Used vs New

[Niko_2142]

Hi, a few days ago i was about to get the r9 380, at $465. then i came across a used r9 280x at $286, and new, it is $550. i know its used, but its in my town so i can check out the card. 

[RuLeZ]

286 dollars? sweet jesus, but yeah, you should get if the R9 380 is 465 

[Lord_Karango17]

if it looks good, then go for it. Just make sure to go check it out for yourself, and make sure the ad says nothing about bitcoin mining (if it says they didn't mine bitcoins, it means they did)

[RuLeZ]

Just now, Lord_Karango17 said:

if it looks good, then go for it. Just make sure to go check it out for yourself, and make sure the ad says nothing about bitcoin mining (if it says they didn't mine bitcoins, it means they did)

Damn, dont you believe in the innocent hearts of the good people of the world?

[Lord_Karango17]

Just now, RuLeZ said:

286 dollars? sweet jesus, but yeah, you should get if the R9 380 is 465 

There isnt a significant difference between the the 2 to merit that large gap in price.

[Lord_Karango17]

Just now, RuLeZ said:

Damn, dont you believe in the innocent hearts of the good people of the world?

I know this because I sold gpus, and I felt very inclined to say they haven't been overclocked, when they damn well have...

[RuLeZ]

1 minute ago, Lord_Karango17 said:

There isnt a significant difference between the the 2 to merit that large gap in price.

I know, thats why I said to him to get the used one. But you are right, you could understand my sentance wrong, he should get the R9 280x used.

[Niko_2142]

5 minutes ago, Lord_Karango17 said:

if it looks good, then go for it. Just make sure to go check it out for yourself, and make sure the ad says nothing about bitcoin mining (if it says they didn't mine bitcoins, it means they did)

he doesn't mention bitcoin mining, only that it has 4 months of use, in the photos it didn't look dusty, and... i live in argentina, bitcoin mining? is that football? haha

[Tytan64]

Well, where I live I can get a GTX 980 Ti reference for about 700€ and an original Titan for 600€. Both have 6GB GDDR5 memory and 386-Bit memory interface. Is the used Titan worth it?

[Niko_2142]

3 minutes ago, RuLeZ said:

I know, thats why I said to him to get the used one. But you are right, you could understand my sentance wrong, he should get the R9 280x used.

it seems kinda weird to be ''that cheap'' but i asked the guy and he seems nice, he says in a few days he'll call me back  so i can check out the card, i mentioned if i can test it and he said yeah no problem, 

[RuLeZ]

2 minutes ago, Tytan64 said:

Well, where I live I can get a GTX 980 Ti reference for about 700€ and an original Titan for 600€. Both have 6GB GDDR5 memory and 386-Bit memory interface. Is the used Titan worth it?

No, the GTX 980 Ti is way better, just for double precision calculations the Titan would be better.