$60 off any Z68/P67 MB w/2500K - Micro Center in store only

[Schmide]

I decided to jump on this. Picked up a 2500k and Gigabyte z68xp-ud3 for 291.50 before rebates. However, I used a American express rebate card and it looks like they charged all of it to the $40 card. Ehh they have my name and address so I'm sure they'll settle up with me someday.

Either way it's now under water at stock maxing 42c under occt 4.0.

 

[finbarqs]

picked up the ASUS P8Z68-V board + i7-2600K for 399.98 even. Reseller's permit so I don't pay any tax

 

[NaOH]

I pulled the trigger this weekend and ended up with an Asus P8z68-V board + 2500K + 8gb corsair vengeance for 382.99 before rebates. I wish I had no tax.

Suprisingly, I replaced my Q9550 on a 5yo gigabyte board (gave me nothing but headaches with it's shoddy BIOS) and everything is SO MUCH FASTER. It made me realize how old everything was even though I had a 470 on there.

 

[rleechb]

Stay far, far away from the Biostar tz68a+rch board. I bought two. The first one didn't boot up, and fried my gpu (motherboard "popped" when Microcenter tested it). The second one didn't boot. After troubleshooting, I discovered it had a bad cpu locking mechanism. The computer would boot when it wasn't locked in, but shorted when it was. Ended up trying a third time with a gigabyte motherboard, which was up and running in 10 minutes.

To be honest, I'm extremely unhappy with microcenter's return policies as well. The first motherboard I went to return, they told me I'd have to pay $20 if the motherboard was fine (I took the risk because I'm no newbie). I waited an hour in the lobby while the tech tested it. They made me eat the cost on the 2nd motherboard, because they claimed some of the pins were bent (none of them were, there was discoloration on some of the pins from the motherboard shorting out).

All in all, I wish I hadn't jumped on this. Well.. I wish I'd jumped on it and purchased the gigabyte/asus instead of the biostar.

 

[child of wonder]

I decided to jump on this. Picked up a 2500k and Gigabyte z68xp-ud3 for 291.50 before rebates. However, I used a American express rebate card and it looks like they charged all of it to the $40 card. Ehh they have my name and address so I'm sure they'll settle up with me someday.

Either way it's now under water at stock maxing 42c under occt 4.0.

This was the combo I went with, too.

Purring along nicely right now. Nice upgrade to my Phenom II 945.

I had no idea the combo deal ended yesterday. I just happened to be near a MC, told the wife I wanted to check it out, and decided to get the combo.

 

[Zap]

I was there over the weekend and ended up with a 2500k and Gigabyte Z68MX-UD2H-B3. Hopefully it isn't as crappy as the reviews at Newegg would indicate. Strangely the reviews are much better for the cheaper board a notch down from this.

 

[Ryland]

I'm trying to decide between the 2500k and the 2600k for a machine rusts used for gaming and recording tv along with general internet use.

 

[trancet]

Picked up my 2500k + asrock extreme4 yesterday, waiting on my sata cdrom drive to format my raid drives to test this mother out !

 

[rootaxs]

I had no idea the combo deal ended yesterday. I just happened to be near a MC, told the wife I wanted to check it out, and decided to get the combo.

FWIW, the Houston flyer still has the combo deal advertised for the second half of November.

Also, i got in on the deal with the 2600k + UD3H-B3, great combo but one of the included SATA cables was a dud. No biggie, i had more than enough from previous builds.

By the way, for anyone interested in this mobo, the website still shows Rev 1.0. The board i got was 1.3 and is Ivy and PCIe 3.0 ready.

 

[Zap]

FWIW, the Houston flyer still has the combo deal advertised for the second half of November.

:thumbsup:

 

[Aso]

Picked up a 2500k and Asus Pro Gen3 board. Now to figure out how to fit it into the dinky little Corsair 800D case I got a deal on.

 

[Lazlo Panaflex]

I was there over the weekend and ended up with a 2500k and Gigabyte Z68MX-UD2H-B3. Hopefully it isn't as crappy as the reviews at Newegg would indicate. Strangely the reviews are much better for the cheaper board a notch down from this.

OT...hey Zap, mind doing a mini-review of that board sometime? I'm in the market for one myself. Tks!

 

[Ryland]

OT...hey Zap, mind doing a mini-review of that board sometime? I'm in the market for one myself. Tks!

That would be cool since Im looking at the exact same setup. I like my current Gigabyte 775 board so was going to stick with them and couldnt find a board with the extra $60 off that didnt have some horrible 1 star ratings on newegg.

 

[toyakumar]

Thinking of getting the 2500K and the Asus P68Z68-V LX board but can't decide if I should jump on this $60 off deal or wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday. This is my first time on the market for computer parts so don't know whether BF deals on such items can be better than this in general.

 

[Zap]

OT...hey Zap, mind doing a mini-review of that board sometime? I'm in the market for one myself. Tks!

A request? Okay, I'll try. Gimme a few days because I'm kind of busy, but I'll post my thoughts on it ASAP.

 

[thegimp03]

Picked up a 2500k and Asus Pro Gen3 board. Now to figure out how to fit it into the dinky little Corsair 800D case I got a deal on.

Hmm, the last time I played around with the shopping cart on the Microcenter website, the Gen3 boards didn't seem to be applicable for this promotion. Did you get $60 off on your Asus Gen3?

Edit: nevermind, I just tested it again and it looks like the promotion does work. Damn this deal is getting hard to resist.

 

[FMullegun]

I bought the GA-Z68X-UD3H and i5 2500K combo a few days ago but I am thinking to exchange for a cheaper MoBo and the 2600K.

I am looking at the GA-Z68MA-D2H and ASRock Z68 Pro3 M. Can you guys give me some advice? I plan to use the onboard graphics, I will not be playing games, plan to overclock it slightly.

Stuff I have already bought for the build is
Corsair M4 128GB
Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600mHz DDR3
Antec 300

I am scared I am overlooking some advantages the Z68X-UD3H has over the cheaper boards (100-110).

 

[Casai]

I thought this deal was only good for the weekend, but I went to the Santa Clara, CA location today and they said it was extended. i5 2500K for $180 is cheaper than anyone else has it by a good $30-$40!

 

[rootaxs]

I bought the GA-Z68X-UD3H and i5 2500K combo a few days ago but I am thinking to exchange for a cheaper MoBo and the 2600K.

I am looking at the GA-Z68MA-D2H and ASRock Z68 Pro3 M. Can you guys give me some advice? I plan to use the onboard graphics, I will not be playing games, plan to overclock it slightly.

I was in a similar boat, The UD3H-B3 vs. the Z68 Pro3-M. The biggest differences between them are the number of SATA ports, size and firewire. My need for firewire, a motherboard that supports 5+ drives and supposedly better company support drove me to the Gigabyte.

The way i figured it, if i got the Asrock, adding a SATA/Firewire card would've brought me close to how much the UD3H-B3 cost after rebate, and i would end up with an mATX that would be maxed out (i.e. less space for clear airflow). Feedback on the Asrock is also minimal with some issues popping up here and there.

My only gripe with the Giga board is the placement/orientation of the sata ports as it sits and points to behind the drive cages. But otherwise, i'm happy with the board and it works just fine even with the drivers that Win 7 finds on its own.

 

[Aso]

Hmm, the last time I played around with the shopping cart on the Microcenter website, the Gen3 boards didn't seem to be applicable for this promotion. Did you get $60 off on your Asus Gen3?

Edit: nevermind, I just tested it again and it looks like the promotion does work. Damn this deal is getting hard to resist.

Ya they fixed the website a couple days ago. Buddy bought the same board with a 2600k in store when the discount wasn't working on the website. Had to get manager approval but they did take the 60 off. Think it was because they just got those boards in inventory in the last week.

 

[vshah]

i've never been able to get this deal to show up in the online cart. does one have to do anything other than add the cpu and mobo to the cart?

 

[Schmide]

Considering it's in store only? Go to store.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

I wonder if MC will have any BF deals that beat this deal.

 

[Lazlo Panaflex]

A request? Okay, I'll try. Gimme a few days because I'm kind of busy, but I'll post my thoughts on it ASAP.

Np...thanks Zap :thumbsup:

 

[vshah]

Considering it's in store only? Go to store.

i realize that, but other people seem to be able to get it to show up in-cart when they specify in-store pickup.