Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A short video about the dangers of buying a used CPU from a series known for frying itself.
The i9-13900K is one CPU you shouldn't buy second hand. You might get lucky and buy one whose previous owner is already upgrading, or you might get unlucky and get one that has had a ton of voltage blasted through it and isn't stable at stock settings any more.
I got the latter.
Music by Backing Track backingtrack.gg
Track names: “Binary Sunrise”, "Neon Nights", and "Vercetti Forever"
00:00 I bought a used 13900K
00:40 (a cautionary tale)
02:11 The problem with buying used Raptor Lake CPUs.
05:36 Conclusion
#intel #i9 #raptorlake
A short video about the dangers of buying a used CPU from a series known for frying itself.
The i9-13900K is one CPU you shouldn't buy second hand. You might get lucky and buy one whose previous owner is already upgrading, or you might get unlucky and get one that has had a ton of voltage blasted through it and isn't stable at stock settings any more.
I got the latter.
Music by Backing Track backingtrack.gg
Track names: “Binary Sunrise”, "Neon Nights", and "Vercetti Forever"
00:00 I bought a used 13900K
00:40 (a cautionary tale)
02:11 The problem with buying used Raptor Lake CPUs.
05:36 Conclusion
#intel #i9 #raptorlake
