Dear community,
I am planning to build a new workstation PC for my research in Grad School and looking for TRX40 or X570 motherboard (I have not yet decided between two). Since my budget is tight, I am trying to look used peripheral on eBay when suddenly one of the listings draws my attention.
An ASUS C621e SAGE motherboard in open box condition was offered for sale for just around $25. I read the description thoroughly and looked at the seller's reputation. Concluded nothing wrong with them, I decided to try my luck and bought this board anyway. I did not expect anything from the seller since I thought it was probably a scam or they would only send an empty box.
The item has just arrived yesterday. I was surprised to find out that it is the real motherboard. It arrived in a brown ASUS box with the retail box inside.
I am more than excited! It seems that the board is never used, but the box has been opened. The only thing that is missing is the I/O shield. I know that the Xeon CPU is pretty expensive (Skylake-EP or CascadeLake-EP). If I continue to build with this platform, I plan to find cheaper ES or QS Xeon CPU (it may need custom BIOS).
What do you think guys?
Should I proceed with this platform?
Or just sell this motherboard at slightly below retail price and find a good deal on the TRX40 / X570 platform?
Let me know what is your opinion!
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Bagus
I am planning to build a new workstation PC for my research in Grad School and looking for TRX40 or X570 motherboard (I have not yet decided between two). Since my budget is tight, I am trying to look used peripheral on eBay when suddenly one of the listings draws my attention.
An ASUS C621e SAGE motherboard in open box condition was offered for sale for just around $25. I read the description thoroughly and looked at the seller's reputation. Concluded nothing wrong with them, I decided to try my luck and bought this board anyway. I did not expect anything from the seller since I thought it was probably a scam or they would only send an empty box.
The item has just arrived yesterday. I was surprised to find out that it is the real motherboard. It arrived in a brown ASUS box with the retail box inside.
I am more than excited! It seems that the board is never used, but the box has been opened. The only thing that is missing is the I/O shield. I know that the Xeon CPU is pretty expensive (Skylake-EP or CascadeLake-EP). If I continue to build with this platform, I plan to find cheaper ES or QS Xeon CPU (it may need custom BIOS).
What do you think guys?
Should I proceed with this platform?
Or just sell this motherboard at slightly below retail price and find a good deal on the TRX40 / X570 platform?
Let me know what is your opinion!
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Bagus