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I just bought a second used gtx 970 (MSI) for 250 USD. Did I get a steal or an average price?

• OS: Windows 10/10 Pro  • SSD: Samsung 256GB 850 Evo Series *  • HDD: Seagate 1TB  • GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X (SLI)
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Average. Used price dropped after the whole 3.5 GB problem was discovered, making people who bought them for the idea of running two regret it since the card doesn't have the VRAM for anything demanding except 1080p in which case one was enough already, and even then some games at 1080p will want more than 3.5GB which poses problems as the card will start to microstutter due to the VRAM issue.

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Steal average is about 340 or something 

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Steal average is about 340 or something 

It's used so it should be lower. Although it does not have an impact on performance.

• OS: Windows 10/10 Pro  • SSD: Samsung 256GB 850 Evo Series *  • HDD: Seagate 1TB  • GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X (SLI)
• CPU: i7-4790K OC 4.7GHz Quad-Core Processor • Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) • PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W
• RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory • Mobo: MSI Gaming 5

 

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It's used so it should be lower. Although it does not have an impact on performance.

Bench it and let us know how it performs.

Could be a dud for all you know.

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Average. I did bought a 970 ssc for $305 new though.

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I just bought a second used gtx 970 (MSI) for 250 USD. Did I get a steal or an average price?

It's ok I guess....it is a MSI card so I wouldn't brag about it as it's not high end like EVGA, ASUS or Gigabyte.

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It's ok I guess....it is a MSI card so I wouldn't brag about it as it's not high end like EVGA, ASUS or Gigabyte.

I've researched and it looks like MSI performs a tad better than all the other brands, at least at the gtx 970.

• OS: Windows 10/10 Pro  • SSD: Samsung 256GB 850 Evo Series *  • HDD: Seagate 1TB  • GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X (SLI)
• CPU: i7-4790K OC 4.7GHz Quad-Core Processor • Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) • PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W
• RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory • Mobo: MSI Gaming 5

 

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