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Maybe I'm just being really paranoid, but if I'm buying a used card I always assume it's been mined on.
Even if the seller explicitly says they didn't, I just assume they are lying. I figure that's the safest approach.
EVGA is sorting the cards out that were used for mining? Links?The reason I wont buy a GPU that was mined is because a company like EVGA has put things in place to try and sort out the cards that were used for mining so that they won't warrant them. Since companies that put out GPU cards are concerned it stands to common sense all of us ought to be as well
The reason I wont buy a GPU that was mined is because a company like EVGA has put things in place to try and sort out the cards that were used for mining so that they won't warrant them. Since companies that put out GPU cards are concerned it stands to common sense all of us ought to be concerned as well and steer clear.
Those who have mining cards will scream very loud that mining cards are ok and even run with under-volted settings ... what else would you expect them to say ?
Using common sense, which of the following would you prefer to buy?
- a circuit board that was used maybe 5-8 hours max per day 5 days a week for a year
- a circuit board that was used 24/7 at max temps for a year?
miners may say temps were not high but remember ... the single largest problem for miners to overcome is heat dissipation and they joke about using the heat generated to heat their built-in swimming pool
just saying
You obviously know nothing about mining or circuit boards.
Just saying.
EVGA is sorting the cards out that were used for mining? Links?
Or mining as well.You obviously know nothing about mining or circuit boards.
Just saying.
https://hardforum.com/threads/evga-...est-rma-harder-to-check-warranty-now.1955607/I read somewhere that it's foolish to presume and so, based on that truth well, you know ... just saying
that's what they told me when I called some time ago back when the info was posted that you'll need a receipt for RMA claim(s) for any card purchased after May 25th 2018. Maybe give 'em a call ...
Where is a b-stock 1080 for $300??
I just bought a mining card from ebay by accident. It was one of those OEM HP RX 480 single fan cards. The seller listed it as New, Other, which to me does not mean used. It was an impulse purchase when they recently had that 15% off coupon and the card was really cheap.
Anyway, how do I know it was used and that it was used for mining?
1 - It had some dust in it, so not new as described.
2 - There was a Code 43 error in the device manager. This happens when a card has a bios mod. It causes problems and is not OK to leave like this for daily usage. I had to search the web for a stock bios and then flash that to the card. I haven't flashed a bios to a card in quite a while so there was a learning curve, but now the error went away and it's fine.
When it had the Code 43 error the gpu-z results were all jacked up. Clock speeds, gpu temps, features, etc were all pretty much wrong. The card would put out video when I got it but was pretty much unusable as it was. I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but I was able to get this fixed. Many others though would never figure this all out and get it done though.
I would not want to go down this path again.
Someone please point out the different ways mining load impacts a card compared to gaming load...I could use a good laugh.
I think the key question is whether how many hrs mining vs gaming. I usually play a couple of hrs a week tops (sometimes not even an hr a week when I'm busy), even with a lighter mining load I bet it wears down the graphics card faster with 24/7 operation.
You had a bad seller and should report him as such. Sounds like the card is fine after you restored the OEM BIOS. Congrats on being able to resolve the issue.I just bought a mining card from ebay by accident. It was one of those OEM HP RX 480 single fan cards. The seller listed it as New, Other, which to me does not mean used. It was an impulse purchase when they recently had that 15% off coupon and the card was really cheap.
Anyway, how do I know it was used and that it was used for mining?
1 - It had some dust in it, so not new as described.
2 - There was a Code 43 error in the device manager. This happens when a card has a bios mod. It causes problems and is not OK to leave like this for daily usage. I had to search the web for a stock bios and then flash that to the card. I haven't flashed a bios to a card in quite a while so there was a learning curve, but now the error went away and it's fine.
When it had the Code 43 error the gpu-z results were all jacked up. Clock speeds, gpu temps, features, etc were all pretty much wrong. The card would put out video when I got it but was pretty much unusable as it was. I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but I was able to get this fixed. Many others though would never figure this all out and get it done though.
I would not want to go down this path again.