Gigabyte GTX 960 G1 Vs. Sapphire R9 280x

[Nerion]

I was just looking for a GPU that fits my budget and came across these two. The Gigabyte G1 is $210 and also newer, but Iv'e heard the 280x is better, its $250 but its also older. Im going to be using one of these with a 4690k and going to play BF4/Hardline, LoL, WoW, CS:GO, etc. Are those $40 bucks extra worth it ?

[Mentalguy]

a 290 goes for $260 before rebate, go with that.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($252.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $252.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-31 02:53 EDT-0400

[Nerion]

 

a 290 goes for $260 before rebate, go with that.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($252.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $252.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-31 02:53 EDT-0400

 

Wouldn't trust that brand tho. Quality often matters, specially with technology.

[nhatduy1611]

Wouldn't trust that brand tho. Quality often matters, specially with technology.

HIS is a legit brand their stuff is fine. If you want a trusted well known brand here's an msi 290 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127774&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=. $250 after rebate and it will be much better then the 960 or 280x

[Mentalguy]

Wouldn't trust that brand tho. Quality often matters, specially with technology.

HIS is a good brand, haven't had problems with them. 

if you want to spend a bit more up front, there are other options that have a $20-30 rebate

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#sort=a8&page=1&c=152

[Nerion]

HIS is a legit brand their stuff is fine. If you want a trusted well known brand here's an msi 290 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127774&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=. $250 after rebate and it will be much better then the 960 or 280x

Don't wanna be picky but tbh no one does mail in rebates. Also its really tedious for the fact that they don't even  give you those $30 back, they'll jut give you a newegg credit or something similar to that.

[Nerion]

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[nhatduy1611]

Don't wanna be picky but tbh no one does mail in rebates. Also its really tedious for the fact that they don't even  give you those $30 back, they'll jut give you a newegg credit or something similar to that.

Even without the rebate it's still $30 extra to get a 290 instead of a 280x. It's still well worth it 

[Nerion]

Even without the rebate it's still $30 extra to get a 290 instead of a 280x. It's still well worth it 

Can't the 280x pull 50+ FPS in BF 4 and Hardline ?

[nhatduy1611]

Can't the 280x pull 50+ FPS in BF 4 and Hardline ?

The 290 will stay above 60 fps 90% of the time while the 280x will have a good amount of dip below 60fps. It's your money so it's up to you but i would get the 290.

[Humbug]

The 290 will stay above 60 fps 90% of the time while the 280x will have a good amount of dip below 60fps. It's your money so it's up to you but i would get the 290.

290 is also a newer architecture with freesync support.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

As a 280x user... 

Go with the 290.

[Scarymonkeys]

I can't recommend anything until you give other specs. CPU? PSU?