What to do - New cpu today

[moogle]

Ok well, a month ago I rma'ed my cpu. It had a fault and all the problems were reviewed and my rma was successful, unfortunately AMD didn't have my original cpu to replace it with so they upgraded me to a AMD X2 4600. Now It came today and I'm not sure whether to open it and use it. Or sell it. 939 cpu's are rare these days, X2 ones except for the 4200, but still. What should I do. If I sold my PC parts, Mobo, Ram, hdd's and this cpu I'd have enough to upgrade to a decent am2 setup. but i've got like £240 more on top of that to spend so.
What do you guys recommend.

Open it? or Sell it.

[staffsMike]

as you say they are rare and may get you a decent price from someone who doesn't want to upgrade to am2/c2d

[SiM]

What are you crazy? No one buys socket 939 anymore.

[Colossous]

Sell the parts seperately (bundles dont fetch as much in my experience), the cpu should be good for £140/150 as theres still a lot of call from people wanting to upgrade there 939 systems. That would by you a c2d E6600 (unless you're an amd fanboy) and the money you have saved and the extra you get for your other parts would buy you a great mobo and DDR2 RAM prices are very low at the moment so 2gb should'nt be a problem !! Thats what i'd do personally !

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AMD-Athlon-64-...QQcmdZViewItem

For example, thats on e-bay as we speak !!

[moogle]

as you say they are rare and may get you a decent price from someone who doesn't want to upgrade to am2/c2d

hmm, i'm watching some ebay bids to see how much they go for. the box is right in my lap. temptation is starting to build

[moogle]

Sell the parts seperately (bundles dont fetch as much in my experience), the cpu should be good for £140/150 as theres still a lot of call from people wanting to upgrade there 939 systems. That would by you a c2d E6600 (unless you're an amd fanboy) and the money you have saved and the extra you get for your other parts would buy you a great mobo and DDR2 RAM prices are very low at the moment so 2gb should'nt be a problem !! Thats what i'd do personally !

Whats better, list all items at once? or one by one. Theres ram, mobo, and cpu? i'd sell the hard drives too but i need to backup my stuff somewhere.

[SiM]

I think you will get closer to £100 if you were to sell it here...

Instead of selling, why don't you give it to your dear friend (me)

Whats better, list all items at once? or one by one. Theres ram, mobo, and cpu? i'd sell the hard drives too but i need to backup my stuff somewhere.

Back it up onto your new upgraded hard drive when you get it...

[moogle]

I think you will get closer to £100 if you were to sell it here...

Instead of selling, why don't you give it to your dear friend (me)

lol, yea hexus isn't the place for selling new stuff , but its still good. i wonder what i'll do with my case. , if i get everything i need including a case anyone can have that

Back it up onto your new upgraded hard drive when you get it...

found the solution. borrowed a 40gig external hd from a mate. ill just backup the files to the other pcs

[Colossous]

You might get a bit more selling seperatly, its a case of trial and error !! Most people on forums like the new shiny latest tech so you'd probably get more on flea bay ? That x2 4800 at well over £200 with 15 hours to go gives you an idea and you might get lucky ? Between the cpu and other parts and what you have saved you should get a great system !!

[moogle]

You might get a bit more selling seperatly, its a case of trial and error !! Most people on forums like the new shiny latest tech so you'd probably get more on flea bay ? That x2 4800 at well over £200 with 15 hours to go gives you an idea and you might get lucky ? Between the cpu and other parts and what you have saved you should get a great system !!

wow, and thats a used cpu. hmm on the subject, anyone know any good hd wiping tools? you know the ones you use before you sell them off?

[Mossy]

Sell it and buy a good Intel Rig

[Sprite]

Sell it on ebay

[moogle]

Sell it and buy a good Intel Rig

i would buuuuuuut, the amd stuff is cheaper. M2N-E SLI £60, alright thats near the DS3's price but still. X2 4800 am2 £84. it may not be soo much cheaper but i'll be able to use am3 cpu's. although by the time they come out ill have my student loan but a 4800 x2 will last me through the holidays , i wanna get the 65nm one, it has a lower tdp right?

Sell it on ebay

doing so as we speak , taking some piccies, transferring files. then packing it up

[Clunk]

Definately fleabay. See what the average selling price is for the AMD and do a buy it now with best offer at that price, by weekend someone will probably have offered you something close.

[moogle]

Alright, I seen theres a buy it now one for £180 inc del from poland. thats probably the highest i'll get unless someones blind and dont see it or if it finishes. I got 4 x2 4600's on the watchlist.

[Sprite]

Good luck selling that

But AM2 ? Meh your choice

(And BTW where is the M2N-E SLi for £60 ?)

Edit: http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/121169

^^ That one ? Doesn't have the funky heatpipes the standard M2N-E has though