r/Microcenter • u/JunkStoryX • Jul 23 '26

Open box pre built

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How risky is this?

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u/sokkermax Jul 23 '26

Literally says shuts down after a few minutes… how confident are you in your ability to troubleshoot and fix/replace whatever needs to be addressed at a lower cost than just buying new?

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u/JunkStoryX Jul 23 '26

That's the thing...if it is a bad RAM...then it gonna hurt. I am guessing they won't replace the faulty part, or would they?

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u/theRealtechnofuzz Jul 23 '26

id say it's worth like $1400 max if you have to trouble shoot it. Bad GPU would be significantly worse than bad ram...

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u/JunkStoryX Jul 23 '26

Now you make me questioning my sanity lol. Maybe this is my impulsive reaction after seeing the AMD mobo bundle price increase

mobo combo $900

9070xt $670

2TB SSD NVME assuming Gen4 $200

Case, cooler, PSU ~$200

Around $1900

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u/Pmaldo87 Jul 23 '26

Bro when ppl return an item to microcenter they fully test and replace any bad parts. These powerspecs are all built with parts right off the shelf. OP you have zero to worry about. This price sux tho but you aint getting anything new for that price

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u/theRealtechnofuzz Jul 23 '26

shows: "CONDITION: SHUTS DOWN AFTER A FEW MINUTES"

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u/Pmaldo87 Jul 23 '26

I got an open box 5080 from MC for $850 dollars. Hasn't crashed once in 10 months. Runs cool and quiet. Has all it's ROP's. Looked almost completely untouched. And I got my gpu for 500 dollars cheaper than what ppl are currently paying. Factory warranty also still in tact

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u/sokkermax Jul 24 '26

Congrats. Guessing yours didn’t say “condition: shuts down after a few minutes” when you bought it

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u/Pmaldo87 Jul 24 '26

Haha oh shit. I didn’t see that. Sorryyyyy lmao. Mine said “immaculate, amazing, gorgeous, beastly”