Someone just scored an AMD Radeon 5700 XT graphics card for $4.99 at Goodwill
A nearly 99% discount on a still-capable GPU
Second hand articles
Someone bought a $600 PC hiding a 4070 Ti Super, Core i9-14900KS, and $700 worth of RAM
Worth around $2,500 in total
India orders mandatory security app on phones, Apple refuses to comply (Update)
A government app that can't be removed is at the center of India's latest tech clash
WB's push to curb second-hand sales led to groundbreaking Nemesis game mechanic
As it turns out, sometimes making a game unique and memorable might discourage trade-ins
Want more money for your old handset? Buy an iPhone instead of Android, survey suggests
Definitely don't go for a Galaxy S23 FE
New European Union charging standard threatens to kill the billion-dollar secondhand phone market
The directive could lead to an unintended surge of e-waste from old phones
Best Used Graphics Cards: Value Picks for Every Budget
One of the best ways to get a budget-friendly GPU is by exploring the second-hand market. We've analyzed eBay sales data to help you find great deals on used graphics cards across all price ranges.
Buying second-hand graphics cards that were used for crypto mining isn't as risky as you might think
* Most of the time
In context: It's an argument that has been raging for years: is buying a second-hand graphics card worth the risk when it could have been used extensively for crypto mining? Probably the most famous of all the tech YouTube channels, Linus Tech Tips, has long said that former mining cards don't automatically suffer from performance issues, and could even be a better buy than those that were used exclusively for gaming. Now, Linus might have proven this claim.
GPU miners trickery: Watch out for painted memory on used graphics cards
Sellers are trying to pass off discolored mining GPUs as new or "like new"
PSA: Discolored memory chips are a common sign indicating heavily used graphics cards, possibly former mining cards. Recent evidence suggests some resellers are trying to deceive customers by painting over the memory. The paint comes off relatively easily for those inspecting the used GPUs.
Palit tells customers to avoid second hand graphics card used for mining
The GPU manufacturer mentions independent tests showing a mining graphics card offers 10% less performance after a year of use
GeForce GTX 1060 Revisit: A Good Buy in 2021?
For around $300 on the second hand market, the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB should deliver solid performance for 1080p PC gaming and then some. Let's check out how this oldie plays current generation games.
Radeon RX 580 Revisit: Is This the Graphics Card to Buy in 2021?
2021 has been a rough year for gamers looking for a new graphics card. If you already have a half decent GPU, you're in luck, but if not, how about buying a second hand Radeon. Let's see how the RX 580 performs in today's games.
The Ultimate Guide to Buying a Used Graphics Card
There are many reasons why you would buy a used graphics card. First and foremost, the savings, of course. With the mining madness now over, we've been given the opportunity of buying graphics cards on the cheap. Also this past generation of GPUs also received a much longer than expected life cycle, meaning you are not getting overly old GPUs, but fairly serviceable gaming hardware.
The Ultimate 44 Used Graphics Card Pricing & Benchmark Guide
Along with our recent editorials on why it's a bad time to build a gaming PC, we've been revisiting some older GPUs to see how they hold up in today's games. But how do you know how much you should be paying for a secondhand graphics card?
Revisiting the Radeon R9 280X / HD 7970
Continuing along with revisiting some of our favorite old graphics cards, today we'll be checking back in with the Radeon R9 280X, which is also to say that we're checking back in with the 7970 GHz Edition, both of which are essentially a factory overclocked Radeon HD 7970, so we'll technically be revisiting that, too, the very same card we first reviewed in December 2011!
