New or second-hand CPU?

d1vine · May 30, 2014

Hello everyone,I am building an gaming rig,and I came here to ask a question.I can get a i5 3470 for a decent price(20-30 bucks more than fx-6300),and I don't know what to do.Get a brand new fx-6300,or 3470 with a b75 chipset mobo?
Note:The i5 3470 was never overclock-ed and it was well cooled by Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev 2.

clutchc · May 30, 2014

I'd go for the i5 over the FX since you are starting from scratch.

dextermat · May 30, 2014

I favor the new because you have a 3 year warranty on it while not on the used one (warranty cannot be transferred)

d1vine · May 30, 2014

Does warranty mater for a cpu?I have an PC from 2006 that has been running about 4-5 hours a day/6 days a week and there weren't any problems...

Supernova1138 · May 30, 2014

CPU failure is quite rare, and most of the time the only way a CPU will die within its useful lifetime is if you try to push an overclock too far and overvolt it too much, or run it with insufficient cooling. As such, warranty might not be that big a deal for the CPU, if you do run into problems it's more likely to be a bad motherboard, or bad RAM.

d1vine · May 30, 2014

So if I keep it well-cooled and stock(no OC),there shouldn't be any problems with the CPU,right?

Supernova1138 · May 30, 2014

If you're not overclocking, then it should last a long time even with the stock Intel cooler. CPUs do last a very long time, and by the time they finally do bite the dust they have become quite obsolete.

logainofhades · May 30, 2014

I have only killed one CPU in the 14yrs that I have been building systems. I would go with the used i5.

clutchc · May 30, 2014

+1^
Same here. 1 fried CPU in a ton of years; my fault.

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