What to buy, what to avoid, and how to tell whether the card you just bought is any good. Written for people spending real money in a market that has been turned upside down by AI demand.
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Upgraded your graphics card? The old one is worth more than you think: as cash, as an AI inference box, or as the heart of a media server.
Which GPU should you buy for gaming? A guide organised by the resolution and refresh rate of the monitor you already own, not by price brackets that go stale.
A second-hand graphics card just arrived. Here is how to test it properly - memory, thermals, clocks and sustained load - while you can still send it back.
