- May 7, 2013
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I have EVGA GTX 780 and i have few days left for the option to purchase extended warranty.
This card comes with a standard 3 years transferable warranty, by that i mean it transfers to the second owner, i can purchase 2 extra years of warranty for a total of 5 years that are only usable by the first owner.
This costs 25 Euros, now the question is, would that be worth it or viable? given:
1) By the time this card is 3 years old its value would be 175-230 Euros (here in the European market).
2) To use the warranty i would have to ship it to Germany's RMA center which would be another 35 Euros or so.
3) In return i will get a refurbished (sort of previously used and RMAed) card.
4) I am thinking to purchase this warranty because it would cover the cooling solution past the 3 years if i would use the card for "light gaming" (in three years from now terms) or for display only, watching HD movies etc.
I made the above estimates using the current value of the GTX 280 which is 5 years old or its equivalent performer GTX 460 in my market.
Also if i sell it after two or three years i can assist the buyer if they need to RMA in the last two years to get this through, would that provide any resale value?
Thanks in advance.
This card comes with a standard 3 years transferable warranty, by that i mean it transfers to the second owner, i can purchase 2 extra years of warranty for a total of 5 years that are only usable by the first owner.
This costs 25 Euros, now the question is, would that be worth it or viable? given:
1) By the time this card is 3 years old its value would be 175-230 Euros (here in the European market).
2) To use the warranty i would have to ship it to Germany's RMA center which would be another 35 Euros or so.
3) In return i will get a refurbished (sort of previously used and RMAed) card.
4) I am thinking to purchase this warranty because it would cover the cooling solution past the 3 years if i would use the card for "light gaming" (in three years from now terms) or for display only, watching HD movies etc.
I made the above estimates using the current value of the GTX 280 which is 5 years old or its equivalent performer GTX 460 in my market.
Also if i sell it after two or three years i can assist the buyer if they need to RMA in the last two years to get this through, would that provide any resale value?
Thanks in advance.
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