Question I have two spare Ryzen 3 2200G CPUs, wondering what to do with them

[mikeymikec]

I've been upgrading some customers' PCs to ensure that they're completely compatible with Windows 11, so I now have these CPUs spare. There doesn't seem to be any activity on ebay UK for it (ie. auctions with no bids), and building a new PC to utilise them is coming out at a good £400 UKP even without a Windows licence.

Any ideas?

 

[Kocicak]

Get two more and make a coaster using them.

 

[maddogmcgee]

Give them to Larry.

 

[DeathReborn]

I've been upgrading some customers' PCs to ensure that they're completely compatible with Windows 11, so I now have these CPUs spare. There doesn't seem to be any activity on ebay UK for it (ie. auctions with no bids), and building a new PC to utilise them is coming out at a good £400 UKP even without a Windows licence.

Any ideas?

You can build a cheap PC for around £190 if you spec it right. £50 A520 Mobo, £20 Cooler, £40 2x4GB 3000MHz DDR4, £40 for a cheap case (w/ PSU) & £40 for a SSD.

 

[ibex333]

probably the best use would be for an emulation machine. These will run emulators like champs.

you can also give them to me, and I will make some emulation gaming machines for kids

 

[AnitaPeterson]

I keep one at hand for flashing the BIOS on AM4 boards. Very handy.

 

[Jimzz]

They can make a good HTPC's, home servers, or light usage computer for grandma.

They still have some value. Not a lot but that plus a good B450 board is a great start.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

They still have some value. Not a lot but that plus a good B450 board is a great start.

Don't actually need anything that fancy. The cheapest A320 board will do, these do not need a lot of power.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Give them to Larry.

eh, no.

 

[curryloti]

Easily beats the Athlon 3000G in my HTPC, I think.