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HELP with buying new GPU!

KONGOMAN
By KONGOMAN
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Gigabyte R9 290X 4GB for $351 CAD Refurbished Worth it? or should I wait?

My specs are:

 

Case Corsair 250D mitx

CPU i5 4690k
MOBO: Asus Maximus VI Impact  

SSD intel 250G/HDD 1TB

RAM 8gb Corsair (got off a friend)
GPU xfx HD 6870 1gb (borrowing off a friend till I get one)

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The 390 brand new starts at less than that and it has close enough performance (sits in between the 290 and 290x) but well it's brand new, not refurb

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=311&sort=a8&page=1

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Forgot to clarify though... $351 CAD not USD.
ATM the Canadian dollar is significantly lower than that of USD... and its affecting the prices of GPU's quite drastically.  

 

Average price for a GTX 970 is around $400 CAD.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=186&sort=a8&page=1

 

So the r9 290x will be $50 cheaper... not sure if its worth it to spend $50 more and get a new $970?

Still not sure what to go with.

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