Used 3960x still worth it?

[Mts_15]

Hey guys is this a good deal for 500$ us

Asus P9X79 Pro LGA 2011
-Intel Core i7-3960X Processor Extreme Edition 3.30Ghz. 3.90 GHz Max Turbo Frequency [ 6 cores 12 threads].
-Airflow HSF
-16GB ram 4x 4Gb (Adata)
-1TB hdd (Seagate)
-Elsa GTX Nvidia 660 2Gb ddr5 192bit.
-Creative X-Fi SBO880 (Sound card)
-850w-Seasonic x series 80+ Gold, full modular power supply

And is there any way I could test the CPU and mobo if it's still in good condition thanks!

 

[Barty1884]

Depends on your needs. The 3960X is still a solid chip..... but I don't know if I'd invest in it in 2017.

The only thing of any substantial value (IMO) is the PSU...... but if it's "of the period" (ie mid-late 2011) it's into at least year 5 or 6 of it's 7 year warranty.

Consider, for the same $500.... you could have the same core/thread count (albeit a bit lower boost clock) and a much more powerful GPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card
Case: HEC - Voyager ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($58.51 @ Amazon)
Total: $502.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-25 12:25 EDT-0400

 

[theyeti87]

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