How to tell if a RX 570 was used for mining

[ashu1106]

Im getting a really good deal on sapphire rx 570 nitro+ . It's from June 2017. The owner is saying that the card was just used for gaming. But I still want to check how much healthy the card is and was it used for mining or not. I there some way?

[Electronics Wizardy]

You really can't tell. Check the card for any normal signs of wear, but you can't tell how its been used.

 

And using it for mining won't just kill life so I wouldn't worry about it.

[aisle9]

There's really not. Ex-mining cards are fine to purchase. I've had several come through here without any issues, and my own GTX 1070 and GTX 1060 6GB were set up as mining cards, run continuously for several straight months. Both are back in use as gaming GPUs today, and I'd never know if I hadn't mined on them myself. Absolute worst realistic case, you might have to blow out some dust and replace the thermal paste.

 

What's more important is what the card physically looks like and was where the system was set up. Ask the guy where the computer was placed. If he says that it was on a desk, you're probably ok as long as it checks out visually. If he says that it was sitting on the carpet sucking up cat hair and dog piss, you have issues. If you look at the card and it's absolutely packed with dust, it's fair to ask for a reduction in price because of how much cleaning you're going to have to do, or to walk away entirely. Whether or not a card was mined on has far less to do with its future prognosis than the overall environment it was used in and how much care was taken to keep it in good working order.

[i_build_nanosuits]

It doesn't matter, if the card works fine buy ti.

[Firewrath9]

Look all over card for scorch marks, see if both fans spin, and if it boots into windows.

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Firewrath9 said:

Look all over card for scorch marks, see if both fans spin, and if it boots into windows.

Lol I don't think a burned GPU with broken fans is what the result of mining is, but a graphics card with these issues is definitely one to avoid

[Firewrath9]

20 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Lol I don't think a burned GPU with broken fans is what the result of mining is, but a graphics card with these issues is definitely one to avoid

 I mean, if they are mining, they are probably running at max fan speed with like 0 inches of space between them for 24/7, a fan fails, and a mosfet gets too hot and burns lol

I've seen a "just out of box" GPU and the back was scorched.

[aisle9]

32 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

Look all over card for scorch marks, see if both fans spin, and if it boots into windows.

"Scorch marks"? Did you not RMA your EVGA 1070 in time?