Who's going to Miro Center 1/9/2011?

[mnewsham]

Another question....I'm assuming since I have no intention of overclocking, why would I not get the cheaper NON K version (assuming that the MC 2500K version falls through)?

There is no reason not to, unless you are running integrated graphics and wanted to use the "K" versions higher powered IGP

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Tustin MC shows 20+ in stock now according to the website.

 

[Engineer]

MC shipping out a few order based on the last few posts at SlickDeals (for those that ordered online for shipment). Crosses fingers!!! :biggrin:

 

[deepinya]

I cancelled both my orders with them. Microcenter will have those mobo/cpu combo deals often so Im gonna wait.

 

[dinkumthinkum]

Still waiting on mine. Called them up earlier this week and the guy said he has no idea when the i5-2500K will be back in stock.

 

[MrTransistorm]

I went to MC in Atlanta (Marietta), GA yesterday. It's 400 mile round trip for me. I wasn't going to go just for the CPU, so I searched their site for other bargains to make the trip worth it.

Long story short, I now have an i7 2600K and two Lian-Li PC-A77FB cases!

I don't know yet if I want to keep both cases. I suppose that I could switch out my old PC-65B case in my home server (the old P4 in my sig) since I could definitely use more space for more HDDs. I'll probably end up selling one of the A77 cases since I need money to complete my Sandy Bridge build.

I like the A77 so far. There's plenty of room to work with, and airflow is excellent. I'm already thinking about things that I want to change, though. First off, the fans aren't that good. I see that I can easily replace the front three 120mm fans with three 140mm fans and still have the top two bays available. The two 140mm fans on the top vibrate (poor rotor balance?). I'll have to isolate them from the chassis If I keep them. The rear 120mm fan is the worst. Taking off the inner guard helped a lot, but the fan still buzzes at any speed. That fan will be the first to be replaced.

I can already tell that removing and cleaning all of those front fan filters is going to be a pain. I think I'll have a single piece of metal fabricated to replace the bottom ten bay covers. I'll make a single large filter to put behind it.

I'll also have to add some damping material here and there to keep vibration noise down. My goal is to have a very quiet yet powerful system.

Well, I'm getting there slowly. I still lack a motherboard, RAM, HSF, BD drive, and OS. It'll probably be a few more weeks until I have all of my parts. I can't wait!

 

[FSH42NA]

MC in Santa Clara, CA had 17 2600K's this morning (16 after I went there, LOL).

 

[AdamK47]

The Micro Center near me here in Cincinnati shows "20+ new in stock" for the 2600K. The price is $279.99.

 

[AdamK47]

Long story short, I now have an i7 2600K and two Lian-Li PC-A77FB cases!

Micro Center is selling the case for $184.31. Newegg has it for $349.99. This is one heck of a deal! Tempting... so temping.

 

[MrTransistorm]

Micro Center is selling the case for $184.31. Newegg has it for $349.99. This is one heck of a deal! Tempting... so temping.

That's why I bought two! Even If I do end up selling one, then at least I can pass the savings on to someone else.

The A77 wasn't my first choice (PC-P80), but I can't complain for the price. It may even be the better choice if I decide to go with water-cooling in the future.

 

[FSH42NA]

Another question....I'm assuming since I have no intention of overclocking, why would I not get the cheaper NON K version (assuming that the MC 2500K version falls through)?

cuz when you tire of it (as we all do eventually), it'll be easier to sell a K vs a non-K

 

[Hogan773]

My MC in Westmont had 12 as of Thurs, and those sold down overnight, but as of Saturday they had "20+ in stock" again

Where is that dude who was saying that SandyBridge is the biggest thing in tech since the iPhone (I'm paraphrasing)

I think my assessment was more spot on....here we are 1 week into it and there seems to be plenty of stock, no big lines around the block, etc........

When you go to the PC mfrs websites most of them still just say "i5" "i7" etc and most of those options are 630s, 750s, 950s, etc.......a few new SBs sprinkled in.

I think beyond Anandtech and the relatively small group of enthusiasts out there, SandyBridge is sort of an unknown quantity for the world at large

 

[Engineer]

cuz when you tire of it (as we all do eventually), it'll be easier to sell a K vs a non-K

I haven't sold a system in over 15 years. I usually give them to family / friends. Should have seen the "friends" when I cleaned out my SETI rack about 8 years ago (17 motherboards with ram, HD and PS).

Update on order: Shipped via USPS (per TD) on Friday. Received at 9:00am on Saturday morning via FedEx. Now I need a damn cheap "decently" stable board (H67 should be fine).