Is it common to buy a GPU second hand with corroded components?

[Decryptor009]

I wanted a GPU for my Windows XP PC (Dedicated retro gaming machine)

I currently had a HD 4850 in this PC but i have been having trouble with some games loading if at all, so i decided to buy a cheap Nvidia card to see if it alleviates the problem.
My first try i bought a GTS 450 1GB (Zotac model) This is from CEX UK.

I have attached a photo of what i received 1 hour ago.

There is a resistor missing from the side of the memory module.

I have since bought a GTX 650Ti from Ebay which cost double the price of the GTS 450 at £30.

I will be returning this and have not bothered to even attempt to use it.

 

[Vayra86]

It continues to baffle me why people think ordering from random sellers on Ebay is a good idea, especially for GPUs that are highly prone to tweaking and fake industry.

No, its not normal and well played on your conclusion, sir.

 

[Decryptor009]

It continues to baffle me why people think ordering from random sellers on Ebay is a good idea, especially for GPUs that are highly prone to tweaking and fake industry.

No, its not normal and well played on your conclusion, sir.

I avoid any chineseum sellers, the GTX 650Ti is a legitimate card.

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[Regeneration]

Not common. Happened to me once with some Chinese eBay seller and ASUS P6T Deluxe motherboard.

 

[EarthDog]

Lol, of course it isnt common....nope.

 

[delshay]

Would not say it's corroded, more like it needs a good clean & replace whatever component's (if any) are missing. More photos will help, hard to see some parts of the PCB with that glare.

 

[EarthDog]

Would not say it's corroded, more like it needs a good clean & replace whatever component's (if any) are missing. More photos will help.

Yeah, because that is what you do when you get a card from ebay looking like that... wipe it off and replace parts. Not everyone is an EE and can do that sort of thing (not that you need to, but, replacing caps and such isn't exactly common or a good idea on a card you just bought).

My guy (OP), you had it right... just return that thing.

 

[Decryptor009]

Would not say it's corroded, more like it needs a good clean & replace whatever component's (if any) are missing. More photos will help, hard to see some parts of the PCB with that glare.

I don't have the skills or tools to do this myself.

 

[delshay]

Yeah, because that is what you do when you get a card from ebay looking like that... wipe it off and replace parts. Not everyone is an EE and can do that sort of thing (not that you need to, but, replacing caps and such isn't exactly common or a good idea on a card you just bought).

My guy (OP), you had it right... just return that thing.

Looks like thermal paste here & there, & someone took a soldering iron to the PCB, that's for sure

 

[dorsetknob]

My first try i bought a GTS 450 1GB (Zotac model) This is from CEX UK.

I have attached a photo of what i received 1 hour ago.

There is a resistor missing from the side of the memory module.

Its from a bricks and morter UK retailer sold online so its covered by the Distance Selling laws
your get a full refund

 

[Decryptor009]

Looks like thermal paste here & there, & someone took a soldering iron to the PCB, that's for sure

 

[Caring1]

That's had water damage, return it to CEX.

 

[Decryptor009]

Its from a bricks and morter UK retailer sold online so its covered by the Distance Selling laws
your get a full refund

Yes i have to wait a little bit until i can get to the Post office.

 

[EarthDog]

Looks like thermal paste here & there, & someone took a soldering iron to the PCB, that's for sure

That looks nothing like thermal paste/pad residue.

The point is, 99% of people need to not touch the thing and simply return it..there are blown caps and other schmootz(lol) on there.

 

[xman2007]

At least with cex you can get a refund no questions asked, and most of the time their stuff is pretty good as they test everything though they obviously missed this, I've bought ram and gpus from them and never had any issues, even got a refund on some ram I bought that went faulty after nearly 2 years

 

[TheLostSwede]

The white stuff isn't corrosion, it's normal on some PCBs and isn't a concern at all. It's leftovers from what they use to clean the PCBs with.

However, the green stuff and the rust, that's something entirely different and shouldn't be there.

 

[Decryptor009]

The white stuff isn't corrosion, it's normal on some PCBs and isn't a concern at all. It's leftovers from what they use to clean the PCBs with.

However, the green stuff and the rust, that's something entirely different and shouldn't be there.

This is informative, thank you.

 

[E-Bear]

This white stuff is probably from these tiny parts. Had it already on the past. When they overheat and blow it explode white like that.

 

[TheLostSwede]

This white stuff is probably from these tiny parts. Had it already on the past. When they overheat and blow it explode white like that.

No, that's simply not correct. A lot of PCBs have some white residue on them from the manufacturing process. When something explodes, it looks very different. Please don't spread bad information.

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[micropage7]

Actually how bout the little components?
I ever had card that little bit gluey although it's brand new

 

[E-Bear]

No, that's simply not correct. A lot of PCBs have some white residue on them from the manufacturing process. When something explodes, it looks very different. Please don't spread bad information.

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Not because it never happened to you that it does not happened. So before you tell somebody wrong make sure you know the person experience. Cheers

 

[TheLostSwede]

Not because it never happened to you that it does not happened. So before you tell somebody wrong make sure you know the person experience. Cheers

Dude, I've been testing hardware for a living for over a decade and I live and work in Taiwan, helping companies develop hardware for a living. Those small components don't fail that way. Yes, some components can explode, but it doesn't look the way it looks on the OP's card.

 

[E-Bear]

Dude, I've been testing hardware for a living for over a decade and I live and work in Taiwan, helping companies develop hardware for a living. Those small components don't fail that way. Yes, some components can explode, but it doesn't look the way it looks on the OP's card.

Good for you but I started in computers in 1993. We can play that game a long time.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Good for you but I started in computers in 1993. We can play that game a long time.

Well, I'm sorry, but you're still wrong. Solid state components can't explode like that.

 

[E-Bear]

Well, I'm sorry, but you're still wrong. Solid state components can't explode like that.

Ok and youre wrong and my dad is stronger than yours.