Would you make this trade?

[Alexrose1uk]

I have 2 7850s, overclocked as per my sig although I have dropped core to 1110 to ensure absolute stability.

I have the option of trading to a Powercolor R9 290 for £40. I'm thinking yes.

Am I making a mistake?

 

[stulid]

No mistake.

 

[Alexrose1uk]

Great. Will try and get this organised today

 

[Razor Time]

Lol. That didn't take much persuading.

I would also go for it.

 

[Doogles]

I've upgraded from a HD 7850 crossfire setup and it is much better because I was being limited by the 2GB VRAM, also worth it for not having any microstutter to deal with.

 

[TheRealDeal]

Take it and run

 

[Jamielicious]

A 290 has about double the power of a 7850, double the memory and of course no crossfire issues to worry about.

If the model is the PCS+ you get a decent cooler and overclock too so it's more like getting a 970/290X which have double the power of a 7870.

In short: yes

 

[Amatsubu]

Just make sure that 290 isn't borked or anything and bag it while you can, you're basically looking at 970 performance

 

[vfdb]

Why would anyone offer that trade? The r9 290 must be knackered or something lol

 

[ALXAndy]

Why would anyone offer that trade? The r9 290 must be knackered or something lol

Retail sale value it's probably worth either the same as, or a little bit more than the 290.

 

[snips86x]

Why would anyone offer that trade? The r9 290 must be knackered or something lol

I had nothing but issues with my 290, was happy to get rid!

 

[spike2011]

Would sell the both 7850 an buy a 980 Ti myself but that be a lot more then £40 extra lol.

 

[nashathedog]

I'd be very careful with the 290, If you can get a test period so you can see if it's okay. And check temps.

 

[nashathedog]

Retail sale value it's probably worth either the same as, or a little bit more than the 290.

Plus if it's one of these trade in stores that are popping up everywhere they'll probably be able to sell the cheaper cards quicker one by one.

 

[Alexrose1uk]

Sorry for clarity I was trading in my 7850's and an old Moto G I upgraded from recently. After trade in it was £41 and saved me the hassle of postage etc even if I could have got a little more privately.

I've done the trade now at a cost of £41 plus parking fees and will run all the tests once my wife has woken up and won't mind me making noise

It's a Powercolor PCS+ and I will of course test it later as I've read about the issues some cards had.
Providing all is well though I think a good upgrade for £40

Plus as it was a bricks and mortar trade I have warranty for 12 months.

Whomever picks up the old cards is in for a treat, they are both BIOS updated to 1110/1350 so will run a damn sight faster than a stock card. They may not realise though as they were both overclocked editions in the first place!