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Spovox
By Spovox
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I know a guy who just upgraded from a 2080Super to a 3080Ti. He offered to sell me 2080s for 600 usd. I am concerned about a few things.

-Is it worth the price 

- will I run into any issues 

- what are red flags to look for

- should I wait or spend my money on something else?

 

 Any help would appreciated

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/C6D8Tn

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($287.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($75.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($75.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 500 GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card  ($4146.10 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: EVGA 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($108.78 @ Other World Computing) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T8E PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter 
Monitor: HP 27 27.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor 
Monitor: Acer EI272UR Pbmiiipx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($325.00 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G305 (Black) Wireless Optical Mouse  ($32.42 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Focusrite Scarlett Solo (3rd Gen) USB Audio Interface with Pro Tools | First  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Peavey Studio Pro M1 Condenser Microphone  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Sennheiser HD 58x ($170.00)
Total: $5801.23

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Well if you know him, odds are he won't lie to you.

 

Ask if he mined with it, and ask when he started using it.

 

But personally yeah for 600$ that is amazing.

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How long has he used it? It's a steal at current price, since scalpers are selling it at around 1k USD. With that type of money, you could buy a 3070 or something else. 

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In the current market a 2080 Super is more than worth $600. That wouldn't even have been a bad price in late summer/early fall 2019 when people were panic-selling Turing cards.

 

You say you "know" this guy but it's ambiguous whether are actually friends, or merely casual acquaintances where he could rip you off and then ghost without social repercussions.

Corps aren't your friends. "Bottleneck calculators" are BS. Only suckers buy based on brand. It's your PC, do what makes you happy.  If your build meets your needs, you don't need anyone else to "rate" it for you. And talking about being part of a "master race" is cringe. Watch this space for further truths people need to hear.

 

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The 2080 Super is an impressive card. Not only is it very powerful, but it also unlocks DLSS and ray tracing for you, giving you a lot of flexibility in games. Plus, your GTX 1070 sells for $400-500 on the scalper market, so if you sold that, the upgrade would only cost you $100-200.

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