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Old 06-19-2007, 10:42 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I think they are both refurbished.
Should I trust refurbished...
I've had some refurbished items. But I'd rather wait and get the brand new 7900GS with lifetime warranty.
But this card is way better in benchmarks. It even beats the 7900gt.
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I think they are both refurbished.
Should I trust refurbished...
I've had some refurbished items. But I'd rather wait and get the brand new 7900GS with lifetime warranty.
But this card is way better in benchmarks. It even beats the 7900gt.
i've had bad experiences with refurbished so thats why i changed to the 7900 gs KO after i found out it was refurbished....
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what happened with the refurbs...did they burn out?
Did you try overclocking them?
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lol it was a video card... i overclocked it a bit... it was a radeon 9250... i overclocked a little bit and it stopped functioning... but they gave me this new one, as a sorry....
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well i might just get it. Thanks for the help though.
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the brand is leadteck...i've never heard of it
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leadtek is pretty big in the uk i think.
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realtivley big here too in aus
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well i didnt get it. i dont wanna mess with refurbs without a warranty.
Ill just wait for my 7900gs. i might get the zalman fan and overclock it if it does make a big diff.
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