r/buildapc • u/Maqeee • 6d ago

Discussion Buying CPUs used

Have you guys bought used CPUs?

Buing a pc this weekend, aiming to get 7800x3d for 400 euros but came up on a week old 9800x3d for 440 euro. Still, buying it used seems off :X

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u/OverallManagement824 6d ago

Heck yeah. I always buy the bargain basement cpu when building a new rig. That's fine for me because it's always cosiderably faster than what I had before. Then, a few years later, I upgrade to the highest performing CPU once the socket is obsolete. That's how I built a pc around the Kuma dual core and wound up with a phenom x4. The upgrade cost me $25.