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How do I know if a motherboard is new?

I wanr to build a computer but without spending a lot. How can i find cheap used motherboards but the latest models? I seem to only find old ones with pentinum proccessors.

Also where can i buy cheap motherboards other than eBay

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    unenclosed computer components are really easy to fry so I've never bough a used MB, GPU or any add-on card. I did purchase a used CPU once and it worked fine.

    in the US you can easily purchase computer parts from sites such as newegg and tigerdirect, someone on a different post even claimed buying stuff from amazon.

    how cheap do you want to go, pretty sure you can get a decent new MB for $60~70

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    You won't get new ones cheap. That's just how it is. If you're going for Intel, the new ones are LGA 1155 or 1150. For AMD it's AM3 AM3+ or FM2.

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