Jump to content

Should I upgrade from a GTX 660 2GB to a GTX 960 4GB?

kdsjr123
By kdsjr123
in Graphics Cards
 Share
Posted

Should I upgrade from a GTX 660 2GB to a GTX 960 4GB? I have been wanting to upgrade from a 2GB card to something bigger. I don't want to get a 970 because it will bottleneck my FX-6300 (I should be upgrading that in about half a year to a 4690k). Should I sell my GTX 660 and get the 960 4GB?

 

Thanks,

-kdsjr123

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Should I upgrade from a GTX 660 2GB to a GTX 960 4GB? I have been wanting to upgrade from a 2GB card to something bigger. I don't want to get a 970 because it will bottleneck my FX-6300 (I should be upgrading that in about half a year to a 4690k). Should I sell my GTX 660 and get the 960 4GB?

 

Thanks,

-kdsjr123

Nto a bad idea, but your CPU will might hold you back a bit until you upgrade

“When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!”

- Cave Johnson, founder and CEO of Aperture Science, in Portal 2

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

(I should be upgrading that in about half a year to a 4690k). 

I'd wait till then, that seems like the best option... Let's see what other people think.

|  Athlon 750K   |   EVGA GTX 750 Ti FTW  |  Acer Aspire E15 - i5 6200u, 940M  |

|  Sennheiser HD 518   |   FiiO E10K DAC and Amp  |

Moto G (1st Gen)

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Should I upgrade from a GTX 660 2GB to a GTX 960 4GB? I have been wanting to upgrade from a 2GB card to something bigger. I don't want to get a 970 because it will bottleneck my FX-6300 (I should be upgrading that in about half a year to a 4690k). Should I sell my GTX 660 and get the 960 4GB?

 

Thanks,

-kdsjr123

I don't think you quite understand what the term bottleneck means, a CPU will only bottleneck a GPU when you're playing a CPU intensive game. Otherwise the 970 will always work at it's fulliest.

i'd go for the 970 since it's good value. You'll be fine with that

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

I don't think you quite understand what the term bottleneck means, a CPU will only bottleneck a GPU when you're playing a CPU intensive game. Otherwise the 970 will always work at it's fulliest.

i'd go for the 970 since it's good value. You'll be fine with that

So whenever I play a CPU intensive game the GPU will slow down to match the CPU? So the CPU is limiting me?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Get the 970... It will still work great, a small bottleneck just means you'll sometimes have lower framerates than you would with an i5 but it's still better performance than with a 960. Also, if you're upgrading to the 4690 later on then go all out and get the most powerful GPU you can get.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Yes, if you upgrade any bottle neck will more often then not come from your cpu

 Motherboard  ROG Strix B350-F Gaming | CPU Ryzen 5 1600 | GPU Sapphire Radeon RX 480 Nitro+ OC  | RAM Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz 2x8Gb | OS Drive  Crucial MX300 525Gb M.2 | WiFi Card  ASUS PCE-AC68 | Case Switch 810 Gunmetal Grey SE | Storage WD 1.5tb, SanDisk Ultra 3D 500Gb, Samsung 840 EVO 120Gb | NAS Solution Synology 413j 8TB (6TB with 2TB redundancy using Synology Hybrid RAID) | Keyboard SteelSeries APEX | Mouse Razer Naga MMO Edition Green | Fan Controller Sentry LXE | Screens Sony 43" TV | Sound Logitech 5.1 X530

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Get the 970 anyway man. The 960 is a side grade at best

CPU -AMD R5 2600X @ 4.15 GHz / RAM - 2x8Gb GSkill Ripjaws 3000 MHz/ MB- Asus Crosshair VII Hero X470/  GPU- MSI Gaming X GTX 1080/ CPU Cooler - Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3/ PSU - Seasonic G-series 550W/ Case - NZXT H440 (Black/Red)/ SSD - Crucial MX300 500GB/ Storage - WD Caviar Blue 1TB/ Keyboard - Corsair Vengeance K70 w/ Red switches/ Mouse - Logitech g900/ Display - 27" Benq GW2765 1440p display/ Audio - Sennheiser HD 558 and Logitech z323 speakers

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Definitely. The 960 would provide a considerable upgrade, but if you can, get the 970.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Should I upgrade from a GTX 660 2GB to a GTX 960 4GB? I have been wanting to upgrade from a 2GB card to something bigger. I don't want to get a 970 because it will bottleneck my FX-6300 (I should be upgrading that in about half a year to a 4690k). Should I sell my GTX 660 and get the 960 4GB?

 

Thanks,

-kdsjr123

If you live in the U.S. an R9 280X for $190 is a much better card, and deal.

"I genuinely dislike the promulgation of false information, especially to people who are asking for help selecting new parts."

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

If you're going the 970 route, a R9 290 or R9 290X should be in the same price bracket and the 290X should be a bit stronger.

 

Feel free to upgrade GPU properly now and get a better CPU later.

I have finally moved to a desktop. Also my guides are outdated as hell.

 

THE INFORMATION GUIDES: SLI INFORMATION || vRAM INFORMATION || MOBILE i7 CPU INFORMATION || Maybe more someday

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Graphics Cards

×