What happens when you buy a graphics card like a loot box? A YouTuber tried it, and the result was disappointing. MeinMMO explains why you shouldn’t do that.
What is this action about? A seller had offered graphics cards from a loot box on Amazon some time ago. Our colleagues from GameStar reported about these loot boxes with graphics cards. The offer seemed rather unserious to our colleagues:
You pay around 110 Euros for a loot box that contains a graphics card. The problem is that you first don’t know what you are buying. The provider even explained that even modern graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia – for example, a GeForce RTX 3090 – could be in the loot box. However, the likelihood of getting a high-end model from AMD or Nvidia is extremely low.
A YouTuber wanted to try out what he could get for a price of around 100 Euros. In the end, the YouTuber was quite disappointed and said that no one should try this.
A 14-year-old graphics card is in the loot box for 100 Euros
Which YouTuber did this? JayzTwoCents belongs to the well-known tech YouTubers and deals with graphics cards, processors, and almost everything related to hardware. He has 3.6 million subscribers (as of March 15, 2022) and typically gets between 300,000 to 500,000 viewers per video.
What did he get? In his video, he showed that he bought one of those strange loot boxes. He jokes with his colleague behind the camera about what one could possibly get for 100 Euros.
When he finally opens the package, he can hardly believe his eyes: A pretty small graphics card with a yellow fan comes out. At first glance, the YouTuber knows that this graphics card is certainly not worth 100 Euros. Because even during unpacking, it is noticeable that the graphics card does not offer a DisplayPort or an HDMI port.
After several attempts, he manages to get the graphics card to output an image, and he can finally see on the PC what kind of graphics card he actually bought. It turns out to be an ATI Radeon HD 3450. This is a 14-year-old graphics card that originally celebrated its release in 2007. With this graphics card, you can’t play modern games.
You can watch the entire video on YouTube. We have embedded the English video here for you:
You shouldn’t buy graphics cards from loot boxes
What is the YouTuber’s conclusion? The YouTuber clearly states that no one should buy these loot boxes on the internet. The offer not only looked bad but also turned out to be a scam in the experiment. The graphics card is definitely not worth 100 Euros. Even if you currently have little chance of getting a good graphics card, the money is not worth it.
Also, you would theoretically have to invest thousands of Euros if you really want to get a good graphics card from these loot boxes. Because the chance of getting a GeForce RTX 3000 or Radeon RX 6000 is somewhere around 2%. The chance of getting an old or less valuable graphics card is significantly higher. You’d be even more successful if you buy a graphics card on eBay for thousands of Euros.
Currently, there is also a graphics card on Amazon that is among the bestsellers, which, like the YouTuber’s graphics card, is not suitable for gaming at all. But why do users still buy this graphics card? MeinMMO explains what’s behind it:
The currently best-selling graphics card on Amazon is actually not suitable for gaming
