* b grade *

Aneskimo · 24 Aug 2013 at 11:44

Hi, I'm looking at keeping the costs down and one option is b grade. I phoned ocuk to see what classes as a b-grade product but wondered has anyone got experience of buying a b-grade product. I was looking at a gigabyte sniper motherboard reduced from £299 to £180 and if all that's wrong is its in a difference box etc and still comes with a 90 day guarantee as well as any remaining manufacturers then surely that's a steal?

Idleman · 24 Aug 2013 at 11:46

Nothing wrong in buying "B" grade.

SeraphX · 24 Aug 2013 at 11:55

B grade is ok tbh, I've purchased a cpu, ram and various watercooling bits that were B grade and everything worked just fine.

RJC · 24 Aug 2013 at 12:21

You might be missing some parts like the rear I/O Shield & SATA leads.

Aneskimo · 24 Aug 2013 at 13:21

Just seen an asus maximus v formula, there's quite a few bargains in there!

Idleman · 24 Aug 2013 at 13:24

Aneskimo said:
Just seen an asus maximus v formula, there's quite a few bargains in there!

Always worth keeping an eye on.

Something Else · 24 Aug 2013 at 15:30

I have bought a fair few b grade items, they are a bargain sometimes other times they are more expensive than a brand new version for some reason

only issue i had was when i bought a resevoir from b grade, the threads were stripped on the ports when i got it so i returned it and bought a new one.