NEW GPUS's on EBay tested to make sure they work???

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: nemesismk2
If you open the box then you can't sell it as being new.

Actually you can, with the disclosure the box has been opened.

 

[SithSolo1]

The one time I bought a vid card from E bay it worked flawlessly. The only problem was it turned out to be an engineering sample that was clocked slower than all the other models in the range. It was a first generation Ati Radeon when they first came out. Came straight from Canada so I assume an employ took a few home with him and E bayed them.

 

[Creig]

Don't forget about BIOS flashing. Although there haven't been many cards lately that are capable of it, some people were taking lower end cards, flashing them with the BIOS of a higher performing card and reselling them as higher performing ones. Since the two cards were physically identical, it was nearly impossible to determine if you were getting a true XXXXX card, or a lower binned one with the XXXXX BIOS on it.