Overclockers B grade GPUs?

wakingdemons · 20 Jan 2016 at 08:59

Picked myself up a GTX 980 OCUK Reference for £269 (amazing deal)

Could it possibly have any faults, and what would the return policy be? Obviously £269 + £9 delivery is a lot of money for a potentially faulty card.

Biz.Kid09 · 20 Jan 2016 at 09:05

It's likely to just be a card someone returned because they didn't want it or decided to get something else. It could potentially be missing some accessories but then again there is nothing that great that comes with a GPU anyway.

The warranty is 90 days I believe from OCUK.

Give them a call and just have a quick chat with them, they can give you all the information you need.

wakingdemons · 20 Jan 2016 at 09:12

That sounds good, I was just a bit sceptical due to the absolutely massive discount

Hopefully I've got myself a bargain

faheemrazzaq · 20 Jan 2016 at 09:41

B-grade items are sold as working items with 90 days warranty. They could have been literally new with only the packaging open or the used ones. I bought B-grade stuff on OcUK in the past and never experienced any issues.

wakingdemons · 20 Jan 2016 at 09:50

Haha, thanks guys

Hopefully haven't fried my 780 while taking it out lol

Glanza · 20 Jan 2016 at 10:19

Be advised you might just get the card in a brown box without cables etc.

wakingdemons · 20 Jan 2016 at 10:46

I don't mind, I have my GPU out and my 2 6 pins ready to go

Would laugh if it was brand new with a free game, i've heard of people getting that in B grade

varkanoid · 20 Jan 2016 at 11:57

Had bad experiences with GPU's in b grade so I tend not to buy them anymore. Also same with monitors in b grade they are best to avoid.

Usually Gigabyte GPU B grades should carry warning signs but you might be all right. Probably returned due to it being noisy.

Karateyid · 20 Jan 2016 at 13:24

so is the 90 day warranty with OCUK then the remainder with the graphics card company or just 90 days fullstop ?

PooKer · 20 Jan 2016 at 13:44

Some will honor the warranty, some won't. I believe a few reps posted on the forum to say they will honor them. I think it was EVGA and Gigabyte.

edit: Thead is here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18697860