Where do you go when you want to buy used computer parts?

November 9, 2004 1:18 PM

Where do you go when you want to buy used computer parts? I'm looking for a Socket 478 CPU and I've checked trading boards at FatWallet, Anandtech and of course ebay. What are some great places I'm overlooking?
posted by luser to Shopping (6 answers total)

In addition to hunting eBay for used hardware, I check craigslist^*.

^* Advice only useful in places where CL has a presence.
posted by majick at 1:22 PM on November 9, 2004

I don't about used but they've got super cheap stuff at Overstock.com and Ubid.com.

And I second Craigslist, the best free classifieds around.
posted by fenriq at 1:36 PM on November 9, 2004

The Agora at ArsTechnica. Wanted-to-buy posts there have yielded some more obscure things for me in the past.
posted by TimeFactor at 2:01 PM on November 9, 2004

Well, this isn't exactly "used", but it's cheap as hell. Here's NewEgg's 478 offerings.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 2:16 PM on November 9, 2004

Dammit, sorry about that. Lemme try this again: Here's all the CPU's -- select Socket 478 from the list on the left.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 2:18 PM on November 9, 2004

Just FYI, this Celeron D seems to be the best bang-buck if you're going cheap, and this P4 is the fasnizzle-ma-nasel.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 2:40 PM on November 9, 2004