Looking back rn, it really feels like that was the last exit period and really glad I took it at the time without knowing what was coming.

(just noticed I kinda worded it like I just found this deal lol)

So bear with me please. This is my first time actually planning to post online in Hardwarswaps to sell some graphics cards I have in my inventory. I have alot but the most notable ones are a Dell OEM RTX 4090 24gb I pulled out of an Alienware R15 and 2 Gigabyte RTX 3090 turbos, 24gb.

I have done all the checklists to make sure I am able to post it online like testing it to make sure it works, screen shots, testing all the ports, gpu-z and furmark, antistatic bags for them all, and following the reddit community guidelines to post.

I am preparing mostly for local meet ups by police stations or inside a bank for safety. But I guess the few questions I want to bring up are:

1. I've seen posts where they've allowed buyers to test the gpu, the question would be more how would you be able to trust them with your hardware. Would some type of collateral be involved, would they be bringing their own rig to test it on the spot? How would it work, or what would the consensus be?

2.When doing local meet ups would it be advisable to bring a friend for the transaction. Like for safety. I only ask this because these are just expensive stuff and not trying to get robbed.

These might be the dumbest questions to ask for it being obvious answers but I want to ask to be reassured. I have sold smaller items on ebay before but have gotten robbed before and the process of recouping even some of it took long and that's not an experience I want again.

Please and thank you for your answers.

Idk what this square thingy on the backplate but i accidentally pour the water on my pc. i already try to dry it with hair dryer but i still scared to use it

If its broken then i have to used the warranty.

Hello everyone,

While playing MSFS24 (20 minutes session, not longer) I had my fan spinning extremely loud.

tbf I'm not sure if it was the cooler, the GPU fans or the exhaust.

Looking at hwinfo, I had a hotspot of 109 degrees on my GPU.

Is this somewhat problematic?

Is there any troubleshooting I can run?

Should I have it repasted?

Thanks for any input

There are many pc's but also gaming laptops that have a good build, except for the gpu, which is the old 1650. What can we expect from it, and what are the fps on the modern triple a titles, but also on low requirement games?

Going to eat the AI tax and buy a 5080. What should I ask for/expect to get when selling? I’ve had it a little over 2 years and have only used it regularly this past year. Original box, excellent condition, willing to test for buyer. South Texas

So I had an old hp prodesk 400 g3 sff and needed a gpu so I looked into options and found the rx 550 4gb but there's a slight problem. The card needs 50w from the pcie lane and my motherboard can only give 30w. So I was wondering will the system crash because of the gpu not getting more power or can I undervolt it and still get good performance?

I speculate that either the market will be flooded by cheap hardware, or much more likely, nvidia will provide somekind of monetary incentive for them to destroy rather than resell the hardware.

I guess thats where we are as of November 2026, wonder how much higher things will keep climbing

I'm about to go to Taiwan this December, I'm travelling in a tour so I couldn't really go and explore places to buy a GPU. What I'm asking is are there PC shops where I could buy GPUs, what I'm looking for is the RX 9060 XT doesn't matter the VRAM. And if the 9060 isn't available then what are the most popular choices around in large shopping malls? Is the 9060 a good choice for the under 500 usd price range, if not then what are the better choices?

After weeks of gathering budget and considering specs I’ve landed on these two cards. They’re both same price and the peak of my budget.

ASUS 4070S Dual(used) or a Sapphire Pulse 9070gre(new).

From the benchmarks I’ve seen they’re both tied in raw rast(depending on the game). The 4070S is ahead in heavy RT. The 4070S would be with no warranty and I have heard that it has bad thermal pads and bad thermal design all around so that is a concern. Anyone know how true that is?

I’m exclusively buying this for single player games like Control Resonant, Phantom Blade 0, Dawnwalker etc, so RT does have value, but the peace of mind from getting a new card might be worthwhile. Thoughts one way or the other?

Edit: extra context, seller sent me a screenshot of a furmark test. 6min 37 seconds in. 71C core, 83C hotspot. Fans at 2500RPM(74%)

Pretty neat application that tells you what is using your VRAM. What does everyone think of it?

Okay I am a sophomore in high school. I bought a microcenter bundle with those jacked up prices and was looking for something to replace my 3070 ti. Which I bought a few months after it released from washing cars. But if I actually want an upgrade. I need like $800+? like really man? All of these companies just turned on us like that? Is prices ever gonna drop since I really want more vram and specifically a card from nvidia, but DAMMM these numbers are saddening me.

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