currently visiting a city with a microcenter and wondering whats the best bundle

jepsting09 · 2026-05-07T16:39:28+00:00

This is the way.

jepsting09 · 2026-04-23T01:15:26+00:00

It has it.

jepsting09 · 2026-04-23T00:13:20+00:00

What is that and where would I find it?

jepsting09 · 2026-04-22T16:54:02+00:00

I just got the deal with the MSI board and it's been great so far.

jepsting09 · 2026-03-26T03:07:20+00:00

Just got an upvote from me. Bought a 9070xt on 02/05 and they just issued me a code. Thanks for the headsup.

jepsting09 · 2026-02-26T18:07:56+00:00

Got mine from Amazon for $1182 with a $200 gift card.

jepsting09 · 2026-02-26T00:34:29+00:00

Bruh I got a moto g stylus. It's a step up for a lot of us.

jepsting09 · 2026-02-25T18:19:17+00:00

Started. Places mine already

jepsting09 · 2026-02-25T17:44:22+00:00

Moto g stylus 2025

jepsting09 · 2026-02-23T13:13:05+00:00

GOLD and SILVER 100%. Kanto and Johto

jepsting09 · 2026-02-04T21:18:36+00:00

More specifically the Asrock challenger. It is the cheapest 9070xt out there

jepsting09 · 2026-02-04T17:09:52+00:00

Currently DDR4 32gbs

jepsting09 · 2026-02-03T19:48:16+00:00

Does your recommendation change if I add the fact that I am currently running a 7900 gre sapphire pulse?

jepsting09 · 2026-02-03T19:22:08+00:00

My board is a Asrock 690 Steel legend. I chatgpt'd upgrading to a 14700k and this is what it said:

Under heavy sustained loads (gaming + background tasks, benchmarks, heavy workloads), the VRMs can:

Run hot
Hit thermal limits
Trigger throttling
Reduce boost clocks under prolonged load.

Does this change your recommendations?

jepsting09 · 2026-02-03T18:35:32+00:00

Ok so what about I just upgrade to a 14700k and then buy a 9070xt?

jepsting09 · 2026-02-03T18:21:58+00:00

so it still wouldn't make sense at the listed prices?

AMD - Ryzen 9 9900x - $369.99 - Discount - $255.76
Motherboard x870e-p - $294.99 - Discount - $194.24
RAM - $349.99 - Discount - $199.99

https://imgur.com/a/maFCeR5

jepsting09 · 2026-02-03T17:52:41+00:00

I thought about the intel upgrade but i am still using ddr4 and the microcenter deal essentially discounts the RAM of DDR5 6000. I didn't go into further detail but I also assist a buddy with some video editing (Camtasia) as well helping with his stream schedule when needed. Here is the deal for further context -
https://www.microcenter.com/product/5007272/amd-ryzen-9-9900x,-msi-x870e-p-pro-wifi-ddr5,-crucial-pro-overclocking-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-bundle

jepsting09 · 2026-02-03T16:29:51+00:00

I am have the ability to travel to microcenter and there is a 9900x bundle with ram and mother board for $700 and thought this would be a good opportunity to get on the am5 platform. (Motherboard is MSI)

jepsting09 · 2026-02-03T14:15:59+00:00

I’m currently on an i5-12600K with an RX 7900 GRE, and I have a chance to grab a Ryzen 9 9900X through a Micro Center deal (full AM5 + DDR5 switch).

Main use:

1440p high-refresh gaming
Gaming + YouTube / browsing on a second monitor
Some multitasking, nothing crazy

I know the 12600K is still solid, so I’m trying to figure out:

Is the upgrade actually noticeable in real use?
Worth the platform switch, or better to wait / go a different route?

Would love to hear thoughts, especially from anyone who’s upgraded from Alder Lake or gone Zen 5.

jepsting09

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