WTB: mATX AM4 mobo

[OhSigmaChi]

Due to a spilled Dr. Pepper I am in need of a new (used) motherboard.

Don't really care too much about generation, but would not be very enthusiastic about an A320...

As ever, budget is a huge consideration, just need it cheap, so if you got a B350 collecting dust let me know.

 

[SamirD]

Keep an eye on these as they will come down to about $45 + ship (roughly $20):
https://www.cdw.com/search/?key=am4&outlet=1&searchscope=all&sr=1

Condition will be open-box or clearance but could be bnib too. Just call to check stock and place a phone order vs online as they are typically only one unit per cdw part number.

 

[OhSigmaChi]

Keep an eye on these as they will come down to about $45 + ship (roughly $20):
https://www.cdw.com/search/?key=am4&outlet=1&searchscope=all&sr=1

Condition will be open-box or clearance but could be bnib too. Just call to check stock and place a phone order vs online as they are typically only one unit per cdw part number.

Interesting... Any idea what causes the wild price fluctuations?

 

[SamirD]

Interesting... Any idea what causes the wild price fluctuations?

Something goes in the outlet for around street price or maybe just under. Then it drops a bit each week until it hits some unknown magic number at which it is removed from the outlet and put on a liquidation pallet to be auctioned off by a 3rd party company.

What I've learned is depending on the item and the price it's at, generally most items will hit 50% of street price before they hit liquidation, and I've seen items hit as low as 90% off a street price before they hit liquidation. For example, most of the enterprise 2TB drives I pick up are under $40/ea--that's almost the same price per TB as the shucked deal drives at bestbuy, except these are full-out enterprise 24x7 five year warranty drives that are pretty much top-of-the line. It can take a month for prices to get there though, so there's a waiting game.

For motherboards, I've seen them hit as low as $25, but I don't think I've seen these type of boards go that low, hence my hunch that it will stop at around $45 or so from some of the ones I've seen recently. Hope this helps!