Used R9 290X worth it?

[Slazyel]

Hi guys,

I live in Brazil, and the prices here are ridiculous. A RX 480 8GB costs nearly $400, the 4gb version costs $330. But, i have the opportunity to buy a 2.5 year old "reference" R9 290X for $200. Do you guys think it's worth it? Or maybe the $330 brand new RX 480 is a better option?

[Ichi]

They perform about the same.

I'd get the 290X for cheaper though $200 is still alot for that card actually and being a reference design, expect a hot and loud card...

Of course pricing varies by location.

[ARikozuM]

I'd go with the 480. The 290X reference was bad cooler-wise.

[Slazyel]

1 minute ago, Ichi said:

They perform about the same.

I'd get the 290X for cheaper though $200 is still alot for that card actually and being a reference design, expect a hot and loud card...

Of course pricing varies by location.

It's just temporary, until they release a R9 490 or 490X

[SnowyMus]

8 minutes ago, Slazyel said:

I live in Brazil, and the prices here are ridiculous. A RX 480 8GB costs nearly $400, the 4gb version costs $330. But, i have the opportunity to buy a 2.5 year old "reference" R9 290X for $200. Do you guys think it's worth it? Or maybe the $330 brand new RX 480 is a better option?

That depends on what you're looking for. You are getting a much, much better value with that R9 290X, but in the end, the RX 480 is the better card.

[Slazyel]

15 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

I'd go with the 480. The 290X reference was bad cooler-wise.

Do you think that the price difference is worth it for the 480?

 

14 minutes ago, Kavawuvi said:

That depends on what you're looking for. You are getting a much, much better value with that R9 290X, but in the end, the RX 480 is the better card.

I know, but the best bang for the buck would be the 290x, right? I saw some review and they perform about the same.

[Ichi]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

I'd go with the 480. The 290X reference was bad cooler-wise.

$330 for 4GB and $400 for 8GB is simply ridiculous though.

1 minute ago, Slazyel said:

It's just temporary, until they release a R9 490 or 490X

What do you have now?

If you can live with it then just wait.

Both 290X and 480 is overpriced where you live.

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Slazyel said:

Do you think that the price difference is worth it for the 480?

The 480 is a cooler card and requires less power from your PSU. And knowing some of Brazil, your ambient temp is likely about 40-50C. 

[Slazyel]

3 minutes ago, Ichi said:

$330 for 4GB and $400 for 8GB is simply ridiculous though.

What do you have now?

If you can live with it then just wait.

Both 290X and 480 is overpriced where you live.

That's the problem. I have nothing =P

[Ichi]

Just now, Slazyel said:

That's the problem. I have nothing =P

How about the RX470 4GB there?

[Slazyel]

2 minutes ago, Ichi said:

How about the RX470 4GB there?

$285

[Djole123]

It's good, just prepare some ear plugs if you're planning to game.

[Ichi]

3 minutes ago, Slazyel said:

$285

That's a better option for a temporary card.

Though of course it will perform a little worse than the RX480/R9290X.

 

My vote would go to the 290X at this point.

 

Any reason why you only consider AMD side?

[Slazyel]

1 minute ago, Ichi said:

That's a better option for a temporary card.

Though of course it will perform a little worse than the RX480/R9290X.

 

My vote would go to the 290X at this point.

 

Any reason why you only consider AMD side?

Freesync Monitor. Sometimes a GTX 1060 6GB from PNY appears for $330.

[Ichi]

13 minutes ago, Slazyel said:

Freesync Monitor. Sometimes a GTX 1060 6GB from PNY appears for $330.

Considering you plan to get high end AMD cards in the future, probably $200 doesn't matter much to you anyway, get the 290X for now, unless you don't mind paying $330 for RX480, then do that, you can always resell it in the future.

[Slazyel]

Just now, Ichi said:

Considering you plan to get high end AMD cards in the future, probably $200 doesn't matter much to you anyway, get the 290X for now, unless you don't mind paying $330 for RX480, then do that, you can always resell it in the future.

Thank you. I'm going with the 290X