Scorpu
Posts: 2,180 +240
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One of the best ways to get a budget-friendly GPU is by exploring the second-hand market. We've analyzed eBay sales data to help you find great deals on used graphics cards across all price ranges.
You should add some graphs to show the relative avarage performance one should expect for the given price
One note about the 5600 XT at the low end— while it was desirable for mining, though less so than the 5700/XT as it has less and slower VRAM, it's also a clock-limited GPU (1780 MHz max) so unless it's BIOS-flashed (which not all could be), even when mined it likely wasn't pushed as hard as the other 2 due to these limitations. I have a used (eBay) Pulse 5600 XT which looks and performs perfectly.
GodisanAtheist
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eBay has very strong buyer protections.
If you buy a card that is not "for parts" and it doesn't work, eBay makes it super easy to ship the card back and get your money back.
I've gotten a dead 3080 and got my money back no problems. Got a dead 5600x and got my money back no issues. Got scammed on a 6700xt and got my money back, no hassle.
This sounds like a lot of parts but that's three parts out of three whole systems I've built use, that were easily 50-60% off what I would have paid for the same level of performance with new parts.
If you buy a card that is not "for parts" and it doesn't work, eBay makes it super easy to ship the card back and get your money back.
I've gotten a dead 3080 and got my money back no problems. Got a dead 5600x and got my money back no issues. Got scammed on a 6700xt and got my money back, no hassle.
This sounds like a lot of parts but that's three parts out of three whole systems I've built use, that were easily 50-60% off what I would have paid for the same level of performance with new parts.
toooooot
Posts: 3,185 +1,839
Soon, these giant cards such as 3050 will become obsolete or upgrade to a more potent graphic cards due to integrated graphics working at the same speed.
I dont know about you, but I like the idea of having
an itx box for various tasks that can also run games.
I dont know about you, but I like the idea of having
an itx box for various tasks that can also run games.