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Found a vtx3d r9 290 x edition for cheap
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VTX is probably the cheapest of all the cards. Seems a bit cheap for a 290X but if it's someone reliable probably worth a punt.
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Even if it's mined on we're not seeing lots of reports of dead 280/290s so I doubt the impact is much on their longevity.
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Nope unless the seller will tell you.
Even if you could it wouldn't really tell you anything useful.
Even if you could it wouldn't really tell you anything useful.
I don't think the worry over mined cards was them dying, more heavily worn parts i.e. fan bearings etc...especially given the issues msi had with their coolers & 100% fan speed.
You also need this person to define 'benchmarked'. For all you know this could mean the coolers been ripped off, 1.6v shoved through the core then loosely put back together waiting to die.
You also need this person to define 'benchmarked'. For all you know this could mean the coolers been ripped off, 1.6v shoved through the core then loosely put back together waiting to die.
if you know the person and they to be trusted then fine. if its random or unknown person try searching there username and see if had issues with the said card.
funny how many times little hunting like that yields gold
was looking at members market for eg at someone selling a cpu thats great clocker oc stable yet a few checks, high temps, crashing all time on forums
doh !
prices on 290s will drop quite soon with the new £250 being the retail. i wouldn't buy no 290 for 200 secondhand now no point might aswell buy a new one.
funny how many times little hunting like that yields gold
was looking at members market for eg at someone selling a cpu thats great clocker oc stable yet a few checks, high temps, crashing all time on forums
doh !
prices on 290s will drop quite soon with the new £250 being the retail. i wouldn't buy no 290 for 200 secondhand now no point might aswell buy a new one.
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I just looked it up and the VTX 290 x-edition is a 290 not a 290X. What a dodgy naming scheme, doesn't look that cheap then.
Well the MSI are the cheapest 290s at the moment. EDIT : Could go with 2 Powercolor PCS+ 290s and you get 8GB 2400Mhz RAM free with each one. Could sell those kits on then to recuperate money.
YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £257.99 (£515.98)
Total : £525.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).
But if it was me I'd go for
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £699.95
Total : £709.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).
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So i took a chance and purchased the card and it seems to be running ok but for some reason i cant get both monitors to display a picture at the same time. when windows loads up it only detects my primary monitor and i cant even see the second monitor but if i unplug the primary monitor then the second monitor comes on right away.
the card has dl-dvi-d*2 / HDMI / Display Port
im currently using 1 of the dvi slots and a hdmi slot as i dont have 2 of the same dvi connectors. is this the reason why they both wont show at the same time ? on my old card i was running 2x mini dp so i never tried to run 2 seperate connectors.
the card has dl-dvi-d*2 / HDMI / Display Port
im currently using 1 of the dvi slots and a hdmi slot as i dont have 2 of the same dvi connectors. is this the reason why they both wont show at the same time ? on my old card i was running 2x mini dp so i never tried to run 2 seperate connectors.