Refurbished cards worth it?

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Abyss of Borg

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I know they don't come with any acessories or drivers but they are a lot less. Is it really a risk to buy a refurbished card from newegg? How well do they work?
 
Depends, if the card is notorious as a card that dies then I'd stear clear. If it's a card with a reliable reputation then I'd go for it depnding on the price. Your best bet would be to go to the fS or trade forum here and pick up a used cad from a member with good heat.
 
I bought a second 6600GT PCI-E (refurbished) from newegg. I got all the stuff with it, and even a newer disc driver cd and newer games than the old 2 that were supposed to ship with the card.

If you wanna risk it, go right ahead.
 
maybe older generation card i would yes but definately not a current generation card.
 
Abyss of Borg said:
Well do you know any that are notorious for failing? Or some place I could go to find out? Thanks.
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Radeon 9800Pro, Radeon X850XT PE on the ati side are the only that I know of.

Geforce 4 Ti 4200, Geforce FX 5600, Geforce FX 5700LE,

are a few from nvidia.
 
Just don't get an AIW card refurb - they usually really DO NOT come with the parts you need to get the full AIW functionality working.

It's a PITA, but....yeah.
 
I got a refurb 9800Pro 256 and it wouldn't run at stock speeds without artifacting like crazy. So I lost about $40 in shipping and restocking fees from that mistake.
 
I had to RMA a Gigabyte 6800NU twice before they fixed the problem. All together So far so good at least. Going with refurbs lately I almost expect problems. I think spending the extra money is worth the reduction in risk.
 
I personally would not buy another refurbished card. I bought a X800 from Newegg, and it was dead out of the box. They tried to hit me with a return fee, but later waived it after I complained as it was defective. They have a certain policy on Refurbished Returns. In the end I was happy, as I order a new one from them the same day the refurb was defective.
 
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