Refurbished video cards for desktop?

[mtnbkr]

I've been shopping around for a better video card than the on-board GPU (Radeon HD 4250) that came with my motherboard.  I've settled on the Radeon HD 6770 and have been looking for the best deal when I found this: XFX Radeon HD 6770

I didn't read the entire page since I was familiar with the card.  I saw that the "Item Condition" was New and the "Condition" under Description was New.  That price was a good $30 below normal price, so I jumped on it.  Only after finishing the transaction did I notice in the vendor's description that the item is "Refurbished".  Now, I know Geeks.com sells those cards as refurbished and their description blurb on Ebay was taken straight from their webpage, so I don't know if it's actually a refurb or new.  I've asked them for clarification.

However...

Would a refurb video card be ok?  I've used refurbed electronics quite a bit and have never had any issues.  A "refurb" can be anything from an open box return or a full rebuild with new caps, etc.  Also, stuff can be refurbed by the manufacturer or a 3rd party.  I'd trust a refurb from the manufacturer, but not a 3rd party.  My concern is that graphics cards tend to get abused by people trying to eke out the last bit of performance. 

What would you do?

Chris

[Waitone]

I've never used a refurb video card but I suppose it is no different than the refurb CPU's I buy.  I suspect the refurb part has to do with extracting a functional unit, cleaning it up, run it through a few diagnostic tests, package it and sell it.  I've also purchase refurb speakers with the same success.  Matter of fact, as I think about it, I've purchased a number of refurb products (not necessarily electronics related) that all worked just fine.

[Gewehr98]

Do they put a warranty on it?

[mtnbkr]

90 days.

I've never had issues with refurbished electronics before, but that never included internal computer components (have purchased refurbished laptops and devices like ipods).

Chris