What Card is Better

[CamisBeast]

I'm looking to buy a new graphics card to put in my build in going to be using it mostly for gaming and rendering videos I'm trying to decide between these two cards:

 

ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Strix DirectCU II OC 2GB

 

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC ACX 2.0+ 2GB

[itsmyjobtoknow]

Both card are the same...just go with the cheaper one or whichever one looks better to you

[CamisBeast]

Both card are the same...just go with the cheaper one or whichever one looks better to you

are they really the same performance??

[RevoltTrain]

They will both give you the same performance, But if I was in your position I'd look at getting a used R9 290, you can usually get them for about that price

[CamisBeast]

They will both give you the same performance, But if I was in your position I'd look at getting a used R9 290, you can usually get them for about that price

whats the benefit of a R9 290 like how is it better

[itsmyjobtoknow]

are they really the same performance??

 

Both of these card will have the SAME GPU core and the SAME amount of memory. 

The only difference there is physically is the different Cooler design and possibly a different PCB design.

 

The performance between the two card will be minimal if any.

[RevoltTrain]

whats the benefit of a R9 290 like how is it better

It is a much more powerful card. You will get a lot more performance out of it for about the same price

[itsmyjobtoknow]

whats the benefit of a R9 290 like how is it better

 

The 290 will give you more V-Ram and the card itself is more powerful then the GTX 960. Just keep in mind that the reference blower style card is quiet loud and the card overall is quiet hot so if anything, look for a card with an aftermarket cooler such as Gigabyte's Windforce, Asus DirectCU II, MSI Twin Frozr or Lightning, etc.

[CamisBeast]

It is a much more powerful card. You will get a lot more performance out of it for about the same price

what other benefits does it have compared to a nivida card

[RevoltTrain]

what other benefits does it have compared to a nivida card

More VRAM, better performance, cheaper card, easy to find a second one if you want to go Crossfire down the line. If I were you I'd go the AMD route on this one

[CamisBeast]

More VRAM, better performance, cheaper card, easy to find a second one if you want to go Crossfire down the line. If I were you I'd go the AMD route on this one

hmmm ill take a look but i have bought all my build so far and not sure if im going to start changing things this late in my process but ill take a look at it

[RevoltTrain]

hmmm ill take a look but i have bought all my build so far and not sure if im going to start changing things this late in my process but ill take a look at it

I'm just saying, you'll get a LOT more performance for your money if you go the AMD route on this one. You don't HAVE to pick up another card if you don't need it. But it's just a nice thing to be able to find another one for fairly cheap, especially since the R9 300 series is just around the corner

[-rascal-]

The R9-290 is close (or just a hair below) to the GTX 970.

Difference between a GTX 970 and GTX 960 is pretty friggin' big.

 

My two cents.

[alphaproject]

The R9-290 is close (or just a hair below) to the GTX 970.

Difference between a GTX 970 and GTX 960 is pretty friggin' big.

 

My two cents.

Exactly.... The 960 vs 970 isn't even close. You'd be better off finding a used GTX 780ti.  Well....good luck.... It would be easier to just get the 290....or wait on the 390. Just to see what happens with prices.

[IateMApoo]

Strix has a sexy backplate, thats something you dont see on mid range cards.