Should I buy RX 580 that was used for mining ?

[khorneflake535]

Hello
I found a used RX 580 Nitro+ 4GB card ,it was used for mining for about 8-10 months, fan speed at 50% , the temps were never over 65-70°C.
The bios is unchanged.
It's a reputable seller so it should be true, he had about 60 GPU's so he probably knows how to mine.
The card still has about 11 months warranty from the electronic shop he bought it from.
Is it safe to buy ?
And will the warranty hold because it was used for mining, he told me it should but I'm a little bit worried.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No , you should not , but a mining related card.

"it was used for mining for about 8-10 months, fan speed at 50% , the temps were never over 65-70°C."

You have no proof this is the case ^

 

[Dunlop0078]

It should be fine, I would have no issue buying a GPU used for mining. Most miners will lower power limits in order to achieve the best hash rate with the lowest possible power consumption. They also don't thermal cycle nearly as much as a card used for gaming does, thermal cycling is when the card heats up then cools down and repeat, which from my understanding is the primary cause of GPU degradation over time.

Mining does not void the factory warranty, even if it did AMD likely would not be able to tell if the card was used for mining or not.

I cant say for sure if any used card is a safe buy. If you buy from a reputable seller with a return policy that's about as safe as you can get buying a used GPU.

 

[King_V]

Make sure you get some kind of documentation/proof that the warranty carries over.

I don't know where you're located, but in the US, the warranty for a video card typically does NOT carry over to a new owner. EVGA is the exception, and I think even in that case, only if it was purchased directly from EVGA.