Posted July 6, 2015 I have the chance to buy an r9 290 from Sapphire for $150 and was wondering if the card was worth that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 I have the chance to buy an r9 290 from Sapphire for $150 and was wondering if the card was worth that price. very much so, yes The time @nicklmg quoted me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Author I forgot to mention that it is used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 I forgot to mention that it is used probably still worth it The time @nicklmg quoted me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Used? Hmm...is there a warranty or something still for it? Would suck buying it only for it to die a month later. | The United Empire of Earth Wants You | The Stormborn (ongoing build; 90% done) | Skyrim Mods Recommendations | LTT Blue Forum Theme! | Learning Russian! Blog ||"They got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.” ― Tupac Shakur | "Half of writing history is hiding the truth" — Captain Malcolm Reynolds | "Museums are racist." — Michelle Obama | "Slap a word like "racist" or "nazi" on it and you'll have an army at your back." — MSM Logic | "A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another" — Jesus Christ | "I love the Union and the Constitution, but I would rather leave the Union with the Constitution than remain in the Union without it." — Jefferson Davis | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 1. do you know if it is used for bitcion mining?2. What cooler does it have? Reference or the Tri X cooler? So this: Or this: If it's the second cooler and and the answer to the first question was "not used for mining" than go for it "We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami. mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/ mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Make sure that the card is not a reference (bitcoins) And make sure it has warranty and has no damges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Is Sapphire the one selling the card or an end user? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Author The guy said he would show me it working inside his system.. is there anyway to see if it was used for bitcoin mining? And yes it is the tri x cooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Author The guy said he would show me it working inside his system.. is there anyway to see if it was used for bitcoin mining? And yes it is the tri x cooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 The guy said he would show me it working inside his system.. is there anyway to see if it was used for bitcoin mining? And yes it is the tri x cooler You could possibly ask him, don't think there is a way to easily see if it was used for it. "We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami. mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/ mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Hell, I got my gpu (MSI R9 270x) for $150. A 290 for the same price? Yes. Unless it was used for bitcoin mining. That drains the life out of any GPU Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down. - Adam Savage PHOΞNIX Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.75GHz | Corsair LPX 16Gb DDR4 @ 2933 | MSI B350 Tomahawk | Sapphire RX 480 Nitro+ 8Gb | Intel 535 120Gb | Western Digital WD5000AAKS x2 | Cooler Master HAF XB Evo | Corsair H80 + Corsair SP120 | Cooler Master 120mm AF | Corsair SP120 | Icy Box IB-172SK-B | OCZ CX500W | Acer GF246 24" + AOC <some model> 21.5" | Steelseries Apex 350 | Steelseries Diablo 3 | Steelseries Syberia RAW Prism | Corsair HS-1 | Akai AM-A1 D.VA coming soon™ xoxo Sapphire Acer Aspire 1410 Celeron 743 | 3Gb DDR2-667 | 120Gb HDD | Windows 10 Home x32 Vault Tec Celeron 420 | 2Gb DDR2-667 | Storage pending | Open Media Vault gh0st Asus K50IJ T3100 | 2Gb DDR2-667 | 40Gb HDD | Ubuntu 17.04 Diskord Apple MacBook A1181 Mid-2007 Core2Duo T7400 @2.16GHz | 4Gb DDR2-667 | 120Gb HDD | Windows 10 Pro x32 Firebird//Phoeniix FX-4320 | Gigabyte 990X-Gaming SLI | Asus GTS 450 | 16Gb DDR3-1600 | 2x Intel 535 250Gb | 4x 10Tb Western Digital Red | 600W Segotep custom refurb unit | Windows 10 Pro x64 // offisite backup and dad's PC Saint Olms Apple iPhone 6 16Gb Gold Archon Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Gulliver Nokia Lumia 1320 Werkfern Nokia Lumia 520 Hydromancer Acer Liquid Z220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Depends on condition and prior use. But shit, that does sound like a really good price. 4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650 Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 I have the chance to buy an r9 290 from Sapphire for $150 and was wondering if the card was worth that price. Hell yeah thats worth it. If its a tri-x thats a 250 dollar card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 99.9 % sure he has done some fukd up mining on that card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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