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OK so i plan to be building my girlfriend a pc in the next week this is what i already have:

-cpu Fx 8350

-mobo asus sabertooth 990fx

-ram 8gb g.skill dim

-cooler coolermaster T4
-psu 700w corsair

-storage 64gb ssd and 1tb wd

 

so what im looking for is a gpu second hand. i was thinking a 660ti or something equviliant does anybody still use them and if so what price should i be paying i can find one for 155$aud

 

 

 

 

 

and by the way the use for the pc will mostly be word doc's and csgo and minecraft

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$150 for a 660ti?????????

lol what a scam

that card isnt even worth $50

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4 minutes ago, Enderman said:

$150 for a 660ti?????????

lol what a scam

that card isnt even worth $50

second hand parts where i am suck :( 

 

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17 minutes ago, 2chriswy said:

OK so i plan to be building my girlfriend a pc in the next week this is what i already have:

-cpu Fx 8350

-mobo asus sabertooth 990fx

-ram 8gb g.skill dim

-cooler coolermaster T4
-psu 700w corsair

-storage 64gb ssd and 1tb wd

 

so what im looking for is a gpu second hand. i was thinking a 660ti or something equviliant does anybody still use them and if so what price should i be paying i can find one for 155$aud

 

 

 

 

 

and by the way the use for the pc will mostly be word doc's and csgo and minecraft

for $155 couldn't you buy a brand new R7 370 or a GTX 950? Those would be a way better value....... 

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I saw a HD 7950 sell of eBay Australia for $120, which is about right. Look for Tahiti based cards like the HD 7950, 7970, R9 280 and 280x

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On 20/05/2016 at 4:22 PM, DrMacintosh said:

for $155 couldn't you buy a brand new R7 370 or a GTX 950? Those would be a way better value....... 

https://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/Products-details.phtml?id=10&id2=542&bid=2&sid=256645

not in Australia and when they come up second hand there are almost the price they are new and people buy them at that :(

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8 hours ago, 2chriswy said:

https://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/Products-details.phtml?id=10&id2=542&bid=2&sid=256645

not in Australia and when they come up second hand there are almost the price they are new and people buy them at that :(

Ouch, get rekt.

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