is it worth it?

[adarw]

i found an i7 3820 with a mobo for 40 cad 

is it worth it?

 

edit: can you overclock these lol

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, adarw said:

i found an i7 3820 with a mobo for 40 cad 

is it worth it?

 

edit: can you overclock these lol

That`s a F****ng steal. You can overclock that but it would be a chore since that cpu has a 130w TDP.

[aisle9]

9 minutes ago, adarw said:

i found an i7 3820 with a mobo for 40 cad 

is it worth it?

If you don't want it, please buy it and send it to me. I'll gladly send you 40 Canadian pesos plus shipping

[adarw]

5 minutes ago, WickedThunder86 said:

That`s a F****ng steal. You can overclock that but it would be a chore since that cpu has a 130w TDP.

ive never tried overclocking before.... mind telling me what tdp means? lol

[Blademaster91]

thats a nice deal, the CPU is $50-60 on ebay.

[WintorialsLift]

30 minutes ago, adarw said:

i found an i7 3820 with a mobo for 40 cad 

is it worth it?

 

edit: can you overclock these lol

That's a BIG deal.

[RenaKry]

32 minutes ago, adarw said:

ive never tried overclocking before.... mind telling me what tdp means? lol

TDP basically means by design, the CPU can put out a maximum of 130 watts of heat under full load with all of its limiters enabled. Overclocking will always exceed the TDP so you can expect it to put out even more heat than it was designed to, which necessitates a bigger cooler.

 

Also, I agree that the CPU and motherboard combo is a very good value at $40CAD.

[SorryBella]

X79 for what is an i7 2600 money. FUCKIN. STEAL.

 

That board alone is worth your trouble, honestly. Go and get it, and get a good used cooler for it. And when you can you could throw in 3960X or 3930K in it for 6 cores.

[FRD]

I'd say get it. Cheapest I've seen a 3820 with mobo is $75. Cheapest i7 3820 I've seen is $25. Cheapest board I've seen is $40.

I would go for it, since it's still an i7 and pretty capable for gaming even today.

[adarw]

12 hours ago, SorryClaire said:

X79 for what is an i7 2600 money. FUCKIN. STEAL.

 

That board alone is worth your trouble, honestly. Go and get it, and get a good used cooler for it. And when you can you could throw in 3960X or 3930K in it for 6 cores.

so your saying i should buy his other one as well? 

 

edit: he has 2 mobos but one cpu

[adarw]

14 hours ago, aisle9 said:

If you don't want it, please buy it and send it to me. I'll gladly send you 40 Canadian pesos plus shipping

why do you want it if you have a better systeme?

[SorryBella]

1 hour ago, adarw said:

edit: he has 2 mobos but one cpu

Whats the 2 boards he got?

[MrP6k]

44 minutes ago, adarw said:

why do you want it if you have a better systeme?

probably cause flipping it for a profit would be easy as hecc

[adarw]

46 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

Whats the 2 boards he got?

he said that they are the same socet he didnt show any pics of the mobo only close ups but i think they are just cheap knock offs

[aisle9]

2 hours ago, adarw said:

why do you want it if you have a better systeme?

Because a 3820 is still a damn capable chip, and I can always find uses for a damn capable chip.

[adarw]

1 hour ago, aisle9 said:

Because a 3820 is still a damn capable chip, and I can always find uses for a damn capable chip.

like? im curios lol

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, adarw said:

like? im curios lol

It's an X79 CPU. Not really all that attractive, but having a genuine X79 board with it makes it more than worth the price of admission. You can build a moderately competent gaming PC out of that with the right GPU. It's just good hardware at a great price.

[adarw]

1 hour ago, aisle9 said:

It's an X79 CPU. Not really all that attractive, but having a genuine X79 board with it makes it more than worth the price of admission. You can build a moderately competent gaming PC out of that with the right GPU. It's just good hardware at a great price.

how do i know if the mobo is not a knock off?

[aisle9]

10 minutes ago, adarw said:

how do i know if the mobo is not a knock off?

If it's a motherboard brand you know, you're good. If it's a Chinese name you've never seen before, it's a salvaged chipset slapped onto an X79 socket.

[adarw]

7 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

If it's a motherboard brand you know, you're good. If it's a Chinese name you've never seen before, it's a salvaged chipset slapped onto an X79 socket.

is it fine if its a no brand?

[SorryBella]

6 hours ago, adarw said:

is it fine if its a no brand?

Most likely not. Those chinese boards can and will be a fire hazard just itching to happen. Will it boot? Yes. Will i recommend it beyond benchmarking and standard desktop use? No.