My Dad who is a regular goodwill hunter, found a brand new 5800X for $5.99. I currently have a i7 4790 (from 2014) Been needing to upgrade but the universe finally made a way….
Check those pins on that CPU (compatible with AM4 motherboards).
Rybur525
Yo what the hell. All I ever find at Goodwill is old lady kitchenware. How do people be finding shit like this? I’m astounded. Befuddled. Flabbergasted.
Edit: Also I’ll pay you $10 for it
MDParagon
Wish I was somewhere else, it’s january and it seems like that’s a years worth of luck
There are a few things to look out for here, the wrong amount of pins, the ihs (metal that says 5800x) can be switched with anything else, am3 cpus were a common scam when am4 came out years ago. The cpu may be legit, but with bent pins, sometimes easily fixable, sometimes fucked pins, or worse, broken / missing pins.
Ik you don’t have any way to check rn, but the cpu could be blown up from overclocking, or have been dropped and a memory channel was lost.
But may the odds be ever in your favour.
unlap
Just upgraded my Dad from an i7-3770 to my old Ryzen 5 5600X. He def notices the big difference! Made him get a NVME SSD with a new motherboard and he is set for a while again.
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Check those pins on that CPU (compatible with AM4 motherboards).
Yo what the hell. All I ever find at Goodwill is old lady kitchenware. How do people be finding shit like this? I’m astounded. Befuddled. Flabbergasted.
Edit: Also I’ll pay you $10 for it
Wish I was somewhere else, it’s january and it seems like that’s a years worth of luck
Check the pins to see if someone swapped the ihs
Nice hunt!
Is that expiration date at price sticker?
https://preview.redd.it/gne4j6tn5dcc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3dcf4298836e29f215105002b7346caf33acf8c6
What a lucky day!
There are a few things to look out for here, the wrong amount of pins, the ihs (metal that says 5800x) can be switched with anything else, am3 cpus were a common scam when am4 came out years ago. The cpu may be legit, but with bent pins, sometimes easily fixable, sometimes fucked pins, or worse, broken / missing pins.
Ik you don’t have any way to check rn, but the cpu could be blown up from overclocking, or have been dropped and a memory channel was lost.
But may the odds be ever in your favour.
Just upgraded my Dad from an i7-3770 to my old Ryzen 5 5600X. He def notices the big difference! Made him get a NVME SSD with a new motherboard and he is set for a while again.
Nice! That was a good find.
wow. i would bust a nut!
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