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I have something of a conundrum. My PC is starting to get rather old. While my video card isn't too horrible quite yet (since I don't have a huge monitor to push and don't tend to play the AAA games with bleeding edge PC melting graphics), the motherboard predates such things as PCIe 3 and USB 3, and my old Phenom II X4 is starting to not cut it anymore. The problem, though, is I can't really afford to buy new gear at the moment.I was wondering if there are any good places to pick up cast offs for people who have upgraded their old rigs and are getting rid of their previous stuff. Since I have everything else, all I'd really need is a motherboard and CPU (though memory as well would be good to have), but don't really know where to find used, but not older than a year or two, or discount parts.Any suggestions?
I have something of a conundrum. My PC is starting to get rather old. While my video card isn't too horrible quite yet (since I don't have a huge monitor to push and don't tend to play the AAA games with bleeding edge PC melting graphics), the motherboard predates such things as PCIe 3 and USB 3, and my old Phenom II X4 is starting to not cut it anymore. The problem, though, is I can't really afford to buy new gear at the moment.
I was wondering if there are any good places to pick up cast offs for people who have upgraded their old rigs and are getting rid of their previous stuff. Since I have everything else, all I'd really need is a motherboard and CPU (though memory as well would be good to have), but don't really know where to find used, but not older than a year or two, or discount parts.
Any suggestions?
