Visually inspecting a 3090 FE to make sure its legit

[klifinpol]

So tomorrow (in about 14h) I'm meeting up with a guy (off of our version of craigslist) to buy a new RTX 3090 FE

and I am wondering aside from making sure that the item is packaged correctly and making sure that

the dimensions fit the bill, and that it has 3 Display ports and an hdmi, what are some of the other things i should look out for?

[AbydosOne]

7 minutes ago, klifinpol said:

So tomorrow (in about 14h) I'm meeting up with a guy (off of our version of craigslist) to buy a new RTX 3090 FE

and I am wondering aside from making sure that the item is packaged correctly and making sure that

the dimensions fit the bill, and that it has 3 Display ports and an hdmi, what are some of the other things i should look out for?

I wouldn't walk away from that meeting without seeing it running, to be honest. Way too much money on the line to get home and find out you bought a brick with fans and ports...

[CT854]

Honestly?

 

If you're meeting in a place where this is feasible, bring your rig to the place you're meeting up and run it in your system, benchmarks and all, before committing to the transaction. If the other person has nothing to hide, they should be okay with this. Alternatively, ask the other person to bring their rig and see it running before committing.

[Dedayog]

10 minutes ago, klifinpol said:

So tomorrow (in about 14h) I'm meeting up with a guy (off of our version of craigslist) to buy a new RTX 3090 FE

and I am wondering aside from making sure that the item is packaged correctly and making sure that

the dimensions fit the bill, and that it has 3 Display ports and an hdmi, what are some of the other things i should look out for?

You're meeting to buy something that is as much as some used cars, which you would for DAMN SURE test drive before buying.

 

Think that sentence through a few times.

[klifinpol]

''Test driving'' would indeed be the ideal scenario, but I don't think I'll get the chance to do it, because we are meeting in public (drug deal style).

He is going to provide me with a recipt (so its under original nvida warranty) and the unopened box, but again those dont really mean

much if I get an expensive brick...

Saddly i can't test it out on my current rig, because the power supply wouldn't be able to handle it,

and i'm still waitng for other parts to complete my new one.... ughh i hate the shortage...

[jaslion]

4 hours ago, klifinpol said:

''Test driving'' would indeed be the ideal scenario, but I don't think I'll get the chance to do it, because we are meeting in public (drug deal style).

He is going to provide me with a recipt (so its under original nvida warranty) and the unopened box, but again those dont really mean

much if I get an expensive brick...

Saddly i can't test it out on my current rig, because the power supply wouldn't be able to handle it,

and i'm still waitng for other parts to complete my new one.... ughh i hate the shortage...

Well then I'd call it off as it is EASY to forge a warranty paper. That and the unponend box are like GIGANTIC RED FLAGS. Either a scalper selling it on or someone looking for a gullible desperate person.

 

So open it and look for ANY spec of dust, fingerprint,... ANYTHING that shows it has been touched or looked at. To make sure it is 100% real. Even then easy enough to sell you a brick.

 

But just like buying a used car which this thing literally is the price of a decent used car you do not buy one without seeing it in action.

[CT854]

4 hours ago, klifinpol said:

''Test driving'' would indeed be the ideal scenario, but I don't think I'll get the chance to do it, because we are meeting in public (drug deal style).

He is going to provide me with a recipt (so its under original nvida warranty) and the unopened box, but again those dont really mean

much if I get an expensive brick...

Saddly i can't test it out on my current rig, because the power supply wouldn't be able to handle it,

and i'm still waitng for other parts to complete my new one.... ughh i hate the shortage...

If you have no way to test drive it feasibly, then call off the deal. Seriously.

 

I would not be willing to lose the amount of money I'd have to pay for a 3090 FE to a scam. If you can't take every (or even any) reasonable route to ensure with 100% confidence that it's a legit card that works as it should, that's a complete non-starter.

 

There will be other chances to get a card, remote as they may seem. Ultimately, ask yourself, "am I willing to lose this sum of money to a scam?"

[klifinpol]

He is willing to meet up for a ''test drive''... but i cant find a single person with a PC that has the minimum 750W powersupply... ughh

 

Either he is making the best bluff of his life or its legit... either way we are said to meet up in 2 hours... 

[jaslion]

6 hours ago, CT854 said:

If you have no way to test drive it feasibly, then call off the deal. Seriously.

 

I would not be willing to lose the amount of money I'd have to pay for a 3090 FE to a scam. If you can't take every (or even any) reasonable route to ensure with 100% confidence that it's a legit card that works as it should, that's a complete non-starter.

 

There will be other chances to get a card, remote as they may seem. Ultimately, ask yourself, "am I willing to lose this sum of money to a scam?"

It's why I'd rather buy one from ebay because paypal got yo back.

[tkitch]

30 minutes ago, klifinpol said:

He is willing to meet up for a ''test drive''... but i cant find a single person with a PC that has the minimum 750W powersupply... ughh

 

Either he is making the best bluff of his life or its legit... either way we are said to meet up in 2 hours... 

....  Go buy a 750W PSU and test it with that?  

If you're getting a 3090, the price of a 750W PSU isn't that big.

[Dedayog]

32 minutes ago, klifinpol said:

He is willing to meet up for a ''test drive''... but i cant find a single person with a PC that has the minimum 750W powersupply... ughh

 

Either he is making the best bluff of his life or its legit... either way we are said to meet up in 2 hours... 

So you're buying a 3090 but don't have a PSU to run it?  So buy the PSU and test it, since you'll need it.

 

Just curious what is the price?  What makes this clandestine drug deal such a big deal?  Do you need a 3090 that badly you'll buy it without testing?

[klifinpol]

The rest of the components are on their way... but that can take up to a week or two for them to all arrive... its 2.6k€ and yeah I do need it for work... (3d rendering and heavy video post processing)

[Sir Beregond]

3 minutes ago, klifinpol said:

The rest of the components are on their way... but that can take up to a week or two for them to all arrive... its 2.6k€ and yeah I do need it for work... (3d rendering and heavy video post processing)

$3100 in US, so you're not even getting a deal here. I would call it off until you can actually test it. Are 3090's in your area going for way more than this where it presents as some sort of "deal"?

[klifinpol]

3090 are going for around 3k€+  (3630.75 USD) here... and the lowest i saw in store is 3.1k€ or just never in stock. (been on their notify me lists for a while but recived none and keep checking regularly)

[Dedayog]

31 minutes ago, klifinpol said:

The rest of the components are on their way... but that can take up to a week or two for them to all arrive... its 2.6k€ and yeah I do need it for work... (3d rendering and heavy video post processing)

I understand it's work, but people have been doing 3D rendering on 1080Ti's and 2080Ti's for years now.

 

Just because it's a 3090 w/ 24GB RAM doesn't mean you turn your brain off.  It's a nice bump from previous gens, but it's still JUST a video card.  Which there are MANY others that do the job for cheaper and less risk.

 

You wouldn't act this way for any other product, so why a stupid GPU?

 

You're being irrational and when you step back.. it's just a $1500 GPU for 2x it's normal MSRP that is just a little better than the previous gen.  It's not some God Touched item that you have to have or you'll die

 

I've said my piece, you do you. Hope it works out for you whichever way you go.

 

[jaslion]

25 minutes ago, klifinpol said:

3090 are going for around 3k€+  (3630.75 USD) here... and the lowest i saw in store is 3.1k€ or just never in stock. (been on their notify me lists for a while but recived none and keep checking regularly)

Where in europe are you? I can find em on ebay for around that price no sweat.

[jaslion]

5 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

I understand it's work, but people have been doing 3D rendering on 1080Ti's and 2080Ti's for years now.

 

Sup gtx 970m gang till like 8months ago. Then to a vega 56 and whilst sure it takes a bit longer I just let it rip whilst I sleep as I've done since the dawn of time basically :p.

[klifinpol]

Slovenia, 

He is coming over now... i rechecked the specs of my pc XD Turns out i have a 850w PSU (PC is 8 years old i honeslty thought i had lower W, i wasnt the one who built it) 

 

Now lets hope everything goes smoothly XD

 

Anyone know how a 3090 is gonna perform paired with an i7-4790 in furmark XD 

 

Will post some pics if you guys are interested.

[jaslion]

21 minutes ago, klifinpol said:

Slovenia, 

He is coming over now... i rechecked the specs of my pc XD Turns out i have a 850w PSU (PC is 8 years old i honeslty thought i had lower W, i wasnt the one who built it) 

 

Now lets hope everything goes smoothly XD

 

Anyone know how a 3090 is gonna perform paired with an i7-4790 in furmark XD 

 

Will post some pics if you guys are interested.

What 850w unit? The 3090 NEEDS a A TIER 850W UNIT.

 

As for furmark it pretty much doesnt use the cpu so it will work and load the card to 100%.

[klifinpol]

We couldnt get it to fit in the chassy but all the stuff he brought with it and the way it was packaged (still in the original pacaging from notebooksbiliger.de with all the paperwork sealed inside) and the fact he was willing to go trhough with the test was proof enough for me that the sale was legit...

 

But we'll see... if i got screwed or not.