VirtualLarry
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You guys can have all of the ECS A55M boards and A4-3300 APUs you want; I'm getting out of the market. Before I spend WAY, WAY TOO much on these obsolete POS. WTF did I do?
What happened here? Sorry to hear it doesn't work out for you anymore. :\ I never understand how you bought almost 15 ECS FM1 boards, which is way far more than I thought. Keep it only up to 5 max for obsolete stuff, each time.You guys can have all of the ECS A55M boards and A4-3300 APUs you want; I'm getting out of the market. Before I spend WAY, WAY TOO much on these obsolete POS. WTF did I do?
I was looking at upgrading a relative's AM2+/Athlon II system. I jumped on eBay and saw that Phenom II x4 and x6's are going for ridiculous prices ($40-60 for X4's and 60-120 for X6's)!
while you can, before they get any cheaper.
Don't forget Athlon II X4s, they're less than $35. Athlon X4 651 FM1 is going for $37.62.I was looking at upgrading a relative's AM2+/Athlon II system. I jumped on eBay and saw that Phenom II x4 and x6's are going for ridiculous prices ($40-60 for X4's and 60-120 for X6's)!
Actually, no. The boards will actually go UP in price when more of FM1 quad-core APUs drop down to less than $20.Hope you manage to get a decent resale value for those parts, Larry. Flip them on eBay while you can, before they get any cheaper.
If you say so...Actually, no. The boards will actually go UP in price when more of FM1 quad-core APUs drop down to less than $20.
A4-3300 for $6 each best-offer ACCEPTED. Paid $30 for 5. Life's good.
Based on how well I'm doing, my next upgrade will be A6-3500 triple-core for $6 again. It's a gradual process.
Yes, that's ECS A960M-MV and A960M-M4, and I have six right now when I last bought them for $29.99 each on Newegg before sold-out in fall-2015. Difference between the two is M4 adds a parallel port. There's also A960M-M3 without HDMI output.BTW, slightly OT for this thread, but Ascendtech on ebay has ECS 960-something (760G chipset) AM3+ mobos, WITHOUT I/O backplate, for $34.99, "New (other)". I think that they have UEFI and are Win8 certified.
Don't bother going with ECS AM3 instead. These have a high-failure rate due to temperature issues and heat from the chipsets. Heat is the enemy for electronics. It requires a lot of system fans.Damn it this is a better deal then the Fm1 mobo. gotta hold back gotta hold back..
There is no way its going to run a 125w FX cpu as listed in the description.So what is the strongest cpu this can run? would a x4 955 or 960 fry this board?
If you say so...
I still can't say I understand your line of thinking. If you need X amount of computing power, why wait N years until it drops to something super-cheap? By that time it's worthless.
Seriously, if you think that way, why aren't you all over Pentium 4s or Core2 machines? Mobo costs?
Just a reminder, these A4-3300s are new, never-used OEMs, and no fan/heatsink is included. A heatsink can be purchased separately for $6, so it's actually a $12 APU retail box.It's hard to argue with buying a brand new boxed CPU with heat sink and cooling fan for six bucks.....
Just a reminder, these A4-3300s are new, never-used OEMs, and no fan/heatsink is included. A heatsink can be purchased separately for $6, so it's actually a $12 APU retail box.
Good question. Actually, this may surprise you, but I can't pick a favorite winner at this time. Celeron G465, while it has stronger single-thread than A4-3300, suffers from overpricing as used due to lack of quantities produced. There really weren't too many G465s or G470s sold to satisfy the budget buyers. Plus, Sandy Bridge graphics is much worse than A4-3300. G460 was actually the best-seller and easiest to pick up for $15 right now if you can find one. They usually get snatched fast, however.Edit: Just a curiousity. Waltchan, if the mobos were the same cost and condition, would you prefer to purchase G465 Celerons (Sandy Bridge single-core with HyperThreading), or the A4-3300?
You guys can have all of the ECS A55M boards and A4-3300 APUs you want; I'm getting out of the market. Before I spend WAY, WAY TOO much on these obsolete POS. WTF did I do?
escrow4 rejects your gift. Maybe you regret writing this earlier. :sneaky:I should send you one of these FM1 A55 / A4-3420 combos, just to have something to play with. I'd be interested in your impressions. PM me if interested.
Well, it could have been yours for target practice.Instead of buying a pile of crap for target practice you should have bought a Skylake i5.
Nah. Just offering him another chance to try out a low(er)-end rig.escrow4 rejects your gift. Maybe you regret writing this earlier. :sneaky:
Instead of buying a pile of crap for target practice you should have bought a Skylake i5.
I think I'll build that now, as a matter of fact. Why not.
Edit: On second thought, maybe later.