Hi
I put an ad up looking for an affordably priced GPU as I'm not rich and these are crazy days - and I got a response that made me think?
He used it for work, with CAD etc lots of heavy rendering 9-5 all week etc.
So I'm wondering should I avoid this like the plague?
Is it just like the old wisdom that you never ever buy a used taxi cause they've been completely flogged to death 24/7 - pushed hard?
And on a related note, before this happened I was already wondering how can you buy a secondhand GPU and have some sense of if its in ok condition, not been flogged or damaged or modified, or Overclocked and run super hard etc?
My understanding is that the more you tweak/OC a card - the shorter its lifespan right? Would it run hotter than usual if its been pushed hard over a long time? Or not have as much grunt as it should normally?
Are there certain tests etc I can run doing a demo to test a card and see if its healthy enough to buy?
And the guy offering me this gpu - is in another state... I told him the only way I'd consider buying sight unseen is if he'd list it on Ebay for me to buy it that way so I have some buyer protection.... would that really help me or are there better ways to do that?
The other thing about this guy was that he 'said' it was only 9 months old, had receipt and all... and I thought it was odd he was selling it so soon - he 'said' he quit his job and wants a PS5?
Could be legit - but I'm wondering if it's a scam. I baulked at the price and politely said thanks but unlikely thats for me too much... then straight away he dropped it by $200 when it was already a very good price - again - something felt off?
Have a lot of people been scammed in this way lately - buying sight unseen?
BTW - same question about - 'how can you tell if it's ok or been flogged to death' in relation to other PC Parts - like RAM, Monitor etc?
I'm making a new build, got a cpu, but need everything else... tempted to save some cash by buying 2nd hand ram but worried i'll get burned. Again could have been OC'd hard permanently or just had bad wiring/power supply to their home (like ours sometimes)?
Same thing for CPU Cooler/fan and Case Fans and what else should I consider buying secondhand? it's an 12700K cpu. Would it be ok to mix 2 x 2 different pairs of ram same size but maybe different brand and speeds etc? Eg 2x8 brand x 3200 , 2x8 brand Y 3600 ?
How do i tell? What tests etc? Software, electronics readings from devices?
Any advice would be appreciated
Cheers
I put an ad up looking for an affordably priced GPU as I'm not rich and these are crazy days - and I got a response that made me think?
He used it for work, with CAD etc lots of heavy rendering 9-5 all week etc.
So I'm wondering should I avoid this like the plague?
Is it just like the old wisdom that you never ever buy a used taxi cause they've been completely flogged to death 24/7 - pushed hard?
And on a related note, before this happened I was already wondering how can you buy a secondhand GPU and have some sense of if its in ok condition, not been flogged or damaged or modified, or Overclocked and run super hard etc?
My understanding is that the more you tweak/OC a card - the shorter its lifespan right? Would it run hotter than usual if its been pushed hard over a long time? Or not have as much grunt as it should normally?
Are there certain tests etc I can run doing a demo to test a card and see if its healthy enough to buy?
And the guy offering me this gpu - is in another state... I told him the only way I'd consider buying sight unseen is if he'd list it on Ebay for me to buy it that way so I have some buyer protection.... would that really help me or are there better ways to do that?
The other thing about this guy was that he 'said' it was only 9 months old, had receipt and all... and I thought it was odd he was selling it so soon - he 'said' he quit his job and wants a PS5?
Could be legit - but I'm wondering if it's a scam. I baulked at the price and politely said thanks but unlikely thats for me too much... then straight away he dropped it by $200 when it was already a very good price - again - something felt off?
Have a lot of people been scammed in this way lately - buying sight unseen?
BTW - same question about - 'how can you tell if it's ok or been flogged to death' in relation to other PC Parts - like RAM, Monitor etc?
I'm making a new build, got a cpu, but need everything else... tempted to save some cash by buying 2nd hand ram but worried i'll get burned. Again could have been OC'd hard permanently or just had bad wiring/power supply to their home (like ours sometimes)?
Same thing for CPU Cooler/fan and Case Fans and what else should I consider buying secondhand? it's an 12700K cpu. Would it be ok to mix 2 x 2 different pairs of ram same size but maybe different brand and speeds etc? Eg 2x8 brand x 3200 , 2x8 brand Y 3600 ?
How do i tell? What tests etc? Software, electronics readings from devices?
Any advice would be appreciated
Cheers
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