2 960s

[ChrisTheShark]

becuase there are problems with the gtx 970 should i get 2 960 to match the performance of the 970 i was going to get will it run better? also which 960 is the quietest?

[LiamApex]

I would say get a single 970 as it is not necessarily a problem more of a bug 

[Sonefiler]

becuase there are problems with the gtx 970 should i get 2 960 to match the performance of the 970 i was going to get will it run better? also which 960 is the quietest?

Get two R9 280X's instead. both have problems, the former with memory and the latter with just bad performance

[Guest]

2 960s is a terrible terrible idea. You'll be stuck with a considerable amount of horsepower crammed behind 2 GB of VRAM. Don't do this, it's a silly thing to do.

[zappian]

Two 960s sounds like a great idea to waste money.

 

Get a 290x if you are worried about the memory bug.

 

Or two 280x .

[XxKINGxX40]

becuase there are problems with the gtx 970 should i get 2 960 to match the performance of the 970 i was going to get will it run better? also which 960 is the quietest?

Which resolution are you playing on?

[H4X3R]

2 x 280/X instead or a single 970 / 290X

[LmeAde2]

Agree with everyone else. Avoid SLI 960's since they are hamstrung by the low VRAM. Get a single Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Graphics-GV-N970G1-GAMING-4GD/dp/B00NH5T1MS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1422151260&sr=1-1&keywords=970+g1+gaming. The overall performance would and long term value would be much better than a pair of 960's. Another option I would recommend is a single or Crossfired R9 290's.

[JustCallMeVlad]

960's in SLI are beating a 980 in BF4 at 1600P. How exactly is the 2GB of memory hampering the card?

 

[Norman_the_Owl]

960's in SLI are beating a 980 in BF4 at 1600P. How exactly is the 2GB of memory hampering the card?

 

 

Way to chose an old game to talk about future issues.

[xAcid9]

960's in SLI are beating a 980 in BF4 at 1600P. How exactly is the 2GB of memory hampering the card?

 

-snip-

 

Why the 970 is below the 290?

[Sonefiler]

960's in SLI are beating a 980 in BF4 at 1600P. How exactly is the 2GB of memory hampering the card?

 

Only if 64 > 65. Also, the significant thing is the minimum framerates. Yes, it will have high averages, but 2GB VRAM will give you noticable and sudden drops

[Sonefiler]

Why the 970 is below the 290?

because the r9 290 beats it?

[elkenrod]

I really don't understand buying two gtx 960's up front.

 

Sure, I understand that for some people buying a single gtx 960 is a valid investment.  The card does stuff.

Down the road you have the option of getting a second, presumably when prices come down and the card gets a bit too old to handle newer titles.

 

But if you have the cash flow ($400 or more) to purchase two gtx 960's right now, then there are far better ways to spend that $400 that yield better results and/or give you a better upgrade path.

[JustCallMeVlad]

Way to chose an old game to talk about future issues.

 

BF4 is only 15 months old 

[xAcid9]

becuase there are problems with the gtx 970 should i get 2 960 to match the performance of the 970 i was going to get will it run better? also which 960 is the quietest?

Just get the 970 or 290x/290. Multi-GPU is quite troublesome, you may end up without proper support in many games. 

 

because the r9 290 beats it?

Fresh from the oven sir. 

 

[Norman_the_Owl]

BF4 is only 15 months old 

IDK if you've realized, but a lot has changed in 15 months

[applesuxD]

becuase there are problems with the gtx 970 should i get 2 960 to match the performance of the 970 i was going to get will it run better? also which 960 is the quietest?

Single 970

960 has too litte vram for sli

[KamiKatze]

Get a 970. The VRAM problem is negligible. I run a SLI and i recently modded Skyrim fairly heavily, including testure, meshes and project ENB and my performance wall wasn't hit yet.

[zappian]

I recommend a single 290x.

 

I wound t touch a 970 with a ten foot pole at this point.

 

Just on a moral standpoint i will boycott nvidia because what they have done is shady

beyond belief.

 

The dirty business practices that they employ in this and things like gameworks rigging discuses me.

 

They knew that the 970 had a big memory problem and they choose to sweep it under the rug.

[applesuxD]

I recommend a single 290x.

I wound t touch a 970 with a ten foot pole at this point.

Just on a moral standpoint i will boycott nvidia because what they have done is shady

beyond belief.

The dirty business practices that they employ in this and things like gameworks rigging discuses me.

They knew that the 970 had a big memory problem and they choose to sweep it under the rug.

Sli 290 for a little bit more (80)

Will do you so much more performance

[zappian]

Sli 290 for a little bit more (80)

Will do you so much more performance

 

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Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($314.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $314.99

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A single giggabyte 290 is 260 bucks , its just a 50 bucks difff between 290 and X.