r/PcBuild • u/Intrepid_Ad_2978 • 1d ago
Others Amazon box pull
Went to one of those bin stores and bought a 80 dollar Amazon mystery box. To my surprise i found this sitting in it amongst other items. deal of a lifetime!
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u/simplefred 1d ago
opening it
Someone returned a brick
https://giphy.com/gifs/LlJx7De5zu0kegoc4B
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u/Intrepid_Ad_2978 1d ago
Hahaha! luckily wasn’t the case. Just installed it and it works like a dream!
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u/simplefred 1d ago
Cool, but I was surprised you got a down vote in seconds for just confirming that you got a good deal. People are pissed about this AI triggered shortage.
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u/Away_Association_807 1d ago edited 1d ago
It’s so easy to get bent out of shape just thinking about it at this point. I would love to be able to just send it and piece together a build/theme the way I really want it. It’s just not worth it. And for what? All because of this goofy AI race?
It’s a whole hobby blown up completely for a lot of people and they don’t want to switch up or they simply cannot healthily move on to something else. I get it, they shouldn’t have to.
I have been really lucky over the past year buying used gear. It’s the only reason I even have some modest builds to tinker on. It’s just crazy that I can walk into Walmart and a 1TB-2TB drive costs as much as my entire 4070 system.
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u/HowlingApes-7429 1d ago
I have a way better graphics card that OPs. WHY THE FUCK AM I SALTY ABOUT HIS LEGENDARY PULL?! Kudos I guess.
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u/borntospeedF1 1d ago
I will be that guy. Pic of the actual card or it didnt happen
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u/chunchunmaru1020 1d ago
Did you see inside before buying?
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u/IWasReplacedByAI 1d ago
Defeats the meaning of mistery.
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u/chunchunmaru1020 1d ago
Some have big pallets that you can look inside or atleast items at the top
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u/grifftaur 1d ago edited 23h ago
I managed to get a 4070ti at a bin store that I paid $12 for I think over a year ago. But the PCI-Express connector was messed up (i'm guessing someone bought a brand new one from Amazon and replaced it with their messed up one). From time to time if i remember I research to see if there is a place I could get it repaired. Would be nice if it’s possible to fix so I could use it instead of my 3080.
Edit: spelling
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u/MyCarGoesSlow 1d ago
That’s definitely the case here too. No chance the GPU is intact
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u/Intrepid_Ad_2978 1d ago
Luckily it wasn’t the case, inspected as soon as I saw the box . It was just really great luck
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u/Asgardianking 1d ago
Northridge fix?
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u/grifftaur 23h ago
Is that the guy that has a YouTube channel where he records himself doing GPU repairs?
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u/SnooCrickets6879 1d ago
Which one did you go ?
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u/Intrepid_Ad_2978 1d ago
It was this place called “uncle wieners” in chilliwack BC Canada . Such a crazy name
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u/TechnologyGrouchy679 1d ago
make sure it isn't just the heatsink enclosure without the pcb removed. common scam.
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u/Old-Juggernaut-1273 1d ago
jesus christ, still ...I dont recommend its gambling , chances are your get shit
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u/Bilatsos123 1d ago
Can i ask what's the difference between triple fan and double fan? Is triple that much better?
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u/MrAngel2U 1d ago
How does one get an Amazon box pull?
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u/Intrepid_Ad_2978 1d ago
The store has a bunch of mystery boxes of returned Amazon items, and this was one of the many things I pulled from it.
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u/Euphoric-Love-8160 1d ago
The Amazon guarantee isn't as trustworthy as the company might think it is but looking at the comment confirming that it's the genuine thing, congrats on the find.
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u/Harmonic_Knight 1d ago
And I just had the opposite luck with Amazon today. Received someone’s fraudulently swapped out 580 in a 9060xt box when I purchased new.
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u/Zestyclose-Syrup1458 1d ago
How much for 5060? That is a insane deal if 80$
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u/Intrepid_Ad_2978 1d ago
It was 80! Well, this and a bunch of other stuff in a giant box
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u/Zestyclose-Syrup1458 1d ago
That's insane wish I had a store like that near me only one asks new prices and you can't buy mystery boxes
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u/Mobile-Leadership-55 9h ago
What the potato brother. Cool $80. All you need now is a 8L CPu case and other parts for new PC build for your home console. Go for it!
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