- Feb 1, 2008
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I was walking around my local Fry's this weekend and I spotted the MSI GTX670 with the open box 5% discount tag on it. I asked the employee if it was a return or why it was marked open box. He said they have no real way of knowing, but his best guess was that someone returned it.
I bought the card and went home happy.
Now I just want to make sure that the person who purchased it before me didn't burn the card trying to Overclock it, or do some other stupid thing to it.
Are there any tests that I can run to check this card out and make sure it is okay?
I plugged it in last night and was able to run Crysis with everything maxed out. The tape on the electrostatic bag it came in did not appear to have been previously opened. The plastic shroud on the card felt a little wiggly, but it didn't seem like it had been dropped or tampered with in any way, it just was not 100% rock solid.
TLDR: Bought an open box graphics card, how to I make sure it isn't broken in some way?
I bought the card and went home happy.
Now I just want to make sure that the person who purchased it before me didn't burn the card trying to Overclock it, or do some other stupid thing to it.
Are there any tests that I can run to check this card out and make sure it is okay?
I plugged it in last night and was able to run Crysis with everything maxed out. The tape on the electrostatic bag it came in did not appear to have been previously opened. The plastic shroud on the card felt a little wiggly, but it didn't seem like it had been dropped or tampered with in any way, it just was not 100% rock solid.
TLDR: Bought an open box graphics card, how to I make sure it isn't broken in some way?