Anyone interested in a gently used AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400 processor?

[tigeronstarfire]

I'm heavily debating upgrading my desktop to something that uses less power, and have had this in my mind for a while. I was at one point considering a Phenom II X3 720, but my focus has since become locked on a Phenom II X2 550 due my intent for Tsunami to be an HTPC first and a Gaming PC second. Granted, a 720, is overkill for that reason, for my needs. I mean, I could utilize the third core for background stuff if I was gaming with it, but this seems unlikely. And the with the 6400, although powerful, it's using more energy than most HTPC users desire for their systems. I mean, with the 550, I'd be shaving off 45 watts and still getting an increase in performance, as it's built on a more efficient process (45nm). But, back to my original intent for this post...

Assuming I get a P2 550, or even a 720, would anyone be interested in a gently used AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ for...say... $45? You can easily find it for double that on Newegg. I'm just looking to at least reclaim some of my purchase price (At the time that I got it, that was $169). Not to mention, I was considering upgrading my 4670 to a 4770, but stock of that card has been very scarce, and even still, I may be better off just waiting for the 5000 series in a few months, if I was serious. I mean, the 4850s are very tempting nowadays, but so is having a card bult on a 40nm process (power savings!).

Just doing this to guage interest. If you're curious, and use an AMD mobo (AM2 or AM2+ specifically), drop me a line, and I'll keep you in mind once I upgrade.

Oh, and I'm sporting a new icon. :) Drew it a few nights ago.

Comments

[isfacat.livejournal.com]

I'm already using an AMD X2 5600+. There wouldn't be much of a difference for me.

Besides, I'm saving up to build a Water-Cooled Phenom X4 machine.

[tigeronstarfire.livejournal.com]

Phenom X4? Why not go after the Phenom IIs? You'd be a lot better off, and you'd be saving more money. :) Hell, you may not even need water cooling - I've heard nothing but great things about the Phenom II X4 940, unless you're looking to overclock it to 4 Ghz or higher.

But then, on top of that, there's always the AM3 ones. You could stick them into your existing board and then use that same processor whenever you went to AM3.

Thanks for the response though. :)