Warning Signs When Buying Used GPUs: How to Detect Defective Video Cards

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We're going over the most common defects with used GPUs, hopefully providing a roadmap for how to look for warning signs when buying a used card locally or online. Comment w/ your own!
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We know a lot of people are eying both the second-hand and new markets right now, hoping to land whatever is available and sensible for the rest of the build. Because of this, we've had an influx of viewer emails about eBay scams and broken GPUs sold "used" to unsuspecting buyers. You should always pre-test a card before paying if buying physically in the same area as the seller, or if you're buyer protected, test it immediately on receipt from an online seller. In that process, you can use this video to help identify some of the most common used GPU failures. Those often include clock locks, overheating / dust build-up, dead fans, broken fans, physical card damage (like missing capacitors from a bad disassembly), bad GPU sag, and the like. Many of these are resolvable or, worst case, identifiable so that you can return the card or pass on the purchase. There are many more -- please sound-off with your experiences in the comments!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Getting Ripped Off
01:25 - Things to Look For in a Used GPU (Quick List)
03:09 - Human Factors & Judging Character
04:42 - Our Defect Pile
06:00 - Frequency Stuck Way Below Boost
07:00 - How to Validate Basics with Software & GPU-Z
11:10 - How GPU Artifacting & Bad Memory Can Look
13:23 - Identifying GPU Sag & Fixing GPU Sag
14:21 - Broken Fans, Capacitors, Warped PCBs, & Physical Problems
18:28 - Additional Thoughts & Warnings
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@GamersNexus 3 жыл бұрын

We'd love to hear more about our community's experiences with either buying used PC hardware components (GPUs, CPUs, etc.) or helping friends fix their own. There are probably a lot more shared experiences that can help other viewers of the comments section learn and protect themselves from bad purchases. Post them below! This video is following-up our guide on preventative maintenance, dusting, cleaning, & re-pasting video cards: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pJ1-gMimlbfNiZ8.html Grab a GN Toolkit, Mouse Mat, shirt, or GPU anatomy poster here: store.gamersnexus.net/

@elmoi1795 3 жыл бұрын

rx 570 moment

@whyeven3722 3 жыл бұрын

I've had nothing but peaches when buying used GPUs. Bought a used Dell OEM RX 570, and it came coated in a thin layer of dust, but working. Probably used to mine, but it worked fine for the time I had it. Current GPU is a used 980 Ti I got used for $200. It was super clean, in the box, and looked like new. 10/10 would buy used GPU again.

@georgem.6136 3 жыл бұрын

I asked last live stream about you suggesting someone for GPU repair, my issue was I bought a brand new, unopened box card outside the US, The manufacture told me when I immediately reached out there is different warranty regulations depending on what country I live in vs where the card was purchased & to contact the company I purchased from, & literally never to respond to another message from me

@georgem.6136 3 жыл бұрын

The card caused a D6 post code

@toysareforboys1 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a used 1080ti, guy showed me running the heaven benchmark no issues. Tried it in two different computers, can't run any games (crashes to desktop) and can't play 4k movies full screen (black screen, sound continues fine, have to reboot to get video back. BUT, it can play 4k movies in a window (even a full screen window) and I can use it for encoding videos no issues.

@jonathan8087 3 жыл бұрын

2020: NVIDIA/AMD New GPU Press Conference 2021: Used GPU Buyer's Guide

@PhantomLancer95 3 жыл бұрын

exactly

@Zunidrap 3 жыл бұрын

2022: You have to kill to get a GPU

@Kelemeth 3 жыл бұрын

nailed it.

@inceptionsd 3 жыл бұрын

First time? :)

@inceptionsd 3 жыл бұрын

@void. I'm still not selling my 1080ti. Still going strong.

@NP907AK 3 жыл бұрын

"Looks like Linus handled it" 10/10

@NANOTECHYT 3 жыл бұрын

The ultimate burn

@coclife9054 3 жыл бұрын

11:43 lmaoo

@tobalaz 3 жыл бұрын

*mic drop*

@captainmarino99 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Got him.

@ericmann1781 3 жыл бұрын

I was hoping to find this comment.

@3Runner95 3 жыл бұрын

Sign number 1: guy is selling like 8 of them and claims they have only been used for gaming

@zwerker 3 жыл бұрын

I had the opposite experience. Sold a GTX 1060 (Asus dual, the white one) earlier this year. After paying for the card the buyer said that he now has eight of them, uses them for mining Ethereum. Never crossed my mind, still kicking myself for not asking.

@alreed2434 3 жыл бұрын

@@zwerker Probably would have lied to you anyway...

@PifchoBG 3 жыл бұрын

if u are a miner just sell them one by one dont say u have 8 of them. :D

@Amusia727 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a 3080 and 3070 at MSRP, saw how much the 3080 was selling for and listed it on eBay. Turns out the buyer was building mining rigs out of them and selling them for even worse prices than scalpers. Currently using my 3070 for mining since I'm too busy to game on it (replacing my Vega 64 which was having issues with new AMD drivers anyway and sold it for as much as I originally paid).

@sandordugalin8951 3 жыл бұрын

Oh no! He wants to sell me a card that's been running undervolted and hasn't been subjected to expansion and contraction pressures from intermittent uses? Terrible!

@northwestrepair Жыл бұрын

#1 Look for a PCB color on the top edge of the PCB. If its looks dark, this card ran hot and likely to be dirty inside. #2 if PCB is dark at the bottom as well, it means it ran hot for a very long time. Almost guaranteed to be a miner card or a gamer who neglected cleaning their rig. #3 Look for a temper proof label. If it isnt there, ask the seller why. You want to know why card was opened. Was it re-pasted or re-padded ? If it runs little too hot, its likely done wrong. Do it the right way with proper pad thickness and paste application. #4 Look for missing serial number or other stickers on the PCB (unless covered by back plate) that indicated previous repairs such as but not limited to removing/replacing components and/or memory and/or GPU its self. How ever, i my own defense, just because its repaired, does not mean its bad. Often times you get brand new components installed which are likely to outlive the cards remaining life so dont hesitate to buy repaired cards. In fact, repaired cards get more attention to testing for performance and stability before selling them then those who just sell them not knowing anything about them.

@UndeadFleshgod 3 жыл бұрын

What to look for when buying new GPUs: A miracle

@josephl6727 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's hard to trust alot of people out there. I got lucky with a lightly used rtx 2070 super from a software engineer. He showed me that it worked and also showed me benchmarks.

@afrog2666 3 жыл бұрын

@@josephl6727 Well he said "NEW GPU`s".. It`s mostly there you need a miracle, and the used market you need trust, or just, take some precautions..

@priestofsyrinx6681 3 жыл бұрын

New GPUs: A miracle Used GPUs: A deep pocket

@shrimpfry880 3 жыл бұрын

@@afrog2666 the used market is disgustingly expensive tho

@Morpheus-pt3wq 3 жыл бұрын

Except having luck while refreshing e-shop websites? Money of course.

@LastSecBloomer 3 жыл бұрын

I got my 1080Ti from someone who was mining and it was in good shape, aside from high temps. I stripped the cooler and found out the thermal paste was dried up. I repasted it and it brough down teperatures by nearly 20 degrees...working like a charm for over a year now.

@fleurdewin7958 3 жыл бұрын

@Romi Not Pascal cards are running hot. It depends on what TDP the card has and how good the cooler is. Low-end cards with very low TDP but with crap coolers also can run hot. Example: GTX 1080 cards have TDP range between 180W to 300W . Of course the 300W TDP will run alot hotter.

@PifchoBG 3 жыл бұрын

the same thing with my new /old/ 1080. i paid 300$, high temps, after repasting and repading and now its super cool

@ericmann1781 3 жыл бұрын

@Romi Looking to do the same with mine even though I've only had it for just over 4 years. I did remove the backplate and shove heatsinks on the back of the memory and VRM and wow the latter is hotter to the touch than the memory on the back of the board...But temps actually dropped 2 degrees around the board. I upgraded last summer to a 5700xt for 1440p a couple of months before the price hikes so I want to sell it thanks to used market prices, but I still need it for my gf's 2 screen school/work setup and my secondary smaller home theater setup so I sorta need the multiple DP/Hdmi ports.

@laowai2000 3 жыл бұрын

I had to take back my like! Seem you are at a good number. Sold two second had gpus that purchase year ago for $300. With the $ upgraded to GTX1080ti very happy!

@goldzen3019 3 жыл бұрын

@Romi my used 1070 never goes above 60C while gaming

@ek8507 3 жыл бұрын

"its all social stuff. hopefully youve got some skills there." thats asking a fair amount from a tech enthusiast audience (^:

@BogusQuacky 3 жыл бұрын

Tips: If you're buying local, you have NO recourse at all. This means that you should pay 70-90% of the eBay prices if you buy locally. If they won't budge, just remind them you have a "warranty" that it wont be DOA when buying online

@TimberWulfIsHere Жыл бұрын

dont think telling them that you have a warrenty is going to make them drop the price but ok.

@sstier48 11 ай бұрын

@TimberWulfIsHere some people actually don't know that you have a 30 day guarantee through eBay, and want eBay prices..

@johnm2089 10 ай бұрын

wtf is a DOA? what do you mean by recourse? What they won't budge what? wtf are you on?

@Dank_Lulu 3 жыл бұрын

Again, this is timed rather nicely. As far as personal experience goes, I've bought a few used PC items online and the best advice I can give is: go with your gut. If it feels off or sketchy, move on to the next guy.

@proCaylak 3 жыл бұрын

that's an acquired taste. inexperienced guts are more likely to return with empty hands or empty wallet with empty hands.

@sandrocarletto9386 3 жыл бұрын

sometimes it works though. i had a guy that wanted to meet in public and sounded hella sketchy. the price was 30% less than most other drives on the market so i just went for it and it works perfect

@googlegmail4636 3 жыл бұрын

Dank Lulu Why you need old crap? Just keep the GTX 1080 build 3 more years! Why you keep buying????

@googlegmail4636 3 жыл бұрын

@@proCaylak Just keep the GTX 1080 build 3 more years! SAVE MONEY! why buy crap? acquired taste, you need better security for the porn collection?

@googlegmail4636 3 жыл бұрын

@@sandrocarletto9386 SAVE MONEY, keep the old GTX 1080 build 3 more years!

@dgw14 3 жыл бұрын

Such a needed video right now

@maxbet3968 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, very important

@preciadoalex123 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah if you like paying 200 over fair market pricing

@switchdeck9164 3 жыл бұрын

@@preciadoalex123 no such thing as fair market pricing bc what it's worth is what someone is willing to pay for it

@preciadoalex123 3 жыл бұрын

@@switchdeck9164 understandable, let's rephrase to, inflated gpu prices

@kermit56780 3 жыл бұрын

My 980Ti is having shits & giggles.

@KingDodango 3 жыл бұрын

Unexpected use for this video: checking my GPU before trying to sell it.

@IJO221 6 ай бұрын

Planning on flipping a computer for a profit and this video made me want to check the 1070 I bought for it for these kinds of signs.

@jamesmiele3159 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking time to teach people how to look out for themselves. Videos like this are very appreciated! Thank you Gamers Nexus!

@raven4k998 Жыл бұрын

700 dollars for A defective card worth 250 new I wish I could find someone that dumb😭

@maxbet3968 3 жыл бұрын

Videos like this is what makes Gamers Nexus a solid group of ppl worth following 👍

@protectnor 3 жыл бұрын

Way better than LTT. I feel like they've moved away from tech reviews and blow money just because they can, like Linus has forgotten what it's like to not be wealthy.

@vothaison91 3 жыл бұрын

The value of video like this increases over time.

@akms828 3 жыл бұрын

They deserve more subs

@chriscampbell9199 3 жыл бұрын

What ya means 😏 tuber's doing real work... Jay and Linus, GN always been good

@will4may175 3 жыл бұрын

Yup I watch GN, Hardware Unboxing, Jayztwocents, and for deep knowledge of parts I go to Buildzoid at Actually Hardcore Overclocking, his breakdown on the x570 boards helped me decide mine.

@mikev8500 3 жыл бұрын

Did I really just see a dvi to vga adapter on a gamers nexus video in 2021

@Willay323 3 жыл бұрын

GN pulling out all the stops, they know no bounds.

@Bratfalken 3 жыл бұрын

I run a DP-VGA on my RTX3080 for my secondary screen, an old 19" 4:3 AOC! :)

@fatality391 3 жыл бұрын

I was using dvi to vga, vga to hdmi

@eval_is_evil 3 жыл бұрын

the corporation I'm working for basically runs 50% of the workstations with this type of setup.

@mikev8500 3 жыл бұрын

@@eval_is_evil in a corporation it makes some sense as they arent usually tech junkies lol my old company used display port to vga cables when yhe monitors amd computers both had display port capabilities... Made me shake my head

@SparkY0 3 жыл бұрын

I have some important information about soldat that everybody needs to know: You can modify the minigun bullet type in a config file so that it will shoot knives. Every game needs this, and it is the only way to play soldat. Thank you.

@neoqueto 3 жыл бұрын

Remember playing around with very low intervals on M79 and Barrett

@urugulu1656 3 жыл бұрын

public service announcment: miniguns are not for levitation

@markrtoffeeman 3 жыл бұрын

Steve "tech jesus" throwing shade at Linus. Love it.

@davepianist84 3 жыл бұрын

I took a leap of faith once with a 680, I plugged and the fan was making a noise like turning on and off, but the seller seemed legit so I took hist word that the card was good, it ended up that I just plugged it badly and the second cable was lose, never again showed any problems

@Corei14 3 жыл бұрын

Oof 680 at this day and age

@wisdoom9153 3 жыл бұрын

Ya, sometimes it's on buyer's end who made silly error; usually because we're too excited to get that card for cheaper.

@davepianist84 3 жыл бұрын

@@wisdoom9153 Or like Steve mentioned, to judge the seller's character, we became friends and even up to this day I see that he's very responsable with his hardware sells.

@MrKillswitch88 3 жыл бұрын

@@Corei14 Don't be surprised there are people out there stuck with Fermi era cards mainly in poorer countries like Brazil.

@rinkyouma2320 3 жыл бұрын

@@Corei14 2 days ago, I still use a GT210. My mother gave me money to buy a better card and found a used RX460 2gb OC and my goodness, it's like night and day.haha

@Born2Legit 3 жыл бұрын

Talk about perfect timing, many people are looking for GPU's in the used market so this is definitely helpful

@hansolo631 3 жыл бұрын

They clearly made it in response to the great GPU depression of the '20s

@kermit56780 3 жыл бұрын

Sure i'll sell my 980Ti for $1,000. #FACEPALM

@jeremoose_8753 3 жыл бұрын

@@kermit56780 you can still find good deals from people who have standards.

@thomassvevo Жыл бұрын

I recently bought a 3090 from a local guy for $750. It was dusty and used for mining for about a year, but I was willing to take a bet on it because he was willing to let me return it if it didn't work, since he hadn't used it for some time. The card was no good so I returned it to him which he was cool enough to honor. I feel much more confident buying locally.

@yussef961 Жыл бұрын

2 problems with your reasoning that makes it mot (or mut or whatever lol dead in arabic) ah moot I was willing to take a bet on it he was cool enough to honor what if he was not and a fraud? for this reason alone no it's a no no

@AyoItsAntony 6 ай бұрын

@@yussef961right this is the worst advice

@TheOriginalFaxon 3 жыл бұрын

RE: Blown capacitors, those are incredibly easy to fix. I recently repaired a fairly recent AMD motherboard that had a blown aluminium film capacitor for a friend who had sourced the capacitors already. I used a standard hakko soldering station and plenty of flux, and once the cap was replaced the board worked fine. The VAST majority of capacitor failures will not kill other components in a circuit. I have done similar repairs using far larger and more powerful capacitors, that had failed far more catastrophically, in which instance the electrolyte had eaten some of the traces partially and lifted others from the PCB. Old amps are notorious for this, and my already twice repaired tube amp I bought used was no exception. An hour of re-soldering and patching with copper wire later, plus 10 new caps, and I'd gotten the rectifier fixed just fine though, with none of the other components except the extremely high hour driver tubes needing replacing thankfully. Long story short, if you see a card being sold "as is/for parts" with a capacitor failure, you probably just found yourself a steal of a deal, and if you can't repair it you're probably not gonna be out much money to begin with. Buildzoid even has some videos on his channel documenting the process if my memory serves

@detecta Жыл бұрын

ah yes paying like 300$ for a soldering station to fix a card a third of its price

@TheOriginalFaxon Жыл бұрын

@@detecta more like half that, and it's not JUST for repairing one card. Learning to solder to do electronics work and repairs will pay for the hardware in no time if you do it regularly. I've saved thousands on rework costs for repairing and updating old speakers, repaired a high end FirePro card and 2 motherboards, and I've built the equivalent of a couple thousand dollars in cables. All for a roughly $200 investment over the lifespan of my gear, including $50 on solder and flux because i've gone through probably 10-20 kilos of the stuff in the last decade. Once you learn to do it and have the tools, it's basically always cheaper to do it yourself vs buying something off the shelf, only real exception being 3.5mm cables, those fuckers are a bitch to build and I refuse to do it anymore lmao. Everything else though, I DIY. I'm actually rebuilding some cables as we speak, one of my older joints used the wrong kind of solder (turns out lead solder on gold contacts can unadhere chemically, you gotta use tin/silver), and combined with using a straight out connector when I should have used a 90 degree for the job, a solder joint eventually broke. Gonna reuse everything though, nothing's physically damaged besides that one solder joint, the wiring itself tests fine for continuity end to end. Only loss is some heat shrink tubing, a dab of flux, and some of my time (that I can also spend watching videos.

@benbai5808 8 ай бұрын

@@TheOriginalFaxon you're right and obviously know what you're doing but it isn't for everyone. Gotta be extremely careful and meticulous when first learning about pcb repair

@watercannonscollaboration2281 3 жыл бұрын

“Linus handled it” Nice

@Calango741 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a Radeon Sapphire Vega 64 for $65 from a kid that had disassembled it because he said it had some sort of problem, and I simply cleaned it, repasted it, replaced only a couple of thermal pads that were not in good shape and used the rest that were, and reassembled it and IT WORKED GREAT! I could have at least potentially sold it for around $800, but instead my daughter got a great Christmas present. It's nice when a story has a happy ending, especially if you can make your daughter happy with a great Christmas present at very little cost except a little time doing something that you enjoy doing anyway!

@ariewijaya1679 3 жыл бұрын

and the kid read your comment now. if you have a conscience you must return the card now

@Charter23682 3 жыл бұрын

Steve already mentioned this briefly, but some broken GPUs can experience problems just after running inside the system for a while. Had a GPU that would crash in 3D-Applications after 1-2 weeks of use. Reseating the card would give another period without crashes. There was zero observable sag, but I still suspect that it had something to do with the PCIe connector loosening over time.

@Jacklee-qh1cv 3 жыл бұрын

Warped pcb's are also a sign the card has been baked in an oven.

@horscategorie 3 жыл бұрын

What people will do to try to re-flow... Just open the card up and look and use a heat gun if you don't trust your hands with a soldering iron. People are nuts.

@Krazie-Ivan 3 жыл бұрын

@@horscategorie ...i kept a pair of 7970's running for years by baking. one needed it every 4-6mo. saved countless cards that way for customers, even if only temporarily (which i tell them going-in). PCB never warped tho... baked wrong (WAY too hot) if that happened. heat gun method warms unevenly, uncontrolled temps, & cools too quickly.

@PwadigytheOddity 3 жыл бұрын

I’m finding the older, more “irrelevant” cards are getting the best prices locally. The 2080 Supers are doing really well locally. You originally reviewed these card as “uninteresting.” But it’s kind of cool that they’re the perfect storm of them not being that good at mining for them being fairly good performance, also relatively new for a used GPU (less chance of damage). And also just less people looking for them, because the 20 series was forgettable. I saw 2080tis for 800ish, and 2080 supers for 700 locally. I got a 2080ti for 850. Was in excellent condition and had the box and transferrable warranty. Not that great a price for a used GPU, but an amazing price in this market

@GamersNexus 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you nailed it. They were "uninteresting" in the scope of the launch, but certainly the landscape has changed enough that they're worth considering right now. No harm in getting what you can if the price is good!

@A.Froster 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a good price overall for a 2080ti considering 3070 can go high as € 1200+ in my region

@Amusia727 3 жыл бұрын

Similar to Intel vs AMD here. When GN reviewed the 10400 and 10700K he gave them pretty poor reviews but now prices have dropped to the point that they can be justified whilst AMD parts have ballooned where I live. I got a 10700K for £250 where a 5800X was about £400. Same with a 10400/F where they're cheaper than a 3600 by a considerable margin (£125 vs £170 new). Of course board price needs to be taken into account here but it's funny how a product perspective can improve with just a price reduction compared to the competition (people will still shout Intel is dead though).

@toaster_bloke9999 3 жыл бұрын

On Ebay in the UK, the 2080 super is going for £600-650. Meanwhile the 5700XT is going for about £750. I don't get it...

@unitedfools3493 3 жыл бұрын

The 2080 is also a great value, probably even better than the Super, given the even less warm reception it received.

@Amusia727 3 жыл бұрын

Dafuq, people spend 700 bucks on a RX580? Then the seller has the audacity to have it be broken on sale

@davidcazares7441 3 жыл бұрын

I thought selling an R9 390 for $200 was little much...

@winonesoon9771 3 жыл бұрын

for scum bags thats a win win lol the dude was a fool to give up that much for a 580 to begin with. its like you can find gpus online ya just have to try and also sign up for them bot alerts. hell he could of bought a bot for what he spent sheesh....

@AlexLikesFloors 3 жыл бұрын

I sold my 1080ti for $1200

@wishusknight3009 3 жыл бұрын

It is just stupidity to play that much or that card working or not.. Go find a 1030 for $40 until cards are available. No one is that desperate for a card.

@dhanajon5528 3 жыл бұрын

Damn i could make a fortune selling my 580 if people are willing to pay that much for it.

@xpyr 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I remember Linus doing a basic video like this, but you went into depths that made it easy to understand and what you should be looking. Thank you very much!

@AustinWestbro 3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FINALLY MAKING THIS VIDEO!

@pierrea3094 3 жыл бұрын

700$ for a used 580 that can’t be right I can’t get my brain to align that with reality Christ

@mud2479 3 жыл бұрын

The only ""logical"" explanation I can think of is that the card was a 8gb model and it was bought for a mining rig.

@fredfinks 3 жыл бұрын

yeah wtf? I dont get it, i sold an MSI gaming X 1080-ti for $750 AU in early October 2020. For some reason they went down to ~$550 in December 2020. Now they are up - recent range is $630 - $780. 1) Why the dip in december? 2) WTF is the 580 going for such insane prices in the US??? - 8gb 580s selling for $400-480 AU do conversion - way less US$

@fredfinks 3 жыл бұрын

@@mud2479 Hi Mud, not sure if you saw my comment but currently 8gb 580s are selling for $400-$480 AU here in oz ($309 to $370 US). why $700 in US? (please do not raid our used GPU market, we are tiny small compared to US, and normally get way screwed on prices)

@yoshi360360 3 жыл бұрын

Whoever that was paying an extra $300 usd over market price looking at the prices around here... they are sought after for mining being AMD and 8GB but no where near the price that viewer paid for unless their local used market is completely dry. Still hard to believe someone paid that much.

@Derael 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't really see how a sensible person, especially someone who watched Gamer's Nexus, would buy 580 for 700$, used or new. I got RX 470 (though 4 GB version) for less than 100$ just recently, and it's almost as good as 580 8 GB (at least in gaming). Doesn't make sense to pay 7x more, considering the difference. At most it's worth 200-250$.

@PecanPie745 3 жыл бұрын

All these insane prices and low stock make me wonder how extremely lucky I was to casually walk into my local Microcenter at 2 pm on a Friday and buy a 3080 after the card was only 20 minutes in stock.

@Erowens98 2 жыл бұрын

5 months since this comment. Still impossible to buy new even if you're willing to pay 160% of MSRP. But i need a GPU so i just have to spread my legs and hope for gentle treatment...

@BiggieCMAN 2 жыл бұрын

@@Erowens98 dude 2 months later and I’m hoping you get a card man, I’ve been stuck with a broken 970 for almost 2 years now and it’s annoying because it crashes every game but I can’t afford a $800 card 😂

@Erowens98 2 жыл бұрын

@@BiggieCMAN aye. I got a second job (temporarily) and used the extra money to buy a 6800xt. Cost me €1200...

@JR-zw2vb 2 жыл бұрын

And you had the ca$h to buy. You are extremely lucky for $ure!

@wheeI 2 жыл бұрын

@@JR-zw2vb get a job

@zakarynoel3666 3 жыл бұрын

One thing about buying replacement fans: sometimes you also need to specify the right card profile. The fans on a gigabyte gtx 1070 have the same exact model number on a 1070 mini ITX, but the length of the power connector and the gender of the head are different.

@dandanovich6729 3 жыл бұрын

Even I found some things I never knew, and I am dealing with aftermarket GPUs for a very long time. Thanks!

@PwadigytheOddity 3 жыл бұрын

Woah, you actually made this video. I think I and a few others suggested it a while ago. Thanks.

@GamersNexus 3 жыл бұрын

It was a request we started seeing pop-up over the last few months, so we were happy to add it to the production schedule!

@tomr3422 3 жыл бұрын

The Approval process takes time the CEO, Snowflake is busy running the the GN empire.

@Nostalgia_Realm 3 жыл бұрын

11:27 Nice touch :) My experience with artifacting is that it usually appears either when you push a GPU memory clock too far or when your card is on the verge of dying. Had this with my MSI R9 270x that died months after warranty ran out. First it would crash GPU drivers and artifact, then my system wouldn't even complete post with the GPU inserted most of the time.

@lanelesic 3 жыл бұрын

One small tip about buying used is to always check out sellers trade history as well as the product itself. If he was buying 6xRX 580 8GB with a 1000W psu and pcie extenders, etc. that RX 580 8GB he is selling is 100% a card that was mining.

@PitboyHarmony1 3 жыл бұрын

"If you can fix a card with bad capacitors ... you're probably not watching this video." Aaand ... I'm watching the video ... so I guess my level of tech savy-ness just got called out. And then I smiled at my chosen ignorance, by watching the rest of the video.

@fistymcbuttpuncher6419 3 жыл бұрын

I suck at soldering, but I still managed to fix a couple monitors due to caps blowing.

@ChaosHusky 3 жыл бұрын

Literally doing the same, even though i'm an engineer and can re-ball/re-flow too lol I saved up for over a year instead and got a brand new card outright, plus water block! (Yep, i finally got an RTX 3090...holy shit the RAM runs hot!) I miss my 1080 Ti, but i got £500 for it and i'd fitted a massive cooler, so i didn't complain! Just enable BAR in my vBIOS already, Zotac! Funnily enough my 1080 Ti was second hand but fairly new, used for...League of Legends! Purchased a few months before the crypto crash, i paid £669.96 :D with the cooler i lost about 200 quid...but had it for almost 3 years!

@horscategorie 3 жыл бұрын

@@fistymcbuttpuncher6419 Can't solder well due to shaky hands... BUT Yeah, I think most people watching this probably can replace a blown cap... Now, understanding schematics - that is something else. Just like wiring your home... Yep, sure can do... but I am no electrician or electrical engineer... ;)

@trollwholivesu7258 3 жыл бұрын

GN: How to get a good second hand GPU LTT: How to use your GPU for mining 👀

@nemz7505 3 жыл бұрын

LTT is years late on that one

@alexanderjohansson2671 3 жыл бұрын

@@nemz7505 Maybe not a year, but yeah. And quite some outdated info. Like "another 2 years of mining". No, you'd be lucky if you can mine the rest of this year at this rate.

@whatdafarkenhell7110 3 жыл бұрын

Pro tip for mining, solar is pretty good, you can buy one or two marketed as camping solar systems and run a few GPU's on full throttle when the sun shines, hell you go full pro and become a sun farmer running a mining operation, or you can choose anywhere between. May the hashes be with you.

@vgamesx1 3 жыл бұрын

@@whatdafarkenhell7110 Yeah, that's fine but when the price of crypto drops like the last crash, where electricity is more expensive then what you get out of mining, it still becomes ridiculous to do that, since generated power could be better used taking anything around your house off the grid rather than farming something worth less than the cost of electricity. Also thought I'd mention that generally speaking those "camping solar systems" are rather overpriced for what you get, you're paying for convince (even more so in the case of folding panels), whereas just buying a panel + battery + charge controller costs almost half or less, which still leaves you with plenty left over to get a decent pure sinewave inverter rather than the cheap stepped/modified one you'll find in a lot of products. Yes, it's more research and more effort, but it's well worth it if you have the slightest interest in learning about solar and getting the most out of your solar system, if it's more of a passing interest and you don't care all that much then sure find something ready to go.

@whatdafarkenhell7110 3 жыл бұрын

@@vgamesx1 I see you imagine a world not minting cripto, tell me more about your fantasy land.

@macindog4939 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting content that's also useful, thanks as always for the work you guys do!

@trashmasta438 3 жыл бұрын

always enjoy vids like this since it it helps a lot of people . im fortune enough to have a few cards ive kept and make sure to keep them clean even when not in use

@RepsUp100 3 жыл бұрын

A much needed video, especially at the moment, thank you

@hazonku 3 жыл бұрын

"PErhaps Linus handled it before we got it." Literally LOL'ed at that. I love that the sag example it the Aorus 1080ti Xtreme. It's a thicc boy alright & that metal shroud on that thick heat sink is hefty. I'd definitely have that issue by now if it were for having mine in a Tower 900.

@eldraque4556 3 жыл бұрын

nice one, been waiting for this video, thank you

@pencilcase8068 2 жыл бұрын

I got a used 1030 and I am happy with it. Seller put effort into the listing and seemed trustworthy when I picked it up from him with a friend

@jm9371 3 жыл бұрын

I sold my perfectly good EVGA 1080Ti Black edition for $400 CDN when I upgraded. I gave the buyer a 1 week warranty and he knew were I worked if there was an issue. I think that was more than fair since I paid 1100 bucks for it in 2018.

@zerotwo_.002 3 жыл бұрын

"Hopefully you got social skills " yeah sure we do have em .....

@phillipcox6756 3 жыл бұрын

I know VERY little about PC's, would honestly never buy a used card, but I watched this video just because you guys rock, I'll send others your way to subscribe as well. Hope you never stop doing what your doing.

@en4ble773 3 жыл бұрын

this is the video I was looking for. Thank You!

@Kallyy 3 жыл бұрын

700 he just scammed himself, just got a 2080Ti for that

@FlameHidden 3 жыл бұрын

Must be a viewer from a third world country (like me) that just converted the price back to dollars.

@user-qv1dp2xh5q 3 жыл бұрын

I got a 3080 for 800 a month and some change ago

@hansolo631 3 жыл бұрын

Individual markets might be a bit different. I don't know if I believe you though, unless you found a wild local deal. People know what they have though. People always want more than what their stuff is worth.

@kermit56780 3 жыл бұрын

My trusty old 980Ti is laughing right now.

@andrewvirtue5048 3 жыл бұрын

11:43 "Looks like Linus handled it" lmao.

@slimshadythe111 3 жыл бұрын

There's always something new to learn watching your videos 😃

@garadus1767 3 жыл бұрын

Been watching your content for quite a while now and enjoying it still ! You motivated me to grow my hair out, you are a handsome dude :))) keep it up my man

@bige2986 Жыл бұрын

I recently had to dive into the market for a new build and ended up hitting a unicorn. I did a lot of research on the card advertised. Made sure it had LHR and checked the SN against the EVGA website to find out the card was only about a year old. Pulled the trigger because it was a reasonable price but ended up receiving a completely different card with the same GPU instead. This one still had all the plastic scratch protection on it, no signs of dust, smelled brand new and had 2 gigs more memory than the one I thought was purchasing. Needless to say I was skeptical at first, but after checking the part number with Asus and contacted the seller to make sure it was okay to bench it I decided to keep it. Ended up getting an incredible deal on a basically brand new 3080.

@titaniummechanism3214 3 жыл бұрын

The last two GPUs I bought were used and from Ebay. A 1660Ti for my personal PC and a 960 for my sisters homeschooling PC. The 1660Ti smelled a bit of cigarette smoke, but the 960 was like new, even though it was sold as used and not refurbished. Both quite good deals, especially the 1660Ti. It was 220€ back in 2019.

@megamanx466 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for a detailed and needed video! 😄

@CRANEREVIEWS 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, terrific! Thank you so much for making this! :)

@psunknown4376 3 жыл бұрын

i recently sold a gtx 770 for $55 and the guy wouldn't stop thanking for a month after he bought the card

@smirage22 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought a GTX 750ti for 96 bucks

@davidepannone6021 3 жыл бұрын

Moral of the story: don't buy blind. Either do so in person or make a discord/skype live call with the dude showing you how the gpu actually works running benches and a game or two. Especially on 4+ year old cards or new cards sold at msrp.

@obey112el 3 жыл бұрын

Have you done, this or have this experience to buy gpu to know what gpu are good

@davidepannone6021 3 жыл бұрын

@@obey112el i tend not to buy second hand stuff so no. But if i was to buy, i would do the same exact thing i said in my comment. Make the dude join a live call and show me the card working in some bench/game if i cannot purchase in person. If we were on person I'll ask to show me the card in his build working. If he doesn't accept, walk away.

@omegaPhix 3 жыл бұрын

Or just pay with Paypal

@davidepannone6021 3 жыл бұрын

@@omegaPhix you'd still have to go through the hassle to open a dispute tho. Easily avoidable.

@omegaPhix 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidepannone6021 If you find a good deal on a GPU in these times and want video proof with game tests you wont get the card. There's 100% already someone else in the line who'll take the card with less of a hassle for the seller.

@Jonathan998 3 жыл бұрын

Man, this is such a useful video. Thanks

@TravelinDevil76 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for the info.

@TerraWare 3 жыл бұрын

That older Asus card with the 2 red stripes kind of looks like the gpu in Escape From Tarkov you use to mine bitcoin with.

@iMagic16 3 жыл бұрын

that's cause it is what it is modelled after..

@WunderOps 3 жыл бұрын

Test the card, test the card, test the card! Low frequency may possibly be fixed with a flash of the card's bios (it's not hard at all but yeah nerve racking). The cause is that miners sometimes use a special bios that limits frequency. This really works AND is the only fix in cases where frequency has been limited intentionally with an alternate bios...

@visioneer68 2 жыл бұрын

Late to the game here, but wanted to say thank you for posting this and the preventive maintenance video. I really enjoy the way you talk about these types of things when it comes to learning/instructing to do something. I have an old 750ti and a EVGA GTX 1060 6GB card that I would like to see about reusing. Seems like for the types of things I do, the 1060 should still be -Good Enough- for me. My experience is pretty limited, having cobbled together parts one time into a computer from a list that someone else gave me and told me to go buy, and that was back in 2006. I have to think I can find a motherboard and cpu that I can use with the old cards I have.

@pawcisq 3 жыл бұрын

I love the artifacting transitions

@maxair95 3 жыл бұрын

'cant have a defective gpu if the card doesnt exist in stock'

@robwhitmore3040 3 жыл бұрын

"that's social stuff, hopefully you've got some skills their already" GN really doesn't know their audience

@majorlook 3 жыл бұрын

What a great helpful video. Thanks Steve

@godofm3tal1 3 жыл бұрын

Ive never seen a better advertisement for "buy new" than this video.

@goddamnit452 3 жыл бұрын

I bought multiple 1060 6gb and 1070 and 1080ti from miners and internet cafe. Usually those came with very limited warranty from them. 7 days at best, but they sell in quite large quantities and reviews seems very positive. The cards looked dusty but not rusty/bend/scratched. The temper seal are usually untouched. I stress test them upon receiving them with 3D render, Ai workload, benchmarking software for a full 6h. And never got issues. Maybe the I got lucky for all those years. And the temps always looked really good which meant that apart from being a bit dusty they were working perfectly fine. Got even some excellent overclocking gpu for cheap. Such as a 1070 strix with OC clock till 2.15ghz at 70 celcius for only 120 usd. So, usually I buy second hand from known resellers and doing a lot of research without having the chance to test the system in shop.

@evileyeball Жыл бұрын

I had to clean and re-paste my 4870x2 after 6 years... IT really made a big difference. I had 11 years with it before retirement

@theRealAD1010 Жыл бұрын

i retire my gpus too lol

@evileyeball Жыл бұрын

@@theRealAD1010 I sent it to Ewaste but I really wish I'd kept it since I did end up makign a Shadowbox dedicated to that PC which has the OS DVD and COA, The CPU and the RAM in it and I could have added the GPU to that especially since at the time i bought it it was the top GPU on the market.

@mikesalas1990 3 жыл бұрын

Yeahhhhhhh I'm taking credit for this 😄😄 i remember commenting on an old video about making a video about what to look for, etc when buying an old gpu... maybe I commented on one of Jay's but this is all me. Thank me guys. Even though Steve and his team do absolutely all the work 😄😄

@hi_tech_reptiles 3 жыл бұрын

Even the retro market is borked. Been importing/bidding on stuff in Japan just to find decent deals. I think the WFH factor and the fact anything new is insane in price has increased demand even now, after the initial quarentine. Great vid!

@Kisanorame Жыл бұрын

That fan with the broken blade actually looked really cool when spinning lol

@frederikk.4187 3 жыл бұрын

GN makes the best content. It's honest, tech savvy and made with true dedication. A big thx for being who are... and making the best mouse mat 👍😉

@hammyboigaming904 3 жыл бұрын

LOL the GN Grappling Hook looks like the way I mount all of my fans and coolers

@Star-du2od 3 жыл бұрын

Just got my mod matt! Very pleased so far.

@darkSorceror 3 жыл бұрын

"That's all social stuff. Hopefully you've got some skills there already" *laughcries in gamer*

@shockesta 3 жыл бұрын

*trashtalks the seller about on his kd*

@dhillaz 3 жыл бұрын

Some safety tips I have learned buying used cars in person: - Take a photo of the seller's drivers license - Print a bill of sale (two copies - one for each of you) including GPU serial number, price paid, agreed condition of card (both of you must sign it!) - Meet in a police station parking lot if possible, or at least a public neutral place - Don't keep any cash on your person until you have seen the goods (e.g. leave cash hidden in your car until you feel comfortable with the transaction) - Bring a trusted friend if you can Sounds complicated, but GPUs are becoming high value items just like cars, and justify the same precautions. Edit: If you are not sure if this is worth the effort - figure out the amount of time it would take to you to follow these steps, now compare that to the amount of time it would take you to earn your money back if you got ripped off.

@alphapt9370 3 жыл бұрын

@@klanker Remember when people were getting their (less than 1k) phones stolen during the Pokemon GO craze? Yeh. That's where your argument goes to die. It was helpful advice. And it's a substancial cash exchange. Is it ridiculous that people will stab you for a couple hundred bucks? Most definitely. Does it happen? Yes. That's the world we live in, dude. And having someone walking around with 1k cash is just stupid to begin with. And most police stations have places for those safe exchanges. This is not a new thing.

@reinbeers5322 3 жыл бұрын

@@alphapt9370 Wait, people were stealing phones for fucking Pokemon GO? What a world.

@pierrea3094 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not saying this isn’t smart, it’s careful and calculated it’s pretty smart. Getting someone to agree to all of this including the picture of their license will be a bit tricky. You’d have a better chance of simply asking them if you can test it before you buy it. So even if you take all of these precautions you’d have to go to court for any kind of recourse and you’ll spend more than the actual GPU. If we are talking small claims, a judgment can even be made against them and they don’t really have a ton of incentive to pay you back. Where does that leave you? With a copy of this persons ID. Are you planning on going to their home and demanding compensation for your loss? It’s literally your word against theirs. Maybe a default judgement in court, now you wasted your time and money. This is good advice if you’ve never dealt with people ever

@pierrea3094 3 жыл бұрын

@@klanker 99% of people selling online will respond the same way don’t be sorry lol

@alphapt9370 3 жыл бұрын

@@klanker If I'm paying 1k of my money for used goods, that I only seen pictures of, and the seller is refusing to do the deal in a police station, that's where I walk away. You can name call all you want if that makes you feel important.

@D4rkMatter1975 3 жыл бұрын

On point video, especially given the current climate i would assume many people are buying selling used a lot more right now. Thanks Steve great tips!

@adeboyegrillo3408 Жыл бұрын

11:45 Cracked me up when he said that the dented GBU bracket looks like it must have been handled by Linus. 😄

@WardyLion Жыл бұрын

I bought a 3070ti FE back in March from eBay as a 40th birthday gift to myself. I'd been saving up while being very annoyed with GPU prices but they got to a point where they were, according to many in the know, as good as they were going to be for a while. It was "brand new" and "only out the box for photos" but the seller had been on eBay over a decade and had thousands of positive feedback points with no negative or average feedback. eBay offered the buyer protection thing so I went for it and, so far, it's been bang-on. When it arrived it was in pristine condition without a mark or speck of dust on it anywhere, and it installed without a hitch. As he said himself: "I wish you many years of happy gaming!" and so far there's no indication that wont be the case.

@gbodybala9295 Жыл бұрын

how much did you pay? feel like thats a big part to leave out ! (:

@WardyLion Жыл бұрын

@@gbodybala9295 More than I would now, less than most at the time.

@AGCipher 3 жыл бұрын

Another one I've found to be common is a GPU hang as soon as you start any intense 3D application, but seems completely fine otherwise, these sorts of issues can also often be spotted in NVIDIA's control panel 3D rendering settings (where it has the 3D NVIDIA logo), you might see the 3D logo vertices being displaced "space invaders" is not just restricted to 20 series cards either, the pattern may look different, but the same issue can exist on other cards (sometimes just in a few spots off and on, other times uniformly accross the whole screen)

@carllavery4442 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, I recently bought an rx480 as nothing else is available for a reasonable price. It was in good condition and had been cleaned but I noticed under load the fans were screaming at 3000rpm as it ran at just over 70 degrees. After watching you're GPU maintenance video I opened up to repaste and the die was only partially covered, paste was in reasonable condition though. Now under heavy load it runs at similar temperatures but the fans never go to full speed to maintain it and its much quieter

@X400DYL 3 жыл бұрын

Informative as ever , Steve, Tech Jesus....

@seishin4243 3 жыл бұрын

Probably, not the 1st time, but, the whole humanity is at a point where they can scam and rip off other people from all the sides and fronts, from a stranger out there, through all kind of stores and by big companies.

@sandervr10 3 жыл бұрын

The best tip when buying used : only buy cards you can pick up at the sellers home

@rubenschilling 3 жыл бұрын

Vouch

@scoldingwhisper 3 жыл бұрын

thanks! this helped out great when i needed to sell my broken GPUs

@bofast 3 жыл бұрын

The footage from Soldat made liking this video mandatory, if you ask me :D Good video overall, Steve (and Snowflake, of course).

@ankur313 3 жыл бұрын

Here's a very good tip !!! If u find a second hand gpu advertised for more than the launch msrp, Don't Buy It !!!

@Lazirus951 3 жыл бұрын

It's mind blowing that my 5 year old card is selling for more than I bought it for on ebay.

@FinlayDaG33k 3 жыл бұрын

>"so here's what we're GNU" >*Wendall intensifies* >*Linus Torvalds starts sneezing* >*RMS wakes up from a long slumber*

@iliankarasimirov9685 3 жыл бұрын

Steve, thank you and your team

@widam 3 жыл бұрын

good video, one thing I notice lately on ebay, is people selling the boxes, very good price, but when you read the description is says only box, no returns.. something to look for scammers now.

@FragEightyfive 3 жыл бұрын

Work is requiring us to change our WFH setup, won't provide the hardware, and their response is "there's $50 computers on craigslist"

@swecreations 3 жыл бұрын

$50 is a stretch, but for $100-150 you can find an old dell Optiplex with an older i3 or i5 that will do more than fine for normal office work. Add a $20 SSD and it should feel quite speedy for web browsing and office programs.

@FragEightyfive 3 жыл бұрын

@@swecreations yeah they want us to run their own custom OS now. they're telling me it'll run on anything made in the last 25 years but for some reason it doesn't work on three of my systems including a more recent AMD b450 platform. it's like I just built this computer last year to work from home and now you're telling me I have to change it?

@P3DOC 3 жыл бұрын

“Linus handled it” HAHAHAHA

@wile-e-coyote7257 Жыл бұрын

Super helpful video, Steve! Thank you!! My EVGA 3080 10GB FTW3 Ultra Gaming, bought directly from EVGA's B-Stock in Sept 2022, has been "Space Invader" artifacting, crashing games to desktop, PC rebooting, and even having MoBo post issues. I'm using my backup RTX 3060 XC 12gb backup card with no issues whatsoever, even when running the card full out in Ultra settings while gaming. I use a time-tested late-model Corsair RM850x to power my AMD 5600x system, built in Mar 2022. I plan to RMA the 3080 as soon as I've eliminated all possibilities (monitor cables, card DP/HDMI ports, PC case temp/cooling, power delivery, etc.)

@maximoxtech1125 Жыл бұрын

I guess even high end cards can't escape defectiveness like this And its an EVGA

@burlyheads 3 жыл бұрын

That 560ti looks like you pulled it straight out of Tarkov

@nicekeyboardalan6972 3 жыл бұрын

It is actually a 750ti card in the game

@burlyheads 3 жыл бұрын

@@nicekeyboardalan6972 I know it's just that all the Asus DirectCUII coolers look the same from 500 to 900 series

@Louis-zy4xp 3 жыл бұрын

Right after the LTT bitcoin mining sponsored video haha

@3asyrider75 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with mining. If you run cards at reduced TDP and keep good airflow keeping temperatures well below threshold. I have never damaged a GPU but I buy high end brands like EVGA and take care of my hardware. My Roomba keeps the dust off the floor.

@katech6020 3 жыл бұрын

@@3asyrider75 it is not about the GPU, it is about the environmental impact. Currently Bitcoin mining consume more energy than Argentina

@MarshallSambell 3 жыл бұрын

Turtle will me running my GTX 1070 at stock power limit but with peak mining temps at 50c (custom modded cooler) hurt it’s lifespan long term?

@3asyrider75 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarshallSambell So long as you do not over volt it will be fine. You can always benchmark the GPU and look for artifacts that indicate damage. I test all my hardware before selling and if it is unstable it goes to the electronic recycling.

@sammylam1649 3 жыл бұрын

@@katech6020 you do know that producing paper currency and coins affects the environment too right? paper comes from trees, coins come from mining metals. not to mention the big factories that print the actual notes and mint coins

@heytheresakitty 3 жыл бұрын

I met a now really good friend when i sold him a 1060ssc. 3 years later a little buddy of mine needed a gpu and i was able to buy my same model back for a new 13yr old builder. Guy is a wealth of pc information and im super glad i sold him my card all those years ago,

@zackzackusa 3 жыл бұрын

Useful video 👍

@nideko4384 Жыл бұрын

I decided to buy a used R7 265. After talking a bit with the seller about it's history (was pulled from a dead pc and he didn't know whether it worked or not) I decided that I'd give it a shot since it was sold for cheap and he seemed like an actual good-mannered person incase anything was wrong with it. Paid for the card, got it and it turned out that it boots into Windows just fine but doesn't display any video. I immediately told the seller and thankfully he returned the money that same day and was bummed just as much as I was lol. I also got to keep the card, and I am currently trying to "revive" it by trying to install NimeZ drivers for their hybrid gpu capability, since I have an igpu to use as video out. Currently waiting for an update so I can install them... At the end of the day I really shouldn't have dived in head first even if I knew what I was going to get myself into, but I'm still very thankful nothing too bad happened.