Very Dirty, Bent up, Corrosion, One display port doesn't work, but it works well after lots cleaning and work on my part
The card showed up very very dirty, so dirty I disassembled it and gave it a rubbing alcohol bath because I was worried the dust would short it out and kill it. I replaced thermal pads and paste.
- The card was bent up (PCB, IO slots, and the cooler) from shipping or beforehand.
- Coil whine is present, although not the worst I've heard.
- The ports contain rust and corrosion
- So much corrosion in one port that it flickers in and out
Overall I got the card to be fine after some work on it, but I am disappointed in the misleading title of (Gift Quality) and saying it has been professionally cleaned. I used canned air and there was enough dust to make you uncomfortable. The PCB itself had some oncoming corrosion and there was enough sticky dust on it to make me think it would die if I plugged it in. Gently using a toothbrush and and alcohol bath cleaned it up very well. I have no idea why there is corrosion on this card. It is like it was in a shed in a humid environment for long periods of time or something.
I gave it 3 stars because after lots of work I am comfortable using it and it performs like a 1070ti
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned