Spotted an i5 4440 for $117 and FX 8320E for $90 [UPDATE]

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http://www.outletpc.com/ye8635-intel-core-i5-4440-quad-core-lga-1150-cpu.html?utm_source=ye8635-intel-core-i5-4440-quad-core-lga-1150-cpu&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker&utm_content=Intel%2B-%2BCPUs%20%28Processors%29%20%3E%20Intel%20LGA1150

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437624/FX_8320E_Black_Edition_32GHz_Eight-Core_Socket_AM3_Boxed_Processor

It would probably be better to wait for Zen/Kaby Lake, but damn, an i5 for a mere $117 is pretty crazy. Although the i5 and FX CPU is not as impressive as when it was new.

UPDATE: The i5 deal expired, the FX CPU is still $90.

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for a Haswell i5, that's a damn good deal. I'd still go with a Xeon E3-v3, but for <$120 that isn't at microcenter... that's awesome.

I tend to avoid Microcenter deals since you have to physically go there to get the parts. I usually ignore deals on the FX parts after I bought two 771 quad-core Xeons for less than $5 each. And that wasn't at a yard sale, either, that was hot off the presses from eBay. They're the end-all, be-all of budget CPUs, especially when you overclock them to 3GHz+.

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I didn't buy the CPU, and I probably won't take advantage of either deal since I planned on using either Zen or Kaby Lake, which ever one I can grab. Also, aren't those old, refurbished/used CPUs? Refurbished/Used is a bit risky, although I took the risk with Hard Drives recently.

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I know. Whoops. I'll switch the tense around to present.

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Both CPU's are really good deal.

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The only CPUs I have ever bought that weren't refurbs were two i3-6100s for me and my brother. The last one before that was an A10-5800K back in 2012, and then an Athlon X2 2200+ in 2008. My i7-2600K, X5450, E5450, dual E5310s, E6550, E6850 and X3220 were all bought used/refurbed. The 2600K will happily crank straight to 5GHz at the drop of a hat. Every single one of the Core 2 CPUs work flawlessly, even on motherboards with broken power delivery socket pins, and they're so dirt cheap that lapping the heat spreaders is both fun and worry-free, even if it's ultimately worthless.

I can't help it. I have a hard-on for old Core 2 equipment. It's the stile in computer history, going from electrolytic capacitors and open-air chokes, to solid caps and chokes for every power regulator on the board. That's when computer hardware really started improving.

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Well, the i5 deal didn't last long. It's back to being the price of a typical i5. The FX CPU though is still $90.