im i getting a good deal

[slipperymoss]

i'm buying a R9 290 for 160$ i'm i getting a good deal what should i look at when he is testing it? to prevent me getting scamed??

[Guest]

• Resolution
• FPS
• Physical damage to the card
• Temps
• If its been overclocked or tampered with 

If you can ask him to run a 3D Mark Firestrike test, If he agrees 

the score should be similar to this http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1467959

[Tmt97]

Sir, I think your are being done from the back...

[Goodman2265]

does it artifact, of not AMAZING deal

was it used for bitcoin mining?

[TheRandomness]

Could be better. Check if it's been mined on and run it through as many benchmarks as possible. Look for physical damage and such.

[slipperymoss]

he said he has had it for a year and it is in good shape and it is being used for 1080p gaming his asking was 200 but i talked him down he said i can do what ever teast i want to do

[Tmt97]

The deal seems a bit sketchy. I mean that's half of what the card should go for. It seems a little too good to be true, which tells me it is.

[slipperymoss]

The deal seems a bit sketchy. I mean that's half of what the card should go for. It seems a little too good to be true, which tells me it is.

ill run the firestrike test anyorthere i shold run

[PlayCrackTheSky]

The deal seems a bit sketchy. I mean that's half of what the card should go for. It seems a little too good to be true, which tells me it is.

 

What?  You can buy a new 290 for $200 right now.  I think we need to know what card he is looking at exactly.

[Tmt97]

What?  You can buy a new 290 for $200 right now.  I think we need to know what card he is looking at exactly.

Never mind, I was seeing $300

[Coaxialgamer]

i'm buying a R9 290 for 160$ i'm i getting a good deal what should i look at when he is testing it? to prevent me getting scamed??

First of all DO NOT buy a reference r9 290. They sound like a jet engine.

Now that thats out of the way,

Look out for this :

Artifacts, Overclocking , mining, use (24/7 is a no go) and ask why the seller is selling if used

[Coaxialgamer]

Sir, I think your are being done from the back...

Those 3dmark scores dont look right. They are equal, if not better than my over clocked 290x at 1130mhz core, 1400 memory

[slipperymoss]

so i bought it for 160 ran 3 3dmark test all yaled around the same score its quite a loud gpu but for 160 i can not complane he alos gave me a free inland 750 watt psu im only using it for  week then going for a 750 watt evga psu thanks for the help guys