used cpus

[ben dover kid]

is there any reason to buy old i7 2000 series cpu. or should i go for a new one?pros/cons

[ben dover kid]

is there any reason to buy old i7 2000 series cpu. or should i go for a new one?pros/cons

for a gaming pc

[minibois]

Well if you can get the CPU and a motherboard for it for cheap: sure why not.

there are no real pros or cons really, it all depends on the price.

 

I'm probably gonna get a second hand CPU as well

[OuchMyFaceyHole]

As long as it works I say its fine. I bought my Xeon used and it runs great and its a decent overclocker. Just make sure you buy from a good seller.

[Sam Z Man]

How much is it?

[ben dover kid]

How much is it?

well i havent picked one yet, they are used old cpu prices if ya kno wut i mean(100dollars+, under 200). it would be bought from a random guy online. 

[Sam Z Man]

well i havent picked one yet, they are used old cpu prices if ya kno wut i mean(100dollars+, under 200). it would be bought from a random guy online.

It's not too easy to find motherboards for them now.

[Nena Trinity]

Depends on the price o3o

[runit3]

is there any reason to buy old i7 2000 series cpu. or should i go for a new one?pros/cons

If you already have a Z67/77 board and can get K-SKU's for under $175 they're well worth it (assuming you'll OC).

 

If you're talking about sourcing a board+chip then no, not really. The boards are the limiting factor in this situation, as finding a mint condition functional one second hand is no easy task (nor is it cost effective). You'll end up paying about as much as any Haswell build ATM, and then the question becomes why not just go Haswell?

 

Speaking from experience here, built my friend a machine from a refurb Z77 Sabertooth and an i5-2550k, total cost $280. 4690k + Z97 (new) ~$340. Was saving $60 worth the trouble of completely wiping the corrupted BIOS chip on the Z77? No, I spent 3 hours figuring out how to do it, would have made more sense to pick up 3 extra hours at work and pocket the difference. Was it a lot of fun and did I learn something? yep.

[ben dover kid]

If you already have a Z67/77 board and can get K-SKU's for under $175 they're well worth it (assuming you'll OC).

 

If you're talking about sourcing a board+chip then no, not really. The boards are the limiting factor in this situation, as finding a mint condition functional one second hand is no easy task (nor is it cost effective). You'll end up paying about as much as any Haswell build ATM, and then the question becomes why not just go Haswell?

 

Speaking from experience here, built my friend a machine from a refurb Z77 Sabertooth and an i5-2550k, total cost $280. 4690k + Z97 (new) ~$340. Was saving $60 worth the trouble of completely wiping the corrupted BIOS chip on the Z77? No, I spent 3 hours figuring out how to do it, would have made more sense to pick up 3 extra hours at work and pocket the difference. Was it a lot of fun and did I learn something? yep.

i have fm2 mobo.. so im buying new mobo anyways. my friend was giving me some shit because i wanted to buy new cpu, he said old used would be better and cheaper. i dont really want a old used cpu from someone who has been using it with shitty oc 1.7vcore voltage or some shit like that, why not get new one and be sure that the cpu is going to work? im gonna go with new one, i want to know where my cpu is comeing from, and i want to know that i can use it for many years without the fear of it breaking.

[Snipmen210]

i have a i7 2600 and its fine

[runit3]

i have fm2 mobo.. so im buying new mobo anyways. my friend was giving me some shit because i wanted to buy new cpu, he said old used would be better and cheaper. i dont really want a old used cpu from someone who has been using it with shitty oc 1.7vcore voltage or some shit like that, why not get new one and be sure that the cpu is going to work? im gonna go with new one, i want to know where my cpu is comeing from, and i want to know that i can use it for many years without the fear of it breaking.

If you buy a CPU second-hand from a reputable seller who tests it and posts voltages it is much less risky than buying a board second hand. CPU's, especially those of the locked variety, can easily last 10+years.

 

Boards are almost always prone to some type of failure outside of 3 years (warranties are indicative of the quality you are buying), not saying that you can't find them, but your chances of something being wrong with the board are magnitudes higher than getting a bunk CPU (lots of individual components can fail, as opposed to a CPU die). This is why you see old boards at such monumental markups, finding a good one is rare.

 

If you're buying both components stick with new and save yourself the potential headaches.