How to test a second hand GPU?

[LibeRatioNZzXx]

Hi guys,

 

I've just bought a used GTX 980 Ti off of eBay yesterday, and I've never bought a used graphics card before, so I was just wondering if there is anything any of you guys would recommend to test it out to make sure there's nothing wrong with it?

 

In addition, I'm going to be selling my old EVGA GTX 670 2GB FTW, and admittedly for some reason I decided to use my card for mining a couple years ago thinking I could make a profit. I used it for a few hours a day for a month or so I think, but can't quite remember. So is there anyway to see if I've damaged my current card, or would there likely to have been no damage done considering the time period? 

 

Thanks in advance!

[DXMember]

firestrike

furmark

[LibeRatioNZzXx]

2 minutes ago, DXMember said:

firestrike

furmark

 

Is there any thought of procedure you'd recommend for running them though? As I tried FurMark before posting but there's loads of settings and it doesn't seem to ever stop until you tell it to.

[vong]

18 minutes ago, LibeRatioNZzXx said:

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Just play some games and run benchmarks. If it crashes on the stock clocks then you know there's something wrong. I wouldn't worry too much if the seller has 100% feedback besides I'm pretty sure you'd be able to get your money back if it's broken and it was advertised as working.

[DXMember]

16 minutes ago, LibeRatioNZzXx said:

Is there any thought of procedure you'd recommend for running them though? As I tried FurMark before posting but there's loads of settings and it doesn't seem to ever stop until you tell it to.

it shouldn't stop, run it for 20~30 mins and look at the temperatures and clock speeds or artifacts

[-i.nwA_]

I'd say benchmark it with 3d mark, heaven and valley and play some games, if it does fine there shouldnt be nothing wrong with it

[Liltrekkie]

Furmark, 1080p (or native monitor resolution), full screen, no MSAA, do the regular stress test, not the extreme burn in. run for like 20 minutes. or have a beer (or soda if youre under age)

 

If you have tomb raider those have a bench mark thing, MSI afterburner has a stress tester though I've never used it. 

 

Firestrike will put it through its paces either, however again never used it. 

 

Any of the 3dmark platforms. 

 

Or, answer age old question, will it run crysis?

[Coaxialgamer]

Try running stuff like valley on a loop gor a few hours.  I wouldn't recommend furmark though.  What i learned with used gpus is that if it works for the first few hours there usually is nothing wrong with it 

[LibeRatioNZzXx]

I'll grab a copy of 3D mark in the Steam sale and also try Furmark. Thanks for the help guys