Should I Buy A Used 7950/7970 That Was Used For Mining

[acliff123]

On ebay, I see a 7950 going for $115 and a 7970 going for $145. I am buying a 1440p monitor, so I will crossfire the two. I dont think I could trust a card that has been used for mining, though. Should I buy the used card, or just buy a new 780?

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[nitromullet]

There is a significant price difference between a used 7-series Radeon and a new 780, so it really depends on your finances if this risk makes sense or not.

That being said, I previously bought a used R9 290 for $260 that had been a mining card, and I didn't have any issues with it. I did end up selling because the reference cooling is just a bit louder than I wanted, but the card itself was fine. Totally worth the risk in my case.

Either way I wouldn't buy a GTX 780 until the GTX 980 is launched and we know pricing and performance on the new card to see how viable the GTX 780 will be going forward.

 

[hawtdawg]

Speaking as someone who owned a bunch of 6950's and mined for several years, the only thing that ever went wrong with the cards was the fans giving out.