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buying second hand graphics cards off of amazon?

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June 13, 2014 7:54:22 AM

im looking for a new gpu i have a budget of around £180 and initially i was going to buy a r9 270x toxic but then saw a gigabyte r9 280x on amazon second hand for only £140 it says that it is like new but im skeptical about buying it second hand has anyone ever bought a gpu second hand?
im open to suggestions for different cards within the budget also

here is a link to the r9 280x:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00GUM0HZK/ref...

and a link to the r9 270x:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Toxic-1100MHz-Express-...

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a c 183 U Graphics card
June 13, 2014 10:29:57 AM

If you can't test it, I would not buy a used video card.
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a c 142 U Graphics card
June 13, 2014 12:52:28 PM

The card was probably used for Bitcoin mining and was running full load 24/7 for months before that became unprofitable. It might still have some life left in it, or it may have been abused and is dead or dying. You don't get any warranty support on a used card, so buy at your own risk.
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June 14, 2014 4:19:08 PM

The fact that it's that much off definitely means it does not perform to its original standards. However, if you are feeling lucky, you may indeed have found a steal.
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June 14, 2014 7:28:16 PM

As an advice and everyone in here, never buy used video cards from amazon or ebay. You have no way to test the graphics card and there are no warranty that you can send to get repairs.....GPU is one of those things that dont always tell the story whether it works or not.

You can buy a card that seems to perform as it intend but once you use it for like a month or so, memory chips will start showing signs of artifacts, random bsod and screen display issue, etc... I would not bother with buying second hand gpus and just buy a new one. Save yourself the trouble of buying a lemon and sending it back to the retailer/owner. Waste of time and money.
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