Should I Take This Microcenter Deal?

[Jesse_Stillwell]

Budget (including currency): $500-600

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, Revit, AutoCAD, Light Video and Photo Editing.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Just upgrading CPU and Motherboard

 

Hi Everyone,

I've been waiting to upgrade for a while now, and I keep putting it off to see what the competition will bring. I'm in the market for a CPU and Mobo. I have 32GB (16GBx2) DDR4 3200mhz ready to go.

 

I've got an old 4790k that is still rocking along, but I recently came into a 3080 ti (4790k is running a 2080) and want to upgrade. I came back to America to visit family and I figured I would use Microcenter to do an upgrade.

Right now they have a deal on an 11700k + ASUS Z590-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi Intel LGA 1200 ATX Motherboard for only $299.00!!! Or I could pay $349.99 and get the 11900k + ASUS Z590-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi Intel LGA 1200 ATX. This seems like a really good deal despite 11th gen was awful at the time of release when compared to their 10th gen offerings.

 

I'm no fanboy for either side, and I just want the best bang for buck and a build that will last for years to come. I originally wanted to wait and get zen 4, but I think the cost is too much at this stage for AM5 and DDR5. I checked around a bit and saw I could get a 5800x and ASUS X570 TUF Gaming Plus (WIFI) AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard (open box) for about $350.00. 

 

The last idea was to spring a bit for a 5900x at around $330.00 after discounts and couple that with a Gigabyte Aorus Elite WiFi X570 AMD AM4 ATX for around $200.00 or so. Shouldn't be more than $550.00 I thought this might be a sensible option for longevity with the extra cores, but I'm not certain if the extra $200 is justifiable, but I do like builds that can stand the test of time.

 

For $300.00 the 11700k + Z590 Mobo sounds like a steal, and I was thinking it could probably overclock it and match or exceed the 11900k's performance. Then I wonder if $50.00 dollars and a bit of overclocking would be even better with the 11900k?

 

Or would you guys recommend the Zen 3 setup with 8 or 12 cores?

 

I will mostly be gaming either on a 4k 60hz TV or a 144-165hz 1440p monitor (Haven't purchased a new monitor yet, but I will.) I work with Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD etc... so single thread performance is a must too. I don't think I will be doing many heavy multi threaded workloads, but I will occasionally use handbrake, premiere, etc...

 

Thanks for taking the time to read and provide any advice. It is much appreciated. 

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

Thats a very similar deal that my father got with an Asus motherboard and a 10900 for $300. He was really happy to get ahold of it. And tbh with you thats part of the reason why Microcenter has stayed afloat this whole time. If i where you id go with it. It will run circles around 4th gen. Yeah your right its has no upgrade path for the CPU but tbh if the cost is that much lower its worth it cause that build will eventually pay for itself since it would last a long time.

[Dedayog]

Sounds like a solid deal, and while people can mention upgrade paths, we rarely take them.  I mean you went from a 4790K... not really an upgrader, you are not

 

 

The 11900k is the better deal, as for $50 more you get a stronger machine and when looked at from a complete build cost viewpoint, it's not even a material amount.  Sure, you can look at it as a CPU cost, but let's lie to ourselves a little.

 

You want the 11900k, so get it!

[Motifator]

For those more pro tasks, heavily recommend waiting for the next gen mid range CPUs. They will outperform those combos very much so.

[Jesse_Stillwell]

Turns out the 11700k deal was only $200.00 at the Kansas City location and came with that z590 board.

Microcenter is absolutely incredible.