Buying a Used CPU?

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First of all, that is a VERY old i3. Second of all, I don't generally trust things with exposed die from eBay (like CPUs). I would trust something like a case, or maybe even a GPU, but things like CPU, RAM, motherboard, etc. I wouldn't recommend buying from eBay unless money is an enormous concern.
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First of all, that is a VERY old i3. Second of all, I don't generally trust things with exposed die from eBay (like CPUs). I would trust something like a case, or maybe even a GPU, but things like CPU, RAM, motherboard, etc. I wouldn't recommend buying from eBay unless money is an enormous concern.
 
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Exactly. I would only ever buy a component which can be assessed visually, like a case. Anything that has to function electronically is a bad idea to buy over eBay, especially processors since they are so often put in wrong with bent pins, etc.
 
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Are you building a new system from used parts or repairing an existing system?

If you are "building new" and plan to keep the system for 5+ years if building using new parts, going with IB i3 (or Haswell i3 when those come out) would save you 15-20W or about $70 over five years not counting savings on AC. You also get a few future expansion/upgrade options by going down the new-parts route.

If you want to repair an existing PC, don't spend more than you are willing to throw directly in the garbage on a replacement CPU unless you are 100% certain that the CPU is the one and only problem in your system.

If it is a temporary / backup / guest / low-use PC for convenience, do whatever you like. My guest/convenience PC is a Core2Duo E8400 - it was still my main PC less than a year ago and I was perfectly happy with it apart for being stuck with only 8GB RAM.
 
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