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My local microcenter is showing 20 in stock. This is the version with integrated graphics. The i5 12400 seems to be the new sweet spot for budget builds and budget gaming. It is faster than AMD 5600g (the closest direct competitor) and 5600x. From reports, the bundled cooler is a big improvement from previous stock coolers so it is not necessary to spend money on that either. With a ASUS Prime B660 it would be about $ 300 out the door for a CPU/MB combo with graphics and a cooler or even cheaper if you can get one of the $ 25 off coupons that was posted on here for uploading a build.