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Octavious

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I’m going to buy an RX 570 4GB MSI Armor graphics card. Please advise me on what I should look out for to know if it has been used for mining or not. Also, how can I check if it’s running with its original BIOS? Thanks.
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you need to ask the seller to put into a computer get it up and running and then install gpu-z and screenshot it and it should tell you which bios it has..
on another note.. the rx570 4gb is very old and 4gb vram will struggle hard... mind if i ask how much do you have to spend? and which country are you in? maybe the others can pinpoint a better gpu for you
 

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you need to ask the seller to put into a computer get it up and running and then install gpu-z and screenshot it and it should tell you which bios it has..
on another note.. the rx570 4gb is very old and 4gb vram will struggle hard... mind if i ask how much do you have to spend? and which country are you in? maybe the others can pinpoint a better gpu for you
According to my budget and being from Egypt, this is the best choice for me, especially since its price is very affordable. Additionally, I don't play heavy games, nor do I spend most of my day gaming.
About GPU-Z, What should I look out for to know that? And what should I match it with?
 
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in gpu-z there should be a bios version after you got that match it up with the right gpu bios


looks like yours is MSI ARMOR OC model...

yours is a bit tricky since the back sticker has been peeled off otherwise it would be easier..
after you have got the bios from gpu-z and it doesn't match any of the ones in the database that means the gpu is most likely used for mining
and i would advise you to not purchase it
 
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