NEW VS REFURBISHED

[Orangedude12345]

Hello everyone I am building my first rig and I have a question I want to lower costs on this rig on useless things so right now I chose refurbished HDD and GPU from amazon because the significant lower price point is that good idea the reviews on the products shipper are excellent and both are practically new and both have a return policy to them please advice so should I buy both refurbished for a lower price or should I get them sparky new please comment down below

[Djole123]

Refurbished means used but everything is repaired and cleaned

[Orangedude12345]

1 minute ago, Djole123 said:

Refurbished means used but everything is repaired and cleaned

Yes I know but is it reliable and is getting it brand new better

[Orangedude12345]

2 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

Refurbished means used but everything is repaired and cleaned

I am new to PC gaming so some terms are new to me so excuse any dumb questions I just wish to be sure that my first rig is perfect as can be

[nanowatt]

Refurbished gpu might work, but is not such a good idea for a hdd.The hdd it's dying from it's first spins.The more formats, write/read cycles and activity it has, the faster is dying.Having 2 owners is not a good idea.It might die after 10 years, it might die after 1.

1+ for the next parts.Cpu, gpu, cases, heatsink, 

No, no for hdd, mb and ram

[Mew]

Don't go for refurbished storage, especially hard drives because they usually come with a shorter warranty and the risk of data loss is not worth it. However, the perks of refurbs (really depends on the manufacturer) is that they are individually tested to make sure they work 100%. However, I still wouldn't risk getting a refurb hard drive. The video card is fine though. 

[Djole123]

4 minutes ago, Orangedude12345 said:

Yes I know but is it reliable and is getting it brand new better

New is always better, but if you are tight on budget, get refurbed. And if you know what are you doing, you can even get used and refurb it on your own.

 

EDIT: Yeah I forgot about HDD's. Get those new.

[Snickerzz]

4 minutes ago, Orangedude12345 said:

Yes I know but is it reliable and is getting it brand new better

Entirely depends on the product and discount. If it was a PSU I would opt for new. Ram, intel CPUs (and AMD, but intel is safer due to not having pins possibly bent), and GPUs are generally safe. Though if the discount is only $20 off a $400 GPU, i'd opt for new.

[Orangedude12345]

1 minute ago, Djole123 said:

New is always better, but if you are tight on budget, get refurbed. And if you know what are you doing, you can even get used and refurb it on your own.

Thanks I am tight on budget because I am a teenager so I have no job so I am relying on selling my old games and selling my old pc parts and also doing chores for my parents to get pocket money

[VinsinityKT]

Manufacturer refurbished is the best way if you go down that path.  

[Snickerzz]

Just now, Orangedude12345 said:

Thanks I am tight on budget because I am a teenager so I have no job so I am relying on selling my old games and selling my old pc parts and also doing chores for my parents to get pocket money

Are you able to use paypal? If you decide to go used/refurbed you should check out reddit.com/r/hardwareswap after checking LTT Classified/Ebay  

[Orangedude12345]

1 minute ago, Snickerzz said:

Entirely depends on the product and discount. If it was a PSU I would opt for new. Ram, intel CPUs (and AMD, but intel is safer due to not having pins possibly bent), and GPUs are generally safe. Though if the discount is only $20 off a $400 GPU, i'd opt for new.

The discount is 30 to 40 euros cheaper and for my tight budget this is so important because my original price was in the 900 euros and it has gone in the 800 euros 

[Orangedude12345]

1 minute ago, Snickerzz said:

Are you able to use paypal? If you decide to go used/refurbed you should check out reddit.com/r/hardwareswap after checking LTT Classified/Ebay  

In my country Luxembourg which is in Europe at 13 you get a bank account which allows you to withdraw a tiny bit of money per day though I think I can add funds to it I will check if can use Paypal

[Snickerzz]

1 minute ago, Orangedude12345 said:

In my country Luxembourg which is in Europe at 13 you get a bank account which allows you to withdraw a tiny bit of money per day though I think I can add funds to it I will check if can use Paypal

Oh well.. reddit may be out of the option as shipping will kill you. Do you have to go refurbed or is used okay? Have you posted your build in the Planning section? We may be able to get you something cheaper for a similar/less price  

[Orangedude12345]

Just now, Snickerzz said:

Oh well.. reddit may be out of the option as shipping will kill you. Do you have to go refurbed or is used okay? Have you posted your build in the Planning section? We may be able to get you something cheaper for a similar/less price  

I have posted my build here is the link 

 I can go used but I don't like the risk I will update some info on that post as well

[Snickerzz]

1 minute ago, Orangedude12345 said:

I have posted my build here is the link 

 I can go used but I don't like the risk I will update some info on that post as well

Hmmm have you checked for refurbed 290X, 7990s? They're not much different and can be cheaper. Personally I prefer going used to refurbed. Most the time refurbs don't list exactly what is included and the condition. It's usually just a used return that doesn't get inspected thoroughly VS buying from someone who has multiple images of the product and says what's included. But that's just me.

[Orangedude12345]

Just now, Snickerzz said:

Hmmm have you checked for refurbed 290X, 7990s? They're not much different and can be cheaper. Personally I prefer going used to refurbed. Most the time refurbs don't list exactly what is included and the condition. It's usually just a used return that doesn't get inspected thoroughly VS buying from someone who has multiple images of the product and says what's included. But that's just me.

290x looks good but to me 390 with it 8gb of VRAM is more future proof  

[GloriousPain]

Refurbished is just used but kept upto a higher standard usually companies clean, test, and if needed repair products before labeling them refurbished... As for things to get in certain conditions. HDDs and PSUs are the onlythings I'd say to get new, just about everything else can be gotten used and work fine but refurbished is better, 

[Tyler Criswell]

6 hours ago, Orangedude12345 said:

Hello everyone I am building my first rig and I have a question I want to lower costs on this rig on useless things so right now I chose refurbished HDD and GPU from amazon because the significant lower price point is that good idea the reviews on the products shipper are excellent and both are practically new and both have a return policy to them please advice so should I buy both refurbished for a lower price or should I get them sparky new please comment down below

I wouldn't get any storage options used. But CPU, GPU, Ram go for it