Buy the 3770k, only $230 in Microcenter!

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It's online, is it a pick up in store only? Either way, i'll definitely pick this up, even though I won't be picking up a new computer until March of 2014, but this is way too good to pass on.
 
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Yeah, it's an in-store-pickup-only deal. Has been since about October (the ~$230 i7 3770k). They also have pretty good in-store-pickup combo deals on 3570k + motherboard.

Microcenter is a great resource if you have access to it. It's not something of which everyone, or even most people, can take advantage, though. And even people who live relatively close to a store should be careful: between local sales' taxes and gas costs, you might end up saving a lot less than you think if you have to go to any significant lengths to get to a Microcenter. (Relative to buying at, say, newegg.)
 
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Didn't know that, I guess I know where i'll buy my processors for my next build considering I live about 30 minutes away from one.
 
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Since October? That's insane. If they still have the 3770k in February when I do my build I will definitely go to them for my mobo and processor. If not, i'll just have to settle for the 4770k. But you gotta admit, they're selling a 3770k for the price of a 3570k on newegg. It's pretty unbeatable.
 
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From the link:
"Available for In-Store Pickup Only."
 
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Also worth noting: if I recall correctly, it's one per customer. So no road trips to pick up a handful of cheap CPUs for your buddies. The reason they've run the promotion for so long (and, apparently, plan to continue doing it) is that it gets people into the store. And if you have to drive any significant distance to get there, then once you're in the store you might as well buy any other reasonably priced components you might need while you're there, to maximize the return on the time you've spent on the trip.

Apparently, that plan has worked rather well for Microcenter.
 
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i know most of you guys deciding on whether or not to buy the new haswell chips are decisions based on upgrading their current systems. But what about for someone building a brand new computer from scratch? I have ordered most of the parts already and now im debating on whether i should buy the i7 3770k for $230 or the i7 4770k for $280 (@ microcenter) and a motherboard depending on which i choose. Is the $50 price difference worth it?
 
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Depends on what you plan to do with it. If you're just building a general use and/or gaming PC, then the Haswell surely isn't worth the $50 price premium. We're talking about ~10% in extra performance, clock-for-clock, in return for ~21% in extra cost.

If you've got more CPU-intensive tasks in mind, then the as-yet-unexplored-by-current-software features in Haswell's architecture might be worthwhile. For more on those, you might have a look at the Haswell review on the main Tom's Hardware site.

Either way, though, you get a pretty damn good deal on a screaming fast processor.
 
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I just bought a i7-3770k this morning at Microcenter as their new Z87 MB's and new fourth generation CPU's were out and I don't have any regrets. Yes the drive was 45 minutes each way...yes I could have spent $50 more for 'a Haswell' and another $150 plus for a new MB. However I was waiting to buy the i5-4670k and instead got the third generation i7 and I think it will be both more "future-proof" due to its proven overclocking abilities and its 4 core 8 threads vs 4 and 4. To me it was a better deal and saved me money and in the end I think when you look at both chips, the i7-3770k and the i5-4670k I got the better deal but hey you never know. I, for one, am very happy I got this for $250 out the door and love looking at that $359.99 MSRP sticker too. I won't be upgrading my computer for at least two years and I think the Sandy and Ivy quad cores will be akin to the Phenom II X6's, as years pass they will hold their own and it will take a lot of convincing to get people to upgrade as these are arguably the most capable CPU's ever made. No exaggeration.
 
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