I haven't tried installing it because I would want to clean it first. I'm worried I can't get the money back if it's unusable.
I haven't tried installing it because I would want to clean it first. I'm worried I can't get the money back if it's unusable.
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“Oh- looks like the bracket is bent a little, but you can just bend it back- and it’s a little dirty- OH MY GOD THE WHOLE PCB IS BENT WTF”
somebody sent you GPU in a fucking envelope? send it back pronto.
Always.. ok..wow..yeah
Is this a trick question?
Return it, and make a claim on ebay.
Bend the bracket back into place gently (they’re easy to bend).
Then put the card into your PC to see if it works ( very likely to).
Assuming it works, remove it then clean it to your liking.
Cleaning it is not going to void your potential Paypal claim in the unlikely event it doesn’t work.
That is a good budget card even though it’s 8 years since it launched, and you probably got a good price on Ebay.
I’d be looking to dismantle it, clean it properly inside, re-paste and re-pad the chips and get even better performance and lifespan out of it.
Don’t do that unless you watch a lot of tutorials, get all the right stuff to complete the job, and feel fairly confident you can do it without messing up.
You can learn to do it though. Everyone starts somewhere with those things.
If you can return it, do it. Don’t mind it being used. That’s one _abused_ GPU. If you ask it “where did the scary man touch you” it doesn’t need to point anywhere, it’s obvious.
Send your phone back while your at it
Make contact with ebay asap!
i would return it
is it bad that i have a worse gpu than that
I understand and respect trying to save a buck, but this is why I just don’t buy used products that I can’t put my hands on first. Hope you can get your money back at least.
The bent bracket happens a lot during shipping, should be easy to bend back.
The PCB is severely bent though, I would definitely return it.
PCBs can bend. Just bend the PCI *bracket* back, install it, **and see if it works**. Takes 5 minutes.
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Terrible packaging and is why this happened, of course.
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Yes.
You got sent a fucked up GPU. Not a hard decision.
Did the guy ripped gpu out from the pc?
best is to video the whole process from delivery to unpacking , its what happened and keeps you safe .
Seller sent with shitty packaging, get a refund. Love the MSI twin frozr line.
The seller should be jailed
I’d be returning that, even if it runs fine now the memory / core solder balls could start pulling away from the PCB eventually with the warpage and high heat. It’s what causes graphics artifacts and eventual dead gpus a lot of the time and why anti sag brackets are more common nowadays. Had a Titan RTX that suffered it, cost a lot to get it fixed.
It’s just curved for your gaming pleasure
Of course, if it is used, the previous owner should at least guarantee that is in good shape hahaha
Yea thats a bit much man, sorry. Good chance the PCB itself is bent.
No, graphics cards are supposed to be shaped like a shoe horn.
eBay has a return policy where you get your money back I think, return that crap. Seller needs to do better. Like what the hell you can buy Styrofoam peanuts, pack it in the nuts, stuff it into a box to stop it from wiggling around during shipping then pack more nuts into a bigger box, to stop the little box from juggling around. Then send it.
return it asap
Yea id return it
Are these worth anything? I might have one of these in a box somewhere.
If it works it works
How does a gpu end up like that, honestly?
https://preview.redd.it/3qupx7ojjohd1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8f0d0ef366698522690fdfcb6efa15dc377a1b3
You will just have valley in games
The images on the original ebay listing very clearly show the condition of the card. You could try to return it but unless the card straight up doesn’t work, you likely won’t be able to.
https://imgur.com/a/pX5xZda