Fake GTX660 ?

[davidcarey]

Hello
I am thinking about buying a used Asus GTX660 from a dealer that has at least 12 of them . Can anyone suggest ways to ensure that it is original and not fake please ?

 

[Ketchup]

It had better be cheap. Mine still does OK, considering how long I have had it. But I wouldn't expect to pay much for one now. I suppose I would ask for pics, especially of any stickers on it.

 

[davidcarey]

It had better be cheap. Mine still does OK, considering how long I have had it. But I wouldn't expect to pay much for one now. I suppose I would ask for pics, especially of any stickers on it.

They are priced at the equivalent of $82 which is half the price of the GTX1050 ( new) . Pictures show they have over 12 of them , all the same ( asus ) with the 4 connections and a 3 month warranty . What they do not have is the DirectCU11 marking on the fan casing ( double fan ) . Still a worthy card from what I have read , better than the new GT 1030 .

 

[Ketchup]

Well, it probably performs around half the speed of a 1050, so I wouldn't think that's a very good deal.

 

[Ketchup]

Well, maybe not half, but, close, and I wouldn't count on the three-year warranty on a 5-year-old card being valid either:

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-660-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050/2162vs3650

Just get the 1050. It's the better-performing card, and will have a warranty.

 

[davidcarey]

Practically any card is an improvement on the Quadro FX570 I am using at the moment

 

[Ketchup]

Like I said, ask for a pick of the sticker from Asus on the card. Run the numbers or call Asus for confirmation.

The biggest thing that will kill you on that card is the 2 GB of RAM. But on most games that are a few years old it's still a fine card. My son plays CS:GO with it and never complains.

 

[cbn]

How do they even make fake GPUs? Damm making silicons is not some child play.

http://wccftech.com/fake-nvidia-graphic-cards-flood-world-markets/

The card-scam works by BIOS tweaking which fools the drivers into detecting it as a 660

 

[nathanddrews]

For $80, you can probably get a used GTX 950, which will blow the doors off a 660 and beat a 760 some of the time. Good overclocker, too.

 

[davidcarey]

Anyone noticed dealers having multiple stocks of Identical USED ( from photos look like new condition ) GTX video cards ( 10 -15 of each type ) , 560 , 560ti , 660 , 750 ? . Asus , Gigabyte , Galaxy , and Zotac .Looking at Ebay there are not so many available . Seems to be a lot more available now than when I started this thread . If the GPU has the correct numbers on it does that mean it is genuine or is there software than can definitely determine its authenticity ?

 

[VirtualLarry]

For $80, you can probably get a used GTX 950, which will blow the doors off a 660 and beat a 760 some of the time. Good overclocker, too.

Thanks for the vid, I'm going to send that to my friend, that seemed dis-satisfied with the G4560 / GTX950 2GB / 16GB DDR4 rig I built him 8 months ago.

I just sold another one of those cards (I think that I had three of them, wonder what I did with the third one), to a member here a day or two ago. Glad I was in the ballpark on price.

 

[pcslookout]

I wish swappa allowed you to sell video cards.