choosing gpu

[cellular]

hey, i am tired of my old pc and its 1gig gpu. and i am looking to upgrade a little. so, was looking for parts and was wondering what gpu i should go for. 

 

 was looking at the new gtx 960 strix, but wasn't sure if i really needed 4gigs or if u guys new about a better option  

 

 

 

 

[Swndlr]

what are you current system specs?\

what types of games do you enjoy playing/plan to be playing once you upgrade to a new GPU?

what is your overall budget or the max youre willing to spend?

 

also, follow your topics so you can see when someone replies

 

IMO, a 4GB 960 is not worth it, for most things that the 960 is going to comfortably handle, 2GB will be all you need

[nvidia_gtx]

If your gonna play moderate gaming go for the 4GB

[Clear17Mud]

3gb is enough for 1080p, and now i will be quoted forever even if this changes

[Cactu]

If your gonna play moderate gaming go for the 4GB

Not worth it

[Cactu]

3gb is enough for 1080p, and now i will be quoted forever even if this changes

This is true

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

Man i remember the days when they said 3GB was good enough for 1440P or 1080P multi monitor and that 2GB would do you fine for 1080P and 1GB could even do 1080P. 

 

4GB 960 however?. Well i'd say it wouldn't be a bad idea? i saw a guy testing out a 4GB GTX 960 in GTA V and it was using about 3.4GB of Vram at maximum settings, also add on stuff like a modded skyrim and other games that might be a bit thirsty on that vram , plus games seem to be getting a bit more hungry for vram nowadays, like as said at the top of my post :"D. 

 

I dont know how prices are at the moment for 960's but i remember finding a 4GB 960 for about 25-40$ more than a normal 960, and maybe for some people that wouldn't be worth it? (specially those on a budget), for me personally i'd be happy to pay the extra but that's just me.

 

also apart from the 960 i might chuck in the R9 280/280X.

 

says the person with the 6GB 7970 :u

[cellular]

oh, that was fast

 

motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45

GPU: ZOTAC gtx 650 1gig

RAM : kingston valueR 1333mhz 8gb

CPU: Core i5 3450

storage: corsair ssd series 3 120gb and seagate barracude 1tb

and a seven year old powersupply that noisy as hell

hmm.. i played alot of different kinds of games.. played GTA 5 on console so ill probably play that some on pc. thats why i was thinking about a 4gig gpu. main reason im upgrading is so i can play games that is a little more heavy on hardware.

 

and budget is a little bit tricky since i live in Norway and shipping isnt really a option. but my budget is like 1300usd

[cellular]

ASUS GeForce GTX 960 STRIX 4GB PCI-Express 3.0

ASUS Z97-P, Socket-1150 ATX, Z97, DDR3, 2xPCIe-x16, VGA, DVI, HDMI, M.2, Fan Xpert 2+, HomeCloud

Cooler Master V650S, 650W PSU ATX 

Fractal Design Define R5 Black 

HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 8GB Black 2x4GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM (Kit of 2) 

Intel Core i5-4460 Socket-LGA1150, Quad Core, 3.2GHz

Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB 2.5" 

WD Desktop Green 1TB 

 

here is a shopping list with some parts that i threw together. i have built computers before but im really not an expert on this kind of things. so some pointers on better or better price/performance option would be much appreciated  

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[SteveGrabowski0]

ASUS GeForce GTX 960 STRIX 4GB PCI-Express 3.0

ASUS Z97-P, Socket-1150 ATX, Z97, DDR3, 2xPCIe-x16, VGA, DVI, HDMI, M.2, Fan Xpert 2+, HomeCloud

Cooler Master V650S, 650W PSU ATX 

Fractal Design Define R5 Black 

HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 8GB Black 2x4GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM (Kit of 2) 

Intel Core i5-4460 Socket-LGA1150, Quad Core, 3.2GHz

Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB 2.5" 

WD Desktop Green 1TB 

 

here is a shopping list with some parts that i threw together. i have built computers before but im really not an expert on this kind of things. so some pointers on better or better price/performance option would be much appreciated  

 

Your CPU, GPU, and RAM are fine. Hell, they're better than fine. They're great for a gaming machine. You'd be nuts to upgrade from an i5-3450 to an i5-4460. The difference in Passmark between those two chips is a lousy 3.5%.

 

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2230&cmp[]=820

 

Forget buying a new board and RAM. RAM speed doesn't affect gaming at all right now. Take that money you saved on the board, CPU, and RAM, buy a GTX 970, hell even maybe a 980, and a better SSD. Kingston V300's are crap, they changed the components to much lower performing ones after everyone tested and benchmarked them. They're garbage. Crucial MX100's are way better, as are Samsung 840 or 850 EVOs. And get a 7200RPM hard drive instead of a WD Green. You'll have a way better gaming system that costs a lot less this way, I mean your i5-3450 is still a monster gaming CPU. GTX 970 is more than 50% more powerful than GTX 960 if you judge by framerates at ultra settings. Hell, at 1080p it's more powerful than two 960s in SLI according to this benchmark from Techpowerup: