AMD R9 280

I am getting an old Sapphire R9 280 GPU from a friend who has left it unused for more than 2 years. I am planning to run it on Windows 10 and the latest GPU drivers. However, I have some concerns. Particularly about this specific issue. Some are saying their GPU might have been broken by some...

Ever since I acquired the components for my current PC, it rarely would boot the first time. The routine was: 1. Press power button 2. Fans start spinning, HDD would power on, LEDs would start blinking ->no POST, no OK beep, no signal on the monitors -> hang forever 3. Reboot 4. Either back to...