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Which card is better

I'd pay the extra $13 (including shipping) and get the MSI option for the 3 year warranty over the refurbished Sapphire with only a 90 day warranty.
 
The Sapphire has has a faster default GPU speed as well as faster memory, plus the heatsink looks far beefier and has dual fans.
 
Bigsteve606 said:
I'll look in to the one you posted meldarth, do others agree?
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It really depends on how hard set your budget is. If it is $90 and not a penny more then the MSI 7770 would be my option. If you do not mind waiting on a rebate the 260x is a better card. Personally I would try to save up and get a 78xx/265/270 card in the $120-150 price range.
 
Rvenger said:
I saw some r9 270s on ebay for $90. Just a FYI.
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This.. buying 7770 at this time, seeing it costing same price as it was 2yrs ago.. I'd say its a bad deal. Get 270/7870, that stuff is 2x faster and will let you play with more eyecandy/more future proof with 2gb
 
Leyawiin said:
Wonder how many thousands of hours of mining is on them.
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Dont' see that as a problem, because you know those things are running properly/pre-tested so to speak. If those video cards have good cooling and no crazy overvolting I'd guess they can run 24/7 for a dozen years. The only problems I ever remember with video cards is when the cooling fan failed. Given a choice between used card with beefy cooling vs new card w/cheap fan design, I'd bet used card would last longer.
 
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bigsteve honestly getting 7770 at that price isn't a good deal....260x is faster; if you can streak or don't mine used; look at ebay at some 270s which will much; much faster.....🙂
 
Leyawiin said:
Wonder how many thousands of hours of mining is on them.
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Most people who are mining take care of their cards because they don't want them to fail or they would lose profit. I have bought mining cards and found them to be much more reliable than gambling with something like a newegg open box or refurbished card. Ebay buyer protection will protect you from the rip off artists on ebay. They side heavily on the buyer.
 
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