I found an i7 13700KF listed for £50 on Facebook Marketplace. The seller claims it can't boost past the BIOS because Turbo Boost is disabled, but the rest of the PC works fine and it passes stress tests. They've been playing Battlefield 6 on medium settings with an RTX 3090, getting around 120fps. Should I consider buying it?
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Honestly, I wouldn’t recommend it. It sounds like they might not have updated the BIOS, and the CPU is probably physically damaged. Even if you get it working for a bit, it might fail on you much sooner than expected.
If you decide against it, I’d take it off your hands for the same £50.
Think of it like this: would you buy a three-legged horse just because it's cheap? Avoid the 13th and 14th gen CPUs; they have a bad rep. £50 is a tempting deal, but you’ve worked hard for that money. Use it on something reliable instead.
If you're okay with low performance, then maybe. But it’s almost certainly a degraded sample, and there's no guarantee it won't fail down the line.
I'd be tempted, but you need to know how to adjust the settings in the BIOS since they won't transfer unless you get the motherboard too. You'll need a Z-series board for that—if you don't have one, it might be better to pass.
That CPU has likely degraded already. It's just a matter of time before it turns into e-waste. Even though £50 sounds good, I wouldn’t risk it.
Nah, just no.
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