Looking for an unbeatable deal on used PC hardware? A trip to your local thrift store might be worth it. That’s precisely what one Reddit user discovered after stumbling upon an AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT at their local Goodwill for just $4.99. This is one of the many thrift-store PC scores we’ve seen recently and quite a good one considering the RX 5700 XT, which used to be one of the best graphics cards, is still capable of reliable 1080p and even 1440p gaming. Custom models are selling for over $500, according to our GPU 2026 price tracker.
According to u/12kdaysinthefire, who scored the ASRock-branded Radeon RX 5700 XT, the card was allegedly modified by its previous owner, with the thermal paste and pads replaced by copper cooling blocks. The new owner restored the card by salvaging thermal pads from an older GPU, applying fresh thermal paste, and reassembling the cooler. After the fix, the GPU worked without any issues. This shows that sometimes thrift-store hardware needs a bit of basic maintenance to function again.
