Best Trade for these GPU's?

[ArkHavoc]

Hi, I currently have 2 Sapphire R9 270X Dual-X 2GB OC Edition GPU's in my PC. I am looking to trade them. What would be the best possible trade? The GPU's are used, but are in good condition. Nothing wrong with them. Please help!

 

[Robert Cook]

If I were to be in your spot, I would try to swap those for a R9 290, or a GTX 970, but the R9 290 is a lot more likely to work.

 

[Compuser10165]

I would try to get(or swap) an R9 290 or R9 290X for two R9 270X's (sell the R9 270X's or swap them, altough the second option is not likely). That would be a good upgrade. Of course the performance of an R9 290 or R9 290X will be quite limited by your i3. Also, noticed you have a locked cpu with a Z97 (unlocked) motherboard... Why don't you upgrade your cpu to an i5 4690K or i7 4790K? So you won't be cpu limited. Of course, you can get the gpu now, but also try to upgrade your cpu in the near future.

 

[ArkHavoc]

I would try to get(or swap) an R9 290 or R9 290X for two R9 270X's (sell the R9 270X's or swap them, altough the second option is not likely). That would be a good upgrade. Of course the performance of an R9 290 or R9 290X will be quite limited by your i3. Also, noticed you have a locked cpu with a Z97 (unlocked) motherboard... Why don't you upgrade your cpu to an i5 4690K or i7 4790K? So you won't be cpu limited. Of course, you can get the gpu now, but also try to upgrade your cpu in the near future.

Yeah ill probably look to get the R9 290X, but ill probably have to settle with the 290. I'm posting a request to trade on the HardwareSwap reddit. As for the CPU, i'm getting a i5 4590 in December to help with performance. I't not big on overclocking, I just like to turn it on and go. I dont want to mess with constantly having to work on it to keep it up.

 

[JasonL265]

Is it possible for you to just sell your two 270x on ebay or something? Most used one sells for like $100 to $150 range. With that you will have enough to get a new GPU.

 

[Compuser10165]

Overclocking is not a hassle to do if you do it correctly, After the OC and stability testing your good to go and it doesn't need any more work. I suggest you to get an unlocked cpu if you can, as the i5 4590 is not a huge upgrade over your i3 (the i5 4690k can improve performance quite a bit when OC but also at stock); or get a locked (or unlocked) i7 4790/k.
In conclusion, sell the R9 270X's, buy a R9 290/X and then get a new cpu (preferably what I recommended).

 

[ArkHavoc]

Is it possible for you to just sell your two 270x on ebay or something? Most used one sells for like $100 to $150 range. With that you will have enough to get a new GPU.

Yeah, I probably could. I haven't sold anything on eBay before, so it may be a problem with me not having any reviews.

 

[Compuser10165]

Is it possible for you to just sell your two 270x on ebay or something? Most used one sells for like $100 to $150 range. With that you will have enough to get a new GPU.

Yeah, I probably could. I haven't sold anything on eBay before, so it may be a problem with me not having any reviews.

I think that if you give good feedback (pictures, answers, good description) you won't have any issues. Also, I would state that you don't have reviews because you haven't sold on ebay before.