Is Refurbished the way to go?

[Nebby]

I found a X800GTO 256 GDDR3 under 100 dollars would it be worth getting it if its Refurbished from the Man.

 

[dvdpiddy]

8O for that price yes definetly but a watchout for some companies that advertise something but replace it with another(bait and switch) like dell did with my friends pc!said they were gonna give a dimension 3000 gave him a 2400 and charged the same for it!

 

[nobly]

I typically never buy anything refurb'd that has moving parts. But I know people who do and don't have problems. I'd just say watch the fan on that carefully and make sure it works properly or even replace it.

Wow thats a big upgrade from your signature!!! I think your graphics card will have more processing power than your CPU.. hehe (and not just for vector computations)

 

[chuckshissle]

Do not buy refurbished or OEM product. However, the price is lower but it is not guaranteed to work. So if you get a broken product, then you'll end up wasting time and money to get a replacement.

 

[Nebby]

LOL yeah Its time to upgrade. I got my Income Taxes and was going to upgrade I already bought a X2 3800 and now im getting the ram and memory going with the OCZ 1gig DDR600 Dual channel and now im running a little low on cash so im tring to get the best deal i can without sacificing the integrity of the system does anyone know if the man still warranties Refurbs?

 

[chuckshissle]

I don't know about the warranties on refurbish or OEM products. I think that depends on the manufacturer.

Yeah, I just remember to do my taxes. I reside in Illinios where's theres no state tax, so I'll get a couple of bucks for my tax return.

 

[TheMaster]

my friend got a sapphire x800gto2 refurbished from newegg and it works fine.
already unlocked to 16 pipes.

i've never had problems w/ newegg.
they even took back my scratched copy of HL2 and sent me a new one.
(cheap cds came with wood chippings that scratched the cds..lmao)

im guessing you're getting this from the egg.
i dont know any other store that sells oem and refurb.

 

[Nebby]

Yeah its from Newegg 99.99

 

[chocobocorey]

i bought a 6800xt agp refurb for 105 dollars and it works great from newegg. they ended up sending me a brand new retail version actually so worked out good

 

[Nebby]

Well that makes me feel better was worried about refurbed stuff =)

 

[Anoobis]

Newegg also guarantees their refurbs for 15 days and they also say that the product is tested by the manufacturer.

It's not much, but its better than a kick in the junk.