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Is it worth buying a broken GPU?

DrDerp
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So say a GPU is broken or artifacting and is on sale for a decent price on eBay.

Would that be worthwhile in getting for a rig made of used parts? I know that you can sometimes fix them with the oven trick, is it worth trying? Thanks!

Who needs fancy graphics and high resolutions when you can get a 60 FPS frame rate on iGPUs?

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depends on the price of the gpu and your skill level to determine if it's worth a try.

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What GPU and how much? I'd say no. You don't know for a fact that you can revive it, so you're essentially gambling your money. 

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If it was only that simple. Oven method isn't 100% effective and if it does, it might not last. If you can repair boards, then by all means, go nuts.

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1 minute ago, Jamiec1130 said:

What GPU and how much? I'd say no. You don't know for a fact that you can revive it, so you're essentially gambling your money. 

It's partially a hypothetical question ATM. I don't have much money and am trying to find a GPU for under 50 dollars that can do 900p 60FPS, so about a GTX 660, GTX 580, 760 or 750 TI. I know those all have drastically different performance but the main thing is I want it to be usable for the money, because I don't have much.

Who needs fancy graphics and high resolutions when you can get a 60 FPS frame rate on iGPUs?

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Just now, DrDerp said:

It's partially a hypothetical question ATM. I don't have much money and am trying to find a GPU for under 50 dollars that can do 900p 60FPS, so about a GTX 660, GTX 580, 760 or 750 TI. I know those all have drastically different performance but the main thing is I want it to be usable for the money, because I don't have much.

If you don't have much money, don't waste it on a card that is unlikely to work. 

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Just now, Jamiec1130 said:

If you don't have much money, don't waste it on a card that is unlikely to work. 

Got it! Thanks for the help.

Who needs fancy graphics and high resolutions when you can get a 60 FPS frame rate on iGPUs?

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If it's that tight budget as you said, maybe go for graphic cards with broken fans. With ghetto methods you can get even better results if you just slap 2 cheap 120mm fans. 

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34 minutes ago, Yoola said:

If it's that tight budget as you said, maybe go for graphic cards with broken fans. With ghetto methods you can get even better results if you just slap 2 cheap 120mm fans. 

Zip ties all the way?

Who needs fancy graphics and high resolutions when you can get a 60 FPS frame rate on iGPUs?

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20 minutes ago, DrDerp said:

Zip ties all the way?

Hell yeah!

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