Before I start I was going to post this on the intel side but decided not to because last time i started a thread there about upgrading it was never replayed to...
Anyway I'm building a gaming computer for a friend who help me out bunch in the past, I already have most of the parts, a 7870 HD, 8GB's of DDR 3, 120GB intel 2gen SSD, 650 Watt Antech earth watt PSU (it's from 2009, it should still be good, it has spent most of it's life since 2011 in my closet, if you guys think it's to old let me know I can alwasy get a new PSU) and last but not least a ASUS P8Z68-V pro socket 1155 MOBD, all I need now is a CPU.
I have looked on line and there is very little I can find as far as used CPU's for this socket, maybe I'm not looking in the right places. so I ask two things, first of all is there a online store that has used/new socket 1155 CPU's that is reasonably priced and can ship to Canada and mostly if the first solution is not viable is there any one who has upgraded and no longer needs there socket 1155CPU, I will pay shipping and a fair price for the CPU, it does not need to be anything crazy, I'm probably not going to overclock it because he wont know what to do if the overclock failed, a decent non k CPU would be nice but I don't want to get him a turd CPU either, something with at least 3.2GHz base quad core HT is optional, once I have that I will get him to buy a case and a OEM copy of windows 10 and he will be good to go.
My friend Mike helped me and my brother out at a difficult time in my life and this PC that I will be how I'm going to pay that help back to him, I have a limited budget for this part as I'm paying/giving away all the parts beside the case and windows copy.
So hopefully posting this here is not breaking any rules, please let me know if I am also thank for any help and advice.
EDIT: I have a CPU now, will be posting on the build progress and any problem i encounter.
Anyway I'm building a gaming computer for a friend who help me out bunch in the past, I already have most of the parts, a 7870 HD, 8GB's of DDR 3, 120GB intel 2gen SSD, 650 Watt Antech earth watt PSU (it's from 2009, it should still be good, it has spent most of it's life since 2011 in my closet, if you guys think it's to old let me know I can alwasy get a new PSU) and last but not least a ASUS P8Z68-V pro socket 1155 MOBD, all I need now is a CPU.
I have looked on line and there is very little I can find as far as used CPU's for this socket, maybe I'm not looking in the right places. so I ask two things, first of all is there a online store that has used/new socket 1155 CPU's that is reasonably priced and can ship to Canada and mostly if the first solution is not viable is there any one who has upgraded and no longer needs there socket 1155CPU, I will pay shipping and a fair price for the CPU, it does not need to be anything crazy, I'm probably not going to overclock it because he wont know what to do if the overclock failed, a decent non k CPU would be nice but I don't want to get him a turd CPU either, something with at least 3.2GHz base quad core HT is optional, once I have that I will get him to buy a case and a OEM copy of windows 10 and he will be good to go.
My friend Mike helped me and my brother out at a difficult time in my life and this PC that I will be how I'm going to pay that help back to him, I have a limited budget for this part as I'm paying/giving away all the parts beside the case and windows copy.
So hopefully posting this here is not breaking any rules, please let me know if I am also thank for any help and advice.
EDIT: I have a CPU now, will be posting on the build progress and any problem i encounter.
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