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Sounds like a good choice to me, the 390 will draw a fair bit more power though :)

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Hi there everyone!

 

I've owned my MSI 970 for around a year now. This Saturday my friend is building a new PC. He went with the MSI 390. 

 

Now, I've been thinking about getting an Asus MG279Q for my main monitor, and using my 1080p monitor right now as a secondary. 

 

The reason I want to swap with him is Freesync, and the 8GB of Vram. 

 

I talked to him a bit, and knowing he isn't using any adaptive sync technology, or not going to go to 1440p in the future, (He's not much of a techie), I proposed a deal. I'd be giving him my used 970 plus 20 bucks for his 390. Is my thought process correct here? I feel like this it totally worth it. The 390 performs a bit better in 1080p in certain games and most definitely performs better in 1440p, correct?

 

Should I go through with this so I can harness the power of Freesync and stuff, or is this a dumb decision? 

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Sounds good

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Sounds like a good choice to me, the 390 will draw a fair bit more power though :)

I am aware, good thing I've got a decent PSU. :P

 

Sounds good

Great! Thank you!

 

Yeah it's in your favor for 1440p without a doubt

Yeah, really excited for an IPS 1440p panel.. it's gonna look sooo sexy.

 

I would, 1440p, 144hz, freesync masterace

Oh yes. :3

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It is definitely worth it if you want to be future-safe (don't mistake this with future-proof.)

 

I'd try to go higher tier in the process personally, like an AMD R9 Fury, but this is a good deal considering how much GTX 970s have depreciated.

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It is definitely worth it if you want to be future-safe (don't mistake this with future-proof.)

 

I'd try to go higher tier in the process personally, like an AMD R9 Fury, but this is a good deal considering how much GTX 970s have depreciated.

The thing is, I'm getting it from a friend who lives just down the road. It's all I've got, and I think the 390 would fair me a lot better than the 970 in the upcoming years. But yes, a Fury would be nice. >_<

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If you want free-sync, than it's worth it.

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Good choice, though your an asshole who rips off your friend :P

I'm not ripping him off! I'm giving him 20 bucks with it, plus a bunch of nice Phanteks fans for his build, and hosting our LAN party. Frozen pizza FTW. ;)

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I kinda agree. 

SHHHHHHHHHHH.

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Good choice, though your an asshole who rips off your friend :P

Yeahhhh... I wouldn't want a year old gpu for my new one and $20 for an underperforming replacement.

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Yeahhhh... I wouldn't want a year old gpu for my new one and $20 for an underperforming replacement.

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. >_< Now you're making me feel bad!

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SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. >_< Now you're making me feel bad!

You should be lol. Come on, if he's really your buddy, you owe him more than that.

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Hey guys!! My buddy said he is willing to trade me his 1 year old GTX 970 for my brand new 390. It seems like a good deal because he is giving me 20$ and some frozen pizza. My thought process is this: I can buy 2 grams of weed with the 20$ and use the pizza for munchies!!!!!

 

 

Signed: OP's dumb ass friend

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You should be lol. Come on, if he's really your buddy, you owe him more than that.

Yeah, yeah, I suppose. I'll see if I can throw some more in there. 

 

Hey guys!! My buddy said he is willing to trade me his 1 year old GTX 970 for my brand new 390. It seems like a good deal because he is giving me 20$ and some frozen pizza. My thought process is this: I can buy 2 grams of weed with the 20$ and use the pizza for munchies!!!!!

 

 

Signed: OP's dumb ass friend

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I'm not ripping him off! I'm giving him 20 bucks with it, plus a bunch of nice Phanteks fans for his build, and hosting our LAN party. Frozen pizza FTW. ;)

Youre giving him an underperforming GPU thats over 1 year old for his new GPU that performs better. Thats called ripping someone off, and hes your friend, I dont mean to offend you but If you rip off your friends like that youre the kind of person I wouldnt want to know, hes dependant on you to give him advice... So yes thats pretty shitty.

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Yeahhhh... I wouldn't want a year old gpu for my new one and $20 for an underperforming replacement.

 

Hey guys!! My buddy said he is willing to trade me his 1 year old GTX 970 for my brand new 390. It seems like a good deal because he is giving me 20$ and some frozen pizza. My thought process is this: I can buy 2 grams of weed with the 20$ and use the pizza for munchies!!!!!

 

 

Signed: OP's dumb ass friend

not saying technically the 390 is 1 year old ether because its a refresh/rebrand but to each its own 

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not saying technically the 390 is 1 year old ether because its a refresh/rebrand but to each its own 

 

Regardless on whatever you stand, that's also 1-year of warranty coverage.

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