Hello,
I currently have an Intel core i5-6500 with an MSI B150M Night Elf Motherboard Socket LGA1151. After running some test, results shows that I am CPU bound by CPU intensive games.
I therefore did some research online and saw and Intel core i7-7700K second hand being sold for 7,200 MUR (~167 USD). I know it fits the same socket and because of the motherboard B150M Chipset I won't have the Overclocking capabilities. But I would still have a performance gain cause the cores' frequencies are higher and it is hyper-threading enabled.
I however have 3 questions:
1. At that price, it is a good deal and worth it? Please keep in mind that computer hardware stores are very limited in Mauritius; with limited stock and variety and that shipping from abroad costs quite a lot.
2. If I do upgrade, could there be compatibility and/or stability issues?
3. What are the questions I can ask the seller to know the state of the CPU?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Kind Regards,
Abel.