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Timothy Kim60 said:Look, based on what you listed, your current setup should probably cut it. You might want to consider swapping in a beefier graphics card—an RX 570 is about $120-$$433new.
swiftfalcon89 said:An Adata SU650 for about $50
wiredotter14 said:Of course, it could be anything, but there’s really no way to know for sure—regardless of whether someone actually shows you it running on their PCu or not.
I’d definitely insist on seeing proof that the card actually works. Regardless of whether there's a suspicion it was used for mining—which, let's be honest, is always a possibility—I just wouldn't want to walk away with a total mystery box. You really don't want to end up with a card that crashes constantly or makes weird buzzing and chirping noises.
I guess a quick few minutes in Furmark would be enough of a test for me.
Alexander Moore67 said:I suppose people aren't really overclocking their cards for mining these days.😵
Nicole Torres91 said:First off, I should probably mention that I don't know the first thing about computers. 😵Please, go easy on me. 🙂
I have two computers just sitting around, essentially in "transit" mode. 🙂.
My son was playing around with some hardware with a friend—they cleaned out a fan and I suppose they tried a few other things too—but when it came time to put everything back together, his friend basically bolted. Now my son is stuck staring at a pile of parts he can't figure out how to reassemble. They've just been sitting there in a box in his room for ages, and honestly, I have no idea what we should even do with them.
I’d really love to get my photos off them, if possible. I guess I wasn't quite smart enough to back everything up to an external drive right away.
Does it even make sense to shell out money for repairs or software cleaning at this point? Technology moves so fast that hardware becomes obsolete almost instantly—one machine is five years old, another is ten. I know they weren't cheap when we bought them, but still... Here are some specs for one of them:
It looks like we're looking at a setup with a Windows 7 500 GB drive, 8 GB of RAM, and an Intel-ASUS motherboard.
Is there any market for this? It wasn't even broken or anything; my son just got a newer, more powerful rig for his birthday so he can play games better.
I feel like tossing them right out the window, though I suppose I should hold back for the sake of the environment. 🙂
I could really use some help here, if anyone has a moment.
Douglas Roberts49 said:You might want to just buy the new one; I guess you'll never truly feel certain if you don't.
wiredotter14 said:If it was handled by someone who actually knew what they were doing—and wasn't a complete amateur—then the card was likely underclocked and undervolted. I guess you could say that something like a GTX1060 or an RX480/580 would have only been pulling about 50-60% of its maximum power draw at full load.
The warranty matters more than whether it was used for mining or not. I guess you can never be entirely sure if someone was mining, especially since so many people like me mine on our own gaming rigs.
The only way to be absolutely sure you aren't buying a card that spent its life mining is if you're looking at something with 2GB of VRAM or less, or perhaps an older Nvidia card like the GTX700 series. I guess we're really only talking about the weaker models or those that are already out of warranty anyway.
Andrew Fox74 said:What does it really matter if it came from a mining rig, as long as there’s still a warranty? I ended up picking up a 1060 that had been used for mining, but it still had about eighteen months of coverage left. I guess if everything is running smoothly, what it was doing before doesn't much matter, does it?
It seems a bit pointless if they won't let me test it first. I suppose I wouldn't buy anything either without trying it out through a reliable forum like Reddit...
fadedorca66 said:I suspect most of them were probably salvaged from old mining rigs. 😁
Keith Nguyen7 said:I wouldn't mess around with that if I were them. They really ought to pull out whatever they're using now, install the drivers for the one they're actually selling, and then let you tinker with the PC all you want. Honestly, I probably wouldn't touch it either.
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crimsonstag84 said:The CPU looks like a total fake 😬
https://www.ebay.com/itm/processor-listing-example-1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/processor-listing-example-2
Keith Nguyen7 said:Right.
Drop the link 😁
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Timothy Kim60 said:Everything from an RX 470/570, up to a GTX 1060, and then even stronger...
But how much is that GTX 1060 actually going for (the 3GB or 6GB version)? I noticed some new RX 570/580 cards are at really great prices right now.
Timothy Kim60 said:Mining fans usually rack up more hours than typical gamers, though there's honestly no way to tell just by looking at them. I suppose you'd only notice if a retailer was moving massive quantities of specific models that are favorites among miners 😁
Austin Rodriguez5 said:There were plenty of theories floating around, but actual testing suggests they aren't worn out at all.
wiredotter14 said:I’d probably just run FurMark for at least 15 minutes to see if the card crashes or if it can actually hold its frequency.
crimsonstag84 said:It's a decent price. Maybe "decent" is an understatement, though, considering you get an RX 580 4GB along with two free games for $490 and a three-year warranty.