Ya, there were at least 2 examples recently on these forums where people bought refurb vid cards, both were bad experiences with obvious mod attempts, missing pieces or parts, and if I remember correctly, not even working in one case (or both?). On the upside, I believe both those people got their $ back so the risk is somewhat limited.
I'll echo the answer above that there's nothing wrong with Sapphire, my 9800XT is a Sapphire and does everything it should and then some.
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I'll echo the answer above that there's nothing wrong with Sapphire, my 9800XT is a Sapphire and does everything it should and then some.
(That is if you're buying from there)