EFURBISHED: AMD Athlon 64 3200 would you buy this?

[Richb1492]

I was looking at newegg and saw that they have referb processors I really wonder if people buy them.
EFURBISHED: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - OEM 168.20

Retail new is 190.00 at newegg

Is that a Good deal or not?

 

[Killmenow]

Personally, I wouldnt buy a refurbished processor......I mean....a processor is kind of important(<---blatant understatement).....and I would rather have a piece of mind than save a measly ~10%.

 

[aka1nas]

More than likely, it is a chip that was returned because it didn't OC well. If you plan on just running it stock then its probably fine. Newegg is pretty good about duds with refurbs if you test it and contact them if it is bad promptly.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Richb1492
I was looking at newegg and saw that they have referb processors I really wonder if people buy them.
EFURBISHED: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - OEM 168.20

Retail new is 190.00 at newegg

Is that a Good deal or not?

Granted I would buy some refrubished items, I don't think that I would buy a refurbished CPU though...


Might as well save another $18 and get the 3000+ and overclock to 3500+ speeds ( 2.2ghz ) on stock voltage.

😀

 

[NokiaDude]

If AMD refurbished the CPU then you know it's as good as a new one. They factory stress test them, which is alot more advanced that doing a "stress" test with Prime95.

 

[Avalon]

Newegg doesn't test any of their refurbed products. They just assume that the manufacturer of the product did that for you, and that the product is now resellable. Even so, I've had pretty good luck with Newegg refurbs, even video cards.

 

[suklee]

For that difference in price? No thanks. I'd get the new one.

 

[Lithan]

Newegg doesnt do jack with refurbs. They get them and immediately resell them, even if the RMA note says "It exploded and set my house of fire, castrated me, killed my kids, ate my dog and cut off both my hands!" Maybe after the second or third RMA they actually send it back to the manufacturer... of course by then so many idiots have smeared arctic silver all over it, it's no doubt refused.

Their return policy is great for the people who rip them off. Screws me over though. I'd say nearly half my refurbs these days are bad. $8-14 shipping on each adds up. When I bought a DFI NF4 Ultra-D, I wound up spending more than a retail board would have cost me to get one that worked.

 

[coomar]

just get a 3000+, is the oem deal still around for 115ish? your not going to see the difference between the 2