The photo shows motherboards for 775 socket, sold at our retail outlets. Photo shows motherboards for 775 socket, sold at our retail outlets

Hi all! I have several retail outlets where we sell used ones. computer equipment. We buy components from the population, test everything, assemble assemblies and sell them. In this article I want to tell you how things are going with assemblies on socket 775, whether they are relevant in 2021, whether there is a demand for them when they go out of circulation.

Back in 2020, I planned to gradually phase out the 775 socket and everything connected with it. But sales did not allow this to happen, and throughout the entire year, assemblies on this socket sold steadily. Just like the components separately. And so a year passed.

The photo shows a simple assembly on the 775 socket with Q6600 The photo shows a simple assembly on the 775 socket with Q6600

It’s 2021 and I can’t refuse sales of socket 775, as there is a stable demand for them. Someone brings and trades in their old computer on this socket. We test, upgrade and sell. A few days later the buyer comes and picks it up. The average pricing policy is from 5,000 to 10,000 rubles for such assemblies. For some this is not a lot of money, but for our retail outlets it is a popular product item that brings profit.

I gave a forecast that by 2022 we will abandon them and will not sell them at retail outlets, such as assemblies with single-core processors and DDR RAM. They were withdrawn at the end of 2019, when they became completely irrelevant. There was no visible profit from sales of such assemblies. Why are these assemblies still relevant?

• First reason. Prices for new components. They are really very tall. Not every person is ready to shell out a tidy sum to purchase a modern system unit. This is a fact and cannot be ignored. And assembly on socket 775 is a budget and affordable option.
• Second. Wide range and availability of quad-core processors for socket 775. The Avito, Yula, and Yandex Ads platforms are full of offers. You can also order on Aliexpress, prices start from 600 rubles. These are Quad and server Xeon, which provide stable operation in 2021.

An example of the simplest assembly on a 775 socket An example of the simplest assembly on a 775 socket

Third. Motherboards with Intel 4-series chipsets supporting DDR3 RAM. But assemblies with DDR2 support are already less relevant, we try not to make such assemblies.

Motherboard on 775 socket for DDR3 Motherboard on 775 socket for DDR3

• Fourth. Availability of SSD drives. A small disk of 120 GB or more is sufficient. and the operating system starts working at new speeds. Prices for 120 GB SSD. on Aliexpress they start from 1200 rubles. It is very affordable to order such an SSD; it is difficult to call this purchase useless.

For the average ordinary user, such assemblies are very relevant. For an advanced gamer or working with heavy modern graphics programs, this is a dubious option. How long do you think the legendary 775 socket will “live”, leave your comments. Subscribe to the channel so as not to miss new publications. I would be grateful if you “like” the article.