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I hate to do it, but I need funds for a q95/650 cpu. How much could I sell a lapped CO stepping e8400 that does 3.9ghz at good temps 24/7(at 1.336v)? I simply won't need it any longer, the rest of my equipment is older athlon stuff. Broke old man on fixed income trying to go quad...
 
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Maybe around $85 i would say.
 

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i'd say around $60, but thats a number that WILL get a sale, as opposed to hoping for someone to pay extra for it.
 

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Now how much should I pay for a used q9550 or 9650?
 

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Now how much should I pay for a used q9550 or 9650?

they were always overpriced imo, i found it cheaper to move to a cheap tri/quad AMD (even including motherboard) than it was to get a 45nm quad on 775
 

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I had a lapped e8400 listed here a couple months ago for $75 no takers. Sold on eBay for $115. It can definitely still be good for some things despite the fees.
 

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I know you are in Canada but Microcenter offers E0 stepping Q9550 @ $160US. If you can score $75-100 for the E8400 it would be a killer upgrade for you at a reasonable price. Maybe someone can help get you one once you find a buyer.
 

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Man, I know someone in the US who may be able to help me. I'd kill for that cpu, and a very nice price. My stupid flight sim is choking my e8400 at 3.9, and it's quad aware, so I must get it!!
 
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Availability should be no prob and that is not a sale price, it's been $160 for a while. It should have no issue matching the E8400 clock speeds and has a boat load of cache perfect for what you are doing.
 
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I just check the store closest to me and they are currently out. I'm going there tomorrow anyway I'll ask how long but they are an Intel launch partner and I'm sure we can find you one.
they usually have a few laying around, I buy all my chips from them and know a few peeps that work there. when i get home tomorrow i will have an answer for you and could prolly help get it to you.
 

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Thankyou, that cpu would solve my problems for now, being on a fixed income, not easy to upgrade, have to make what I have last a bit longer. I'll beg, or borrow whatever I can to pay for it. For that price, I'll find it! Who needs food... Ridiculous $400 prices up here for that.....
 
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Hey, OP, I joined the forum after reading your post/thread.

I'm looking for an EOL, used LGA 775 Core 2 Duo or Quad Core Intel cpu, too!

I am not finding good prices, though. It sounds like prices for these older processors are way lower in other parts of the world!

I am wondering what is the best deal: Q6600 for about $90, E8400 for $140 (not sure I can get lower - people are asking for high price!) or Q9400 for $140.

I noticed on MicroCenter's web site, a Q9400 for $99. I didn't spot any Q9550.

Can anyone comment on the processors mentioned?

I don't really game much. But, the multi-tasking and video editing capabilities are of interest for the Quad. However, the dual core might be enough. I guess I'm wondering what is the best price and what price I should require or accept per each cpu.

I have an Asus P5Q which is a P45 mobo. I was looking to get a cpu to put in it as my main system. I already have a P35 system with a Q6600 cpu.

Any suggestions or recommendations?
 

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Man, I know someone in the US who may be able to help me. I'd kill for that cpu, and a very nice price. My stupid flight sim is choking my e8400 at 3.9, and it's quad aware, so I must get it!!

What flight sim you talk about ?.
 

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Man, if someone could snag that cpu, I'm sending $100 to my paypal at 6am... arrg wish I didn't already promise another $100 somewhere else....
Have you seen ebay.ca? ridiculous....

Flibolito, think it will last in stock for another month or 2?

Rise of Flight Follow the link in my sig. Considered one of the most accurate and realistic sims to date. Also why it requires bag-loads of cpu and gpu horsepower. It eats my e8400 for breakfast. Like I've probably mentioned, most people flying it have i7s and 480s.

canadien, I would not bother looking at any less than a q9550. I also wouldn't pay more than $200can for it used. I was wrong about the 9550 as to it's clocking abilities, it will do 3.8 on air, pretty much same as a 9650. I'm hoping to score a 9650 for under $200, I have to, too poor and lost too much hardware lately to spend more! The 94xx series and under might as well be melted down like my e8400 to be recycled.....
 
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Man, if someone could snag that cpu, I'm sending $100 to my paypal at 6am... arrg wish I didn't already promise another $100 somewhere else....
Have you seen ebay.ca? ridiculous....

Flibolito, think it will last in stock for another month or 2?

Rise of Flight Follow the link in my sig. Considered one of the most accurate and realistic sims to date. Also why it requires bag-loads of cpu and gpu horsepower. It eats my e8400 for breakfast. Like I've probably mentioned, most people flying it have i7s and 480s.

canadien, I would not bother looking at any less than a q9550. I also wouldn't pay more than $200can for it used. I was wrong about the 9550 as to it's clocking abilities, it will do 3.8 on air, pretty much same as a 9650. I'm hoping to score a 9650 for under $200, I have to, too poor and lost too much hardware lately to spend more! The 94xx series and under might as well be melted down like my e8400 to be recycled.....
I don't think you'll find a Q9550 for $200 anymore. At least, not now. The lowest I've seen is $265.

Ebay? No, not worth looking. I did see a Q9505S Engineering sample for $200, though. Not sure if that's good or not but probably not worth the risk.

The best deal so far seems to be Q6600 for $90. Should I just do that? I've come across people selling an E8400 and Q9400 but they want $140 for either. Seems like a crappy deal for either, though? They should be closer to $100, right?

I might just give up and go for the Q6600 but I wanted something that ran a bit cooler and at less power. :ohwell:
 

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I might just give up and go for the Q6600 but I wanted something that ran a bit cooler and at less power. :ohwell:

in that case, look at spending your $300 on an AM2+ system instead. You may only get a cheap mobo, but you can get some damn good phenom II CPU's cheap these days.
 
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Well I went from a e8400 to a xeon 3220, which is a server version of the q6600, same specs, same performance. With the 3220(q6600), my system actually lost it's quickness. GHZ to GHZ, your e8400 is fatser than a q6600. Personally, speaking from experience, I would not recommend replacing a e8*00 with anything less than a q9450. The 3mb of cache per core with the e8*00 and q9*50 makes all the difference in the world!!!!!
 

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Well I went from a e8400 to a xeon 3220, which is a server version of the q6600, same specs, same performance. With the 3220(q6600), my system actually lost it's quickness. GHZ to GHZ, your e8400 is fatser than a q6600. Personally, speaking from experience, I would not recommend replacing a e8*00 with anything less than a q9450. The 3mb of cache per core with the e8*00 and q9*50 makes all the difference in the world!!!!!



i can back this up, because i went from a Q6600 to a xeon E3120, the reverse of barbaric - and it was quite the upgrade.


the 45nm chips are quite a bit faster clock for clock AND they OC higher and easier, so the 65nm quads are not worth the upgrade.

thats the whole reason i went this x6 in the first place, was because i couldnt find reasonably priced quad core 45nm chips for socket 775
 
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The OP wants to replace his E8400, btw. I don't own an E8400. ;) My current system is a P35, with Q6600. I received a P45 mobo in a trade for an older AMD cpu and was wondering if I should A) use it instead of the P35 mobo or
B) build a 2nd computer. I was leaning towards (B) because it would be nice to have another powerful computer. I have a couple of extra DDR2 sticks, a 500w power supply and some other parts.

I'm not sure whether I chose the best most cost-effective route but since my laptops all suck (I own two older laptops that are old and slow), I wanted a 2nd computer.

The problem was whether the performance justifies the cost. I didn't look at AMD since my motherboards are 775 and my RAM is all DDR2. It seems I wouldn't be much better off with respect to new hardware, if I am hunting for only DDR2 AMD motherboards.

The LGA 775 processors in the Canadian market are a bad deal, as prices are almost always overpriced or overvalued. Even used, it's not that great as sellers are asking for more than they're worth in many cases. It seems in other places of the world, you can get a bit more for your money. The Q9400 for $99 at Micro Center, for e.g., doesn't sound too bad.

Anyway, to summarize, the lack of other hardware components convinced me not to pursue an AMD solution. I suppose I could have sold off my current hardware and go either newer Intel or AMD but I think I probably held onto the hardware for too long. The Q6600 went down in price but I don't have the 'sought after' hardware. I'm not sure I can get much for vanilla P45 motherboards and ditto my Gigabyte P35 mobo. Maybe some ebayers might want it but even if I got $250 for the bunch (unlikely), that doesn't provide a full system as there is still RAM to get.

Did that explain everything or am I missing something? :)

What would you do? Which cpu or system would you build? Would you keep everything and buy a cpu for the other mobo, sell it or sell part of it? ;)
 

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Man, if someone could snag that cpu, I'm sending $100 to my paypal at 6am... arrg wish I didn't already promise another $100 somewhere else....
Have you seen ebay.ca? ridiculous....

Flibolito, think it will last in stock for another month or 2?

Rise of Flight Follow the link in my sig. Considered one of the most accurate and realistic sims to date. Also why it requires bag-loads of cpu and gpu horsepower. It eats my e8400 for breakfast. Like I've probably mentioned, most people flying it have i7s and 480s.

canadien, I would not bother looking at any less than a q9550. I also wouldn't pay more than $200can for it used. I was wrong about the 9550 as to it's clocking abilities, it will do 3.8 on air, pretty much same as a 9650. I'm hoping to score a 9650 for under $200, I have to, too poor and lost too much hardware lately to spend more! The 94xx series and under might as well be melted down like my e8400 to be recycled.....

Aah that one, I am waiting for 1C ( :respect: ) bring there newer version of IL-2 out.

Good luck finding one wont help living in Canada too at a guess.
 
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Is it too much of a risk to buy a used cpu that was overclocked?

Would you pass on those?

I have the option of:
A) used Q6600 - $90
B) used Q9400 - $140 - but was overclocked at 3.6? on watecooling?
C) new Q9400 - $220
D) new Q9550 - $265

Just giving options out there.

I wanted to get as closest to $100 as possible since I think once I start going over that, I'm getting awfully close to being better off building a new system. But, as I have no parts towards a brand new system other than a power supply, I thought buying the EOL cpu, the best I can get for the money, would be a better bet.

I think $200-ish is probably the highest to go without it being a really overpriced buy.

But, even that amound is awfully high.

I think the Q9400 sounds like an ideal cpu if I can find it low enough. But, I figure most used processors of this power/performance grade was probably overclocked. The question is, is it worth it when it factors into its life expectancy?

I, too, would like it if some generous American could buy the Q9300 for sale at Micro Center...hehe... then send it to me... but, I can't count on such luxuries so I guess I have to decide whether to get any of these other processors (for the price they're at) or whether to sell some hardware.
 

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Get rid of you mother board and CPU and pick up a used 785G board that uses DDR2 and a Phenom II 45nm quad... then call it a day lol
 
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Is it too much of a risk to buy a used cpu that was overclocked?

Would you pass on those?

I have the option of:
A) used Q6600 - $90
B) used Q9400 - $140 - but was overclocked at 3.6? on watecooling?
C) new Q9400 - $220
D) new Q9550 - $265

Just giving options out there.

I wanted to get as closest to $100 as possible since I think once I start going over that, I'm getting awfully close to being better off building a new system. But, as I have no parts towards a brand new system other than a power supply, I thought buying the EOL cpu, the best I can get for the money, would be a better bet.

I think $200-ish is probably the highest to go without it being a really overpriced buy.

But, even that amound is awfully high.

I think the Q9400 sounds like an ideal cpu if I can find it low enough. But, I figure most used processors of this power/performance grade was probably overclocked. The question is, is it worth it when it factors into its life expectancy?

I, too, would like it if some generous American could buy the Q9300 for sale at Micro Center...hehe... then send it to me... but, I can't count on such luxuries so I guess I have to decide whether to get any of these other processors (for the price they're at) or whether to sell some hardware.


Out of your options you listed, I would probably go with the $140 q9400. It is a better performer than the q6600( http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html ), and I wouldn't worry about a modest 3.6 overclock, especailly if it was watercooled.

BTW, I'd do the microcenter deal for you, but I don't have one in the area.
 
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