Is there anything wrong with buying a refurbished graphics card?
yesterday i ordered a refurbished evga 660 ti off newegg for $250, and today they have the same one brand new for 250 and a $20 rebate. is it worth it to return it, and order a brand new one? it seems like a lot of headache
If it maintains warranty, dont see a point. If it doesnt, send it back. Might as well get the warranty. Or ask for more money back.
Agreed!
IF it's actually refurbished, it means it has been inspected for resell, and should come with some sort of limited warranty. If it doesn't come with a warranty, don't bother as it's likely just used and not actually refurb'd, or there's a defect. I doubt that happens on Newegg, but if you were ordering off eBay or something, it's something to look out for. You'd probably pay that $20 rebate in shipping costs. Don't bother returning.
Assuming this is the GPU in question, it should be fine as it comes with a 1 year warranty, which is quite generous for a refurb.
It lookes like newegg only has a replacement only policy on that item. But i had bought a graphics card like an idiot so i could try and play day-z and well i should have upgraded the psu. So basically the card kept crashing i would get the kernel stopped working and has recovered blah blah. Anyway i asked newegg if i could return the card for store credit. They were more than happy to oblige so they might even offer to give you a refund for the difference. Who knows, its worth a shot they seem to have pretty good customer service.