WTB: Intel 4790K or 4790 CPU

[mista ting]

WTB: Intel i7 4790K or 4790 CPU

Hello [H] gods, help a bum college student out

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[SamirD]

Budget?

 

[mista ting]

Not sure how much they go for now

 

[mista ting]

bump

 

[SamirD]

Wow, looks like they're still around $130 on ebay--crazy. Good luck! Took me months for me to find mine at less than this.

 

[dexvx]

Right now some Chinese sellers are dumping the i7-5775c for ~$90. With good DDR3 memory and cooling, they can match an overclocked 7700K/Ryzen 3300X

 

[SamirD]

Right now some Chinese sellers are dumping the i7-5775c for ~$90. With good DDR3 memory and cooling, they can match an overclocked 7700K/Ryzen 3300X

These are strange chips--why are they only sold from china?

 

[mista ting]

Right now some Chinese sellers are dumping the i7-5775c for ~$90. With good DDR3 memory and cooling, they can match an overclocked 7700K/Ryzen 3300X

That's a great option but dont seem to be compatible with Z87 motherboards... needs Z97

 

[Bowman15]

That's a great option but dont seem to be compatible with Z87 motherboards... needs Z97

Bump for u and yup, checked it out $98 for cpu and about $75 for mobo but they are overclockable....

 

[dexvx]

These are strange chips--why are they only sold from china?

5775C's are actually quite rare, they were very short lived in production. It seems some entity on China decomissioned a bunch of 5775C's and just flooded the market, hence the low prices.

But yes, they require a Z97, and some Z97's (e.g. Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mk.1 ) do not support it.

 

[SamirD]

5775C's are actually quite rare, they were very short lived in production. It seems some entity on China decomissioned a bunch of 5775C's and just flooded the market, hence the low prices.

But yes, they require a Z97, and some Z97's (e.g. Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mk.1 ) do not support it.

Anytime anything from china is flooding the market, I question the motive and authenticity. Still, a genuine chip would be a nice alternative to a 4790/4790k.

 

[Alag28]

i got one for 150 shipped!

 

[Bowman15]

Anytime anything from china is flooding the market, I question the motive and authenticity. Still, a genuine chip would be a nice alternative to a 4790/4790k.

Cripes I have a 4790 I can sell and am thinking about going that route...the chance to overclock a Broadwell chip is really tempting.

Oh and bump...