Just found this - thought it'd be useful for some system builders
Z270 or X99 Intel chipsets only (sorry Ryzen fans)
Models
MAXIMUS IX Apex £ 40
MAXIMUS IX Code £ 40
MAXIMUS IX Formula £ 40
MAXIMUS IX Hero £ 40
MAXIMUS VIII Gene £ 25
MAXIMUS VIII Hero £ 35
MAXIMUS VIII Impact £ 25
MAXIMUS VIII Ranger £ 25
PRIME Z270-A £ 25
PRIME Z270-K £ 20
PRIME Z270-M-PLUS £ 15
PRIME Z270-P £ 15
RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 £ 40
RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3.1 £ 30
SABERTOOTH X99 £ 25
STRIX X99 GAMING £ 20
STRIX Z27OE GAMING £ 35
STRIX Z27OF GAMING £ 35
STRIX Z27OG GAMING £ 35
STRIX Z27OH GAMING £ 25
STRIX Z27OI GAMING £ 35
TUF Z27O MARK1 £ 40
TUF Z27O MARK2 £ 25
X99-A II £ 20
X99-DELUXE II £ 30
X99-E £ 15
Good for purchases between March 10th, 2017 – March 31st, 2017 (invoice date). The cashback redemption is possible between April 9th, 2017 – May 31st, 2017.
So if you picked up an asus board recently there's some free cash back!
Top comments
vulcanproject
19 Mar 173#26
Maybe, but it's more likely just Asus extending their rebate program. Asus (like most other computer hardware manufacturers) run near constant rebate promotions in the USA for all sorts of their hardware.
In North America tonnes of stuff is marketed at a price including the discount of mail in rebates. Several reasons. You can hide price rises easier, hook dummies into paying the full price in store and banking on them failing to claim later or being ineligible. If they do successfully claim, they usually have to dump loads of personal data on the forms which is valuable to the manufacturer.
It's uncommon over here. Greater regulation in all areas of the above. Data protection, misleading advertising etc
E.g.
If you don't mind Amazon warehouse, you can get the gtx1070 (used very good) for 389, and get an extra 30 off, bringing it to 359. That's the lowest I've seen strix cards go, but other manufacturers have been lower.
Also the 1080 can be had for 511 (used very good) minus 50 bringing it to 461.
harisonwright
19 Mar 17#3
Do motherboard and CPU combos and/or exdisplay count ?
robodan918 to harisonwright
19 Mar 17#4
Probably combos count since you're buying that product
I don't know about used and display
I only put Amazon warehouse because they don't specify used or new on their receipts
Robert_Paulson
19 Mar 17#5
Asus do not list Amazon as a Dealer for the motherboard promotion.
robodan918 to Robert_Paulson
19 Mar 17#8
but they do for the gpu promo
hence why I posted an example
harisonwright
19 Mar 17#6
Ok thanks
homebanjo
19 Mar 171#7
It may help others to know and save time but there are no 1155 mobos amongst this lot (unless I missed something).
robodan918 to homebanjo
19 Mar 17#9
that's about 4 gens old now
unsurprising
tezray to homebanjo
19 Mar 17#20
Shame I am looking for one for my e3 1270 it's a pain looking through second hand boards to find most won't support it
k1ngchr15 to homebanjo
20 Mar 17#33
We can all dream of a bright world where we won't have to say goodbye to our sandybridge cpu's....
GAVINLEWISHUKD
19 Mar 17#10
The disadvantage of this is you don't know if the cashback has been claimed.
You buy card from Amazon to get receipt and serial number off the card and then claim cashback and return the card to Amazon.
dan44762000
19 Mar 17#11
I am about to get the Z270F board from Ebuyer , So if i am right i cannot actually get the money until April 9th ?
And i must buy the board before the 31st of March ?
Going to pair it with the I7 6700k CPU
robodan918 to dan44762000
19 Mar 17#13
Buy before mar 31
Claim 30 days after purchase (ie after the returns period to make sure you haven't returned it)
Get the money soon after
I got cash back from Asus last year on a z170 board and it was quick
robodan918
19 Mar 17#12
They do confirm with the retailer if the card was returned or not - that's why you have to wait 30 days (past returns deadline)
And you won't be able to claim if it has already been claimed
It's a risk - but a small one imo
dan44762000
19 Mar 17#14
Makes perfect sense :smiley: Thanks for the reply
robodan918
19 Mar 17#15
No prob
The_Hoff
19 Mar 17#16
If you bought it recently, take it back and build a proper computer, no cash back on AMD though :wink:
robodan918 to The_Hoff
19 Mar 171#18
fanboyism has no place on hukd
a deal's a deal - that's why we're here
my next build will probably be ryzen 2 next year fyi... unless intel steps it up with z370 / i7-8xxx and also thunderbolt 3 is integrated into itx boards
Z270F for £165 at scan. £130 after cashback.
Z270-K Prime is £118 at ebuyer. So £98 for a Z270 board? Tough to beat.
That's pretty sweet. Pair them with a 7600K, overclock it to 4.8ghz and you're golden for gaming.
zorbathegeek to vulcanproject
19 Mar 17#31
Let's say you went with the 270K and a 1070, what would be the cheapest cpu that wouldn't be a bottleneck?
Also: where's the mention of Nvidia cards cashback? Oh wait seen it now. Is it just STRIX cards?
tezray
19 Mar 17#23
Thanks I bought a dell t1600 pc for £130 going to swap the board into a phanteks pro m acrylic case but would have liked to have 6 sata ports and on board usb 3 so want another motherboard it's not the end of the world though
NitrousUK
19 Mar 172#24
Aggressive discounting an attempt to hold off the threat of AMDs Ryzen? Worth a look into if you're considering upgrading. New AMDs are currently roughly half the price of Intels closest competitor.
UKseagull
19 Mar 17#25
Excellent, I ordered a custom build from CCL Online earlier today, PRIME Z270-A mobo. That's £25 to claim.
vulcanproject
19 Mar 173#26
Maybe, but it's more likely just Asus extending their rebate program. Asus (like most other computer hardware manufacturers) run near constant rebate promotions in the USA for all sorts of their hardware.
In North America tonnes of stuff is marketed at a price including the discount of mail in rebates. Several reasons. You can hide price rises easier, hook dummies into paying the full price in store and banking on them failing to claim later or being ineligible. If they do successfully claim, they usually have to dump loads of personal data on the forms which is valuable to the manufacturer.
It's uncommon over here. Greater regulation in all areas of the above. Data protection, misleading advertising etc
robodan918
19 Mar 17#27
Nah Asus does this every March
BettySwollocks098
19 Mar 17#28
don't think there are any more second hand GPU's (or at least any of the ones where you get £50 off)
Andywatson
19 Mar 17#29
Anyone any recommendation for a motherboard to upgrade my ageing 2500k? Looking to go 6700k, already have a 1070, mostly for gaming and light app work. Don't want to go nuts money wise, just something that can overclock and provide reasonable functionality to last for a while....
vulcanproject to Andywatson
19 Mar 17#30
You could get a cheap Z170 board but 6700K will run fine on any Z270 here too.
vulcanproject
20 Mar 171#32
I would aim for a 6600K or 7600K because overclocking. There is no reason you wouldn't overclock these chips if you have a nice card like a GTX1070. They would be a pretty balanced system.
You can actually get a 7600K from CEX for like £200. It might be used but as the processor is just a few months old it won't be used very much (it only came out in January!) and they give you a warranty. That's a good way to save a bit potentially.
stanlenin
20 Mar 17#34
over 2 dozen motherboards when you need maximum 5 to cover the whole range. and that's just from 1 company.
stanlenin
20 Mar 17#35
New pentium 4k something with hyper-threading will do. Just play at 2.5k resolution and you will have no bottleneck most of the time. There is a game or two that require a faster CPU example BF1
homebanjo
20 Mar 17#36
As a thought, does anyone have an 1155 mobo for sale please? Here seems like a good place to ask.
To be honest I don't know how Z270 boards vary at all :neutral_face:
UKseagull
27 Mar 17#42
It's the same for me :/ I've just sent them an email, I'll report back when I hear something.
charlie12
28 Mar 172#43
There are no issues with the site. The earliest you can make an eligible purchase is the 10th of March, and you need to wait 30 days to make a claim, so the cashback redemption facility will open on the 9th of April, as stated on the site as follows:
delboyd
28 Mar 17#44
I had a suspicion it may be something like that but was too lazy to bother looking into it. Thanks for taking the time to clarify :smiley:
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Opening post
Z270 or X99 Intel chipsets only (sorry Ryzen fans)
Models
MAXIMUS IX Apex £ 40
MAXIMUS IX Code £ 40
MAXIMUS IX Formula £ 40
MAXIMUS IX Hero £ 40
MAXIMUS VIII Gene £ 25
MAXIMUS VIII Hero £ 35
MAXIMUS VIII Impact £ 25
MAXIMUS VIII Ranger £ 25
PRIME Z270-A £ 25
PRIME Z270-K £ 20
PRIME Z270-M-PLUS £ 15
PRIME Z270-P £ 15
RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 £ 40
RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3.1 £ 30
SABERTOOTH X99 £ 25
STRIX X99 GAMING £ 20
STRIX Z27OE GAMING £ 35
STRIX Z27OF GAMING £ 35
STRIX Z27OG GAMING £ 35
STRIX Z27OH GAMING £ 25
STRIX Z27OI GAMING £ 35
TUF Z27O MARK1 £ 40
TUF Z27O MARK2 £ 25
X99-A II £ 20
X99-DELUXE II £ 30
X99-E £ 15
Promotion Dealers:
Ebuyer UK
Scan Computers
Novatech
Overclockers UK
BT Shop
CCL Computers
Aria Technology
Maplin Electronics
ADMI LTD
Eclipse Computers
Falcon Computers
Box Limited
Very.co.uk
Good for purchases between March 10th, 2017 – March 31st, 2017 (invoice date). The cashback redemption is possible between April 9th, 2017 – May 31st, 2017.
So if you picked up an asus board recently there's some free cash back!
Top comments
In North America tonnes of stuff is marketed at a price including the discount of mail in rebates. Several reasons. You can hide price rises easier, hook dummies into paying the full price in store and banking on them failing to claim later or being ineligible. If they do successfully claim, they usually have to dump loads of personal data on the forms which is valuable to the manufacturer.
It's uncommon over here. Greater regulation in all areas of the above. Data protection, misleading advertising etc
All comments (49)
https://offers.asuspromotions.com/gb/en/pages/strix_cashback/home
If you don't mind Amazon warehouse, you can get the gtx1070 (used very good) for 389, and get an extra 30 off, bringing it to 359. That's the lowest I've seen strix cards go, but other manufacturers have been lower.
Also the 1080 can be had for 511 (used very good) minus 50 bringing it to 461.
I don't know about used and display
I only put Amazon warehouse because they don't specify used or new on their receipts
hence why I posted an example
unsurprising
You buy card from Amazon to get receipt and serial number off the card and then claim cashback and return the card to Amazon.
And i must buy the board before the 31st of March ?
Going to pair it with the I7 6700k CPU
Claim 30 days after purchase (ie after the returns period to make sure you haven't returned it)
Get the money soon after
I got cash back from Asus last year on a z170 board and it was quick
And you won't be able to claim if it has already been claimed
It's a risk - but a small one imo
a deal's a deal - that's why we're here
my next build will probably be ryzen 2 next year fyi... unless intel steps it up with z370 / i7-8xxx and also thunderbolt 3 is integrated into itx boards
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-Z220-Workstation-SFF-PC-Intel-Xeon-E3-1225-3-2Ghz-16GB-RAM-500GB-HDD-Win-7-/302227441393?hash=item465e28c6f1:g:PhAAAOSwB-1YrEK3
Z270-K Prime is £118 at ebuyer. So £98 for a Z270 board? Tough to beat.
That's pretty sweet. Pair them with a 7600K, overclock it to 4.8ghz and you're golden for gaming.
Also: where's the mention of Nvidia cards cashback? Oh wait seen it now. Is it just STRIX cards?
In North America tonnes of stuff is marketed at a price including the discount of mail in rebates. Several reasons. You can hide price rises easier, hook dummies into paying the full price in store and banking on them failing to claim later or being ineligible. If they do successfully claim, they usually have to dump loads of personal data on the forms which is valuable to the manufacturer.
It's uncommon over here. Greater regulation in all areas of the above. Data protection, misleading advertising etc
You can actually get a 7600K from CEX for like £200. It might be used but as the processor is just a few months old it won't be used very much (it only came out in January!) and they give you a warranty. That's a good way to save a bit potentially.
Thanks.
https://asuspromotions.com/uk/en/claims/cashback/invoice
To be honest I don't know how Z270 boards vary at all :neutral_face:
I tired https://asuspromotions.com/uk/en/claims/cashback/invoice and it still wasn't working :/
I entered mine 2 weeks ago and they said they'd contact back within 5 days. Never got a reply and they aren't responding to emails.