New gpu

[Jack Dvorak]

I have four options.

1. Gtx 1060 zotac amp 6gb for 214$

2. EVGA gtx 1060 6gb for 245$

3. PNY gtx 1070 XLR8 for 200$ (was a mining card

4. PNY gtx 1070ti for 250$ (was a mining card)

the mining cards would be from a dads friend, they were obviously mining cards. I don’t know how long they were used for mining.

[Guest]

Ask how heavily they were overclocked as the problem with mining cards is their VRMs wearing out.

[Jack Dvorak]

3 minutes ago, Darpyface said:

Ask how heavily they were overclocked as the problem with mining cards is their VRMs wearing out.

I don’t know if they were overclocked or not, I figure I just probably won’t risk it and go for the zotac one

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, Jack Dvorak said:

I don’t know if they were overclocked or not, I figure I just probably won’t risk it and go for the zotac one

AFAIK no one competes with EVGA on the warranty front so if you can afford the $31 extra and it still has a year or two of warranty left on it then it's the lowest risk one out of all of those. 

[Jack Dvorak]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

AFAIK no one competes with EVGA on the warranty front so if you can afford the $31 extra and it still has a year or two of warranty left on it then it's the lowest risk one out of all of those. 

The zotac has a two year, I figure I will have a new one by then

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, Jack Dvorak said:

The zotac has a two year, I figure I will have a new one by then

Does their warranty follow the card or the original owner? How good is their service and RMA times compared to EVGA? More to consider than just years left on the warranty. I haven't heard much about Zotac's warranty, IIRC one guy said their service sucks on everything but the AMP cards or something, but that's a single guy so I can't form an opinion based on that. But in my experience with two EVGA 1080s, a 980 Ti, two 1050s, and two 1050 Tis their products are amazing (I've never personally had to RMA anything), and from friend's and other peeps' experience with the RMA process EVGA is pretty damn good. 

[mxk]

Just now, Jack Dvorak said:

The zotac has a two year, I figure I will have a new one by then

I've heard zotac's service isn't too good. EVGA's card usually still have their warranty and they let you transfer the warranty when the card is second hand.

[Jack Dvorak]

15 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Does their warranty follow the card or the original owner? How good is their service and RMA times compared to EVGA? More to consider than just years left on the warranty. I haven't heard much about Zotac's warranty, IIRC one guy said their service sucks on everything but the AMP cards or something, but that's a single guy so I can't form an opinion based on that. But in my experience with two EVGA 1080s, a 980 Ti, two 1050s, and two 1050 Tis their products are amazing (I've never personally had to RMA anything), and from friend's and other peeps' experience with the RMA process EVGA is pretty damn good. 

Checking if I can get an employee discount at micro center on an EVGA 1060