Found a sweat deal on a "opened box" 670

jonathan1107 · Oct 11, 2012

Hi, I would like to know whether it is safe to buy a gtx 670 opened box from NCIX.CA ?

the54thvoid · Oct 11, 2012

Use common sense. It should still carry a guarantee right? Even a reduced one. If it's a very short guarantee, I'd be concerned but if it was dirt cheap then why not. You just clock the crap out of it and stress test it to the max. If it fails, then send it back. (Just don't hardware mod it!)

Also, a lot of early Direct CUII TOP models were a bit dodgy (there were many posts about them on forums and Newegg). Alternatively it could be ex-display (no issues) or it could be a return with coil whine (not unknown but far less common than with say early 7970's.)

If it's B-Grade it's a return. If it's ex-display it should say. Either way, it must have a warranty for even a short while.

brandonwh64 · Oct 11, 2012

NCIX.CA has a 30day limited warranty on Open box items which would cover DOA.

jonathan1107 · Oct 11, 2012

Yeah I heard about the problems the asus directcu ii was having in the early stages... but appearantly, Asus released a new bios and a software upgrade that fixed those issues that were making the card unstable...

correct me if I'm wrong...

System Name	Brutus
Processor	i5 4690k @4.7Ghz (Watercooled)
Motherboard	z97 MSI Gaming 5
Cooling	NZXT Kraken x61 AIO watercooler
Memory	Gskill Ripjaws 8gb (2x4gb) 1600mhz 7-8-7-24
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming GTX 980ti x2 (sli)
Storage	1 SSD 64GB (OS) + 2x500GB WesternDigital RAID 0
Display(s)	YAMAKASI Catleap q270 SE 27inch Glossy 2560x1440
Case	NZXT Phantom
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply	Antec TPQ 1200w
Software	Windows 7 (64 bit)

Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar B650 (wifi)
Cooling	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	32GB Kingston Fury
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX4070ti
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 530 M.2 1TB / Samsumg 960 Pro M.2 512Gb
Display(s)	LG 32" 165Hz 1440p GSYNC
Case	Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure POwer M12 850w Gold (ATX3.0)
Software	W10

System Name	Brutus
Processor	i5 4690k @4.7Ghz (Watercooled)
Motherboard	z97 MSI Gaming 5
Cooling	NZXT Kraken x61 AIO watercooler
Memory	Gskill Ripjaws 8gb (2x4gb) 1600mhz 7-8-7-24
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming GTX 980ti x2 (sli)
Storage	1 SSD 64GB (OS) + 2x500GB WesternDigital RAID 0
Display(s)	YAMAKASI Catleap q270 SE 27inch Glossy 2560x1440
Case	NZXT Phantom
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Xonar DX
Power Supply	Antec TPQ 1200w
Software	Windows 7 (64 bit)

Found a sweat deal on a "opened box" 670

jonathan1107

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