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Got it from a small shop from a city about two hours away. The guy delivered it next morning, like he was afraid I would cancel the order or something. Tray CPU. Don't know if that dark area is normal. Gonna hate it if there's a problem.
Didn't really need it. Just wanted to mess with Arrow Lake. Mobo supposed to be arriving on 26th.
Yeah. Aorus RX 6800. Gonna decommission the 12700K for a while (until the rumored Bartlett Lake is out).It’s a KF do you have a spare GPU?
Wow, this is almost a $200 saving on a 265K and motherboard, that is honestly a great deal. I wonder why we do not get such deals in Europe.Looks like Micro Center is trying to empty their quivers.
It's an in-store only Micro Center deal. Many in the US don't have access to these MC specials. They've only got like 30 retail locations. I feel kind of bad sometimes when I post screenshots of these crazy MC deals because I don't want to rub it in peoples faces. I'm fortunate to have an MC a few minutes from my office.Wow, this is almost a $200 saving on a 265K and motherboard, that is honestly a great deal. I wonder why we do not get such deals in Europe.
Yes, the Northwest US is totally void of these stores. Its over 1000 miles to one. In the east everything is much closer. From Columbus Ohio to the east coast is only 500 miles in comparison.It's an in-store only Micro Center deal. Many in the US don't have access to these MC specials. They've only got like 30 retail locations. I feel kind of bad sometimes when I post screenshots of these crazy MC deals because I don't want to rub it in peoples faces. I'm fortunate to have an MC a few minutes from my office.
It's an in-store only Micro Center deal. Many in the US don't have access to these MC specials. They've only got like 30 retail locations. I feel kind of bad sometimes when I post screenshots of these crazy MC deals because I don't want to rub it in peoples faces. I'm fortunate to have
an MC a few minutes from my office.
Core Ultra 7 256K, the typo that could have made a great SKU name.
256V is an actual model!Core Ultra 7 256K, the typo that could have made a great SKU name.
256V is an actual model!
Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 256V (12M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel
Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 256V (12M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.www.intel.com
I actually just noticed this deal right before I posted it. Has it been around for a while? I haven't been paying much attention to Intel deals after the raptor debacle to be honest. Here's how it compares to the individual prices on the 14700K bundle components:Right on - but on the topic of that deal, its solid but really interesting they aren't offering even 1 "standard" bundle that would be positioned against their 12/14 gen bundles which aren't terrible - think $260 for a 12600KF/DDR4 bundle up to a $400 12900k/DDR5 bundle. Even one "standard" bundle would show up on their bundles page and I've not seen this get that much attention in their emails. It's like they want a bundle but can't/won't give it the star treatment you'd expect.
I see it's at least listed on the bundle page now, and at the top. It's been moving around.
I guess the boards are fair values, especially with the discount. Conceivably you could get a $110 board to go with it. Probably creeping to $150 to get ATX board I'd be cool with having around for a while. For the Z series board with the bells and whistles pretty solid, too bad its just not that interesting from a performance perspective. Just not quite good enough to pursue vs the 12900K bundle @ $400 that includes ram, imo.
Really expensive mistake by Intel to not give some review kits to reviewers roughly 3 months in advance under NDA to get feedback from them regarding any issues. Maybe then the launch issues could've been prevented. Even if they get a performance uplift now, the damage has been done. A lot of people have moved on and upgraded already after waiting for months for Arrow Lake.I was assuming they didn't do this as a standard bundle because the Z890 aren't selling, and they want to move boards that are sitting on shelves. Expensive XMP memory kits are likely pilling up and they probably figure this a good way to get them moved as well.
It's been a pretty disastrous year for Intel on the desktop. This launch really needed to be better for them. I often wonder why Intel and AMD aren't working with the HUB's/GN's of the world well before product releases. It seems like a great way to find issues and get a feel for the market response to pricing. These companies always seem blindsided by negative reviewer feedback on pricing and performance. It seems like they could better position themselves to the market reality if they got this feedback sooner from reviewers since for whatever reason their marketing people can't figure out how reviewers, and by extension customers, will react to their pricing and performance claims.Really expensive mistake by Intel to not give some review kits to reviewers roughly 3 months in advance under NDA to get feedback from them regarding any issues. Maybe then the launch issues could've been prevented. Even if they get a performance uplift now, the damage has been done. A lot of people have moved on and upgraded already after waiting for months for Arrow Lake.
There’s one less than 700mi from you. In Santa Clara CA. Not that it’s “close”, but certainly not >1000miYes, the Northwest US is totally void of these stores. Its over 1000 miles to one. In the east everything is much closer. From Columbus Ohio to the east coast is only 500 miles in comparison.
Really expensive mistake by Intel to not give some review kits to reviewers roughly 3 months in advance under NDA to get feedback from them regarding any issues. Maybe then the launch issues could've been prevented. Even if they get a performance uplift now, the damage has been done. A lot of people have moved on and upgraded already after waiting for months for Arrow Lake.
There’s one less than 700mi from you. In Santa Clara CA. Not that it’s “close”, but certainly not >1000mi