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Used i5 8400??

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The price is the most important factor. What are you looking to spend?

 

Keep in mind the competition. When you can get a ryzen 3 3300X for only $120, the 8400 has to be pretty compelling. Hell, i've even seen the used 8400 listings go for even more than the 9400F new.

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Just now, Jasonbas said:

Is buying a 8400 used a good idea 

Depends heavily on the situation, price, etc.

A new 3100 or 3300X will outperform this chip.

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What is it priced at exactly? 

Also what board and cpu do you already have?

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7 minutes ago, Jasonbas said:

Is buying a 8400 used a good idea 

Yes, but only if it’s priced right, coupled with a cheap motherboard 

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only if you have all other parts readily available and price of cpu below $50

i.e. mobo AND slow ddr4 ram, i3 or below  8th gen cpu

 

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22 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

The price is the most important factor. What are you looking to spend?

 

Keep in mind the competition. When you can get a ryzen 3 3300X for only $120, the 8400 has to be pretty compelling. Hell, i've even seen the used 8400 listings go for even more than the 9400F new.

The prise is 90€ 30 less than the 9400 new and 40 less than the 8400 new

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I can’t go and now because I already have done the mistake of going intel  

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Going and now will cost me 200€ or a little less

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10 hours ago, Jasonbas said:

The prise is 90€

yea for a little more you could get a 3100, which is simply better, the 8400 isn't really a big upgrade when it comes to gaming compared to the 9100f. 

if you really need an upgrade, you could sell the current board and chip and go with a 3100 and a decent b450 board like a pro 4.

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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6 minutes ago, Jasonbas said:

The prise is 90€ 30 less than the 9400 new and 40 less than the 8400 new

I think that's a reasonable price for an i5-8400, I think you should go for it

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Considering you've already got an 1151v2 motherboard, €90 is not a bad deal for an 8400. Go for it if you feel like you're limited by your i3.

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