Please gurus, never buy a used mobo!

[tweakboy]

I say this having experience.


So if you been following my threads, my mobo crapped out, so I got a used one same P5K 1.02g revision he had 1201 BIOS so I didnt neeed to do that.

I think new were 100 to 130 dollars ,, lol

45 dollars to the door and now my PSU is acting weird with messed up voltages.... I cant overclock this new mobo for nothing. Im @ 2.4Ghz whatever I try to OC to it doesnt work.

I was expecting to keep my OC , but obviously this guy crapped his mobo which is why he sold it. never buy used guys its not worth it. Especially mobo,, the backbone,, its a bi*** taking it in and out etc... gl

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

So, you have a working MB for $45 and you're complaining because it doesn't OC like your last one? 1% problem.

 

[ethebubbeth]

I'm hoping at least the board is stable at stock. If not, then definitely get your money back. If so, this is definitely a first world problem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3w1_E1V46M

 

[rickon66]

Where did you buy it? I hope from a trusted trader here at AT

 

[Subyman]

No need to troll with the "first world problem" meme. Any thread on a tech forum will be a first world issue.

I'd say if the motherboard doesn't work as it is intended to work then there is an issue. Did you get rid of the old motherboard because it wouldn't oc as well anymore? If so then obviously it's not the motherboard limiting the oc. I think it is very dramatic to exclaim to never buy used because of one issue you've had. I've had hundreds of transactions with used things on the Internet and it has been mostly positive.

 

[Smoblikat]

Wasnt it already stated that your PSU is fine, and if its your PSU thats acting weird, why blame your mobo? I highly doubt he sold it because it died, its an OLD mobo and is only worth 45$. It could be a CPU issue, your mobo died and the CPU is the closest part to the mobo, it would stand to reason that your CPU fried too.

 

[ethebubbeth]

As a general rule of thumb, when I purchase a used or refurbished component I always assume it will only ever work at stock performance levels. The only reason to ever assume otherwise is if the seller makes claims of specific levels of non-stock performance.

In my experience, if a particular component is a great overclocker it wont be getting sold for cheap unless it is obsolete.

 

[jacktesterson]

Sorry dude, sucks

I think you'd be better off just selling the CPU/motherboard on ebay or here and just buying a new motherboard/cpu combo.

Hell, even a new I3 will out perform your Q6600 in most things, especially gaming, and you can get a cheapo board.

If you can afford it, get a 2500k/3570k and Z77 board.




I bought a used Asus 7970 off ebay that would hit just under 1200 core on stock O/C'd, so not all are evil.

That being said, if it runs fine at stock, you have bad luck and have no moral right to return it unless the seller is fully aware its functional but sucks at O/Cing and accepts it.

I'd be investigating a PSU issue too

 

[tweakboy]

Where did you buy it? I hope from a trusted trader here at AT

From Amazon , but NewEgg shipped it. darn newegg their the worst...

I cant use this 2.4Ghz 2007 technology,, 3.7Ghz was fine making me happy for 5 years....

 

[tweakboy]

Well spoken. Your right, even my old man has a Sandy 2600k

From what Ive seen Ivy is 10 percent faster then sandy and Haswell will be 20 percent faster ?
All at stock speeds

someone clarify...

it will be 220 percent faster then this 2.4Ghz pos.

Sorry dude, sucks

I think you'd be better off just selling the CPU/motherboard on ebay or here and just buying a new motherboard/cpu combo.

Hell, even a new I3 will out perform your Q6600 in most things, especially gaming, and you can get a cheapo board.

If you can afford it, get a 2500k/3570k and Z77 board.




I bought a used Asus 7970 off ebay that would hit just under 1200 core on stock O/C'd, so not all are evil.

That being said, if it runs fine at stock, you have bad luck and have no moral right to return it unless the seller is fully aware its functional but sucks at O/Cing and accepts it.

I'd be investigating a PSU issue too

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Just bad luck tweakyboy. :/

 

[Andle Riddum]

Every since Gigabyte spearheaded the mobo tech with japanese solid capacitors, I would buy an used one if needed. Before that, risks were too big for old/leaky caps. Often it's just not worth it to revive an obsolete platform with new components...