Worth it?

[kelvinhall05]

I was browsing LetGo today (only because I didn't find anything on Kijiji or Craigslist, don't shoot me ) and I found a deal for a Fractal Design Define R4, FX 8350 (which would be an upgrade over my i5-750) and some AM3+ black and blue motherboard that he says doesn't work. All of this for $80. Is it worth it? I messaged him about the issue on the motherboard, wondering if he can elaborate on it.

[Apollo Refugio]

Yeah that is worth it, that case alone is worth a good amount of money and an FX 8350 is like $100 used I think. Just grab the deal if you have the cash.

[kelvinhall05]

3 minutes ago, Apollo Refugio said:

Yeah that is worth it, that case alone is worth a good amount of money and an FX 8350 is like $100 used I think. Just grab the deal if you have the cash.

He responded to me, and said that the "motherboard had an issue when I got it, they tested it and sent me it back saying it was good, but tried different CPUs and different RAMs, etc. and it won't read either. It'll randomly boot then crash and boot loop." Do you have any idea what would cause this issue?

[iRileyx]

2 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

He responded to me, and said that the "motherboard had an issue when I got it, they tested it and sent me it back saying it was good, but tried different CPUs and different RAMs, etc. and it won't read either. It'll randomly boot then crash and boot loop." Do you have any idea what would cause this issue?

Could be a bios issue.

If you can get a cheap enough replacement board, its a good deal imo.

[Apollo Refugio]

3 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

He responded to me, and said that the "motherboard had an issue when I got it, they tested it and sent me it back saying it was good, but tried different CPUs and different RAMs, etc. and it won't read either. It'll randomly boot then crash and boot loop." Do you have any idea what would cause this issue?

Just get the FX 8350 and the case and try to bargain down the price, a 970 board isn't that costly anyway.

[HelplmChoking]

11 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

I was browsing LetGo today (only because I didn't find anything on Kijiji or Craigslist, don't shoot me ) and I found a deal for a Fractal Design Define R4, FX 8350 (which would be an upgrade over my i5-750) and some AM3+ black and blue motherboard that he says doesn't work. All of this for $80. Is it worth it? I messaged him about the issue on the motherboard, wondering if he can elaborate on it.

 

Yeah sure, an AM3+ board is pretty cheap second hand, and that case + CPU are both pretty good (although the 8350 is just and overclocked 8320, and will need a good cooler).

[kelvinhall05]

1 minute ago, Apollo Refugio said:

Just get the FX 8350 and the case and try to bargain down the price, a 970 board isn't that costly anyway.

I already asked if he can do $80 for just the CPU (was my original question) and he said he can do $80 for everything. I'm not sure he wants to go under that.

[Apollo Refugio]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

I already asked if he can do $80 for just the CPU (was my original question) and he said he can do $80 for everything. I'm not sure he wants to go under that.

Just get everything then, maybe keep the mobo for display on a shelf or somewhere.

[Clanscorpia]

Thats a great price, go for it

[Hamil_P1]

as long as all the working stuff is working. yes.

[kelvinhall05]

7 minutes ago, h.patel said:

as long as all the working stuff is working. yes.

The motherboard isn't, but he claims everything else is.