i7 7700k a good deal?

[wONKEyeYEs]

There is an open box i7 7700k for sale at Newegg for 311.99CA.

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117726R

New one is on for 389.99CA.

 

Would the open box deal be good,

or something to stay away from?

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

 

Kaby Lake is dead, do not buy kaby lake.

[wONKEyeYEs]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Kaby Lake is dead, do not buy kaby lake.

Already have the system.

Upgrading the i3 6100.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

Already have the system.

Upgrading the i3 6100.

Still waste IMO, is your motherboard even like Z270? With a decent VRM for hitting 5ghz?  There's also that whole delid for 20C better temps think.

For the same price ish if you already have DDR4 you can get a 6 core Ryzen 2600 in april with an AB350 Pro 4. Or maybe even a better 400 chipset board.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/NVwy7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/NVwy7h/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($238.95 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($110.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $349.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 00:40 EDT-0400

[J400]

13 minutes ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

There is an open box i7 7700k for sale at Newegg for 311.99CA.

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117726R

New one is on for 389.99CA.

 

Would the open box deal be good,

or something to stay away from?

this entirely depends on your situation. are you trying to max out your frame rate on a 144hz monitor? Do you have a 1080/1080ti?

 

if the answer to either of these is no, then don't buy it. If you think you might try to do 144hz gaming in the future, the answer is still no. if you are going to be waiting any period of time, then you should move to a more future proof platform like Ryzen or cannon lake.

 

If you need to upgrade right now, then I would opt for a used i5 or something.

 

 

[Sir of the Watermelons]

an i5 8400/8600k is a way better deal