Thoughts on Refurbished GPU?

[Hank_Tech]

Hey LTT,

I am looking at getting an EVGA GTX 780 FTW edition, and I saw on Newegg that I can get a refurbished version for $400, or a new version for $500. Would getting a new card be worth the extra $100 bucks? Or should I save the $100, go with the refurb and put the extra money toward another PC part like a CPU cooler or some HDDs?

[Shd0w2]

I'd grab it, if it breaks its covered by warranty I think

[Nickolas47]

Hey LTT,

I am looking at getting an EVGA GTX 780 FTW edition, and I saw on Newegg that I can get a refurbished version for $400, or a new version for $500. Would getting a new card be worth the extra $100 bucks? Or should I save the $100, go with the refurb and put the extra money toward another PC part like a CPU cooler or some HDDs?

i dont know i have never trusted t buy a refurbished item

[FireFox]

Still comes with a warranty, I personally don't think it is more likely to fail than a brand new video card so you'll be fine mate.

[Recon-UK]

Sure go for it, last refurb i had was a HD 4870, all it did was coil whine, was a solid GPU though.

[Tech_Dreamer]

if it comes with a warranty , go & get it, but you should know that it comes with slight risks. but no biggie.