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B Grade GPU
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Yea I got a Vega 56 for £180 last year. It was brand new but someone returned it, probably for the coil whine. If you get one, put it in your system straight away and thoroughly test it so if you have a problem you know and you can return it
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also, bear in mind that you are free to make offers under the published price and that many people have had such offers accepted 
My last 2 bgade gpu purchases didnt go great...
Bgrade 5700xt - actually recieved a rx580
Bgrade 5700XT - was a 5700XT this time but dead as a dodo
Big question I guess is what happened next and did it cost you?
Dont they only have 90 days warranty?
Yep. 90 days more than you'd get from most used sellers. There's 1 that gives 2 year warranty, but you're paying near new prices that I've been able to tell.
Yes, if the savings are large enough that doesn't really concern me. The only GPU I've ever had fail was a laptop ATI X300, which tells you how long ago that was...
Ocuk refunded both in full and sent a courier to pick both up so didnt cost me anything. In the end i got a 1070Ti off marketplace
So an annoyance, but didn't take cash out of your pocket. Would much rather deal with both of those cases with OCUK than trying to argue it out over ebay etc.
I bought a B grade 7950. Faulty on arrival but was refunded straight away.
A mate of mine bought an Rx480 which was also faulty and he was also refunded.
Bit of a lottery the B grade section imo but I'm sure you get some bargains. The worst that can happen is you wait a few days to get the money back.
A mate of mine bought an Rx480 which was also faulty and he was also refunded.
Bit of a lottery the B grade section imo but I'm sure you get some bargains. The worst that can happen is you wait a few days to get the money back.
.I do wonder how many of those coil whine RMA's are actually caused by the PSU, not the GPU. My 390X was horrendous for it when I got it, a PSU upgrade and the whine was gone entirely for example.
How would that work, if you go to the manufacturer within the first year don't they refer you back to the retailer ?
My B grade 5700XT arrived today, installed and it seems fine. No coil whine, no obvious signs of damage, temps seem pretty reasonable for a stock 5700XT Nitro.
Haven't tried the usual AMD undervolting etc, will see how it goes. Seems to run well standard though.
Haven't tried the usual AMD undervolting etc, will see how it goes. Seems to run well standard though.