Purchasing A Graphics Card

[GetDezified]

Hello.

 

I am going to be building my very own PC within the next month or so and I have been picking through some parts already. My main concern is the graphics card as I believe I have everything set out already, but of course that may change. I have been looking at two GPUs. The GTX 760 and RP 270X, both of which are the ASUS DirectCU II OC editions I believe. Now, I have a few questions.

• Out of the two, which one is worth purchasing?
• Are the ASUS DirectCU II editions good and reliable?
• Is there any other cards around the price range of the 760 and R9 270X that would be worth my while looking at?

 

I appreciate all the answers. Thanks in advance. 

[ilikemacandpc]

-- GTX 760 is faster. So, you make up your mind. 

-- Yes. They are some of the best cards out there. 

-- You may want to look into the Radeon R9 280. It's a pretty good card, and comes with 3 free games. 

[WyvernAbstracts]

r9 280 is another good option for just a little over the 760, and i'd recommend going with sapphire or msi if you buy amd cards, but the asus is still great. 

[nuclear465]

Any of the cards are good enough int their price range. It's now only a matter of your preference regarding their unique features (nvidia vs amd).

[Prodigydeadeye]

If you want to save some money get the R9 270X. If you want Nvidia features get the GTX 760. The R9 280 is also a great overclocker and is in your price range.

[GamerDude]

With the recent price drop of AMD GPU's, I'd say an R9 280 would be a very good price/performance card to get. It's in the GTX760 price range but is faster than the GTX760.

[GetDezified]

Alright, thanks lads. 

[GetDezified]

With the recent price drop of AMD GPU's, I'd say an R9 280 would be a very good price/performance card to get. It's in the GTX760 price range but is faster than the GTX760.

And by R9 280, do you mean the standard 280 or 280x? 

[GamerDude]

And by R9 280, do you mean the standard 280 or 280x? 

I'm an AMD fanboy, and I'm very familiar and very specific about AMD cards, if I had meant the R9 280X, I'd have said so. I meant the 9 280 (Non-X) which is priced at about the GTX760 price range.

[GetDezified]

I'm an AMD fanboy, and I'm very familiar and very specific about AMD cards, if I had meant the R9 280X, I'd have said so. I meant the 9 280 (Non-X) which is priced at about the GTX760 price range.

Alright man.

[8darKnight9]

Hello.

 

I am going to be building my very own PC within the next month or so and I have been picking through some parts already. My main concern is the graphics card as I believe I have everything set out already, but of course that may change. I have been looking at two GPUs. The GTX 760 and RP 270X, both of which are the ASUS DirectCU II OC editions I believe. Now, I have a few questions.

• Out of the two, which one is worth purchasing?
• Are the ASUS DirectCU II editions good and reliable?
• Is there any other cards around the price range of the 760 and R9 270X that would be worth my while looking at?

 

I appreciate all the answers. Thanks in advance. 

1) the two are so good and performs nearly the same but amd is cheaper

2) asus are good cards but i prefer toxic version from sapphire for amd and msi for nvida

3) idk why you're going with 2 gpus if u have tht budget u can go with single gpu which is more stable Nvidia GTX780 or AMD R9 290 (non x) they're at the same price of  2*760 or 2*r9 270x and performs the same offering u upgradibility in the future: u can just cross fire/ SLI them to boost performance

[GetDezified]

3) idk why you're going with 2 gpus if u have tht budget u can go with single gpu which is more stable Nvidia GTX780 or AMD R9 290 (non x) they're at the same price of  2*760 or 2*r9 270x and performs the same offering u upgradibility in the future: u can just cross fire/ SLI them to boost performance

I'm not going for 2 GPUs. I meant to say is there any other cards to look at purchasing instead of the two I listed in the original post.

[synthad1]

I'm running the GTX-760, and not very pleased. But I could just have a bad apple. Although, over the past several months, I have read countless posts around the web of people having the same issues with the GTX-760 as me (blackouts).

[GamerDude]

I'm not going for 2 GPUs. I meant to say is there any other cards to look at purchasing instead of the two I listed in the original post.

A single powerful card like an R9 290 or GTX780 class and higher, since they fall within the two R9 280/GTX760 price range. Always go with a single solution first, then, somewhere down the road when you feel you need a little more GPU grunt, score a second card for CF/SLi goodness.