R9 280/X VS 960

[Slatert97]

Hello, my first post here,

 

I built my first PC last year though I couldnt afford a GPU at the time so have been gaming on my APU for about 8 months now. Im getting a GPU for my birthday, at the end of April, and im undecided on what to get. I will be wanting to play GTA V on it (probably will be the most intensive game I will play for a while, im not into battlefield and other really intensive games). For me and the budget, I have narrowed it down to either a GTX 960, R9 280 or R9 280X. Im aware AMD will use more power and produce more heat so that doesnt need to be mentioned. Im not willing or able to replace any other components at this time, so, some things I want to know, will my PSU (In PC specs below) be enough for a R9 280 or 280X? Which card will perform best gaming? And is the 280X worth the extra money vs the standard 280? I am also aware that the AMD cards will mean the PSU isnt at its best efficiency, something I will have to live with. 

 

PC Specs:

 

CPU: AMD A10 7850K
HDD: 1TB WD Blue
RAM: 8GB HyperX 1866MHZ

PSU: Corsair CX500M

 

TIA

[Swndlr]

280x

the 500W psu should be fine, maybe pushing it a lil but but youll be fine until you can upgrade down the line

[Aniallation]

I built my first PC last year though I couldnt afford a GPU at the time so have been gaming on my APU for about 8 months now. Im getting a GPU for my birthday, at the end of April, and im undecided on what to get. I will be wanting to play GTA V on it (probably will be the most intensive game I will play for a while, im not into battlefield and other really intensive games). For me and the budget, I have narrowed it down to either a GTX 960, R9 280 or R9 280X. Im aware AMD will use more power and produce more heat so that doesnt need to be mentioned. Im not willing or able to replace any other components at this time, so, some things I want to know, will my PSU (In PC specs below) be enough for a R9 280 or 280X? Which card will perform best gaming? And is the 280X worth the extra money vs the standard 280? I am also aware that the AMD cards will mean the PSU isnt at its best efficiency, something I will have to live with. 

Go with the 280 non-X for those uses, if you're not that huge into intensive gaming then imo not worth it to spend more for the X

[themaniac]

Hello, my first post here,

 

I built my first PC last year though I couldnt afford a GPU at the time so have been gaming on my APU for about 8 months now. Im getting a GPU for my birthday, at the end of April, and im undecided on what to get. I will be wanting to play GTA V on it (probably will be the most intensive game I will play for a while, im not into battlefield and other really intensive games). For me and the budget, I have narrowed it down to either a GTX 960, R9 280 or R9 280X. Im aware AMD will use more power and produce more heat so that doesnt need to be mentioned. Im not willing or able to replace any other components at this time, so, some things I want to know, will my PSU (In PC specs below) be enough for a R9 280 or 280X? Which card will perform best gaming? And is the 280X worth the extra money vs the standard 280? I am also aware that the AMD cards will mean the PSU isnt at its best efficiency, something I will have to live with. 

 

PC Specs:

 

CPU: AMD A10 7850K

HDD: 1TB WD Blue

RAM: 8GB HyperX 1866MHZ

PSU: Corsair CX500M

 

TIA

well i found this video when i was watching linustechtips and the 960 does quite well against the 280x except on bf4

[vembutech]

[AlexWJD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdsDRChgXA0

 

Reference GTX 960

[-iSynthesis]

Hello, my first post here,

 

I built my first PC last year though I couldnt afford a GPU at the time so have been gaming on my APU for about 8 months now. Im getting a GPU for my birthday, at the end of April, and im undecided on what to get. I will be wanting to play GTA V on it (probably will be the most intensive game I will play for a while, im not into battlefield and other really intensive games). For me and the budget, I have narrowed it down to either a GTX 960, R9 280 or R9 280X. Im aware AMD will use more power and produce more heat so that doesnt need to be mentioned. Im not willing or able to replace any other components at this time, so, some things I want to know, will my PSU (In PC specs below) be enough for a R9 280 or 280X? Which card will perform best gaming? And is the 280X worth the extra money vs the standard 280? I am also aware that the AMD cards will mean the PSU isnt at its best efficiency, something I will have to live with. 

 

PC Specs:

 

CPU: AMD A10 7850K

HDD: 1TB WD Blue

RAM: 8GB HyperX 1866MHZ

PSU: Corsair CX500M

 

TIA

280x ANY day

[Slatert97]

Thanks for the advise guys! I'm going with the r9 280x

[WaitForMeImOnDialUp]

used 280x off ebay for 100-150. best bang for buck. or if you're not too into intensive games then a hd7950 off ebay for 80-115 bucks. i know buying used sounds like a bad thing but its really not.