Buy An AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU, Get A Free 32 GB DDR5 Memory Kit & $20 US Off at Microcenter
The AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs feature support for only DDR5 memory on the new AM5 board platform. As such, getting a new motherboard and memory kit along with the CPU itself is going to be quite an expensive upgrade. That is one reason why AMD is only focusing on the higher-end 600 series motherboards such as X670E & X670, for now. Their mainstream B650E & B650 boards come in a few days but it looks like retailers are already trying to attract buyers with some timed promos. Over at Microcenter, we can see the retailer is offering a free 32 GB DDR5-5600 EXPO Memory Kit, the G.Skill Flare X5 series, with the purchase of any AMD Ryzen 9 7000 or AMD Ryzen 7 7000 CPU. These include the Ryzen 9 7950X, Ryzen 9 7900X, and the Ryzen 7 7700X. The deal doesn’t apply to the Ryzen 5 7600X. The kit itself is $189.99 US and will save you some major upgrading costs if you are buying the new AM5 platform. Not only that, but Microcenter is also offering $20 US off on all AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs on the purchase of a compatible eligible motherboard. So that means that if you are buying the CPU and the motherboard directly from Microcenter, you are saving $209.99 US (DDR5 memory + $20 US Off). That’s quite the deal but it will likely not last long. These deals are only applicable to the in-store purchases at Microcenter and you can check out the following links for the prices:
Ryzen 9 7950X (Microcenter / US) - $699.99 US Ryzen 9 7900X (Microcenter / US) - $549.99 US Ryzen 7 7700X (Microcenter / US) - $399.99 US Ryzen 5 7600X (Microcenter / US) - $299.99 US
We haven’t seen any other major retailer doing the same so this could just be a Microcenter thing. It’s actually pretty normal to see such deals, even for a product that has just launched and doesn’t reflect any performance of the sales for this certain CPU lineup. It’s been only a week and it’s hard to say what the performance of Zen 4 in terms of sales volume looks like. We have to wait at least one or two quarters before we have the numbers to form a conclusion, until then, it’s all going to be speculation.
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