Last month, Microcenter announced He said AMD will give away a free 32GB DDR5-5600 memory kit, along with a small $20 discount on every purchase of its Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs. Now, the retailer seems to be continuing this promotion and making it even more encouraging.
AMD’s Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPU Purchase Gets You Free 32GB DDR5-5600 Kit and $50 Discounted AM5 Motherboards at Microcenter
AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs only support DDR5 memory on the new AM5 motherboard platform. Therefore, getting a new motherboard and memory kit along with the CPU will be a pretty expensive upgrade. AMD has introduced a total of four chipsets for the Ryzen 7000 CPU lineup, which includes the X670E, X670, B650E, and B650, but none of them offer the same value as their AM4 offerings. Expected to start at $125, the B650 series realistically starts at over $160.
#AMDCrazy Micro Center at work again with packages:
– Required to buy R7 or R9 CPU
-FREE 32GB DDR5!!!
– $50 Discount MotherboardsCheck out the additional deals you can add to the top:
$25 DISCOUNT Processors: https://t.co/efkofyivYW
$25 DISCOUNT IF YOU SEND: https://t.co/mxNKQiVsx6 pic.twitter.com/FX8IEwTw79— Moore’s Law Is Dead (@mooreslawisdead) October 28, 2022
End Sales figures They also showed that the AM5 platform did not perform particularly well against the older AM4 family. Even the Intel LGA 1700 platform does well compared to AMD’s new platform.
At Microcenter we can see that the retailer is offering a free 32GB DDR5-5600 EXPO Memory Kit, G.Skill Flare X5 series with the purchase of any AMD Ryzen 9 7000 or AMD Ryzen 7 7000 CPU. 9 7950X, Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 7 7700X. The deal does not apply to the Ryzen 5 7600X. The kit itself is $189.99 and will save you some significant upgrade costs if you’re purchasing the new AM5 platform.
Not only that, it’s offering a $50 discount on all AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs when an eligible Microcenter compatible motherboard is purchased. (DDR5 memory + $50 Off). Offers are only valid for in-store purchases at Microcenter and you can check the links below for prices:
Microcenter isn’t the only one offering opportunities like this. japanese retail outlet, Tsukumo currently offering an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and X670E Taichi motherboard bundle for 11,500 yen (down from 12,650 yen). The deal also applies to AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 7 7700X, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is also released here. The deal started today and will run until 5 November.
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Self support campaign!🎉By 11/5, target AMDCPUs and various companies will be greatly reduced!
(例)7950X + X670E in TAICHI set
税別11,500円(税込12,650)値引引!とこますに一式いかがですか~~?
※7600X not eligible for promotion pic.twitter.com/7EDVwvaa6b
— ツクモ日本橋店・MSI CONCEPT STORE(ツクモぱんば店) (@Tsukumo_Namba) October 28, 2022
There are definitely pricing and upgrade costs that make people wary of upgrading to the AM5 platform so early. However, AMD’s reduce production capacity standard chips and this The next-generation Ryzen 7000 3D family expected to be introduced at CES 2023 . Considering the huge increase in gaming performance that the 3D V-Cache Zen 4 chips will offer, we can see a renewed interest in AM5 platforms among gamers and enthusiasts.
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