[SOLVED] How do i get my hands on an AMD A8-7600?

[sawma_xd]

The title says it all.
I am from India btw.

 

[Eximo]

7 year old chip, basically used market if it isn't available at a retail website or store you are familiar with. So alibaba, aliexpress, amazon india, etc.

 

[SamirD]

So alibaba, aliexpress, amazon india, etc.

I would avoid all the chinese fakes sites like ali-anything, etc.

The cheapest/easiest route would be to have a relative in the US/UK get one for you and then send it to you via relatives/friends travelling to your city.

 

[Eximo]

Not for sale in the US or the UK, part of the problem. Ebay or Amazon resellers would be no better. Just finding one is going to be hard enough.

 

[yeetbucket]

why do you want one?

 

[Eximo]

There are several related posts. A very low budget gaming system.

Finding an intact A8-7600 system is probably the easiest at this point.

Already a dead end system, so wouldn't be losing much. Or pick up practically any late model budget laptop.

 

[sawma_xd]

why do you want one?

I am trying to put together a super cheap yet decent(for its price) build.

 

[DSzymborski]

I am trying to put together a super cheap yet decent(for its price) build.

Decent for what specific purpose? And at what budget? It's not really much better than the system you were hoping to unload a few weeks ago for $50 (and in some ways, worse). You said you were hoping to sell it for a headset; so what are the specs of the PC you are using now? Because this isn't decent for the price unless you can build the whole PC for under $100.

 

[SamirD]

Not for sale in the US or the UK, part of the problem. Ebay or Amazon resellers would be no better. Just finding one is going to be hard enough.

There's tons in the used market--and that's the only place you will find a genuine processor today.

 

[SamirD]

And for $100, you can get a pre-built that will kill the a8-7600 for the same price (lga1150 Dell)

 

[punkncat]

I utilized an A8 for a while in a Chopin case. It worked GREAT for surfing and video viewing. It's iGPU is really weak by modern standard and to get the best out of it requires high speed RAM (like it's newer grandchildren on AM4) that would cost more than the rig is worth at this point.

On top of that aspect, even if you added a reasonable discrete GPU like a 960 or similar the issue becomes 100% CPU use even in games that aren't considered demanding.

I feel like you would be far better served attempting to locate a used system that is far more modern, or Intel core 2nd gen, plus.

 

[yeetbucket]

I utilized an A8 for a while in a Chopin case. It worked GREAT for surfing and video viewing. It's iGPU is really weak by modern standard and to get the best out of it requires high speed RAM (like it's newer grandchildren on AM4) that would cost more than the rig is worth at this point.

On top of that aspect, even if you added a reasonable discrete GPU like a 960 or similar the issue becomes 100% CPU use even in games that aren't considered demanding.

I feel like you would be far better served attempting to locate a used system that is far more modern, or Intel core 2nd gen, plus.

I agree with this. By the time you find one, it will be too expensive to put together a whole system based upon it. You can go on to ebay and fine a full computer for 100-300 dollars that will be far better.

 

[SamirD]

You can go on to ebay and fine a full computer for 100-300 dollars that will be far better.

The problem is outside of the US, even used computers are much more expensive than here, and OP is in India.

 

[sawma_xd]

And for $100, you can get a pre-built that will kill the a8-7600 for the same price (lga1150 Dell)

Did some searching on ebay and found nothing.

 

[SamirD]

Did some searching on ebay and found nothing.

Yeah, I forgot you were in India. 🙁

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