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I'd say that you're probably fine. Cpus need to go through quite a bit before they go bad.

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Hey all! New PC build soon and im on a bit of a budget. Im thinking about getting a Used CPU with all the rest of my components (All of the rest will be brand new) Now I will be buying the CPU from Cex and its £60 cheaper than brand new. I was wondering is their anything i should be worried about anything i should know before going ahead and making the purchase? 

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What CPU is it? and what condition is it in?

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Eh, Not really, depending on how old it is and how much it was OCed before it might have a shorter lifespan potentially, this isn't the case for 99 percent of CPU's out there though

 

 

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CPU's tend to be the least likely component to die. So I would ask the seller for a few samples of proof of the CPU functioning correctly.

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Well its off CEX and it doesnt have any condition listing?

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Do you think if i order online that the packaging and the shipping would be fine? (Like no bent pins or anything) Because it doesn't say what packaging they are using :/

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