Jump to content

Cheapest Haswell CPU?

RadiatingLight
 Share
Posted (edited)

Hello all,

I have a spare Z87 Motherboard, Spare 8GB of DDR3 RAM, and a Spare GTX 770

Where can I get a LGA 1150 CPU for cheap to complete a full PC? (I will need to also buy a PSU, but whatever)

The problem is that Haswell is too new to be offered secondhand, but isn't on sale anywhere!

 

EDIT:

I would prefer an i5, but an i3 would be good enough right?

Edited by RadiatingLight

QUOTE/TAG ME WHEN REPLYING

Spend As Much Time Writing Your Question As You Want Me To Spend Responding To It.

If I'm wrong, please point it out. I'm always learning & I won't bite.

 

Desktop:

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 - Lots of RGB lights I never change

Laptop:

HP Spectre X360 - i7 8560U - MX150 - 2TB SSD - 16GB DDR4

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Wait haswell is too new? WHAT? I found a GTX 1060 used heck not that

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Wait haswell is too new? WHAT? I found a GTX 1060 used heck not that

Cheapest CPU that isnt a potato is the Pentium G3258 @3.2Ghz

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Wait haswell is too new? WHAT? I found a GTX 1060 used heck not that

Well obviously some people will sell new hardware after only a month or two of use, but at a very close price to what they bought it at. so secondhand really isn't an advantage even if I can find someone selling a Haswell CPU

QUOTE/TAG ME WHEN REPLYING

Spend As Much Time Writing Your Question As You Want Me To Spend Responding To It.

If I'm wrong, please point it out. I'm always learning & I won't bite.

 

Desktop:

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 - Lots of RGB lights I never change

Laptop:

HP Spectre X360 - i7 8560U - MX150 - 2TB SSD - 16GB DDR4

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
1 minute ago, DisconnectedYT said:

Cheapest CPU that isnt a potato is the Pentium G3258 @3.2Ghz

I'm scared of a Pentium for gaming though. will it be enough for something like an RX 470 or will it bottleneck.

I don't have much experience with peasant hardware /s

QUOTE/TAG ME WHEN REPLYING

Spend As Much Time Writing Your Question As You Want Me To Spend Responding To It.

If I'm wrong, please point it out. I'm always learning & I won't bite.

 

Desktop:

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 - Lots of RGB lights I never change

Laptop:

HP Spectre X360 - i7 8560U - MX150 - 2TB SSD - 16GB DDR4

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It's still reasonably new so the price isn't really gonna be that much lower than it sold for not to mention there isn't going to be much left because likely all of them have been sold and the ones available will either be in someone's PC still or going to cost you. You're probably better off just building new.

My Reviews: Sennheiser HD 518 Mayflower Electronics ODAC/O2 Review

My Tutorials: How To Play Crysis on Linux in DirectX 10 with DXVK Splinter Cell Conviction General Protection Fault Fix

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
1 minute ago, Kilobytez95 said:

It's still reasonably new so the price isn't really gonna be that much lower than it sold for not to mention there isn't going to be much left because likely all of them have been sold and the ones available will either be in someone's PC still or going to cost you. You're probably better off just building new.

Well it seems a waste to build new, seeing as I already have a motherboard, and RAM. that's like at least 70USD saved on a new build, while Haswell → Skylake performance difference isn't really that huge

QUOTE/TAG ME WHEN REPLYING

Spend As Much Time Writing Your Question As You Want Me To Spend Responding To It.

If I'm wrong, please point it out. I'm always learning & I won't bite.

 

Desktop:

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 - Lots of RGB lights I never change

Laptop:

HP Spectre X360 - i7 8560U - MX150 - 2TB SSD - 16GB DDR4

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
6 minutes ago, DisconnectedYT said:

Cheapest CPU that isnt a potato is the Pentium G3258 @3.2Ghz

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i3-4170-Haswell-Dual-Core-3-7GHz-LGA-1150-54W-BX80646I34170-/182372743902?hash=item2a76433ade:g:FXkAAOSwImRYKf3M

 

What about an i3

is it worth it to pay more for hyperthreading and 500Mhz

QUOTE/TAG ME WHEN REPLYING

Spend As Much Time Writing Your Question As You Want Me To Spend Responding To It.

If I'm wrong, please point it out. I'm always learning & I won't bite.

 

Desktop:

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 - Lots of RGB lights I never change

Laptop:

HP Spectre X360 - i7 8560U - MX150 - 2TB SSD - 16GB DDR4

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Look on /r/hardwareswap

They are really good about prices being right.

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
(Rest of Specs on Profile)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
12 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i3-4170-Haswell-Dual-Core-3-7GHz-LGA-1150-54W-BX80646I34170-/182372743902?hash=item2a76433ade:g:FXkAAOSwImRYKf3M

 

What about an i3

is it worth it to pay more for hyperthreading and 500Mhz

1) You can Overclock the pentium to 4.8GHz which is what mine is at.

 

2) i have the Pentium and i can run 90% of games with no stuttering and the rest run but not great, on a budget its worth it!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
20 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

Look on /r/hardwareswap

They are really good about prices being right.

Holy crap though. literally everyone wants a haswell i5 or i3 on r/hardwareswap (at least in my area)

seems like a good source for parts, but it will take some searching

QUOTE/TAG ME WHEN REPLYING

Spend As Much Time Writing Your Question As You Want Me To Spend Responding To It.

If I'm wrong, please point it out. I'm always learning & I won't bite.

 

Desktop:

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 - Lots of RGB lights I never change

Laptop:

HP Spectre X360 - i7 8560U - MX150 - 2TB SSD - 16GB DDR4

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Xeon e3-1220 V3?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-E3-1220V3-Quad-Core-LGA1150-3-1GHz-SR154-/311750400139?hash=item4895c5988b:g:N1wAAOSwcUBYPNR8

 

Not sure if it would work for your MB?

Black Knight-

Ryzen 5 5600, GIGABYTE B550M DS3H, 16Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz, Asrock RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming,

Seasonic Focus GM 750, Samsung EVO 860 EVO SSD M.2, Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe, Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon

 

Daughter's Rig;

MSI B450 A Pro, Ryzen 5 3600x, 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz, Silicon Power A55 512GB SSD, Gigabyte RX 5700 Gaming OC, Corsair CX430

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

i5 4430.

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
3 minutes ago, asand1 said:

Xeon e3-1220 V3?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-E3-1220V3-Quad-Core-LGA1150-3-1GHz-SR154-/311750400139?hash=item4895c5988b:g:N1wAAOSwcUBYPNR8

 

Not sure if it would work for your MB?

Well it would work, but that's a bit pricey. I can find a higher-clocked i5 for the same price

QUOTE/TAG ME WHEN REPLYING

Spend As Much Time Writing Your Question As You Want Me To Spend Responding To It.

If I'm wrong, please point it out. I'm always learning & I won't bite.

 

Desktop:

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 - Lots of RGB lights I never change

Laptop:

HP Spectre X360 - i7 8560U - MX150 - 2TB SSD - 16GB DDR4

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory

×