Used for mining 1070 strix

[sn00pd000gg]

  I want to start a build, first time i m gonna get the gpu, i found an gtx 1070 strix for 280 pounds, i talked with that guy and he was onest, he used it for mining, but from what he said only for 3 months, it is still in warranty, looks like new, i want to buy a used 1070 because the new one is to expensive for me, and this guy was honest about his gpu, he said he had 7 more that he selled, should i buy it? 

[wojtepanik]

there isn't anything bad about mining cards thet were used wisely

[voiha]

Honestly, I would just search for another card, "only for 3 months" is enough time to fry the card, RMA-ing it as a second buyer could be pain in the ass if he doesn't provide you with all the boxes and a cash receipt. I don't know how Asus handles their warranty in this case, but I wouldn't risk it if you're on a budget.

[Shimejii]

3 minutes ago, voiha said:

Honestly, I would just search for another card, "only for 3 months" is enough time to fry the card, RMA-ing it as a second buyer could be pain in the ass if he doesn't provide you with all the boxes and a cash receipt. I don't know how Asus handles their warranty in this case, but I wouldn't risk it if you're on a budget.

Not sure you know much about modern day mining. You dont fry your cards if you are doing it right, 60-75% power, fans decent speed. There is a risk but not as much as you think.

[sn00pd000gg]

8 minutes ago, voiha said:

Honestly, I would just search for another card, "only for 3 months" is enough time to fry the card, RMA-ing it as a second buyer could be pain in the ass if he doesn't provide you with all the boxes and a cash receipt. I don't know how Asus handles their warranty in this case, but I wouldn't risk it if you're on a budget.

He has the receipt and the full box and he offer to take it back if i get any errors/problems with it

[voiha]

Just now, sn00pd000gg said:

he offer to take it back

In this case you only rely on his honest word. But if he would give you the receipt and boxes maybe it's a good deal.
Worst case scenario the GPU is not operational you wait for couple of weeks for repair. *Which is not so bad*

Is it a 5 year warranty ?

[Settlerteo]

24 minutes ago, sn00pd000gg said:

  I want to start a build, first time i m gonna get the gpu, i found an gtx 1070 strix for 280 pounds, i talked with that guy and he was onest, he used it for mining, but from what he said only for 3 months, it is still in warranty, looks like new, i want to buy a used 1070 because the new one is to expensive for me, and this guy was honest about his gpu, he said he had 7 more that he selled, should i buy it? 

I just received(a week ago) an Inno 3D GTX 1070 from Thailand for 230 € which was used for mining but undervolted and it works perfectly. It's like new. I'd say go for it . It has warranty after all.

[voiha]

9 minutes ago, Shimejii said:

Not sure you know much about modern day mining. You dont fry your cards if you are doing it right, 60-75% power, fans decent speed. There is a risk but not as much as you think.

Not sure how competent you are, but clearly the OP doesn't need answer as yours. It doesn't matter how safe a mining with GPU's can be as long the seller was pushing them on max or was reckless, as it was stated "he did it only for 3 months" which puts me on a doubt. I only advised him to be cautios as these kind of purchases are 50/50. Of course that with normal gaming habits the card would be worn too. 

[sn00pd000gg]

1 hour ago, voiha said:

In this case you only rely on his honest word. But if he would give you the receipt and boxes maybe it's a good deal.
Worst case scenario the GPU is not operational you wait for couple of weeks for repair. *Which is not so bad*

Is it a 5 year warranty ?

It had a 3 years warranty, 2 years and 3 months left, he used them at 60% cuz at 100% would crash, AC in the room and the temp on the cards was 50-60 Celsius 

[voiha]

Just now, sn00pd000gg said:

It had a 3 years warranty, 2 years and 3 months left, he used them at 60% cuz at 100% would crash, AC in the room and the temp on the cards was 50-60 Celsius 

In this case I don't see anything wrong then. Good luck

[Ironwhale2009]

1 hour ago, voiha said:

Not sure how competent you are, but clearly the OP doesn't need answer as yours. It doesn't matter how safe a mining with GPU's can be as long the seller was pushing them on max or was reckless, as it was stated "he did it only for 3 months" which puts me on a doubt. I only advised him to be cautios as these kind of purchases are 50/50. Of course that with normal gaming habits the card would be worn too. 

What would it wear out?

with the exception of the fan rotating, which yes would cause wear on the bearings a gpu has no moving parts.

if you could provide good evidence that processing algorithms on a GPU long term causes a meaningful impact on performance v.s a card just used for gaming, i'd actually be very interested in reading it.

 

   

[sn00pd000gg]

34 minutes ago, Ironwhale2009 said:

What would it wear out?

with the exception of the fan rotating, which yes would cause wear on the bearings a gpu has no moving parts.

if you could provide good evidence that processing algorithms on a GPU long term causes a meaningful impact on performance v.s a card just used for gaming, i'd actually be very interested in reading it.

 

   I m gonna buy it this saturday and test it. Maybe show the results here

 

[agazoo]

I own 14 different 1080 ti atm. Some fairly basic, others binned and with large cooler.

Used them for mining for about 7 month ( kind of experimented on a thing )

Since mining is no longer a thing (at least in my universe), I pushed them to our guys, upgrading their GPUs and I think I sold like two on ebay and one to a local.

 

Everything has been working fine so far and there has been no complaints from the people I sold them to.

 

Temp were good during mining. I moved them to server, thermal controlled room at one point and reapplied thermal paste to one card as it was getting good 15 degrees hotter then the others. One card failed and was replaced under warranty within a week of initial deployment.

 

So, point being, mining isn't necessarily a killer

 

But 290 pounds converts to 330 euro which is a 100 euro shy of what you can get 1080 (ti) for if you look (albeit you probably won't get a receipt)

 

Try negotiate it down a bit maybe? 

 

 

 

[voiha]

1 hour ago, Ironwhale2009 said:

What would it wear out?

with the exception of the fan rotating, which yes would cause wear on the bearings a gpu has no moving parts.

if you could provide good evidence that processing algorithms on a GPU long term causes a meaningful impact on performance v.s a card just used for gaming, i'd actually be very interested in reading it.

 

   

Wear results in more heat being generated for the same workload.
This is due to how silicon breaks down over time, small channels develop in the silicon between any positive voltage point and the ground lines.
(Negative rails will do the same but these aren't used on GPUs)
These channels get wider over time letting more current flow, producing more heat. This happens faster the higher the voltage and/or the higher the temperature.

This sometimes means that a drop in clock speed or raising the voltage is needed to keep it stable once it has worn enough.
Bear in mind that raising the voltage generates even more heat which can accelerate wear further, resulting in a runaway thermal load if better cooling isnt employed.
So best to save the worst issues by keeping it as cool as possible from the start.

Heat causes other issues as well.

edit: also the chips in your graphics card can burn out over time from heat, dust and humidity, as can other parts of the card like capacitors, vrm's etc.

 

With all that said, the only thing I advised OP is to be careful as he can't be 100% sure how the seller treated the card. If it is as he claimed 60% use then it's more than OK.

 

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Performance degradation is a myth and is not true. Physical degradation on the other hand is. (That doesn't mean the card would not be able to run after 10 years)

 

[Mick Naughty]

Used is used. Get it if it’s a good deal. Quite simple really. 

 

Gmaing is more ore stressful than mining yet peope still buy it. 

[sn00pd000gg]

i found a better deal with 40 more pounds, barely used for gaming gtx 1070 evga hybrid gaming 3 years warranty and i will register the card so i ve gone with that, to much skepticism around used mining gpu s for me .

 

Edit: got it today, benchmarkt it at a friend and it stays at 1999mhz 41 degrees in all the benchmarks i did on it, not overclocked iet because i didn t had the time, but i m preety sure i can get it to 2100 easly