Where are you buying it from? I assume second hand but is from a reputable source?
Where have you seen or heard this? I have seen many used mining GPUs and very few of them had issues let alone the extremely specific issue you described. Any time a graphics card heats up due to use the GPU thermally expands. Are you saying that mining cards often break due to this?
ebay guy said he mostly used it for valorant pics
It's widely known in China that navi21 often break itself due to fierce thermal expand-contract, which is common among 6950xt/6900xt/6800xt/6800.
No, this problem still exists after 2023. The victim cards often get broken after a week's idle, then the GPU dies.
I have two friends that I can think of immediately that have their PCs on for weeks at a time with a 6800 XT, and a 6900XT, neither of their cards have had any issues for years now. Do you have any more information about this I can read anywhere?
Yes, I come up with a completely exploded 6800xt this week when viewing Chiphell.
Another info source is the famous repair engineers on Bilibili, all of them feel easy to fix 68/6900xt's problem,because:
If it is ebay then you do have some coverage should there be an issue. Still the usual risks of buying second hand and the level of honesty of the previous owner, but I have always had good experiences with the right due diligence.
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