AliExpress Offers - 2025 Q2
Important
- All prices are specified with shipping to Sweden and 25% VAT tax included.
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Disclaimer
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AMD AM5
CPU
- Ryzen 5 7500F: ~€160, 6 Cores, <= 5.0 GHz, 32 MB L3 Cache, no iGPU.
- Ryzen 7 7700: ~€205, 8 Cores, <= 5.3 GHz, 32 MB L3 Cache, iGPU.
- Ryzen 5 8400F: ~€100, 6 Cores, <= 4.7 GHz, 16 MB L3 Cache, no iGPU.
- Ryzen 5 8600G: ~€195, 6 Cores, <= 5.0 GHz, 16 MB L3 Cache, strong iGPU.
Motherboard
- Huananzhi B650M-B Pro: ~€88, mATX, B650, OK VRM, OK connectivity.
- Maxsun B650M WiFi: ~€115, mATX, B650, OK VRM, WiFi.
- Maxsun B650M WiFi ICE: ~€105, mATX, B650, OK VRM, WiFi, White.
- Maxsun B850ITX: ~€160, mITX, B850, OK VRM, WiFi, FP USB-C.
Notes
- DDR5-6000 CL36 is the lowest I would go with AM5.
- I have not yet tested a single Chinese AM5 motherboard, thus I can guarantee absolutely nothing.
Intel LGA 1700
CPU
- Core i3-12100F: ~€63, 4 Cores, <= 4.3 GHz, 12 MB L3 Cache.
- Core i5-12400F: ~€122, 6 Cores, <= 4.4 GHz, 18 MB L3 Cache.
- Core i5-12490F: ~€132, 6 Cores, <= 4.6 GHz, 20 MB L3 Cache.
Motherboard
- Maxsun B760M: ~€105, mATX, B760, DDR4, 12/13/14th, OK VRM.
- Maxsun B760ITX D5: ~€125, mIATX, B760, DDR5, 12/13/14th, 2.5 GbE, OK VRM.
- Huananzhi H610M: ~€63, mATX, H610, DDR4, bare minimum.
- Huananzhi B760M D4: ~€92, mATX, B760, DDR4, OK VRM, OK connectivity.
- SOYO H610M-R: ~€77, mATX, H610, DDR4, bare minimum.
Notes
- DDR4-3200 / DDR5-5600 is the lowest I would go with LGA 1700.
- Do not buy 12th gen ES CPUs, the CPU PCI-E lanes do not work.
AMD AM4
CPU
- Ryzen 5 3500X: ~€48, 6 Cores, no SMT, <= 4.1 GHz, 32 MB L3 Cache.
- Ryzen 5 3600: ~€66, 6 Cores, <= 4.2 GHz, 32 MB L3 Cache.
- Ryzen 5 5600: ~€97, 6 Cores, <= 4.4 GHz, 32 MB L3 Cache.
- Ryzen 7 5700X: ~€120, 8 Cores, <= 4.6 GHz, 32 MB L3 Cache.
- Ryzen 7 5700X3D: ~€202, 8 Cores, <= 4.1 GHz, 96 MB L3 Cache.
Motherboard
- SOYO SY-Classic B450M: ~€54, mATX, B450, bare minimum.
- Maxsun B550M-Terminator: ~€95, mATX, B550, OK VRM & BIOS.
- ASRock B450M PRO4-CB: ~€72, mATX, B450, OK VRM & BIOS, used.
- ASRock X470 Gaming-ITX/ac: ~€84, mITX, X470, OK VRM & BIOS, used.
- ASRock B550M Pro SE: ~€110, mATX, B550, OK VRM, rich connectivity.
Notes
- DDR4-3200 is the lowest I would go with AM4, DDR4-3600 is desired.
- Always ask the seller to flash BIOS compatible with your CPU.
Graphics Cards (GPU)
- SOYO RX 580: ~€82, 8 GB vRAM.
- SOYO RX 5700XT: ~€175, 8 GB vRAM.
- SOYO RX 6600M: ~€185, 8 GB vRAM.
- MLLSE GTX 1070: ~€160, 8 GB vRAM.
- MLLSE RTX 2060 Super: ~€220, 8 GB vRAM.
Notes
Europe-Warehouse.Europe Store/ gpustar.com is a scam.- AliExpress GPU prices are just really bad, better look on eBay:
- RTX 2060, RTX 3060, RTX 4060, RX 5700, RX 6600, RX 6700.
Intel LGA 2011-3
CPU
- Xeon E5-2697 V3: ~€15, 14 Cores, 3.6 GHz, 35 MB L3 Cache, DDR4-2133.
- Xeon E5-2680 V4: ~€16, 14 Cores, <= 3.3 GHz, 35 MB L3 Cache, DDR4-2400.
- Xeon E5-2667 V4: ~€30, 8 Cores, <= 3.6 GHz, 25 MB L3 Cache, DDR4-2400.
- Xeon E5-2690 V4: ~€37, 14 Cores, <= 3.5 GHz, 35 MB L3 Cache, DDR4-2400.
- Xeon E5-2697A V4: ~€65, 16 Cores, <= 3.6 GHz, 40 MB L3 Cache, DDR4-2400.
Motherboard
- Qiyida X99-H9S: ~€50, mATX, B85, OK VRM, decent BIOS, TPM 2.0.
- Machinist X99-MR9A, Pro: ~€52, ATX, B85, OK VRM, Connectivity.
Notes
- You do not need moar Cores for virtualization or rendering!
- Please stop buying dual socket boards unless you really need it!
- H610 + i3-12100F or B450 + R5 3500X/3600 is better for most users.
- Dell T5810 and HP Z440 workstations can often be found for very cheap.
RAM
DDR4 ECC REG
- Kllisre 2 x 8GB DDR4-2133 ECC REG: ~€21.
- Kllisre 2 x 16GB DDR4-2133 ECC REG: ~€32.
- Samsung DDR4 ECC REG: ~€20-200.
DDR4
- Kingston 16/32/64GB DDR4-3200: ~€33/62/150.
- KingBank 16/32GB DDR4-3200: ~€32/45.
- KingBank 32GB DDR4-3600: ~€54.
DDR5
- KingBank 32GB DDR5-6000: ~€85.
- Asgard 32GB DDR5-6000: ~€110.
Notes
- 4/8-bank DDR4 UDIMM is not compatible with X99.
- Do not buy high speed ECC REG RAM, it’s overclocked and relabeled DDR4-2133.
- OEM workstations require native, not XMP, speed.
AMD EPYC & Intel LGA 3647
LGA 3647
- Dell T7820/T7920: ~€500, quality, Dual CPU, <=165W, no tweaking.
- Intel S2600: ~€350, dual CPU, E-ATX, CPU compatibility, no tweaking.
- Supermicro X11SPI-TF: ~€300, ATX, BIOS from iEngineer.
- Xeon Gold 6138: ~€20, 20 Cores, <= 3.7 GHz, 27.5 L3 Cache, DDR4-2666, 125 W.
- Xeon Gold 6150: ~€110, 18 Cores, <= 3.7 GHz, 24.75 L3 Cache, DDR4-2666, 165 W.
- Xeon Platinum 8275CL: ~€325, 24 Cores, <= 3.9 GHz, 35.75 L3 Cache, DDR4-2933, 240 W.
AMD EPYC SP3
- EPYC 7K62: ~€310, 48 Cores, <= 3.4 GHz, 256 L3 Cache, DDR4-3200, PCI-E 4.0, 225 W.
- Supermicro H11SSL-i: ~€350, ATX, revision 1 for EPYC 7001 only.
- Huananzhi H12D 8D: ~€400, ATX, EPYC 7002/3 only, not yet tested.
Notes
- You just don’t need it. Buy only if you really know what it’s for.
- My Huananzhi X11D-16D was defective and their support is atrocious.