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Amazon's Gaming Week deals have turned up another fantastic deal up for grabs on a CPU and motherboard bundle
Last Updated on May 1, 2024
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Building your own gaming PC from scratch can seem like a daunting prospect, but Amazon’s Gaming Week sale is sure to make things a little easier. Thanks to a number of heavy discounts on a number of tech items like SSDs, there’s plenty of great opportunities to jump start your next build – such as this CPU and motherboard bundle deal.

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Micro Center Intel Core i9-12900K CPU with ASUS ROG Strix B660-A gaming motherboard bundle

16 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle with ASUS ROG Strix B660-A Gaming WiFi DDR5 LGA 1700 ATX Gaming Motherboard

Right now, you can grab this Micro Center Intel Core i9-12900K CPU with ASUS ROG Strix B660-A Gaming motherboard bundle for $489.99, a saving of 11% from its original $549.99 price point.

Let’s take a look at what this CPU and motherboard bundle deal has to offer, but first be sure to check out our picks of the best CPUs for gaming in 2024 so far.

Why you should consider this Intel Core i9-12900K CPU and motherboard bundle deal

  • Intel Core i9-12900K up to 5.2GHz CPU: Blazing fast 12th generation Intel CPU well suited for multitasking and content creation.
  • Alder Lake architecture: Supports DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen 5, with 20 lanes of PCIe from the CPU resulting in faster transfer speeds and overall performance.
  • ASUS ROG Strix B66)-A Gaming Wifi Motherboard: Robust performance and optimized power delivery to run your system fast and efficiently.
  • Plenty of connectivity: Support for WIFI 6, Intel 2.5GB Ethernet, 4xDIMM DDR5, 4 expansion slots, 3 PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots.

What we think of this Intel Core i9-12900K CPU and motherboard bundle deal

You’re getting a fine combo here of CPU and motherboard, finely tuned for gaming and content creation and a huge starting block for a powerful gaming PC build. Combined with the fact it’s got plenty of room for expansion – with all the modern mod-cons for the latest GPUs or SSDs you might want to attach – then it’s a great deal, and the discount is just the cherry on top. A highly recommended deal.

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Ben Borthwick is the Deals Editor for BGFG. A keen gamer with over 25 years experience playing on PC, he's clued up when it comes to gaming hardware, tech and spotting a good deal.