheaper in that time frame?
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Wait and see...MC will have the new intel chip around $190 anyway, so $30 for newer tech that hasn't sat for 6 months isn't the end of the world.
 
dang - I bought one of these in-store at microcenter about 2 weeks ago. Will they pricematch?
 
Hello HardOCP Crew,

In my spare time I volunteer with IT needs in my daughter's school district. Public school budgets being what they are in California today motivates us to stretch spending to get the most bang for the buck. Mindful of this situation her school is going through a computer lab refresh. The first one in many years. The lab needs to acquire a set of Intel CPUs to complete the build out.

We need quantity 33. (Yes Team 33 Folding members I know the irony in that number! It isn't on purpose.)

Would some SoCal members, or members in other areas where the MC is located be willing to help to obtain the CPU's?

PM me if you can assist with one or more purchases. Better yet, if you have a friend who works in the one of the store that could assist with this purchase that would be great!
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Vectrexer said:
Hello HardOCP Crew,

In my spare time I volunteer with IT needs in my daughter's school district. Public school budgets being what they are in California today motivates us to stretch spending to get the most bang for the buck. Mindful of this situation her school is going through a computer lab refresh. The first one in many years. The lab needs to acquire a set of Intel CPUs to complete the build out.

We need quantity 33. (Yes Team 33 Folding members I know the irony in that number! It isn't on purpose.)

Would some SoCal members, or members in other areas where the MC is located be willing to help to obtain the CPU's?

PM me if you can assist with one or more purchases. Better yet, if you have a friend who works in the one of the store that could assist with this purchase that would be great!
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Do they really need the 3570k? Seems like you could save even more money and get a bunch of i3s or something.
 
Vectrexer said:
her school is going through a computer lab refresh. The first one in many years. The lab needs to acquire a set of Intel CPUs to complete the build out.

We need quantity 33. (Yes Team 33 Folding members I know the irony in that number! It isn't on purpose.)
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I would suggest buying Core i3's for at least the majority of them. Maybe then build a smaller number of Core i7 boxes for things that need more oomph? Seems like that would be a better way to spread out the cost and still make big improvements :)
 
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Banyan said:
damn it i'm tempted... my q6600 is showing it age. i'm leaning on waiting until haswell hit though to see what the real-world performance difference is.
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Depending on when you bought your q6600 (top cpu early in its cycle vs great bang-for-the-buck status pre-i7 920), you've waited 4-6 years and definitely gotten your money's worth. Might as well wait to see how Haswell compares cuz it ain't like the current kit will go up in price.
 
Is the school planning to build its own computers and support them like that? I would think you are better off contacting a local VAR about some Dell, HPs, or Lenovos, and let them work with the vendors to get pricing. I would imagine pricing will be very nice.... Educational pricing, which I dont think Microcenter can even come close to. Plus supportwise, everything is done at one place and replacement parts are either sent and replaced for you or sent for you to replace within a day or less. Try doing an RMA with say Asrock, I don't know for sure, but I would think you would be down for at least a week.

School systems aren't generally blazing fast in a lab, and I don't think you want folks overclocking things.

You can also head down to your local RAFT, and purchase ex-corporate systems. I know one of the large companies I used to work at used to donate there every month. Systems are generally older (ie fully depreciated), so about 3yrs old, which isn't as bad as you would think. Can probably get first gen i7 systems for dirt cheap.
 
Vectrexer said:
Hello HardOCP Crew,

In my spare time I volunteer with IT needs in my daughter's school district. Public school budgets being what they are in California today motivates us to stretch spending to get the most bang for the buck. Mindful of this situation her school is going through a computer lab refresh. The first one in many years. The lab needs to acquire a set of Intel CPUs to complete the build out.

We need quantity 33. (Yes Team 33 Folding members I know the irony in that number! It isn't on purpose.)

Would some SoCal members, or members in other areas where the MC is located be willing to help to obtain the CPU's?

PM me if you can assist with one or more purchases. Better yet, if you have a friend who works in the one of the store that could assist with this purchase that would be great!
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3570s in a school lab is a ridiculous waste of money. I wouldnt even go i3 like others are suggesting. For what you would spend buying new just hit up ebay and the forums here and snag all the cheap S775 gear you can. Much more bang for your buck that way.

Why intel only anyway? If you have to go new for whatever reason AMD has some dirt cheap offerings that are very solid performance for the price. I know in the [H] world intel is beating the shit out of AMD but in the real world in the sub $100 market AMD is still solid.

$70 gets you a quad core APU that makes a shitload more sense for a school machine than a 3570k.
 
LOLANG said:
Deciding between the ASRock board or the Gigabyte board, any thoughts?
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I've had ASRocks and Gigabytes... I'm far more pleased with Gigabyte.. better Customer service.. ASRocks is a pain in the ass.
 
Weenis said:
I've had ASRocks and Gigabytes... I'm far more pleased with Gigabyte.. better Customer service.. ASRocks is a pain in the ass.
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ROFL ASRocks must be godawful if its worse than not replying to RMA emails for well over a month like Gigabyte. (multiple emails, no replies)
Took a total of ~3mo. to get the board replaced.

As far as a board to buy... reviews reviews reveiws, from reliable sources.
All brands have lemon boards to avoid. I have had issues from just about everyone... you just have build enough systems to find them.

I typically have had good luck with the ROG series from asus....but its pricey.
 
Disposed said:
3570s in a school lab is a ridiculous waste of money. I wouldnt even go i3 like others are suggesting. For what you would spend buying new just hit up ebay and the forums here and snag all the cheap S775 gear you can.
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I don't think you'll find S775 stuff for cheaper than i3. Not anything half decent at least. i3 is a good way to go. I swear my HTPC i3 3220T can keep up with my i7 930 @ 4 and that whole system cost me 400 to build!
 
The ASRock Z77 Extreme4 has been rock solid for me in every build I have used it for..I am coming up on a year for the system in my sig and it has been great!
 
wizang said:
Do they really need the 3570k? Seems like you could save even more money and get a bunch of i3s or something.
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IMO yes they do, why? Because schools like this very often operate as he mentioned where they buy a ton of computers and let them sit for half to a whole decade before they finally are forced by the shear slowness of the computers to upgrade again. I cant tell you how many public or group used computers I come across where they cheaped out to get some $300 machine that was slow when the bought it and then let it sit for 6+ years. If you are going to get that much use out of the machine IMO its worth the extra money. Now i7s vs i5s that's a different story since the i5s can OC to i7 levels easily with stock HSF.
 
rudy said:
IMO yes they do, why? Because schools like this very often operate as he mentioned where they buy a ton of computers and let them sit for half to a whole decade before they finally are forced by the shear slowness of the computers to upgrade again. I cant tell you how many public or group used computers I come across where they cheaped out to get some $300 machine that was slow when the bought it and then let it sit for 6+ years. If you are going to get that much use out of the machine IMO its worth the extra money. Now i7s vs i5s that's a different story since the i5s can OC to i7 levels easily with stock HSF.
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That is not a good reason to buy an overclockers quad core processor. Nobody should be overclocking machines in a school and nobody should be paying any premiums for overclocking gear for school machines. Dont be ridiculous.

And for the record a pentium 4 machine with a gig or more of ram and XP/linux is still more than enough for a school lab, a current gen budget quad core will hold them over for many years, we are not advancing at anywhere near the rate we used to.
 
Why shouldn't people OC machines in a school? I mean stock HSF and no voltage adjustments get you 4.0 on every chip I have seen. Its nothing different than just buying a faster CPU. And now days you can set things up such that it will down clock to save energy when its not needed.

I like the way you are choosing whats good enough for them. When you have shared computers and people sitting around in precious class time waiting for the hunk of junk to start up all that means more than you think. classes that are only 50 minutes, limited time where kids need to share a computer. And not to mention when something does go wrong how much longer it takes for people to realize this then trouble shoot it. Start up and shut down. Holy crap I swear in schools I wait near 5 minutes to do a restart on machines you just listed as more than enough. Of course we aren't advancing fast we got people like you telling everyone to slow down disposed has deemed the Pentium 4 shit CPU more than enough.
 
CruisD64 said:
I don't think you'll find S775 stuff for cheaper than i3. Not anything half decent at least. i3 is a good way to go. I swear my HTPC i3 3220T can keep up with my i7 930 @ 4 and that whole system cost me 400 to build!
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The cheapest core i3 is $120 new and theres no such thing as a quad core i3 AFAIK. And you must be on something if you think your dog ass slow i3 dual core can keep up with your 930 at stock, if you're claming it does with the 930 at 4GHZ you're just plain full of shit.

i3s are VERY overpriced and not very powerful. Like i said before thats the only market AMD is doing well in, for less than the price of an i3 you can get a better performing AMD APU and have the added benefit of a decent onboard GPU.

I dont know why the school would have to go with Intel only that makes no sense, especially right now with AMD literally owning the sub $100 market and intel not even bothering to compete until you hit $129+.
 
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