Would you buy it?

kobaj · 02-20-2006, 03:26 PM

I have noticed that when someone is selling a cpu they state if it has been overclocked. Now I am wondering are you more inclined to buy it or less inclined to buy it if it has been overclocked?

I am thinking of selling an old rig I have but before I do I wanna try and overclock, but if less people would buy it then I dont wanna overclock it.

Thanks.

meanman · 02-20-2006, 03:36 PM

i would not buy a oc processor second hand

OvenMaster · 02-20-2006, 03:37 PM

I'd never even consider buying it. How would you know if it weren't burnt out? How could you guarantee it's still working? Has it been overheated? What sort of heatsink? Was operation stable? What warranty is offered?
Those reasons alone are why I'd only buy new-in-box CPU's.
Tom

kobaj · 02-20-2006, 03:51 PM

Ok, thanks.

*Note to self: Dont go overclocking when I get home tonight*

**dragon2309** · 02-20-2006, 04:00 PM

well, yeh, but if u buy a second hand PC, whos to say that they are just lying, saying its not overclocked when actually its the same CPU they had in the liquid nitrogen setup just last week. (exaggeration, lol)

02-20-2006, 03:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
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OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 2,025	I'd never even consider buying it. How would you know if it weren't burnt out? How could you guarantee it's still working? Has it been overheated? What sort of heatsink? Was operation stable? What warranty is offered? Those reasons alone are why I'd only buy new-in-box CPU's. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

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kobaj Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,219	Ok, thanks. Note to self: Dont go overclocking when I get home tonight __________________ My site My sigThanks Kornowski for ava and sig. Winner of photo competition: Bokeh.

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02-20-2006, 03:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,789	i would not buy a oc processor second hand