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frontpageSuryasis posted Yesterday 6:24 PM
Refurb: Acer Nitro 60 Desktop: i7-14700F, RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD
$1,270
$1,650
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Acer via eBay has Acer Nitro 60 Desktop (Certified Refurbished, UD.P02AA.05E) for $1587.49 - 20% when you apply coupon code BRANDS20 at checkout = $1269.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member Suryasis for sharing this deal.
Warranty: Includes a 2 year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Condition Info: The item is in pristine, like-new condition. It has been professionally inspected, cleaned, and refurbished by the manufacturer or a manufacturer-approved vendor to meet manufacturer specifications. The item will be in new packaging with original or new accessories. See the seller's listing for full details.
Specs:
Thanks to Community Member Suryasis for sharing this deal.
Warranty: Includes a 2 year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Condition Info: The item is in pristine, like-new condition. It has been professionally inspected, cleaned, and refurbished by the manufacturer or a manufacturer-approved vendor to meet manufacturer specifications. The item will be in new packaging with original or new accessories. See the seller's listing for full details.
Specs:
- Intel Core i7-14700F Processor
- 32GB DDR5 RAM
- 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Graphics
- Windows 11 Home
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Acer via eBay has Acer Nitro 60 Desktop (Certified Refurbished, UD.P02AA.05E) for $1587.49 - 20% when you apply coupon code BRANDS20 at checkout = $1269.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member Suryasis for sharing this deal.
Warranty: Includes a 2 year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Condition Info: The item is in pristine, like-new condition. It has been professionally inspected, cleaned, and refurbished by the manufacturer or a manufacturer-approved vendor to meet manufacturer specifications. The item will be in new packaging with original or new accessories. See the seller's listing for full details.
Specs:
Thanks to Community Member Suryasis for sharing this deal.
Warranty: Includes a 2 year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Condition Info: The item is in pristine, like-new condition. It has been professionally inspected, cleaned, and refurbished by the manufacturer or a manufacturer-approved vendor to meet manufacturer specifications. The item will be in new packaging with original or new accessories. See the seller's listing for full details.
Specs:
- Intel Core i7-14700F Processor
- 32GB DDR5 RAM
- 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Graphics
- Windows 11 Home
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- Please see the original post for additional details & give the wiki and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
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A few notes: it took 6 days for them to ship it out, but then shipping was pretty fast via FedEx Ground and very well-packaged and the PC was in excellent condition and looked brand-new. Doesn't come with anything at all but the brain, don't remember if it had the power cable. I think it did.
I'm very happy with it and it runs like a dream. If those specs look good to you and that's within your budget (everyone I've talked to seems to say it's a good deal in this crazy market), I'd jump on it. It was a godsend with my old gaming/editing rig having been well over a decade old and me being unable to build my own due to illness and injuries making sensitive and delicate procedures with my hands difficult.
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A few notes: it took 6 days for them to ship it out, but then shipping was pretty fast via FedEx Ground and very well-packaged and the PC was in excellent condition and looked brand-new. Doesn't come with anything at all but the brain, don't remember if it had the power cable. I think it did.
I'm very happy with it and it runs like a dream. If those specs look good to you and that's within your budget (everyone I've talked to seems to say it's a good deal in this crazy market), I'd jump on it. It was a godsend with my old gaming/editing rig having been well over a decade old and me being unable to build my own due to illness and injuries making sensitive and delicate procedures with my hands difficult.
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This was tempting but based on these comments and my research, there was truly a 14th gen Intel degradation issue, and combined with this being a [recurring] refurb, that is more of a red flag.
The root cause was Intel shipping these chips with default voltage/power settings that were too aggressive. Under sustained load, the chips were running at voltages that caused electromigration damage to the processor over time — essentially the chip physically degrades at the silicon level. Intel acknowledged this and issued a microcode patch (August 2024) that corrects the voltage settings going forward. The patch prevents further degradation but cannot repair damage already done. And you have no idea if the PC you get is using an non-updated chip. Sometimes the issue happens in year 3, so beyond the Allstate Warranty period.
One could buy this now and see if a better deal comes up Labor Day, since this is 30 day returns and seller pays, although a commenter on the other thread said Acer was being a pain to get a refund on a defective machine and eBay had to intervene.
At this amount of money, I don't want a possible hw failure and having to replace a chip.
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Yes — this Acer Nitro N60‑641‑UB21 (Renewed) has recurring, well‑documented stability issues, especially black‑screen crashes with fans ramping to maximum. These problems appear across multiple Nitro 60/640/641 units using RTX 5070/5070 Ti GPUs and 14th‑gen Intel CPUs.
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🧩 What owners report most often
- Black screen + both monitors shutting off + fans blasting at 100%
This is the single most common defect pattern. Systems freeze unpredictably — sometimes at boot, sometimes during gaming, sometimes when opening a browser.
- Crashes not caused by overheating
Users report CPU/GPU temps staying around 60–71°C, yet the system still hard‑locks. This strongly suggests firmware, PCIe, or power‑delivery instability rather than thermals.
- BIOS/firmware instability
Many Nitro 60/640/641 units require BIOS updates (e.g., version F3) to stabilize PCIe communication with newer GPUs like the RTX 5070. Systems running outdated BIOS versions show significantly higher crash rates.
- PCIe compatibility issues
Several owners fix crashes by manually forcing the GPU slot to PCIe Gen 4.0 instead of Auto/Gen 5.0. Incorrect PCIe negotiation can cause black‑screen lockups.
- Power‑delivery irregularities
Reports suggest that sudden load changes (opening YouTube, launching apps, game transitions) can trigger freezes — a sign of unstable power management or VRM behavior.
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🔍 What's not a major issue
- Thermal throttling
Unlike Acer Nitro laptops (which have well‑known overheating problems), the desktop version does not show widespread thermal defects. The recurring issues are firmware/power related, not heat-related.
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🛠️ Practical fixes owners have successfully used
- Clean GPU driver removal using DDU + let Windows auto‑install
Installing NVIDIA drivers manually sometimes causes conflicts. A clean removal in Safe Mode followed by Windows‑provided drivers improves stability for some users.
- BIOS update to latest Acer OEM version (e.g., F3)
Critical for fixing power‑management and PCIe issues.
Important: Only works if the system uses the original Acer motherboard — renewed units sometimes ship with non‑Acer boards, which cannot use Acer BIOS files.
- Force PCIe slot to Gen 4.0
Reduces GPU‑communication errors that cause black‑screen crashes.
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⚠️ What this means for your renewed unit
A renewed Nitro N60‑641‑UB21 is more likely to exhibit these defects because:
- Renewed units may have mixed component origins (PSU, motherboard, GPU replaced).
- BIOS may be outdated or mismatched.
- Prior instability may be the reason the unit was returned.
If you experience even one black‑screen crash, assume it's the known defect pattern.
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📌 Should you avoid this model?
If you want a plug‑and‑play gaming desktop with no troubleshooting, this model is risky.
If you're comfortable updating BIOS, adjusting PCIe settings, and doing driver cleanup, you can stabilize it — but not always reliably.
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