PC Upgrade

[Adrian Potocki]

What games?

I can't understand your question

 

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If you mean how did i see that the gtx 960 is better than the r9 280... well here's the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6l6MwSngr8

[Nena Trinity]

I can't understand your question

 

EDIT:

 

If you mean how did i see that the gtx 960 is better than the r9 280... well here's the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6l6MwSngr8

Well that is weird... But still if you buy a high end 960 you can get a 290 for almost same price.

[Adrian Potocki]

Well that is weird... But still if you buy a high end 960 you can get a 290 for almost same price.

Thanks for the advice, however if you would be in my place, which hardware would you buy having 350 €?

[Nena Trinity]

Thanks for the advice, however if you would be in my place, which hardware would you buy having 350 €?

Not very good with euro got any pages where ya order from?

[Adrian Potocki]

Not very good with euro got any pages where ya order from?

Usually amazon, if you search it on amazon.co.uk i will search the same things on italian amazon

[dougdangger]

GTX 960 is about the same price as an R9 280 in the U.S.  It's basically the power supply issue that helps make the decision making for many people.  Most Nvidia cards do fine with around 300-400 watts while AMDs require at least 500 watts.  Higher if you go with the X and 290.

 

To those with insufficient PSU, you have to consider the expense of one.  If you have a good 300-400 watt unit, up to a 970 will be able to run on your rig.

 

I hear you about exchange rates and certain brands being more expensive.

 

Another thing to consider is the tdp.  Hotter places would require more cooling and possibly higher power bill to feed your PSU and run your AC if it raises your room's temperature.

[Nena Trinity]

Usually amazon, if you search it on amazon.co.uk i will search the same things on italian amazon

Well it seems like there is 290s and 970s there below that price unless the total is 350 euro. Also the UK I think its not Euros x.x

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_pg_4?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A340831031%2Cn%3A%21340832031%2Cn%3A428655031%2Cn%3A430500031%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_three_browse-bin%3A3475073031%7C3475074031%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_four_browse-bin%3A3475079031&page=4&bbn=430500031&sort=price-asc-rank&ie=UTF8&qid=1433796341

 

And well 280X is better at some games over 960 so my advice is check your games and see what you feel like buying of the two.

(GTA V)

 

 

GTX 960 is about the same price as an R9 280 in the U.S.  It's basically the power supply issue that helps make the decision making for many people.  Most Nvidia cards do fine with around 300-400 watts while AMDs require at least 500 watts.  Higher if you go with the X and 290.

 

To those with insufficient PSU, you have to consider the expense of one.  If you have a good 300-400 watt unit, up to a 970 will be able to run on your rig.

 

I hear you about exchange rates and certain brands being more expensive.

 

Another thing to consider is the tdp.  Hotter places would require more cooling and possibly higher power bill to feed your PSU and run your AC if it raises your room's temperature.

The 960 uses less power and performs better in many games it seems not sure why... Anyways in benchmark tests I have seen the 280 and 280X do better but then again it is the PSU and TDP thing. I guess its up to him!

 

BTW nice picture! (I wanted a 290 to heat my room during winter! JK lol)

[Adrian Potocki]

 

Well it seems like there is 290s and 970s there below that price unless the total is 350 euro. Also the UK I think its not Euros x.x

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_pg_4?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A340831031%2Cn%3A%21340832031%2Cn%3A428655031%2Cn%3A430500031%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_three_browse-bin%3A3475073031%7C3475074031%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_four_browse-bin%3A3475079031&page=4&bbn=430500031&sort=price-asc-rank&ie=UTF8&qid=1433796341

 

And well 280X is better at some games over 960 so my advice is check your games and see what you feel like buying of the two.

(GTA V)

 

 

The 960 uses less power and performs better in many games it seems not sure why... Anyways in benchmark tests I have seen the 280 and 280X do better but then again it is the PSU and TDP thing. I guess its up to him!

 

BTW nice picture! (I wanted a 290 to heat my room during winter! JK lol)

 

 

Well, there is a 3 Frame difference but i still prefer the GTX 960.

[Nena Trinity]

Well, there is a 3 Frame difference but i still prefer the GTX 960.

Sure its your PC you pick what you like! ;D

 

They are lego and fun to build the way you like to!

[dougdangger]

Well, there is a 3 Frame difference but i still prefer the GTX 960.

You can easily gain 3 frames per second by simply over clocking the GTX 960.

They can easily OC from stock 1100mhz to 1500mhz.

[Nena Trinity]

Seems solid but if you want a 970 then you need to get a better CPU. But 960 is fine! Also why no 280 or 280X?

Not sure if it bottleneck those 280s but its better to go a bit above instead of below!

[panwala95]

I am currently running a gtx 970 with a i5 2500(non-k) @3.3 ghz and other than bf4 online i havent faced bottlenecks in any other game so i feel youll be fine with a 960/280/280x

[Adrian Potocki]

What do you think about a normal GTX 960 with 2 GB and a GTX 960 with 4 GB? Is it worth it?

[dougdangger]

What do you think about a normal GTX 960 with 2 GB and a GTX 960 with 4 GB? Is it worth it?

If the difference is about $30-$40 I'd say go for it.  Any more than that I would say no.

 

There are benchmarks (GTAV in particular) where the 4gb gained an extra 10 fps over the 2gb.  It may be less apparent between 50-60fps, however, 25-35fps is a HUGE difference.  It's like you're sleeping with a 16 year old, vs 18.  Big difference.  

[Adrian Potocki]

If the difference is about $30-$40 I'd say go for it.  Any more than that I would say no.

 

There are benchmarks (GTAV in particular) where the 4gb gained an extra 10 fps over the 2gb.  It may be less apparent between 50-60fps, however, 25-35fps is a HUGE difference.  It's like you're sleeping with a 16 year old, vs 18.  Big difference.  

 

Hahaha the comparison is perfect.

 

But the 4GB version will not bottleneck with my CPU?

[Adrian Potocki]

And most importantly i forgot to ask, is it important to add another fan for cooling?inside my case there are 2 fans, one for case cooling and one placed on the CPU.

[Adrian Potocki]

Speaking about bottleneck, the guy that put this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM8P5-EluzAhas the same CPU that i have, and it seems like he is running the game at ULTRA sets.

 

I suppose that my CPU will do the job.

 

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He also has a GTX970 so if he hasn't problems with bottlneck, i don't actually think that i would have any.

[asiansation]

I would recommend to get a case that has better ventilation, and a motherboard.  At least in order to effectively use those new components you listed. 

[Adrian Potocki]

I would recommend to get a case that has better ventilation, and a motherboard.  At least in order to effectively use those new components you listed. 

 

A motherboard doesn't really affect the performance of a GPU, it's affected more by CPU and RAM.

[Adrian Potocki]

Ok, i've bought the 500W PSU from EVGA (50 plus silver quality) and now i was wondering about the GPU, the GTX 960 (4GB EDITION) costs in Italy 290 Euro, when the R9 280 costs 100 Euros less.

 

Will my PSU have any problems running a R9 280?