Upgrade to R9-290 from GTX 760. Is it worth it??

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I'm planning on selling my 4-month-old ASUS GTX 760 (for $230), and upgrade to an MSI R9-290 Twin Frozr ($480). Is the performance increase I'll be getting going to be significant? Is spending more than twice the amount I'll be selling my GTX 760 for going to be worth it (since I'll be adding $250)?

The baseline GTX 780 is out of the question as it costs around $650 to $680 in my location (yeah, expensive. I know.) As for the availability of the R9-290, I don't think I'm going to have problems with that since there's a steady supply of those cards in my area.

I was originally opting for a 2-Way SLI GTX 760, but a single card solution will always be more practical.

Here's my current system:
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
Core i5 4570
ASUS GTX 760 DirectCUII
Corsair Neutron 128GB SSD
Corsair GS700
21.5' HP 22fi (1920x1080)
 
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Can I ask, is it used or is it new?
Do not buy it used, since mining is going straight down the hoop, so are AMD video cards.

They have gone through Heavy Use and now they're trying to sell them back and make a buck before the ship crashes.
But for your real question, the 760 itself is already a very good card.

Unless you're going to be gaming at anything above 1080p, your 760 should suffice.
If you plan on getting more monitors, or going to 4K, get a 290/290X.

Good luck!
 
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Yes, that's actually what I intend to do. To use an overkill card for my system since I want to "futureproof" my pc (even if there's no such term.) I'm looking at 3, 4, or maybe even 5 years max with an R9-290 powering my 1080 monitor. In short, I just want a card that can stay in my system as long as possible. I don't see that happening with my current GTX 760.

Also, I don't plan on gaming on 4k anytime soon, or none at all.
 
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If you're looking to really future-proof your system, I would wait until the 800's series of Nvidia's cards come out, or wait a while for the 780 to drop.

Personally, many consider the 760 to be a decent card which will last a long while, and your 760 will run most games very highly for a long time to come. It's your choice though, if you have the money then why not?
 
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Yes, the MSI R9-290 card I'm planning on getting is brand new. Unlike in the US, bitcoin mining isn't so hot in my location, hence the steady supply of those cards. But also unlike in the US, it's the high-end nvidia cards that are overpriced here. The baseline 680, even the reference cards costs as high as $650 to $700.

Yes, you're right. The 760 is fairly sufficient at this moment. But that's exactly my point. It's only good NOW, or until the next year at most. The reason I would like to get an R9-290 is because I want a card that can give me max details and smooth frame rates at 1080p in the next 5 years (at most.) And to be honest, I don't see my GTX 760 meeting that requirement.

The question is, is an R9 290 twice (or at least almost) the performance of a GTX 760?
 
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This depends on which game you play.
No way will you get a 200% performance increase, that is insane.

What seems more reasonable would be around a 60% performance increase, which I personally do not think it's worth it about now. If I were you, I would give it until the next year, which the 760 will still be more than relevant, and see what options persist then.

The R9 290 would be alot cheaper, and by then you either should have enough for a GTX 800 series GPU or a 780, 780ti or 290X.
 
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Having gone from a gtx 670 which about the same speed as your 760 to a 780 oc (most likely about the same as the 290 you are looking at) then a 780ti oc (all 3 cards +125mhz) I can tell you the ti is the way to go. Waiting is tough but once I saw the card on sale for about $90usd cheaper than release I couldn't resist and haven't looked back. I had the 780 oc for almost two weeks before I returned/upgraded and was very happy but it this TI is a whole new level!
 
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Hi, I think I bought a used card that has been used for mining. I was wondering what the consequences could be for the card?
 
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Lower life expectancy, lower performance and a higher risk to fail if the previous owner didn't take good care of it.
Also, chances are if it fails or breaks you won't have a warranty to back it up.
 
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