I had an i7 processor and/or motherboard go bad. It still worked if you set it to a single core, but the multicore stopped working. I had way too much stuff setup on the computer and didn't want to buy a new computer and have to reinstall hundreds of applications and move all the data, so I decide to fix the existing Lenovo Legion computer.
Rather than try and figure out if it was the processor or motherboard that went bad I bought a replacement motherboard from Lenovo (only place I could find it) and this i7-9700K.
To my knowledge Intel no longer produces the i7-9700K processor and I needed to have this exact one since it was going into a legacy motherboard, so I had to purchase a used processor.
The i7-9700K came in a plastic processor package and that was placed inside of a small, padded, mailing envelope. It arrived in great shape, no issues there.
I was a little leery of it not working but I pulled out the old motherboard and processor but in the new ones and the computer started up and has been working great.
The only problem that I've had, which is not the fault of this processor, is that putting in a new motherboard causes all of the authentication for Microsoft Office applications to fail. Still trying to get that resolved. Really hoping I don't have to uninstall all Office apps and reinstall. My other applications that I've run so far had no issues.
The processor arrived quickly and has been running great so I'm happy.
| Processor | 4.9 GHz core_i7 |
|---|---|
| RAM | DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 3600 MHz |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
