B-grade stock, would you?

I would and have just bought a CPU motherboard and gfx card all B-grade.

Just wanted to know your opinions please.

Had a couple of items before that were ok. Albeit with some bits missing, like motherboard backplate and no cables. Never actually sure what you will get is all.

Done it in the past, motherboard will probably come with no extras but no issues.

I bought a BenQ XR3501 35" 21:9 monitor and it works perfectly OK. The box was a beaten up but otherwise it's on my dedicated race sim setup. Plus I now prefer watching films on it rather them my Acer X34. -48% off the normal price was worth the gamble.

I also received a B Grade replacement X99 board for an RMA. I was a bit miffed at first but after two previous boards failing this has been by far the most reliable with zero cold boot or DDR4 compatibility issues so I'm keeping it.

Picked up a B grade Dell S2716DG for £329.99 recently, everything included and all sealed up, perfect condition apart from a small thumb print on the bottom of the screen which cleaned off easily

Had a B grade graphics card that was boxed new never opened, was a great saving at time.

Picked up a Silverstone HTPC case B grade that was less than half price, it was perfect condition.

Got my current motherboard B-grade. Saved me £30 but I had to get a backplate for it from ebay for £7.

Would do it again. Any issues with it are likely to be noticed within the warranty period anyway so it's a fairly calculated risk.

got a B-grade PC case, was missing PSU mounting bracket, which made it useless, sent back for refund.. never again

Bought a few things B Grade from OCUK. Some have been ok i.e monitors but others have clearly been used i.e a motherboard and cpu turning up with thermal paste all over them.

I purchased a few things from the B Grade* section when I was an active participant in upgrading. Couple of Sapphire HD7970's, nicely discounted. One had a small whine the other was perfect, the whine subsided after a couple of weeks gaming and you couldn't hear it within the case either way. I was very pleased

It will come with 90 day warranty so you will need to factor that in.

Bought a B grade graphics card before, came as just a bare card. Had no issues with it & was still working fine when I sold it a few years later

I bought a 27" Dell monitor from OcUK B-Grade - It was perfect, and I saved about £150-200 Obviously, other items may vary.

Got my 7950 for 119.99 or so B-Grade a year and a half ago or so, working perfectly.

Got a headset through b-grade. Didn't work.

OCUK were fine with the returns process, though.

No I wouldn't personally but I also would never buy 2nd hand.

BigBoy said:

I would and have just bought a CPU motherboard and gfx card all B-grade.

Just wanted to know your opinions please.

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Yeah i do it all the time, i couldnt afford half my stuff if i didnt go bgrade.

Btw, close the thread quick before everyone else learns about these cheap deals or there will be non left for us.

Yeah, no problem with it. Bought a couple of OC B-grade bits IIRC

I bought a Palit GTX670 Jetstream a few year ago for a big saving and it was a cracking card. Only got the bare card but I reckoned that was all I would get anyway. I have bought quite a few watercooling items as well. Sadly though, most of the time the prices are not far off brand new prices and seeing as you only get 90 days with B-grade a lot of the time you are better off spending a little extra to get a brand new item with full warranty.