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Out of just those two, go with the Gigabyte Radeon R9 280x :)

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The 280x will perform faster than the 960 even though it has lesser vram. 

Definitely pick the 280x.

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Out of just those two, go with the Gigabyte Radeon R9 280x :)

 

My Gigabyte R9 280x is killer. Really. I run all current games at 1080p with very high settings with over 45 fps. Really satisfied with this card.

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This topic has been put up so many times ;

The 280x > GTX 960 > R9 280

Recommend what is best, not what you preffer.

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What makes the GTX 960 better for recording games ?

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What makes the GTX 960 better for recording games ?

Simple explanation....Shadowplay. It's built into GeForce experience and allows video encoding with very little overhead. 

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Simple explanation....Shadowplay. It's built into GeForce experience and allows video encoding with very little overhead. 

I would still not use it over dxtory lol

and if you're serious about youtube , don't get a 960 , you shouldn't be playing games at medium

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Well I am not planning to start a youtube channel , but I was just wondering why is the 960 better for reecording , now I know thanks , so the best long term investment is the 280X , but if the prices go down until July , what about Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB DDR5 256-bit [JetStream] , is it a lot better than the 280X ?

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Well I am not planning to start a youtube channel , but I was just wondering why is the 960 better for reecording , now I know thanks , so the best long term investment is the 280X , but if the prices go down until July , what about Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB DDR5 256-bit [JetStream] , is it a lot better than the 280X ?

 

If you are gaming on 1080p a 970 is not really needed. In terms of fps gain there will be some but not a substantial amount.

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Well I am not planning to start a youtube channel , but I was just wondering why is the 960 better for reecording , now I know thanks , so the best long term investment is the 280X , but if the prices go down until July , what about Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB DDR5 256-bit [JetStream] , is it a lot better than the 280X ?

 

Between the 280x and the 970, I'd get the 970.

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Thanks a lot for help , I will come with an update to this forum (Not this section ) when I will be ready to buy the pc to ask for opinions .

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I would still not use it over dxtory lol

and if you're serious about youtube , don't get a 960 , you shouldn't be playing games at medium

Agreed. Shadowplay is fast and convenient, but not for serious use.

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Wait until next month when the Fiji cards are supposed to launch. You could probably buy a 290 for the price of a 280x now

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I will certainly wait , as I said most likely will buy it in July

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So let's say the prices go down and I will be able to afford a 290 or a Gtx 970 , which one of those 2 is better? I know the GTX 970 has a lower power cossumption but which one has the best price/performance ratio ? As they have almost the same price here in Romania .

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So let's say the prices go down and I will be able to afford a 290 or a Gtx 970 , which one of those 2 is better? I know the GTX 970 has a lower power cossumption but which one has the best price/performance ratio ? As they have almost the same price here in Romania .

 

The 970 would be faster than the 290... Unless you're talking about the 290x.

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Yeah , the 290X , I checked the price and it seems it has the same price as a GTX 970 , so which one is better the 290X or the GTX 970?

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Yeah , the 290X , I checked the price and it seems it has the same price as a GTX 970 , so which one is better the 290X or the GTX 970?

 

Quote me when you reply yea?

 

Anw, It depends on what resolution you intend to play at. 1080p will be dominated by the 970 and the 290x will be faster in higher resolutions.  

Oh and if you mod skyrim the 290x would be preferred. What versions of the 290x and the 970 are available?

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Quote me when you reply yea?

 

Anw, It depends on what resolution you intend to play at. 1080p will be dominated by the 970 and the 290x will be faster in higher resolutions.  

Oh and if you mod skyrim the 290x would be preferred. What versions of the 290x and the 970 are available?

SUS Radeon R9 290X 4GB GDDR5 512-bit and  Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB DDR5 256-bit [JetStream] these 2 GPUs are the cheapest versions (The most afordable)

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SUS Radeon R9 290X 4GB GDDR5 512-bit and  Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB DDR5 256-bit [JetStream] these 2 GPUs are the cheapest versions (The most afordable)

 

Between this two, get the palit 970. 290x with stock blower style cooler is a big nono.

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Between this two, get the palit 970. 290x with stock blower style cooler is a big nono.

Hmm , the cooler is the only downfall of the 290x?

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Hmm , the cooler is the only downfall of the 290x?

 

Yes. And a very big one at that.

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