A build with 2 GPUs or with an SSD?

[Fortress]

I am currently building another PC and I was wondering, which one is better? Both of them have an Intel Core i5-4460, an MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Motherboard and 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X. Those are the only parts that I have purchased, I haven't purchased a GPU yet, which leads to my question. Which one should I go with, 2 GTX 960 or 1 256GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD? The GTX 960 is currently being offered as, "Buy 1, Take 1" in my local parts retailer. So which one is worth it?

[Tim Drake]

Wait, so you get a free GTX 960?

 

P.S It depends what kind of games you will be playing and at what resolution.

 

Neither are necessary so it is now a question of what takes priority.

[SkywardKkalox]

Wait.... you bought a 4460 with a z97 board? wut. And don't buy a 960. get a 280x.

[Fortress]

Wait, so you get a free GTX 960?

 

P.S It depends what kind of games you will be playing and at what resolution.

 

Neither are necessary so it is now a question of what takes priority.

Pretty much, yeah. If I buy 1 GTX 960, I get one for free.

 

For the games, I only play Battlefield 4, Metro Redux and GTA 5. All of them are at 1920 x 1080. My current GPU (GTX 480) can play them nicely but only at low-medium.

[Fortress]

Wait.... you bought a 4460 with a z97 board? wut. And don't buy a 960. get a 280x.

I get $100 off if I buy the i5-4460 and the Z97 board together. So yeah.

[beach_boy98]

The 128 bit bus 2gb vram limit are going to be bottlenecks.

[Tim Drake]

Pretty much, yeah. If I buy 1 GTX 960, I get one for free.

For the games, I only play Battlefield 4, Metro Redux and GTA 5. All of them are at 1920 x 1080. My current GPU (GTX 480) can play them nicely but only at low-medium.

But if you're getting a free 960, why not SSD and 960?

Anyway if you can only afford one IMO I would go for the SSD.

Games like battlefield almost require an SSD to not load in the game 3 years later.

[SkywardKkalox]

Pretty much, yeah. If I buy 1 GTX 960, I get one for free.

 

For the games, I only play Battlefield 4, Metro Redux and GTA 5. All of them are at 1920 x 1080. My current GPU (GTX 480) can play them nicely but only at low-medium.

Seems like a pretty good deal for me. You get the performance of a 970 for like half the price

[ZetZet]

Pretty much, yeah. If I buy 1 GTX 960, I get one for free.

 

For the games, I only play Battlefield 4, Metro Redux and GTA 5. All of them are at 1920 x 1080. My current GPU (GTX 480) can play them nicely but only at low-medium.

just get the 2 960's sell one and get an ssd, you will even have money left over.

[Fortress]

But if you're getting a free 960, why not SSD and 960?

Anyway if you can only afford one IMO I would go for the SSD.

Games like battlefield almost require an SSD to not load in the game 3 years later.

I can only afford 1, so yeah.

[Tim Drake]

just get the 2 960's sell one and get an ssd, you will even have money left over.

This

[Tim Drake]

I can only afford 1, so yeah.

So you can only afford 1 when you get a second one free? I don't get it..

[Fortress]

So you can only afford 1 when you get a second one free? I don't get it..

I meant I can only afford 1 part at a time. So it's either the SSD or the GPU.

[iludez]

take the 960's for sure man

[Guest]

Also 850 Evo > 840 Evo.