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Hey everyone, looking to upgrade my PC at the moment and was set on a 1660 or RTX 2060 but while browsing noticed second hand rtx 2070's on ebay, does anyone have much experience with buying parts second hand? I'm stuck between the 2 as I could spend the same amount as a rtx 2060 and get a much more powerful 2070 but yet second hand, is it risky buying second hand or better off buying brand new and stick with the RTX 2060? Thanks

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Ebay has built in consumer safeguards, you're fine buying there.

 

READ THE FUCKING FINE PRINT THO!!!!

 

Lots of bullshit these days, like people selling"paper GPU's" which is a picture of a GPU on a piece of paper, etc.  Make sure you know exactly what you're buying.

 

That said, if it doesn't work when you get it, file a complaint with Ebay, done deal.

 

If you wan to link one of them here, we can take a look at it for you as well.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

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3 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Ebay has built in consumer safeguards, you're fine buying there.

 

READ THE FUCKING FINE PRINT THO!!!!

 

Lots of bullshit these days, like people selling"paper GPU's" which is a picture of a GPU on a piece of paper, etc.  Make sure you know exactly what you're buying.

 

That said, if it doesn't work when you get it, file a complaint with Ebay, done deal.

 

If you wan to link one of them here, we can take a look at it for you as well.

You have to use paypal for that tho.

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9 minutes ago, jaslion said:

You have to use paypal for that tho.

How else do you pay for Ebay stuff?  Or am I so old I just did paypal when it was the only option?

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose, Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

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Just now, Dedayog said:

How else do you pay for Ebay stuff?  Or am I so old I just did paypal when it was the only option?

Debit, credit, sometimes one of those weird cards you buy in a store,... but really paypal should be the only option. The moment a seller does not allow paypal as a method it's basically 100% of the time a scam.

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30 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Debit, credit, sometimes one of those weird cards you buy in a store,... but really paypal should be the only option. The moment a seller does not allow paypal as a method it's basically 100% of the time a scam.

I've always used PayPal to be safe, and thankfully it's only come in handy once.

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1 hour ago, Dedayog said:

Ebay has built in consumer safeguards, you're fine buying there.

 

READ THE FUCKING FINE PRINT THO!!!!

 

Lots of bullshit these days, like people selling"paper GPU's" which is a picture of a GPU on a piece of paper, etc.  Make sure you know exactly what you're buying.

 

That said, if it doesn't work when you get it, file a complaint with Ebay, done deal.

 

If you wan to link one of them here, we can take a look at it for you as well.

Cheers, feel a bit more comfortable about ordering now, although the 2060 is currently on sale on amazon... but if I see any deals on eBay in the coming weeks ill post back here if I'm sceptical, thanks again 

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2 minutes ago, Varney0 said:

Cheers, feel a bit more comfortable about ordering now, although the 2060 is currently on sale on amazon... but if I see any deals on eBay in the coming weeks ill post back here if I'm sceptical, thanks again 

The sales on the 2060 are very very little (the price got jacked up before the sale so it looks better).

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Just now, jaslion said:

The sales on the 2060 are very very little (the price got jacked up before the sale so it looks better).

hmm, see I've decided to upgrade my PC instead of moving to PS5 I was going for a Ryzen 5 3600 and a RTX 2060 16gb Ramm etc etc, would you recommend getting a different GPU?..I'll see what AMD come out with tomorrow with their new GPU's though

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16 minutes ago, Varney0 said:

hmm, see I've decided to upgrade my PC instead of moving to PS5 I was going for a Ryzen 5 3600 and a RTX 2060 16gb Ramm etc etc, would you recommend getting a different GPU?..I'll see what AMD come out with tomorrow with their new GPU's though

Whats your current specs? If the pc is still good enough it might be the smartest to just wait a bit longer for the new cards to come out.

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4 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Whats your current specs? If the pc is still good enough it might be the smartest to just wait a bit longer for the new cards to come out.

My current PC is like 6 years old lol, most of my gaming is done on my PS4 apart from CSGO etc, I currently have 16gb ram, gtx 960, i5 6500, the release of the new graphics cards I feel will leave a lot of old gen on sale around black Friday, I'm not in much of a rush to get my parts

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33 minutes ago, Varney0 said:

My current PC is like 6 years old lol, most of my gaming is done on my PS4 apart from CSGO etc, I currently have 16gb ram, gtx 960, i5 6500, the release of the new graphics cards I feel will leave a lot of old gen on sale around black Friday, I'm not in much of a rush to get my parts

New cards doesn't mean older cards will get cheaper. Retailers much prefer to keep them at the same price. Used would be the right way to go as there will be more and more cards coming out.

 

Ryzen however does drop in price after the new series comes out (which is in 8 days).

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