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Buying used in general is risky, but I’d wager buying from a miner is not much worse than buying used from a non-miner. I believe miners are more likely to und
by OGWhales 4y ago
Buying used in general is risky, but I’d wager buying from a miner is not much worse than buying used from a non-miner.
I believe miners are more likely to undervolt their cards and with running them at a constant rate, they won’t undergo the same stress from heating up and cooling down each time it gets used.
- sp332 4y agoThat might be true for the chips, but the fans have probably been run 24/7 for much longer than the comsumer-level cards are rated for. So keep an eye out for dying fans.
- immibis 4y agoFans are not the interesting part of a graphics card. Fans are commodities, even if you may have to rig up something with cardboard and duct tape.