We buy everything else used, is this really dangerous? I am looking at some cards on ebay and wondering how safe this is. They claim to be in good shape and only used for a few months (these cards have only been out since Oct '13).
We buy everything else used, is this really dangerous? I am looking at some cards on ebay and wondering how safe this is. They claim to be in good shape and only used for a few months (these cards have only been out since Oct '13).
I have a pair of used Asus ATI HD5770s with the crossfire cable that are just sitting in my closet in Ziploc bags.
Not super high-performance, but they ran Arma 2 and a bunch of other stuff well for 2 years.
If you're fine with having them shipped from Canada, I'd let them go for shipping cost.
Edit: Didn't read that you had some in mind.
Personally, I'd go for a new card unless you knew the guy selling them.
Yeah you have to know the person you are buying them from. I would keep an eye on slickdeals.net and techbargains.com there are performance video cards on there almost every week.
You don't really know me, but I have a perfectly good nvidia videocard that I would sell you. I've been contemplating upgrading because PC gaming is a slippery slope 
I grabbed a cheap HD 6670 (highest card that can dual with my APU) and will probably grab an R9 next year. I might be interested in said nvidia. I will send you a message.
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