Should I take this deal?

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My friend is offering me to sell his computer to me for $500:

FX-60 939 CPU
2GB Corsair Value Select RAM
ATI X800XL
X-Fi XtremeMusic (was once mine, :lol: )
ASUS A8N-MVP (also mine at one point :lol: )
Lian-Li PC-60 Case
BFG 500W PSU
Big beefy copper Valmann HSF
no hard drives

What do you think? I think I'm getting a good deal, don't you? I have an RMA hard drive coming back in a few days, so I'll have a hard drive [no shortage in space (I'll have 2 250GB and a 320GB)]

this solves my problem, because I was having trouble piecing out a $500 computer. Sure it lacks expandability, but for another $250, I can rock LGA775, and I can pull some serious coin on that FX-60 to make the upgrade pretty much free!
 
That sounds like a really good deal to me. Slap in a X1900 or an 8600, and you'd have a really good gaming rig worth around $1,000 new. 👍
 
Take it, looks like a good deal to me. More so when you know it worked at one point and you'll have it then, no shipping ;)
 
DWA
Awww.. what happen to you're mac?
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I had to sell mac to have money to take a vacation to toronto this weekend. And credit cards... those too.
 
This is a really good deal, even though Socket 939 is "old", the FX-60 was and is still an amazing processor. It's also dual core, so it's still got a lot of life left. A year and a half ago, that processor cost a grand; it's totally worth it.
 
Crash852
This is a really good deal, even though Socket 939 is "old", the FX-60 was and is still an amazing processor. It's also dual core, so it's still got a lot of life left. A year and a half ago, that processor cost a grand; it's totally worth it.
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Agreed. Also, like memomena said, a Core 2 Duo and appropriate motherboard can go for less than $300 depending on how picky you are in expandability.

A quick look on eBay shows that the FX-60 is running around $350, with a couple in the $250 range (but not Buy it Now). The E6600 Core 2 Duo (2.4Ghz) performs better than the FX in the majority of use, or will be just slightly behind (video/audio encoding).
 
I didn't realise you could get an FX cpu on socket 939. I was looking at getting a X2 4800+ as an upgrade, but now i'm gonna look into this!


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Yeesh

X2 4800+ £80
FX-60 £250

Is it really that much better?
 
If I see one more iTrend boy say "z0mg G3tz @ MaC!!!!" I just might go on a rampage.

I think you could build a better computer for the money, but if you want to then go for it.
 
DQuaN
Yeesh

X2 4800+ £80
FX-60 £250

Is it really that much better?
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Make sure it's the Socket 939 X2 and not the AM2.

But to answer your question, is the FX-60 better? Yes. Is it three times better than the X2 4800+? No.
 
DQuaN
I didn't realise you could get an FX cpu on socket 939. I was looking at getting a X2 4800+ as an upgrade, but now i'm gonna look into this!


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Yeesh

X2 4800+ £80
FX-60 £250

Is it really that much better?
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Better, yes. But the price is probably higher also because it is becoming dated and no longer in production (just a guess). Newegg still sells Intel's ol' Pentium Extreme, which was the top of the line Pentium D, for around $800+.
 

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