is it a good deal?

Tommy

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10 Dec 2005 at 02:11 - 1
a friend of mine got an OEM Athlon64x2 3800 and he wants to sell to me for 285 dollars(no fan no heatsink just the processor)is it a good deal?should i buy it?

FazeDx

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10 Dec 2005 at 02:13 - 2
IMO No. but better people who understand more of this than me should give u their awnser.

Loviatar

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10 Dec 2005 at 02:17 - 3
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy
a friend of mine got an OEM Athlon64x2 3800 and he wants to sell to me for 285 dollars(no fan no heatsink just the processor)is it a good deal?should i buy it?
no.

a decent heatsink/fan will be 25 bucks and OEM processors have only a 30 day warranty.

the retail with fan/heatsink are only a few bucks more than OEM and have a 3 YEAR warranty

also why is he selling it??

what is wrong with it

EDIT

newegg has it retail for about 325 so you would not be saving that much (add fan/hs cost) and have no warranty.

Tommy

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10 Dec 2005 at 02:20 - 4
he already got a p4 3.2 northwood in this pc and he will provide 1 year warranty for this processor(he runs a pc store btw) he is a deadhead intel-man that is why he is selling it

cannonfodder

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10 Dec 2005 at 10:20 - 5
I would, most people replace the cooler anyway, it's not a bad price considering he's giving a 1 year warranty

Detis Zan

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10 Dec 2005 at 20:30 - 6
I geuss so =P But I'm more trusting with a company with a heatsink/fan and warranty all in one package than just some guy from a comp store wether I know him or not.

If he gave you a heatsink and a fan then I would consider it.

pegasux

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12 Dec 2005 at 17:49 - 7
I wouldn't touch it. I would spend the few extra dollars and get the one from newegg.com for $323. You get the 3 year warranty plus the heatsink and fan, which works fine unless your really going to overclock the heck out of it. Plus right now you get a free copy of Nero Ultra edition with it from newegg. In the end it will cost the same most likely to buy from him since you will still need a heatsink/fan and thermal compound. Free shipping right now also.

Tommy

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13 Dec 2005 at 23:19 - 8
i have an AGP 6800GT but i dont wnat to buy a new video card yet.anyone know anything about the Asrock mobo with AGP from newegg?should i get it or the Gigabye nf3 mobo with agp?

Alias_X

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13 Dec 2005 at 23:40 - 9
Im not sure, the Asrock has AGP and PCIe support, but that has got to be crappy quality, I am going with the gigabyte one in my new build.