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Please don't buy a 960

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Why ? because of the lack of memory and pathetic 128 bit bus and the overpriced nature. Wait for the new AMD cards down the road or just go with a 970. The 960 is another failed before it even started overpriced POS from nvidia. 

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this should be my new member title, but idk if i can turn my back on a god

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The price eventually will drop.  I completely agree with you, if you waited for the 960, you can wait another 1-2 months for AMDs 300 series launch.

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Well, the 280x is about the same price in Australia and gives a tonne more performance, as well as the 285. The 960 doesn't need to exist in my opinion.

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Why ? because of the lack of memory and pathetic 128 bit bus and the overpriced nature. Wait for the new AMD cards down the road or just go with a 970. The 960 is another failed before it even started overpriced POS from nvidia. 

why did you need to post this? it's just going to turn into a green vs red war...

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why did you need to post this? it's just going to turn into a green vs red war...

Have you not met I/O?

 

He's about as much of an AMD fanboy as one can be.

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inb4 NVIDIA vs AMD War  :ph34r:

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oh its you again :)

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Why ? because of the lack of memory and pathetic 128 bit bus and the overpriced nature. Wait for the new AMD cards down the road or just go with a 970. The 960 is another failed before it even started overpriced POS from nvidia. 

 

At $200, beating a 760, and being more efficient, I'd say it would be a viable upgrade for plenty of people.

 

Just because you dislike a card or find that it is weak doesn't mean it is a bad card for absolutely everyone.

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why did you need to post this? it's just going to turn into a green vs red war...

Not really. There are better options from both green and red right now.

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Have you not met I/O?

 

He's about as much of an AMD fanboy as one can be.

Meh, he doesn't seem as insane about it now, but he did have a massive streak of intel hating.

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Have you not met I/O?

 

He's about as much of an AMD fanboy as one can be.

im aware of this now lol :D  

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Have you not met I/O?

 

He's about as much of an AMD fanboy as one can be.

granted tho, it does make no sense in really buying one.

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At $200, beating a 760, and being more efficient, I'd say it would be a viable upgrade for plenty of people.

 

Just because you dislike a card or find that it is weak doesn't mean it is a bad card for absolutely everyone.

 

Apparently the price is $330. 

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Have you not met I/O?

 

He's about as much of an AMD fanboy as one can be.

That's why I went to Intel.

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Not really. There are better options from both green and red right now.

i agree red and green are putting options. we will see what red does in march, hoping the 390x kills the 980 lol

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At $200, beating a 760, and being more efficient, I'd say it would be a viable upgrade for plenty of people.

 

Just because you dislike a card or find that it is weak doesn't mean it is a bad card for absolutely everyone.

True, but the limited 2gb of VRAM and $200 price point for something which competes with a 280x once it's (960) been heavily overclocked is a bit much. 

 

granted tho, it does make no sense in really buying one.

I agree. 

That's why I went to Intel.

Please you went to Intel solely because AMD offers three+ year old chips or APUs. 

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Apparently the price is $330. 

 

I'm pretty sure both Linus and Tek Syndicate said $200 or around there.

 

970s are $330-370 or so depending on the model, so the 960 being $330 would be a horrible idea.

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i agree red and green are putting options. we will see what red does in march, hoping the 390x kills the 980 lol

By how amazing the R9 cards are holding up I thing team read is the one to go with.

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I'm pretty sure both Linus and Tek Syndicate said $200 or around there.

MSRP LOL. We all know you can't find a good 970 for MSRP or a 980 for that matter.

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By how amazing the R9 cards are holding up I thing team read is the one to go with.

we will see lol

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Honestly yeah pretty much can't disagree with this honestly the "960" should be the 950Ti cause it reminds me more of the 750Ti than the 660 or the 760... I really think "960" should be demoted to 950Ti and a true 960 should come out as a further cutdown 970/980 GM204

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Please you went to Intel solely because AMD offers three+ year old chips or APUs. 

 

I went Intel cause they offered me allot more performance for money as a gamer.

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True, but the limited 2gb of VRAM and $200 price point for something which competes with a 280x once it's (960) been heavily overclocked is a bit much. 

 

I agree. 

Please you went to Intel solely because AMD offers three+ year old chips or APUs. 

 

It will still me significantly more efficient than a 280x, around 120W compared to the 250W of the 280x.

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I was waiting to see the specs on the 960 as an option to replace my 670. I know now that I'm totally going 970.

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