Used 3.4GHz Extreme Edition a Good Deal??

[rantrave]

Sorry for the short notice, but I need some advice. I'm bidding on a USED 3.4GHz Ext. Edition cpu going now for around $600 w/ just a few minutes left. There's a 30-day warranty. Does this sound like a good deal?

 

[xTrEmEoVrClOcKr]

Well, how old is it? What condition is it in? What V was run though it.

 

[Zac42]

probably not.. Even for $600, EEs are not good deals. A new 560 is cheaper (400 something?) and generally at least as fast in benches.

 

[xTrEmEoVrClOcKr]

Yeah, the EE is just for braggin rights . If your spending 600 on a chip, just get a FX55! (Only 200 dollars more and it sounds like you have money )

 

[Falkentyne]

Sorry for the short notice, but I need some advice. I'm bidding on a USED 3.4GHz Ext. Edition cpu going now for around $600 w/ just a few minutes left. There's a 30-day warranty. Does this sound like a good deal?

30 day warranty isn't that important, except against DOA.
I paid $675 for a new OEM 3.4EE, back in September, so I'm not sure if that deal is that hot.

 

[Falkentyne]

Yeah, the EE is just for braggin rights . If your spending 600 on a chip, just get a FX55! (Only 200 dollars more and it sounds like you have money )

Have you forgotten that he can't stick that fx55 in his existing motherboard?

Why does -everyone- forget that, whenever the A64 vs P4 debate comes up?
Besides, this section isn't really the place for that.

FX55 means new motherboard _and_ CPU (if not new RAM, also, depending on how good your existing RAM is). And those motherboards aren't cheap....

Now if he were building a brand new system.....