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Best Used GPU for $120 USD

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I am building a new PC for my brother and am wondering what graphics card to get. He had an R9 270 but he needs an upgrade. I was looking on eBay at what he could get and saw gtx 770's and R9 380x/280x at this price. The budget is $120 USD. Are these the graphics cards I should be looking to get or are there others?

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Just now, jplshizzle said:

I am building a new PC for my brother and am wondering what graphics card to get. He had an R9 270 but he needs an upgrade. I was looking on eBay at what he could get and saw gtx 770's and R9 380x/280x at this price. The budget is $120 USD. Are these the graphics cards I should be looking to get or are there others?

Yeah, that seems about right. Around the 770/780/7950/7970/280/380 range.

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3 minutes ago, jplshizzle said:

I am building a new PC for my brother and am wondering what graphics card to get. He had an R9 270 but he needs an upgrade. I was looking on eBay at what he could get and saw gtx 770's and R9 380x/280x at this price. The budget is $120 USD. Are these the graphics cards I should be looking to get or are there others?

Does it have to be used? What about 1050 Ti, RX 460?

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Just now, rphawks said:

Does it have to be used? What about 1050 Ti, RX 460?

Both get trashed by the 380/770 range and perform around the same or marginally close to the 270 already. Wouldn't be an upgrade.

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Just now, jplshizzle said:

I think so because that will give the best performance for the price. Those two cards are not even close to as powerful as the Gtx 770 and r9 380x.

True. The prices seem about right by the way.

Skyggeis Specs:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" Hard Drive 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Extreme
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case Satin Black
PSU: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular PSU
WiFi Card: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Black 93.4 CFM
Other: Coolermaster VGA Holder
Other: Phanteks LED Strip 1M
Other: Phanteks Fan Splitter

Monitor: Dell S2716DG

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the 2/380x is around that price , also maybe a 780 or 290 if you are lucky 

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