3080ti Buying

[Ghostly224]

So this guy is selling me a 3080ti for 1400 which is a really good price, but idk if anything is wrong with it. he showed me a video of him loading up into gears 5 but idk if i can trust it. i wanna buy the card but i just dont wanna spend 1400 on a card that could be bad or have something wrong with it and maybe thats why hes selling it for so low.

[Ghostly224]

so what can i ask him for to make sure that the card works and everything is good?

[RONOTHAN##]

To see it in person is the big one. If he doesn't want to do that, you can walk away. 

 

Also, if you go to buy it, make sure you bring at least one other guy with you (preferably one with a concealed carry permit) and leave your cash in the car. that way you can't get mugged and lose $1400. 

 

Finally, remember the old saying, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. 

[Ghostly224]

1 minute ago, RONOTHAN## said:

To see it in person is the big one. If he doesn't want to do that, you can walk away. 

 

Also, if you go to buy it, make sure you bring at least one other guy with you (preferably one with a concealed carry permit) and leave your cash in the car. that way you can't get mugged and lose $1400. 

 

Finally, remember the old saying, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. 

yea thats what im thinking that its too good to be true. if i see it in person what can i look for to see if its good or not ?

[krakek]

8 minutes ago, Ghostly224 said:

So this guy is selling me a 3080ti for 1400 which is a really good price, but idk if anything is wrong with it. he showed me a video of him loading up into gears 5 but idk if i can trust it. i wanna buy the card but i just dont wanna spend 1400 on a card that could be bad or have something wrong with it and maybe thats why hes selling it for so low.

I would ask if he could provide the video showing the GPU with it's serial number etc in the PC, then the GPU-Z monitoring and Furmark benchmark running on said PC for 10 minutes.

[RONOTHAN##]

1 minute ago, Ghostly224 said:

yea thats what im thinking that its too good to be true. if i see it in person what can i look for to see if its good or not ?

Try to run a benchmark on screen (something like Heaven is fune) and make sure there aren't any artifacts and it's not performing like complete crap (i.e. 15FPS in Heaven 1080p). If it runs for like 5 minutes, you're probably good.

[Ghostly224]

2 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Try to run a benchmark on screen (something like Heaven is fune) and make sure there aren't any artifacts and it's not performing like complete crap (i.e. 15FPS in Heaven 1080p). If it runs for like 5 minutes, you're probably good.

ok thank you 

[Bobbysixjp]

6 hours ago, Ghostly224 said:

So this guy is selling me a 3080ti for 1400 which is a really good price, but idk if anything is wrong with it. he showed me a video of him loading up into gears 5 but idk if i can trust it. i wanna buy the card but i just dont wanna spend 1400 on a card that could be bad or have something wrong with it and maybe thats why hes selling it for so low.

What is the difference between the price of this card vs a brand new one that comes with a warranty? If the difference is that big that it makes it worthwhile then go for it. If not then buy a new one. After all, what would you do if it dies within a few days? You’d be out 1400 and you’d still have to buy a new card. At the end of the day how much is peace of mind worth to you?