Used Graphics Cards

[lkarej]

Hey guys, so I'm probably picking up a used 980ti this week locally.

The guy says it has <300 hours usage and has never really been overclocked.

About a year old (he purchased fall 2015).

 

 

Well I was just wondering what your experiences are with buying used GPUs, seeing as I can be a skeptic about people's behaviour rather often tbh.

Have they been good for the most part? In general do most people usually sell gpus that run well

I asked him for like a video of it running some game on his phone just to verify it doesn't artifact all over the place or anything.

 

Any kinda "trick" questions I could ask to get the seller to betray if there's anything wrong with the card?

 

 

thanks for any help you can provice.

 

 

 

figured this would belong in the GPU subforum

 

[blackadder]

seeing as it's a high end card, hes probably upgraded to something better. i would ask why hes getting rid of it just to find out. if it's local you might be able to ask to see it used before you buy it. I'm not sure how many manufacturers will ask if you're the original owner and if any warranty carries over. a year old card will most likely be fine, even a oc shouldn't matter much as most cards are voltage locked and we can do any real damage to them.  

[racer243l]

I would take "never really overclocked" with a grain of salt. Almost every GPU has been pushed to it´s limits. Not that it would hurt the card, definitly not. If he can show it to you running and nothing bad stands out, go ahead and buy it.

[lkarej]

3 minutes ago, blackadder said:

seeing as it's a high end card, hes probably upgraded to something better. i would why hes getting rid of it just to find out. if it's local you might be able to ask to see it used before you buy it. I'm not sure how many manufacturers will ask if you're the origial owner and if any warranty carries over. a year old card will most likely be fine, even a oc shouldn't matter much as most cards are voltage locked and we can do any real damage to them.  

Oh hey you're still alive

thought you would've OD'd by now

:^)

 

Yeah I'm thinking of asking him why he's getting rid of them (he has 2) just for personal interest. I mean they're asus so warranty doesn't matter anyways as anything warranty related with asus is hell iirc.

 

3 minutes ago, racer243l said:

I would take "never really overclocked" with a grain of salt. Almost every GPU has been pushed to it´s limits. Not that it would hurt the card, definitly not. If he can show it to you running and nothing bad stands out, go ahead and buy it.

Yeah GPU boost is a thing. I mean they're designed to be overclocked to an extent. I mean I'm not really that skeptical, seeing as hardware is usually pretty sturdy unless you dangerously overclock it or treat is poorly.

[blackadder]

9 minutes ago, lkarej said:

Oh hey you're still alive

thought you would've OD'd by now

:^)

 

Yeah I'm thinking of asking him why he's getting rid of them (he has 2) just for personal interest. I mean they're asus so warranty doesn't matter anyways as anything warranty related with asus is hell iirc.

 

Yeah GPU boost is a thing. I mean they're designed to be overclocked to an extent. I mean I'm not really that skeptical, seeing as hardware is usually pretty sturdy unless you dangerously overclock it or treat is poorly.

I'm not going to let deaths cold hands get me that easy. I still have all my fingers after doing uxo removal for years, must be something right. my b-day was yesterday and I can feel old age creeping up  my damn knees hurt. 

[lkarej]

Just now, blackadder said:

I'm not going to let deaths cold hands get me that easy. I still have all my fingers after doing uxo removal for years, must be something right. 

Have you dropped a ridiculous amount of money on a new telescope yet

[blackadder]

1 minute ago, lkarej said:

Have you dropped a ridiculous amount of money on a new telescope yet

i got a used 8 inch dob for $200 that the seller said I would never be able to see Jupiter, saw it the first night. looking to buy hubble is anyone want to chip i  

[lkarej]

Just now, blackadder said:

i got a used 8 inch dob for $200 that the seller said I would never be able to see Jupiter, saw it the first night. looking to buy hubble is anyone want to chip i  

start a gofundme
some people will throw money at anything if you write eloquently enough

[blackadder]

Just now, lkarej said:

start a gofundme
some people will throw money at anything if you write eloquently enough

much better at solving a differential equations than i am at writing so, slim chance. better chances on just building something i like, been looking into making a mirror for a scope only like 500 hours of grinding;not too bad. 

[lkarej]

Just now, blackadder said:

much better at solving a differential equations than i am at writing so, slim chance. better chances on just building something i like, been looking into making a mirror for a scope only like 500 hours of grinding;not too bad. 

that's similar to the amount of time I've wasted playing black ops 3

[Mick Naughty]

Have bought 4 used gpu's now. They were all $1k at one point.  Never had any issues. I purchased from here, eBay and Amazon. Never in person. Not that I wouldn't. If they are a motivated seller they would show you it working. If it's online I would do it all day. 

[lkarej]

6 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

Have bought 4 used gpu's now. They were all $1k at one point.  Never had any issues. I purchased from here, eBay and Amazon. Never in person. Not that I wouldn't. If they are a motivated seller they would show you it working. If it's online I would do it all day. 

I'm going to see it this week.

So he's obviously confident in it's ability to perform.