With DDR5 prices still out of this world and no relief in sight (Micron lopping off Crucial does not help), finding combo deals is one of the few ways to upgrade to the latest and greatest platforms without emptying your bank account. Newegg is currently offering a heck of a deal on a new Z890-based motherboard and RAM. For $649.99, you get a mid-range Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite Wi-Fi 7 motherboard with 32GB (2x16GB) of GSkill Trident Z5 DDR5-6000 CL36 RGB RAM. On top of that, they’re throwing in a 360mm Cooler Master and Star Wars Outlaws PC game. Considering that the RAM alone is priced at $689.99, AND you get a free AIO and PC game, this is one of the best combo deals we’ve seen since Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
On top of current and future CPU support, the Z890 Aorus Elite Wifi7 is a well-rounded motherboard with four M.2 sockets (one PCIe 5.0) and four SATA ports for storage, fast networking with integrated Wi-Fi 7 and 2.5 GbE, and enough USB ports (eight Type-A, one Type-C) to go around. The audio solution is also solid, using a last-gen flagship (ALC1220). The Aorus Elite’s black aesthetic and RGB lighting zones give off a premium vibe and are sure to look good with any dark or black build theme, especially with the matching black GSkill RAM that has its own RGB lighting.
GSkill's Trident Z RAM (F5-6000J3636F32GX2-TZ5RK), is the pièce de résistance out of this combo. the 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 kit runs at 36-36-36-96 timings at 1.35V. It’s not the fastest or tightest timings, but let’s be honest, you likely won’t notice the difference, and beggars can’t be choosers. Intel systems have a lot more headroom than Intel, but we're confident you’d be happy with the system’s performance using it. Under the black, RGB-laden heatspreaders are (typically) Samsung IC. If these speeds aren’t fast enough for you, there's room to increase speed, lower timings, or both.
Newegg also throws in a Cooler Master 360 Elite AIO ($70.07 on Amazon) to sweeten the already incredible deal. The AIO uses three 120mm RGB fans (up to 2,100RPM) and is said to run cool and quiet. Cooler master doesn't seem to list TDP support, but we know this will handle just about any CPU you use under it.
At under $650, this is one of the best active deals we’ve found that includes 32GB of DDR5 RAM at a reasonable speed. And while you can get away with 16GB and slower speeds, the former is not optimal, and you’d run into a wall sooner than later at that capacity. If you bought all of this individually, you’d be looking at almost $1,130 with the included AIO and game. Priced at $649.99 ($279.99/30% off), now is the time to jump on this deal, as they will get more difficult to find as time goes on.
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