safe to purchase a used cpu from aliexpress?

[maldyus_grm]

^^

Thank you in advance, and merry christmas to everybody ^_^

[maldyus_grm]

I wanted to thank all who replied,and wish calm and peaceful holidays to everybody,regardlless of country/religion.

My msi 970 gaming based system still runs on a amd phenom ii 1055t, with 16gb of ram, and my sapphire r9 390 8gb .I am running Win 10 pro installed on a 480gb ssd, and I am also using two more, one identical to that one,and a smaller of 240gb.

I was only considering the FX 8350 as a getaway to run hopefully Vampyr and Red Dead Redemption decently.But yes, it's expensive.

I am upgrading to ryzen 9 3900 and the msi prestige x570 creation among other components, but I was just hoping to give my old hardware a few more happy times before retirement.

And folks,it goes without saying, please offer me your suggestions and ideas.They are all welcome.

[VisciousFishes]

引用自 maldyus_grm：

Hello,

Thank you very much for updating this,

Yeah I checked it out, I did not check if they ship internationally or not, but it does look like a solid marketplace.

You're very welcome. Like I said, I have known of these stores for about a decade. I haven't heard a bad thing yet about them. But then I don't know anyone whose tried international shipping with them.

I would go check my local store, but I am a hermit. Sorry about that.

[Komrade]

引用自 maldyus_grm：

I wanted to thank all who replied,and wish calm and peaceful holidays to everybody,regardlless of country/religion.

My msi 970 gaming based system still runs on a amd phenom ii 1055t, with 16gb of ram, and my sapphire r9 390 8gb .I am running Win 10 pro installed on a 480gb ssd, and I am also using two more, one identical to that one,and a smaller of 240gb.

I was only considering the FX 8350 as a getaway to run hopefully Vampyr and Red Dead Redemption decently.But yes, it's expensive.

I am upgrading to ryzen 9 3900 and the msi prestige x570 creation among other components, but I was just hoping to give my old hardware a few more happy times before retirement.

And folks,it goes without saying, please offer me your suggestions and ideas.They are all welcome.

If you're only gaming, the 3900x is way overkill for you. For gaming a 3600x is all you need. Focus on a GPU upgrade with a 3600x instead of a 3900x.

[upcoast]

引用自 maldyus_grm：

I wanted to thank all who replied,and wish calm and peaceful holidays to everybody,regardlless of country/religion.

My msi 970 gaming based system still runs on a amd phenom ii 1055t, with 16gb of ram, and my sapphire r9 390 8gb .I am running Win 10 pro installed on a 480gb ssd, and I am also using two more, one identical to that one,and a smaller of 240gb.

I was only considering the FX 8350 as a getaway to run hopefully Vampyr and Red Dead Redemption decently.But yes, it's expensive.

I am upgrading to ryzen 9 3900 and the msi prestige x570 creation among other components, but I was just hoping to give my old hardware a few more happy times before retirement.

And folks,it goes without saying, please offer me your suggestions and ideas.They are all welcome.

This Black Friday I moved from my FX8350/gtx1070 to a very reasonable priced Ryzen 7 2700x with the same gtx1070 quite a difference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkG-UayPUfc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOLtkowdtks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojRMoipgU1s

Some comparative resources ^.

[Hazard to the populace]

引用自 maldyus_grm：

引用自 Jakethebusker：

CEX (think ot stands for Computer and Electronics eXchange) is a UK shop where people sell their kit, e.g. c.p.u., or G.P.U, or playstation console and games for cash. They do have a website but transferring stuff from store to store can cost.

I have bought a few things from CEX, but not their computer hardware. They are good for cheap disc based ps3, xbox 360, P.C. (rare but I managed to get MGS2:Substance edition on P.C disc from them 10 years back. I didn't have a p.c. at the time but a disc like that was worth picking up.)

I don't think they do international shipping, so if you're outside the U.K. you might not be able to purchase from them. However, I have never seen a CEX storefront that doesnt sell PC Parts. Or you could just try and get a friend in the U.K to help you if that's your thang.

Hello,

Thank you very much for updating this,

Yeah I checked it out, I did not check if they ship internationally or not, but it does look like a solid marketplace.

iirc they do 12/24mth warranty on all electricals ie phones, consoles, laptops etc

[Snow]

How did I miss this thread?
Check my fav used CPU store on Ali, here[www.aliexpress.com]
I love those guys, I never had a single issue with CPUs from them.

[Hazard to the populace]

引用自 Snow：

How did I miss this thread?
Check my fav used CPU store on Ali, here[www.aliexpress.com]
I love those guys, I never had a single issue with CPUs from them.

Thank you for your post

[maldyus_grm]

引用自 notkennyS：

引用自 maldyus_grm：

I wanted to thank all who replied,and wish calm and peaceful holidays to everybody,regardlless of country/religion.

My msi 970 gaming based system still runs on a amd phenom ii 1055t, with 16gb of ram, and my sapphire r9 390 8gb .I am running Win 10 pro installed on a 480gb ssd, and I am also using two more, one identical to that one,and a smaller of 240gb.

I was only considering the FX 8350 as a getaway to run hopefully Vampyr and Red Dead Redemption decently.But yes, it's expensive.

I am upgrading to ryzen 9 3900 and the msi prestige x570 creation among other components, but I was just hoping to give my old hardware a few more happy times before retirement.

And folks,it goes without saying, please offer me your suggestions and ideas.They are all welcome.

If you're only gaming, the 3900x is way overkill for you. For gaming a 3600x is all you need. Focus on a GPU upgrade with a 3600x instead of a 3900x.

Thank you, but I wish to built a system as future proof as possible, and honestly, I wish for something that will be able to max out S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 when it releases on UE 4.

Also, I am looking to buy the absolute best of a beast of a graphics card amd will be offering at that moment.Yes,even if it costs a fortune.

[upcoast]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz-bHNkwHgI

Speaking of Aliexpress ^.

[maldyus_grm]

引用自 upcoast：

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz-bHNkwHgI

Speaking of Aliexpress ^.

In all honesty, my biggest issue is that I simply lack the knowledge and experience to tell if they sell me a cpu with damaged pins or fake or otherwise.Also, when they do mention things like used but in pristine state and the such, yeah I can believe them in good faith, but how do I know if they have overclocked the soul out of the poor thing for five years straight and then sell it to me?

And to be fair, the same can happen with ebay sellers, although it looks like they are on the watch out for scammers and mostly deal swiftly with them.

[Snow]

引用自 maldyus_grm：

how do I know if they have overclocked the soul out of the poor thing for five years straight and then sell it to me?

Why would you even care?

[maldyus_grm]

引用自 Snow：

引用自 maldyus_grm：

how do I know if they have overclocked the soul out of the poor thing for five years straight and then sell it to me?

Why would you even care?

I understand what are you saying,I mentioned that, because frankly, I have never bought used hardware until now, I know I would be insecure about it, even though for no good reason actually.

[L37]

The issue i personally see with fx8350 is - it is stupidly expensive for some reason. Like you can buy r5-2600 for the same price (used) if not cheaper. Not much point in buying fx8350 this expensive IMO.

[Komrade]

Wait OP what CPU are you planning to buy?

[maldyus_grm]

引用自 notkennyS：

Wait OP what CPU are you planning to buy?

As explained, the FX 8350 as a temporary solution before going to one of the Ryzen 7 series models.I only want to enjoy Red Dead Redemption as decently as possible.

@L37: I know it is jewel like expensive, and they know it too.I am reconsidering it tbh.