2 MSI GTS 250s for $100, worth it or no?

[ikhan209]

Some guy is selling 2 MSI GTS 250s for $100 on craigslist. Is it worth it and how much of a performance increase would I get compared to my single Radeon 5770?

 

[tigrc]

GTS 250 is DirectX 10. I wouldn't recommend it, better save the money for a future 5770 xfire.

 

[shadow187]

GTS250 SLI is around an HD5850's level, which you could buy if you sold your HD5770 for $100 and spent another $100.

 

[ikhan209]

GTS250 SLI is around an HD5850's level, which you could buy if you sold your HD5770 for $100 and spent another $100.

That's true....you think I can flip em on eBay for $100 each?

 

[shadow187]

GTS250? Na, the HD5750 and GTS450 which are better cards sell for $100. You could probably get $120 for them, but IMHO it's not worth the hassle.

 

[ikhan209]

or get a second ati 5770 and CF them for even better performance. they are around $120 after mail in rebates

CFX wouldn't be feasible as it's a Nvidia 980a chipset motherboard that only supports SLI...

 

[tigrc]

If so, you could sell the 5770 and get a GTX 460 1GB DDR5 and SLI it in the future.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

2 gts250's would be faster es, but if you already have a 5770, then get another 5770. Would not replace it with 2 unknown condition, used gts250's. If you had a much lesser card, i would say go for it, but you already have a reasonable card.

 

[ikhan209]

If so, you could sell the 5770 and get a GTX 460 1GB DDR5 and SLI it in the future.

That's what I'm thinking about doing.

 

[shadow187]

What processor are you usin'?

 

[tigrc]

That's what I'm thinking about doing.

We are thinking the same so. Good thinking

 

[ikhan209]

What processor are you usin'?

Same as yours.

 

[ikhan209]

We are thinking the same so. Good thinking

LOL

 

[ikhan209]

Best answer selected by ikhan209.

 

[purple stain]

I say stay with 5770

 

[Maziar]

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