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R9 290x Refurb for $260? Should I?

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it's $300 atm but if you wait a couple days it dips down to $270-$280 often. If you need a card like right now then I would just get an XFX R9 290 for $270. (not 290x) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202079&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

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So at my local micro center there is over 10+ Diamond Radeon R9 290X (Refurbished) 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Cards. They are selling for only $260 USD. Does anybody think this is a good deal? I mean, they are refurbished which makes me a little nervous but its a 290x for $260. They come with reference coolers too so is there anything aftermarket I can buy?

Is it reliable?

Should I go for it? 

 

http://www.microcenter.com/product/447873/Radeon_R9_290X_(Refurbished)_4GB_GDDR5_Graphics_Card

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the Tri-X is $270brand new  and that is reference so no

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So at my local micro center there is over 10+ Diamond Radeon R9 290X (Refurbished) 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Cards. They are selling for only $260 USD. Does anybody think this is a good deal? I mean, they are refurbished which makes me a little nervous but its a 290x for $260. They come with reference coolers too so is there anything aftermarket I can buy?

Is it reliable?

Should I go for it? 

 

http://www.microcenter.com/product/447873/Radeon_R9_290X_(Refurbished)_4GB_GDDR5_Graphics_Card

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as long as they werent used for mining they should be ok

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as long as they werent used for mining they should be ok

ARE YOU HIGH RIGHT NOW MAN!  THAT'S A REFERENCE R9-290X 

Because he had a hard drive.

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ARE YOU HIGH RIGHT NOW MAN!  THAT'S A REFERENCE R9-290X 

you know what reference 290s are good for? watercooling :) Yeah theyre noisy but they also blow heat out of the case

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the Tri-X is $270brand new  and that is reference so no

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you know what reference 290s are good for? watercooling :) Yeah theyre noisy but they also blow heat out of the case

THEY ARE THE PRODUCERS OF ALL THE HOT AIR!

Also if you recommend Liquid Cooling TELL OP FIRST!  He doesn't seem aware that the R9-290X (non X too) ARE SUPER HOT CARDS!

Because he had a hard drive.

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THEY ARE THE PRODUCERS OF ALL THE HOT AIR!

Also if you recommend Liquid Cooling TELL OP FIRST!  He doesn't seem aware that the R9-290X (non X too) ARE SUPER HOT CARDS!

Oh I know how hot they are. I need more performance but I didnt know if there is anything aftermarket that I can replace the cooler with.

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Oh I know how hot they are. I need more performance but I didnt know if there is anything aftermarket that I can replace the cooler with.

Ok make that Clear, I don't want people getting the 290X's and be scared to death when the Card seems to be a Dragon!

And yes there are Coolers for it but do you want to Liquid Cool it?

Because he had a hard drive.

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Just get a Sapphire 290x Tri-X. It's $270

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Ok make that Clear, I don't want people getting the 290X's and be scared to death when the Card seems to be a Dragon!

And yes there are Coolers for it but do you want to Liquid Cool it?

I have like $280 right now and Id prefer to actually go to microcenter and buy it just because Ive has issues with newegg. Ig I got a kraken g10 and an h60 it would be the price of a new 970 and Id rather get that.

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Just get a Sapphire 290x Tri-X. It's $270

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it's $300 atm but if you wait a couple days it dips down to $270-$280 often. If you need a card like right now then I would just get an XFX R9 290 for $270. (not 290x) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202079&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

01101110 01101111 00100000 01101111 01101110 01100101 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 01110011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101


Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas   [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w 

AMD CPU's. [spoiler=] thats right m8 get 420 no scoped 
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