time for upgrade. is it worth it?

osrac1

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i have an r9 280x sapphire vapor-x. i am really happy with this card and i have it for a year now, but i have fount a very good deal in nvidia gtx 780 asus poseidon used for 1,5 years for 300euros. three questions:
1. how much do you think i can sell my r9 280x? it does not have warranty but i use it only for a year (i bought it completely new and sealed but without warranty)
2. do you think the upgrade is worth it (do i get that much more powered graphics)? and is my cx750 watt psu enough for the gtx 780 poseidon?
3.generally my budget is 100euros so i am either upgrading my gpu or buy extra 8gb of ram and a small ssd (like 120gb or even 64 if found really cheap). what do you think is better upgrade?
 

affinitydesigns

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If you game a lot you'll definitely see a performance increase, but the 780 is on par if not slightly more limited than a 970 which you can find for about the same price new and with a warranty. If you already have 8GB or 6GB of RAM, upgrading that won't do much in the line of performance and if you don't game much neither will the upgraded graphics card. An SSD can make a world of difference with almost everything you do. There's some special out in the US for the sandisk 250GB pro for $100 so that is a great pick up if you can find the equivalent.