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Does it have any effect on performance?

No but reliability is an issue.

 

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How would you determine if an AMD card has went through mining? :o

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If its really cheap and is used.

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If it's up on ebay.

 

If its really cheap and is used.

Does it have any effect on performance?

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Does it have any effect on performance?

No, but it is very likely that it will fail or artefact after a couple months (possibly years if you get lucky).

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Does it have any effect on performance?

No but reliability is an issue.

 

A pickup truck with 50000 miles of just highway cruising vs the same pickup truck with 50000 miles of hauling it's full payload limit back and forth through the jobsite all day long

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No but reliability is an issue.

 

A pickup truck with 50000 miles of just highway cruising vs the same pickup truck with 50000 miles of hauling it's full payload limit back and forth through the jobsite all day long

this^ couldnt have been said better.

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No but reliability is an issue.

 

A pickup truck with 50000 miles of just highway cruising vs the same pickup truck with 50000 miles of hauling it's full payload limit back and forth through the jobsite all day long

alright thank you! :)

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Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

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