GTX 960 vs R9 280

[Lotus]

Fuck i should have bought a 280 instead of this shitty 270x i have.

Well no use crying over spilled milk  :unsure:

Sorry dude. Also, the 270 and 270x are the same card, just the 270x is factory overclocked (or well, the 270 is factory underclocked with a less beefy VRM design, but the VRM design is still fully capable). I have my 270 running at 1050 MHz, which is faster than 270x speeds. There's really no reason to get the 270x. Just a heads up if you ever make future recommendations.

[zappian]

Sorry dude. Also, the 270 and 270x are the same card, just the 270x is factory overclocked (or well, the 270 is factory underclocked with a less beefy VRM design, but the VRM design is still fully capable). I have my 270 running at 1050 MHz, which is faster than 270x speeds. There's really no reason to get the 270x. Just a heads up if you ever make future recommendations.

 

I know

 

My 270x is at 1160 mhz.

 

[Lotus]

I know

 

My 270x is at 1160 mhz.

 

I would, but the slider won't go up that high. Even with Asus's overdrive utility (which I no longer use), I could only get up to 1100 MHz (which as the max for that utility), which was also completely stable. I'm sure with the right tool I could get close to matching (or beating) that.

[zappian]

I would, but the slider won't go up that high. Even with Asus's overdrive utility (which I no longer use), I could only get up to 1100 MHz (which as the max for that utility), which was also completely stable. I'm sure with the right tool I could get close to matching (or beating) that.

 

I would, but the slider won't go up that high. Even with Asus's overdrive utility (which I no longer use), I could only get up to 1100 MHz, which was also completely stable. I'm sure with the right tool I could get close to matching (or beating) that.

 

The 270x has an extra 6 pin ( or is it 8 pin) connector so it ocs slightly better than the 270 since it has better power delivery.

 

It was only 20 bucks more than the 270.

 

 

And i havent started overvolting the card , its at stock voltage.

[Lotus]

The 270x has an extra 6 pin ( or is it 8 pin) connector so it ocs slightly better than the 270 since it has better power delivery.

 

It was only 20 bucks more than the 270.

 

 

And i havent started overvolting the card , its at stock voltage.

Haha, okay, okay!

[zappian]

Haha, okay, okay!

 

 

Just messing with ya.

 

It was a shitty purchase but i needed a card fast.

 

I sold my old gpu and had to use my laptop only for two months which was hell.

 

I game at 1440x900 so its mostly fine.

[AlwaysFSX]

Why do you always end up in the barrel side of a fanboy war? Like the countless rants you have about SSDs not being useful. Damn, you always pick the wrong side it seems. And your advice with buying a nVidia GPU for more is, turn down the settings? Get your shit together.

Because people are ignorant and don't want to hear anything differing to their opinion. You want to buy a mid range card and run top tier settings at a massive resolution? Be my guest, don't be surprised when it starts chugging along.

 

No, in every single game in that article the 960 performed worse. I literally picked a random one. You provided a Tom's Hardware benchmark, I personally don't count them as being "reputable" I'd trust guru3d over them any day of the week.

280 is a 7950, look where that places the 960.

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_960_gaming_oc_review,12.html (faster)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_960_gaming_oc_review,13.html (faster)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,14.html (faster)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,15.html (faster) 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,16.html (faster) 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,17.html (faster) 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,18.html (slower)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,19.html (faster)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,20.html (faster)

 

Huh, would you look at that. Not to mention this is a 1080p mid-range card, nothing more. It is not meant to max out games or play at 1440p+. It works for what it meant to do, and does it well.

 

Next I'll hear that the benchmarks are lies.

[JorenBus]

It either uses 2 6-pin power connectors or 1 6-pin and 1 8-pin connector. Those are your standard power connectors that you plug into your GPU. If you tell us the exact model of your power supply we can tell you whether it has all the required cables. And even if it doesn't, the GPU usually comes with molex to 6-pin adapters.

I'll be getting a Corsair VS550 (85% efficiency), it has 2x PCIe.

So I guess I'll be okay?

[Tetters]

LOL at ignoring benchmarks , what a fanboy thing to do.

 

I think his point is that Nvidia clearly know what they are doing, and are specialists (along with AMD) and thus might just know a teeny bit more about how the architecture actually works, how to optimise and utilize efficiently .... more than any of us possibly??????

[maizenblue]

Who are these people voting for the 960, and what planet are they living on?\

 

The 280 handily beats the 960. The 960 is a bad joke, a total scam by Nvidia who put out a completely inferior product knowing some people who don't know anything about graphics cards would buy whatever is in their price range and has pretty packaging when they go to best buy or wherever.

[zappian]

Because people are ignorant and don't want to hear anything differing to their opinion. You want to buy a mid range card and run top tier settings at a massive resolution? Be my guest, don't be surprised when it starts chugging along.

 

280 is a 7950, look where that places the 960.

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_960_gaming_oc_review,12.html (faster)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_960_gaming_oc_review,13.html (faster)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,14.html (faster)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,15.html (faster) 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,16.html (faster) 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,17.html (faster) 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,18.html (slower)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,19.html (faster)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-960-gaming-oc-review,20.html (faster)

 

Huh, would you look at that. Not to mention this is a 1080p mid-range card, nothing more. It is not meant to max out games or play at 1440p+. It works for what it meant to do, and does it well.

 

Next I'll hear that the benchmarks are lies.

 

FXAA sigh...

[Tetters]

 Not to mention this is a 1080p mid-range card, nothing more. It is not meant to max out games or play at 1440p+. It works for what it meant to do, and does it well.

 

totally spot on ....

[zappian]

totally spot on ....

 

Im gonna laugh so hard when that card i obsolete next year.

 

[Tetters]

Im gonna laugh so hard when that card i obsolete next year.

Oh dont become obsolete next year .... leave that to the 960 haha

[zappian]

Oh dont become obsolete next year .... leave that to the 960 haha

 

Fuck im already obsolete this year i cant type at all.

 

Anyways

" I will laugh a lot when that card is obsolete next year"

[Tetters]

Fuck im already obsolete this year i cant type at all.

 

Anyways

" I will laugh a lot when that card is obsolete next year"

Its too early in the morning for total accuracy! I hear you, I think, unless Nvidia do something with second itterations, this card will die quite quickly. The whole idea at competing at a price point is to be slightly ahead in cost or power, and this card seems to be behind on both .... to older architecture ...  strange, unless there is something all the benchmarks are missing

[zappian]

Its too early in the morning for total accuracy! I hear you, I think, unless Nvidia do something with second itterations, this card will die quite quickly. The whole idea at competing at a price point is to be slightly ahead in cost or power, and this card seems to be behind on both .... to older architecture ...  strange, unless there is something all the benchmarks are missing

 

I think getting a HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT bus and 2 GB VRAM in 2015 is shotting youself in the foot.

 

With a rocket launcher...

Even my 270x has a 256 bit bus.

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

I think getting a HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT bus and 2 GB VRAM in 2015 is shotting youself in the foot.

 

With a rocket launcher...

Even my 270x has a 256 bit bus.

 

Is shadowplay worth it..I want record just without a massive fps drop

[Tetters]

I think getting a HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT bus and 2 GB VRAM in 2015 is shotting youself in the foot.

 

 

Thats the bit I dont get ... unless they have figured out a way to untilise the VRAM better and not have the bus throttle it. The benchmarks would  suggest they havent found this magic solution .... so why did they do this?

[zappian]

Is shadowplay worth it..I want record just without a massive fps drop

MSI predator is almost as good , and its free.

[zappian]

Thats the bit I dont get ... unless they have figured out a way to untilise the VRAM better and not have the bus throttle it. The benchmarks would  suggest they havent found this magic solution .... so why did they do this?

 

Got cocky after the 970.

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

MSI predator is almost as good , and its free.

 

So the fps drop isnt major?

[zappian]

So the fps drop isnt major?

 

I captured 60 fps crysis 3 footage with predator.

 

That should answer your question.

 

Its like 2-3fps.

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

I captured 60 fps crysis 3 footage with predator.

 

That should answer your question.

 

Its like 2-3fps.

 

Do I need an msi gpu or no

[zappian]

Do I need an msi gpu or no

 

No its free.