Help me find the right GPU

[Bloodmac11]

Im trying to find the best mid range card. I have ben researching a LOT and found out that there are two cards in the similar price range and performance. Anyways whitch card do you recomend for under 300$ and witch of these two is better:

 

-Gigabyte GTX 960 G1   (2GB)

 

-Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X OC   (3GB) 

 

 

What do you recomend? Sould I buy one of these two or wait for some TI`s or the R9 300 series but the 300 series are probably gonna be the new flagships.

[Bogica]

I'd recommend the 280x. What is your current GPU? At what resolution do you game?

[Nup]

Hey there, welcome to the forums! 

 

Out of those two the 280x is the winner, in my eyes. 

 

If you feel like waiting, you could pick up the likes of a 290 or 970 if the price drop when the 300 series cards are released. Thats a big if though. 

[salecar3]

psu, game rez, current setup

[NeatSquidYT]

280x is a lot better

[arnavvr]

You can get a 290 for $274: http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Double-947MHz-Graphics-R9290AEDFD/dp/B00HHIPM5Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1425227483&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+290

[david cassar]

For under 300$ you can get an r9 290 and 290x. Both of these cards perform about 40-50% faster than either the 960 or 280x.
r9 290: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd
r9 290x : http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9290x4gbd5ppdhe

[Geekazoid]

For $300? Neither.

Quite helpful that is. JK

[thekeemo]

You can get a 290 for $274: http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Double-947MHz-Graphics-R9290AEDFD/dp/B00HHIPM5Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1425227483&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+290

$250 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/his-video-card-h290qmc4gd

[crystal6tak]

You are right, the only new GPU to be released in the 300 series are the flagship cards while anything below are rebrands. So you should just buy now. 

 

From the two, 280X. They both perform pretty much the same while the 280X has 1 extra GB of vram so why not.

 

Although for $300, I'd rather a R9 290.

[wyattzx]

Of those two options, I'd pick the 280x. Going with a card under your budget though, you could potentially get yourself a 290x. I know MSi had their cards for $280 after MiR, and $330 before. Perhaps we'll see that again soon and you could snag one? 

[arnavvr]

$250 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/his-video-card-h290qmc4gd

 

So, now you can crossfire these for less than the price of a 980!

[deardevildude]

As lots of others are saying you should probably get the 290, using one of the links that are being posted. 

[Senzelian]

280x is a lot better

Not a lot better, but it can reach higher frame rates than the 960.

After I looked at a few benchmarks I would say the 280X has around 5-10% more power, but of course it'll probably also be a bit hotter and louder.

[chopdok]

Between the 2 you posted - R9 280X is the best choice. No reason to pick GTX 960 unless you have size-thermal constraints, or really need one of the nVidia specific features, like G-Sync.

 

I would recommed R9 290 though - great card. The only problem is that you need a really good case with really good airflow and cable management, and good and reliable PSU that can deliver 40A on 12v rail(s).

[thekeemo]

Between the 2 you posted - R9 280X is the best choice. No reason to pick GTX 960 unless you have size-thermal constraints, or really need one of the nVidia specific features, like G-Sync.

 

I would recommed R9 290 though - great card. The only problem is that you need a really good case with really good airflow and cable management, and good and reliable PSU that can deliver 40A on 12v rail(s).

not that much power geez I have my 290x on a 20a rail

[MDBT]

There are three reasons to buy the 960 over the 280X:

 

1. You like Nvidia better (drivers/fanboi/shield streaming/etc)

2. You're limited by your existing PSU 

3. You own a G-Sync monitor or intend to in the next 12-24 months.

 

Otherwise the 280X is the better choice IMO.

[chopdok]

not that much power geez I have my 290x on a 20a rail

40A for all system. Also, 290X can draw more at times. Your rail is likely works above its rated load in games. Which is not unheard of, most good PSU can deliver at least 10-20% above their rated output without any issues whatsoever.

[thekeemo]

40A for all system. Also, 290X can draw more at times. Your rail is likely works above its rated load in games. Which is not unheard of, most good PSU can deliver at least 10-20% above their rated output without any issues whatsoever.

I have one of the lowest end PSU's there are..

[lovingGamer]

280X beats 960 everyday!

In 1 or 2 Years i will look to upgrade to 970 or 290X (I will go for cheapest)

Now i have 280X

I play at 1080P High-Medium, 40-60 FPS!

[Bloodmac11]

THX for all of the advice im really grateful. But I do live in central europe and ALL of those links are ussless to me. Even do I would love to have a 290 or 290X They cost almos 500EUR witch is more than 550$ .The 280X costs almost 300EUR witch is like 340$. And I will still wait for the price to maybe go down a little bit. I am also confused why prices in europe are higher for all computer parts than in othe parts of the world. 1EUR is like 1.1$ so all of the parts sould be A LOT cheaper and they are saidly not.