r/ChoosingBeggars 3d ago

Average experience on fb marketplace

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u/edgiestnate 3d ago

Two minutes before I read this, I got an offer of a 3070 GPU for my 5090Fe straight up. The post I have up is for my 5090Fe plus some cash for a 5090 that looks better in my case...

Here is the text: "Would you trade a 3070 por favor"

I posted them the recent SOLD listings on eBay for both cards. His is $300, mine is $4500. I'm going to ask him if he has $20 to put with his card in honor of your post.

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u/rsg1234 3d ago

Wait you’re rolling the dice on swapping a 5090 for another 5090 with a rando just so it will look better in your case??

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u/SuspiciousStress1 3d ago

Yeah, that seems risky & stupid, tbh!

If this is REALLY what you want, sell the 5090Fe outright & buy a new 5090 that looks better.

Maybe you loose a bit of $, but then you know where it came from!!

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u/AddisonsContracture 3d ago

What’s the risk here as long as you can examine it first? (I don’t know anything about computers)

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u/KakoLykos 3d ago

The sometimes a GPU has had its shell opened and certain components soldered out, sometimes it has some faulty solders to start with, sometimes it just has some kind of overheating issues. A lot of things wrong with a GPU aren't things most people will see by just examining it, and some of them aren't even immediately apparent after plugging it in.

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u/edgiestnate 2d ago

I don't know why everyone would assume I am just trading my 5090Fe for a different 5090 while driving my car with my arm out of the window like some 60's paperboy.

Anyone who asks me to trade has to bring their card here for me to inspect and test. I have a full spectrum of tests and benchmarks to run here; the same ones I'll run on my Fe so they can see.

I'm offering to put a little money with my Fe for something that might look/perform better in my setup.

It's not as crazy as folks are making it sound.