“Why does this particular card frequently show up an an open-box item, but not other Nvidia RTX 40 series cards? BTW, I asked this question before, but apparently Best Buy chose not to post it. Hmmm... 🤔”
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My guess would be size. The graphics card is humongous and not exactly easy to install. Make sure you have more than the 342mm length before considering this product. Remember you have to actually get it in the case and with many cases that is going require some extra space to manipulate the card and line it up. Be aware of the width of this card as well, if your case is the slightest bit narrow it's likely you won't have clearance for the power. As far the PSU answer that was given. I highly doubt that is a problem unless you got a cheap PSU or you are trying to max out the power. The card will accept up to +17% power, but even so, the FE version of this card only has a 750 Watt PSU requirement and it typically uses less power than the similarly rated 3080 from the previous gen. That being said, some intel processors are very power hungry so on an intel platform you may want to go with a 1000 watt supply.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I suspect its because the power supply requirements end up being too expensive for people purchasing a 4080, despite the claims it can run on an 850 Watt PSU that worked with a previous GPU. I called tech support at Gigabyte after some install issues and the rep pretty much said anything less than a 1,000 Watt PSU might not be enough, making a return more logical than shelling out another $160-$200.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.But the fact that these particular card is sold by Best Buy doesn't explain why other cards also sold there aren't showing up as open-box items, only this one. I've read and seen online that Gigabyte 30 and 40 series Nvidia RTX cards are having issues with pcbs cracking. Could that be the reason these particular cards are being returned so frequently?
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.These card are sold in most bestbuy stores and are always in stock. More people would end up buying them and therefore create more returns.
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