760 or wait for 960?

[Flabby Waffles]

Should i wait for the gtx 960 or get the gtx 760 now?

[Lotus]

I'd go for the R9 290. If you're in the US, you can find one for around $250.

[failblox]

If you're going with NVIDIA, I'd say wait a little while and get the 960 unless you really need it now. However the 760 will probably go on sale when the 960 is released, so you may be able to save a bit of money by buying an older generation card. Depends what your personal preferences are.

[Ren]

i would jump the gun and get the 760 if you really need it. no point in waiting

As someone said above you, the 290 is a superb alternative (albeit at a slight premium). 760s cost anywhere from $190 to $270, the 290 ~$280-320. 290 is far better than a 770, anyway.

I honestly would just wait. The good 290s are still expensive unless you buy used. And some knowledge bombs being dropped: GTX 760 was actually affected heavily by binning, where it was supposed to be a 770 but they bumped eveything down a tier and left 750/Ti to Maxwell. This is further proven with the 760Ti; it became OEM because they were so trashy with yields.

Now why does that even matter now? It's why GK110 is so expensive, why it (700 series) was delayed, shows how little the cards have to offer (in the now and the longterm ownership, plus depreciation) and is something I recommend you don't buy. You shouldn't support a company's fuckups. Not when they're the big guy of the group, anyway.

Also, I suspect the 960 is going to be even better than the 970, hence NVidia holding them until market settles as they've stated earlier this month.

[Lord Pantaloons]

As someone said above you, the 290 is a superb alternative (albeit at a slight premium). 760s cost anywhere from $190 to $270, the 290 ~$280-320. 290 is far better than a 770, anyway.

I honestly would just wait. The good 290s are still expensive unless you buy used. And some knowledge bombs being dropped: GTX 760 was actually affected heavily by binning, where it was supposed to be a 770 but they bumped eveything down a tier and left 750/Ti to Maxwell. This is further proven with the 760Ti; it became OEM because they were so trashy with yields.

Now why does that even matter now? It's why GK110 is so expensive, why it (700 series) was delayed, shows how little the cards have to offer (in the now and the longterm ownership, plus depreciation) and is something I recommend you don't buy. You shouldn't support a company's fuckups. Not when they're the big guy of the group, anyway.

Also, I suspect the 960 is going to be even better than the 970, hence NVidia holding them until market settles as they've stated earlier this month.

The 760 Ti is Literally a rebranded 670 not some shit binned 760.

 

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-760/specifications

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-670/specifications

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-760ti-oem/specifications

[Guest]

Most likely we won't see a 760 until April/May next year, so get the 760.

 

I have one (2GB), and it's a beast. The only thing I wish was better is the VRAM; if you buy the 4GB variant, you can use stuff like DSR to downsample, thanks to the bigger framebuffer. 2GB is for 1080p, period.

[Ren]

The 760 Ti is Literally a rebranded 670 not some shit binned 760

Do you understand why

[Lord Pantaloons]

Do you understand why

Why what? why it was rebranded? the same reason other cards are rebranded. They had excessive stock that didn't get sold and they wanted a way to get rid of it that didn't involve just throwing them out. So they renamed it a 760 Ti and sold it to OEM's for their pre-builts.