DEAD....Nice i5-4690K CPU/MB combo deals @ Newegg

[DeadFred]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.1730247

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...1730245&cm_sp=

I went with the top linked Gigabyte board since SLI support is a must for me.

 

[ponyo]

Good deal. I bought the Asrock combo. I don't plan on using SLI so I went with the cheaper MB. With the $15 off $150 purchase Amex Newegg statement promo, the total is $280. That's cheaper than the Microcenter since I don't pay sales tax at Newegg.

 

[jjmIII]

Looking at the AsRock combo too. Do I finally retire the x58/i7-920?

 

[Icepick]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-132-_-Product

The Asus Saber tooth has a combo deal as well. $75 off.

 

[Samus]

Looking at the AsRock combo too. Do I finally retire the x58/i7-920?

No. I regret retiring my x58/950. It was the most stable platform I've owned since the 440BX. Keep in mind none of these new platforms has triple channel, which even at 1333MHz had more bandwidth than anything dual channel.

The performance difference between a 920 and a 4690k is very slight, because the i5's lack hyper threading. The only compelling advantage the new platforms have over x58 1366 is power efficiency and overclocking headroom.

I ran my 950 at 4GHz with a basic closed loop cooler, making it faster than my stock i7-4770K until I overclocked it. Even at 4.2GHz it isn't much faster, maybe 5%. So $400 investment for 5% more performance.

Keep waiting. I still have my Asus P6T / i7-950 and realistically have no reason to get rid of such a competent PC.

 

[you2]

wish there was a combo with extreme6 z97

 

[Clinkster]

Deal looks dead.

 

[finbarqs]

Good deal. I bought the Asrock combo. I don't plan on using SLI so I went with the cheaper MB. With the $15 off $150 purchase Amex Newegg statement promo, the total is $280. That's cheaper than the Microcenter since I don't pay sales tax at Newegg.

you'll have to report it as use tax to the boe.

 

[jjmIII]

No. I regret retiring my x58/950. It was the most stable platform I've owned since the 440BX. Keep in mind none of these new platforms has triple channel, which even at 1333MHz had more bandwidth than anything dual channel.

The performance difference between a 920 and a 4690k is very slight, because the i5's lack hyper threading. The only compelling advantage the new platforms have over x58 1366 is power efficiency and overclocking headroom.

I ran my 950 at 4GHz with a basic closed loop cooler, making it faster than my stock i7-4770K until I overclocked it. Even at 4.2GHz it isn't much faster, maybe 5%. So $400 investment for 5% more performance.

Keep waiting. I still have my Asus P6T / i7-950 and realistically have no reason to get rid of such a competent PC.

Thanks. The system is getting a new SSD today and will soldier on. I would like USB3 and SATA6 though.