Buying refurbished?

[GoodN1ght]

What have been your experiences buying refurbished units? Checking some out on Newegg to save important dollah to feed a 295X2, but if it ends up being equal trouble I might skip it. 

[XCruzzerX89]

if it comes with warranty I would do it

[Munalos]

if it comes with warranty I would do it

 

This, cause if it ends up DOA or something happens, you will get another one, possibly a new one.

[GzeroD]

This, cause if it ends up DOA or something happens, you will get another one, possibly a new one.

depends. If DOA probably a refund. If there is a problem down the line after the 30 day seller refund window Probably a replacement.

[GzeroD]

What is the sale price If I may ask?

[Munalos]

depends. If DOA probably a refund. If there is a problem down the line after the 30 day seller refund window Probably a replacement.

 

True, but you never know. I bought a refurbished mouse (steel series sensei) 2x on newegg both arrived DOA. They shipped me a brand new mouse the third time. Can't really beat that.

[GzeroD]

True, but you never know. I bought a refurbished mouse (steel series sensei) 2x on newegg both arrived DOA. They shipped me a brand new mouse the third time. Can't really beat that.

That was a customer service decision and shouldn't be relied on; that said Newegg has pretty good CS

[Munalos]

That was a customer service decision and shouldn't be relied on; that said Newegg has pretty good CS

 

This is true aswell, I'd say go for it, aslong as you don't like waiting a week or two in between if something does happen. Don't take my experience as negative, sometimes the postal service just doesn't handle packages correctly.

[GoodN1ght]

yeah it's 1 year parts and service. Aside from the Corsair warranty.  It's 130$ for a 1000 PSU. 

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

From my experience, 90% of refurbished items go wrong again in a short amount of time.

With a PSU you never know what will happen. It may just randomly turn the PC off, but it might as well take out the motherboard, CPU and/or graphics card.

It's the most important part of the PC, I wouldn't cheap out on it.

If you do insist on getting a refurbished unit, make sure that the warranty covers any and all damage it can do to other components.

Get that statement on paper (email could work, but preferably a letter with a proper signature).

Also, a PC with a 295x2 doesn't need a 1000W PSU, the system will most likely stay around or below 700W during benchmarks and will rarely exceed 650 during regular gaming. Something in the 750-850W range should suffice.