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Should I Sell my Radeon HD 7970 3GB Twin Frozr OC Boost Edition
MSI R7970 TF 3GD5/OC BE Radeon HD 7970 3GB Twin Frozr OC Boost Edition 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Newegg.com
I bought this for about $225 on sale used a while back.
I am thinking I could sell it for about $200. I'm wondering if I should sell it or not.
Here's why I'm thinking about selling it:
1: It's so big. While it did install in my machine it barely fits. It makes any work on my pc harder to do. It measured at 10'' when most other cards measure around 8'' or so.
2: I play the Sims 4, Elder Scrolls Online, Diablo 3, and Skyrim. I want to max out as much as I can. I have a 3.0 GHZ Quad Core AMD Processor and 8 GB of ram. I feel like my PC can only go so far, and getting a video card like this is just overdoing it.
3: I feel like I can get similar performance, and a BRAND NEW video card for around $150. Then I can sell this used for $200.
I have no idea big differences between video cards. I still want to max out these games that I play. I would prefer a smaller card but I Want to get the best value.
I see cards like this
ASUS GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card - Newegg.com
Honestly I don't know what makes a video card great. But if I can get the same performance for my needs and max out my games anyway, why not make a little money and get a brand new card (for reliability purposes) and also get a smaller easier to work with card.
Honestly though. I'm willing to deal with the size if you all think I have the best thing for my needs. I want to get the best bang for my buck out of my machine, but I don't want to waste value that I'm not using, and I wouldn't mind getting a new card.
Anyone have any suggestions, whether it's keeping the card, or any good black friday deals I should take advantage of to get a GREAT bang for my buck, and then sell this one?
One more thing. I'm a big "wheeler and dealer". I know some people sell console games at game stop for convenience, I don't. I buy and sell things all the time. I normally get a pretty fair value, so try to base your advice less on your preferences on if you would sell an item, and more on what value I could use/get. Especially with black friday here TODAY