Reddit user unearths $850+ RX 7900 XTX from bargain bin, pays about 10 bucks for it, and claims 'it's working'
Oh, I do love a good thrift. Thanks to judicious use of second hand apps, a good chunk of my wardrobe is now Lucy and Yak—yes, I know, with prints this loud you saw that coming a mile off. Still, in all my years of bargain hunting, I've not yet found a deeply discounted GPU I can trust.
Well, Reddit user BlackTo0thGrin hit the jackpot when they plunged their hand into a bargain bin earlier this week, and unearthed what appears to be a AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX in among miscellaneous stock. Realising what they had, they took it to the till—and paid the far from princely sum of "$4 plus tax."
Though a couple years old now, this particular graphics card remains our top pick for the best AMD GPU for good reason. With a MSRP of $999 at launch, this Reddit user has potentially made a saving of mythological proportions—so long as the card proves to be genuine and functional.
Reddit user BlackTo0thGrin has been sharing updates, including a picture apparently showing the GPU in question installed and powered on. However, they've yet to share anything in-depth on the card's performance—in part because this is their very first PC build. At present, their desktop doesn't even have a case yet.
In their original post, the user explained how, after enjoying their time with the ROG Ally handheld gaming PC given to them as a gift by their eldest son, they decided to build their first desktop. On the hunt for some case fans, they ventured to their «local Amazon returns/overstock store called 'Gimme a Five',» and got more than they bargained for.
The progress they've shared so far sounds tentatively promising, as they write their motherboard is detecting the GPU correctly. They also share they've «got everything updated, all the drivers and the AMD software, everything seems fine, and temps are good.»
Though I am obviously intensely jealous of this Reddit user's good luck, I am also keeping my fingers crossed that their very first PC build proves magical the whole way through (and
