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GTX 960... Should I get It?

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I am building a gaming pc and I have so far acquired a rosewill thor v2 case and an msi gaming 3 mobo. I have around 730$ for the rest and I was considering the gtx 960. Also 8gb gskill 1600mhz, 750 80+ gold rosewill psu, i5 4690k, 1tb hdd, hyper 212 evo. 

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I am building a gaming pc and I have so far acquired a rosewill thor v2 case and an msi gaming 3 mobo. I have around 730$ for the rest and I was considering the gtx 960. Also 8gb gskill 1600mhz, 750 80+ gold rosewill psu, i5 4690k, 1tb hdd, hyper 212 evo. 

I would. It seems like a good card for the money.

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grab a 280x on sale, if you can find it. Much better deal.

Also, 550W quality PSU will be more than plenty.

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I would also highly recommend the 280x :)

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Alright thanks guys Ill reconsider the psu and see if i can find the 280x on sale

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A 280X is highly recommended. But why 750W psu?

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You shouldn't get that card, that card perform less, its advantage only less TDP. You should get 970 instead, if you want to find the equivalent card you should get R9 280X.

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get a 290 or 280x with that budget.

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Because Vram dictates performance right? 7950 = 280

 

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for 

 

I am building a gaming pc and I have so far acquired a rosewill thor v2 case and an msi gaming 3 mobo. I have around 730$ for the rest and I was considering the gtx 960. Also 8gb gskill 1600mhz, 750 80+ gold rosewill psu, i5 4690k, 1tb hdd, hyper 212 evo. 

This is what I would do, http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NTZbrH

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This is what I would do, http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NTZbrH

 

switch out that Asus 290 for something with a better cooler. although at that price...

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280x or shell out the scratch for a 970.

 

960 looks like a joke to me.

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280x or shell out the scratch for a 970.

 

960 looks like a joke to me.

970s a joke to it's a 3.3 Gig card LOL.

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970s a joke to it's a 3.3 Gig card LOL.

 

 

3.5 genius that still destroy's amd's best... 

 

 

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3.5 genius that still destroy's amd's best... 

3.3 usable. At any rate it's a broken card.

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3.3 usable. At any rate it's a broken card.

 

 

No its really not. 

 

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-Responds-GTX-970-35GB-Memory-Issue

 

But if you prefer a broken nvidia card that still destroy's amd's best

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I rather support a Company that does not sell lies. The 970 does not destroy a 290 and they are about on par.

 

 

LOL!!!!!!!!!

 

Dude you're in denial. The 970 spanks the 290 and walks all over the 290X.

 

Just so you know. I have a 290X lightning as well as 970's. I speak from experience 

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LOL!!!!!!!!!

 

Dude you're in denial. The 970 spanks the 290 and walks all over the 290X.

 

Just so you know. I have a 290X lightning as well as 970's. I speak from experience 

 

Resident nvidia fanboy guys.

 

Im not saying the 970 isnt a better card but the 290 is 100 bucks cheaper and wins price/performance.

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Resident nvidia fanboy guys.

 

Im not saying the 970 isnt a better card but the 290 is 100 bucks cheaper and wins price/performance.

 

Enter Amd fanboy #2

 

The only people who care about price/performance are poor people. 

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