Yadgadge
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Hello all, first time poster here. I was looking for a place to find the answer to my question, and this looked like a good place.
Anyway, here's my question. I am looking into buying a New Graphics Card (since I'm using a Geforce 2 MX 32mb) And the card I was looking at is a BFG Geforce FX 5700 Ultra. I found one for $125 but it is Refurbished, it comes with full retail contents in a white box, and a 90 day warrenty (unlike the lifetime warrenty you get when buying new BFG products). So what I am wondering is, are refurbished Graphics cards any good? Or should I try to stay away from them? And if they arn't any good, what should I look at getting for around the same price?
As far as my research has gone I can't find a card with better performance for that price, so it is very tempting, but I don't want to buy a card that is going to be defective or start having problems after that 90 days is up. Buying any 5700 Ultra or simular card new will run up around $180 and I really don't want to spend much more than $120 - $125
Thanks for your imput
Anyway, here's my question. I am looking into buying a New Graphics Card (since I'm using a Geforce 2 MX 32mb) And the card I was looking at is a BFG Geforce FX 5700 Ultra. I found one for $125 but it is Refurbished, it comes with full retail contents in a white box, and a 90 day warrenty (unlike the lifetime warrenty you get when buying new BFG products). So what I am wondering is, are refurbished Graphics cards any good? Or should I try to stay away from them? And if they arn't any good, what should I look at getting for around the same price?
As far as my research has gone I can't find a card with better performance for that price, so it is very tempting, but I don't want to buy a card that is going to be defective or start having problems after that 90 days is up. Buying any 5700 Ultra or simular card new will run up around $180 and I really don't want to spend much more than $120 - $125
Thanks for your imput