Question what should i look out for when buying used ryzen chips?

[jordanbuilds1]

currently looking at ryzen 5 1400-1600s and ive found a few at good prices, but is there things i should look out for when buying these used ryzen chips?

 

[Lutfij]

What motherboard are you looking to pair with the processor? You should inspect the underside of the CPU for any bent or broken pins. If you're looking at them in person, then it'd be good if you had a portable testbench to test out the processor, put it through it's paces.

Some processors with a faulty Integrated Memory Controller(IMC) will prevent you from using ram in certain slots on the memory.

 

[jordanbuilds1]

What motherboard are you looking to pair with the processor? You should inspect the underside of the CPU for any bent or broken pins. If you're looking at them in person, then it'd be good if you had a portable testbench to test out the processor, put it through it's paces.

Some processors with a faulty Integrated Memory Controller(IMC) will prevent you from using ram in certain slots on the memory.

MSI A320M-A Pro mATX

 

[USAFRet]

currently looking at ryzen 5 1400-1600s and ive found a few at good prices, but is there things i should look out for when buying these used ryzen chips?

Why used?

The only things you can look for is seller reputation, and where you are buying from.

 

[jordanbuilds1]

Why used?

The only things you can look for is seller reputation, and where you are buying from.

cheap, budget friendly, also how am i supposed to find a 1400 new in 2024?

 

[USAFRet]

cheap, budget friendly, also how am i supposed to find a 1400 new in 2024?

Why building in to a 7 year old platform?

I get 'cheap', but it IS old.

 

[COLGeek]

cheap, budget friendly, also how am i supposed to find a 1400 new in 2024?

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processor-Wraith-Stealth-YD1400BBAEBOX/dp/B06XKWT8J4?th=1

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processo...pcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A1ZYJ2SSCYE072

 

[jordanbuilds1]

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processor-Wraith-Stealth-YD1400BBAEBOX/dp/B06XKWT8J4?th=1

thats just overpriced at that price point

 

[COLGeek]

thats just overpriced at that price point

Sure it is. A "new" 3600 is less expensive:

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3600-12-Thread-Processor/dp/B07STGGQ18?th=1

With your motherboard, you have lots of options:

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/A320M-A-PRO/support#cpu

 

[jordanbuilds1]

Why building in to a 7 year old platform?

I get 'cheap', but it IS old.

i will upgrade overtime since its am4

 

[COLGeek]

i will upgrade overtime since its am4

What do you consider as a reasonable budget for your CPU needs?

 

[jordanbuilds1]

What do you consider as a reasonable budget for your CPU needs?

only spending about 60 bucks bc im upgrading later most likley.

 

[USAFRet]

Bottom line - There is nothing you can look for in a "used CPU".

Whatever picture they show you may not be the exact device you get.

Seller reputation, platform, and refund/return rights is all.

 

[COLGeek]

only spending about 60 bucks bc im upgrading later most likley.

Ebay and Craigslist. Good luck.

The 3600 sent earlier was only 84.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

eBay is safer imo. Make sure you look for sellers with good feedback and read descriptions VERY carefully.

With eBay you should get buyer protection which I think gives you 30 days to file a claim.

Something like this would be decent.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1264692712...1QoO_yZSxW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

70 bucks and you’d need a cooler.

 

[NedSmelly]

A lot of these 1st gen were overclocked. People like Steve at Gamers Nexus were advising it on their videos as a “mandatory 5 minute mod” back in the day. So there’s a risk of some of these being semi-burnt out. I killed my 1600 by overclocking it.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

I mean if the OP has to go older,

This is probably as old as you want to go.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1264684279...1QoO_yZSxW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Keep in mind that 1st Gen ryzen won’t support windows 11. I think 2000 series and up does.

 

[jordanbuilds1]

I mean if the OP has to go older,

This is probably as old as you want to go.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1264684279...1QoO_yZSxW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Keep in mind that 1st Gen ryzen won’t support windows 11. I think 2000 series and up does.

not a big windows 11 fan but i will check it out.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

You may not be a windows 11 fan but they’ll turn off updates for windows 10 next year. So basically I’m just kind of the opinion that folks will need to migrate over to it. I’ve been using it for a year or two and it’s not a bad os. And you can move the start menu to the left.

 

[jordanbuilds1]

You may not be a windows 11 fan but they’ll turn off updates for windows 10 next year. So basically I’m just kind of the opinion that folks will need to migrate over to it. I’ve been using it for a year or two and it’s not a bad os. And you can move the start menu to the left.

fair point, the church i work at uses it, but i really cringed when they added ads to the start page.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

I get it. For the most part it’s been decent imo but yes they could cut the ads. I hate ads lol.

 

[COLGeek]

I think the ads thing is a bit of a nothing burger. I only see when using the search app and I can simply ignore what is there. I've noticed no other "intrusions".

 

[jordanbuilds1]

well i think ill check out the 2600, would the rx 570 pair nicley with that?

 

[ohio_buckeye]

rx 570 is an older gpu so should be ok. Might also look at the gtx 1060 and the rx 580 and even 470/480 cards. Keep in mind those older rx cards have no driver support now so might struggle more in newer stuff. If you have a decent power supply looks like older gtx 970 cards go for about 50 bucks.