hi everyone.
i wanna buy a new GPU. preferably 280X, 770GTX or something of that sort.
i can find quit a few options in 2nd hand boards in my country (israel) and it seems like there are about 10 ATI cards for every single Nvidia card and these 2nd hand cards are mostly 2 or 3 months old with more warranty on them.
so here are the questions:
1) how come quit a few ppl sell used GPUs that are actually pretty new?
2) is it THAT likely these GPUs were used for mining?
3) how damaged is a GPU if it was used for mining for 3 months? how long can it survive?
4) is it worth buying a 2nd hand GPU these days if their prices are about 60% off the retail price?
5) can i check or tell how worn out the GPU is before purchase?!
thanks for any advice,guys
i wanna buy a new GPU. preferably 280X, 770GTX or something of that sort.
i can find quit a few options in 2nd hand boards in my country (israel) and it seems like there are about 10 ATI cards for every single Nvidia card and these 2nd hand cards are mostly 2 or 3 months old with more warranty on them.
so here are the questions:
1) how come quit a few ppl sell used GPUs that are actually pretty new?
2) is it THAT likely these GPUs were used for mining?
3) how damaged is a GPU if it was used for mining for 3 months? how long can it survive?
4) is it worth buying a 2nd hand GPU these days if their prices are about 60% off the retail price?
5) can i check or tell how worn out the GPU is before purchase?!
thanks for any advice,guys