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I'm building a PC soon blah blah blah, I'm assuming if I were to ask what $200 card to get most of you would say the R9 280? Do I use the GTX 960 or R9 280, what I really want to know is the GTX 960 better then the R9 280. Another reason I want a gtx is for shadow play (<-- whatever its called). Anyway: What GPU do I go for which one has better performance... thanks!

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R9 280/x or R9 285 All three of which have GameDVR (AMD's version of shadowplay)

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If you want shadow play then get the 960, otherwise a 280.

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GTX 960

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If you want shadow play then get the 960, otherwise a 280.

 

 

R9 280

 

 

R9 280/x or R9 285 All three of which have GameDVR (AMD's version of shadowplay)

 

In what ways is the R9 better?

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7970 is 9/10 times cheaper then a 280x even though it's the same so 7970

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In what ways is the R9 better?

More VRAM, and typically cheaper, with very similar performance.

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In what ways is the R9 better?

The R9 280 has 3gb of VRAM, 2gb doesnt really cut it when maxing textures.

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In what ways is the R9 better?

R9 280 has >=performance of a 960 and has 50% more vram, so in games like SoM, if you want to play with ultra textures, you're going to get like 300% more fps than the 960 (can't remember the exact numbers, someone linked the benchmarks earlier). 

Some current games (like SoM for example) and many future games aren't going to do well with a 960 at higher textures/AA settings. 

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The R9 280 has 3gb of VRAM, 2gb doesnt really cut it when maxing textures.

 

 

Who recommends the 960 is a moron , get a r9 280 or 280x  you need need the VRAM.

 

 

More VRAM, and typically cheaper, with very similar performance.

 

 

7970 is 9/10 times cheaper then a 280x even though it's the same so 7970

 

 

 

280 has more memory and is a better choice than 960

 

 

GTX 960

 

 

960 or a 280x

 

 

R9 280

 

 

R9 280/x or R9 285 All three of which have GameDVR (AMD's version of shadowplay)

 

Alright got it R9 280, thanks for the help!

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R9 280x for $205 after rebate

 

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=91053&vpn=R9-280X-TDFD&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1356

 

Though if you can go up to $240 it's a huge performance boost to get an R9 290, as Linus said in the GTX 960 SLI video posted today

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121842

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Alright got it R9 280, thanks for the help!

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[colour=#fec336]Whats with the blue?[/colour]

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R9 280x for $205 after rebate

 

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=91053&vpn=R9-280X-TDFD&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1356

 

Though if you can go up to $240 it's a huge performance boost to get an R9 290, as Linus said in the GTX 960 SLI video posted today

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121842

 

Like how much better is the 280x over the 280?

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This looks like the best deal on a 280 right now

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127789

 

A day or two ago there was actually a PowerColor R9 280 going for $150 after rebate at newegg and a little before then there was a $130 HD 7950 (R9 280 is just an overclocked HD 7950 with a shiny new name).

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Like how much better is the 280x over the 280?

 

Looks like maybe 10-15% better

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1332?vs=1041

 

It's roughly a linear speedup in performance for price, so I think it's worth paying a little extra for the 280x (for the same reason I think the upgrade up to that Asus R9 290 for $240 is also worth it, whereas upgrading to a GTX 970 probably isn't). But that MSI R9 280 I posted is a really nice 280, so if you can't spare the extra $30 now to get in back in 6 weeks from the MIR the R9 280 is still a great choice.

Why the i5 over the FX-8350?

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