Refurbished

Hi everyone! This is my first time posting here, and long time without posting on forums in general, so I bought this "new", refurbished PC a couple of days ago, I'll share the specs right here: https://postimg.cc/gallery/fZFzj8j The GPU in question is a Radeon R5 430 2Gb Low Profile. If...

I created a thread about 2 weeks ago on buying a replacement motherboard and going by what I have read on the forum, I have come to the conclusion that it really isn't worth it so now I am considering getting a refurbished / second hand i7 laptop. I have seen some on a place called backmarket...

I just received my New/Refurbished gaming PC from Xidax, I try to turn it on but my display isnt working. I was able to finally get the desktop to appear, but it had staggered white lines going through it. Now I cant get it to do even that. I've reseated my RAM and my Graphics Card, which is...

[Moderator edit to break up one continuous paragraph of text.] I've read somewhere on the internet that even if someone manages to repair a CPU's pin, that it will never ever match the feel and performance of a CPU's pin that has never been touched or damaged. And I believe this could be true...

Hi, I recently baught a refurbished surface pro. The device booted with an out-of-box experience. Still just for peace of mind I created a bootable drive. I also found the Cloud Download option in settings, and used it with 'remove all files option' checked. It's complete and seems good and...

So recently I saw that a retailer (well known) in my country was selling refurbished Corsair MP600 Force SSD's. It's important to note that they are refurbished by the MANUFACTURER (Corsair) not the RETAILER. I was thinking about buying the 2TB variant. The normal price is around $330 (converted...

I am planning to buy a refurbished graphic card from a local shop but I didn't know I used a graphics card?

All is in the question really, the references of the products are : EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 XC, 06G-P4-2063 - 390 euros (incl. shipp.) GTX 1060 SC GAMING, 06G-P4-6163-KR - 220 euros (incl. shipp.) The product will be shipped from EVGA germany and will have a 1 year limited warranty. I don't...

I'm a owner of a pretty old system desktop computer. My motherboard is Gigabyte G41m combo v2, Dual Core E5300 2.66 800 bus processor & 2gb ddr2 800 FSB Ram (I don't have a SSD). I would like to upgrade, wanna keep this system. Can't buy new gen PC due to financial problems. I'll insert a...

Hey ppl, i would like to know if anyone has experience buying refurbished open box motherboards from newegg and if they are trustworthy, they`re selling a tomahawk for a nice price btw...

Hi, so I am looking for an upgrade form my 1660 ti and I have found the gpu that I liked the most, the geforce gtx 1080 ti. I was looking around on newegg and found this gpu, I was wondering if I could get some help seeing if this is legit or not? Thanks!

I'm looking for a computer that I plan to use both as a regular computer for Internet browsing and such, and for 1080p Blu-ray quality video editing and color grading. I'm just a hobbyist, so I don't need something that's professional quality. I always buy refurbished, as I don't have much...

Hi all, So I just purchased a Certified Refurbished 2080ti directly from Zotac USA from their eBay store, only to discover that it's a scam... They shipped me a 2080 badged as 2080ti. Either Zotac has the worst certification standards of any "Certified Refurbished" program in the world or they...

Hi everyone! I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 15 3000 laptop. Specs: 1tb SATA drive, Intel core i5 7200U, 4gb DDR4 RAM, Optical Drive. I wasn't aware this was a refurbished laptop until opening it up. It also did not come with a charger. My main use for this is to do office work, as well...

I recently got a refurbished 3TB HGST Ultrastar 7K4000. The seller claimed it it has 0 bad blocks. The drive passed both short and extended tests with Western Digital's WinDFT. The drive also passed short and extended tests with GSmartControl. As a side note, I'm suspicious the seller may have...

Hi I don't know wear to post this at. Hop this works. I don't want the chance of a keylogger or spy wear built in the firmwear. I want to buy a phone. And later I will buy a tablet. Should I buy a brand new one, refurbished from the company, or any one know of a way to buy a used one (apple...

Found an XPS 15 refurbished in dell outlet for 960 with and i7 and 1050ti and I am considering purchasing it. However I am concerned about some issues I have heard about quality control and temps. I would mainly use it for school, light gaming such as apex, borderlands and indie games for a max...

So I have my eyes set on the 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 (1660 Ti model). I need to have the laptop before the school year starts (mid August) and would prefer to save a couple hundred by getting it refurbished. It was announced at Acer's show a couple months ago, and started selling at the...

Planning a new rig at the moment, but the total of all of the parts I want ended up being... a little more than I would like it to be. As a result, I am looking to save money wherever possible. One potential saving opportunity I've found is with the PSU. I'm looking for an 850w PSU, and Amazon...

I have an RGB wraith spire cpu cooler and a tomohawk B450 motherboard. When I use Mystic Light to try to change the colors of the motherboard and cpu cooler RGB the motherboard RGB changes to the color I chose and the cpu cooler changes to some random color(usually red or some shade of green)...

In device manager that SOUND VIDEO AND GAME OPTION is not showing and i m checked in hidden menu also. it happened due to i am uninstalled the all audio drivers..so what should i do now..

Hi, I am building a custom PC, and I want to install Windows 10 on to an SSD (which will be the only permanent storage device). I have a i) blank/empty/new SSD (120gb), ii) Windows 10 ISO (downloaded from Microsoft) on a 16gb USB, iii) a licence key (bought separately online), and iv) the rest...

What font do they use for the Windows 10 in "How to Make Windows 10 Look and Feel Like Windows 7"? That font is very neat. I liked to use it for my OS too.

I recently finished my new PC build, and when I saw it first turn on, I was amazed. But now, while prepping to install Windows, I plugged in my monitor, and saw the message " No Signal ". Thats when I realized the Debug Code LED had said " E0 ". So going through multiple forums, and using their...

My laptop had Windows 7 Home Basic initially.When i updated it Windows 8.1 pro, I faced some issues like i was unable to change Brightness, Wifi connectivity issue. Some of the drivers did not work properly.Now i have downgraded my system to Windows 7 ultimate.I am still facing Wifi issue, it...

Hey pals, Choose me a gpu in between them which is good in terms of quality and low rate RMA!!!

I am planning to buy a laptop specially for ubuntu so will ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS runs super smooth fluid like on an Intel i3 skylake with 4 GB of RAM and 200GB HDD not SSD (Planning for cheap laptop. SSDs are expensive). I know the minimum system requirements:-- 2 GHz dual core processors 2 GB...

Hi Guys, Planning to get GTX 1060 the cheapest here in the philippines are these two: Zotac GTX 1060 Mini 3GB - Php 9,700 or about $200 Palit GTX 1060 Dual Fan 3GB - Php9,900 or about $205 would like to know which is better? TIA

My CPU is giving me a speed from 0.40GHz to like 1.27GHz it's normally around 0.56GHz the base clock is 2.16GHz. The CPU is a Intel Celeron N2830. No need to tell that this CPU is not really good, trust me I know.

Hi and thanks for reading this! I am looking to upgrade my ancient windows 7 pc to a new one, it is a custom built pc from a small local pc store that I have and I'm looking to upgrade with a pre built pc from ebuyer website WITHOUT a windows key. I've read alot about weather I can use the...

Greetings! My motherboard, a MSI socket AM3+/AMD 760G/DDR3 died from a PC build i did last year around this time. I got the build off the intrawebs, budget build, turns out the motherboard was not Windows 10 compatible. Hangs head in shame. Anyway I'm hoping to find a motherboard compatible...

I want to make sure it will work to have two separate displays. the splitter has the same connectors as this: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-X2026-DVI-I-Splitter-Female/dp/B002UG8S42/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1466133127&sr=8-3&keywords=dvi+vga+splitter I already have two displays hooked up to an AMD...

vote here: http://www.strawpoll.me/10396136 Im trying to plan a build within the next year for gaming as well as video editing I use Adobe Premiere Pro & encoder, which utilizes Mercury GPU acceleration, and want to be able to do 4K editing. Normally, CUDA cores gives Nvidia the advantage, and...

I own a GTX 750 (I know I could've gone with the Ti, shut up, I was young and feeble-minded) which has three outputs, one of which being a mini-HDMI. Now, I currently use the Dual-link DVI slot, which is going into an adapter converting the data to VGA. I though I would run a little experiment...

My Monitor will not work! it does nothing but this appears for a second.... "Auto Detect (Analog Input) Entering Power Save" then that's it...... I have a Dell Inspiron 660 & Dell Monitor SP2008WFP Flat Panel This PC was just upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 10 could that be the problem ...

Which laptop is best for me as a bcs and in future mcs student

I have put in a msi nividia 970 and a 500 watt power supply but other than that it is stock http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03500676 I was wondering if one would help me find a CPU and motherboard or tell me if i need to upgrade I want to get 60 fps and 1080p on...

Hello, I had the issue of my PC one random day after coming home and trying turning it on to just drop the power breaker of the house. It was questioned in another post and the PSU was done, I returned it and they informed me it was indeed done and that a new one is on it's way. The PSU in...

Hey Guys, I want to build a Gaming Rig And I am so confused about the components of PC. So, I want to know what would be the best components for my Gaming Rig. I've Never built a PC Before So would appreciate if someone should suggest me some suggestions. I think i5 4690k and GTX 970 would be...

I formatted my Sony Handycam HDR-CX520 using my laptop, and deleted the folders used to store video files. Now my camera is not working. What can I do?