Best 960

[Nena Trinity]

i know that in dollars gtx 960 have the same price but here r9 380 havent arrived yet 

hmm if you have no plans to OC then wait for 380 I heard the 960 is a bit better OC but the FTW & SSC is very high clocked out of the box but cost alot.  

[munchlax]

hmm if you have no plans to OC then wait for 380 I heard the 960 is a bit better OC but the FTW & SSC is very high clocked out of the box but cost alot.

it's ok it doesnt worth the extra money for 5 fps,i just saw that gigabyte 2x windoforce 380 arrived for almost the same price,should i go for it or no ? btw i am planning to make the order in a week from now 

[ansauri]

Id choose the gigabyte, its as good as the g1 version, but with slightly lesser frecuencies.

380 is a bit better, and I have seen it also overclocks a little more than the 285.

With the nvidia youll get better driver support and update, while the 380 will have a bit more power, also in dx12 with 2x async queues and higher raw performance that canbe better used in the new api.

[Qyoon]

I have a GTX960 Strix and a GTX960 FTW.

 

First of all I paid Strix 229€ (255$) , FTW 269€ (300$).

 

Out of the box the strix is better imo.

 

It as a more agressive fan profile and a backplate which result into nice temp and good performances.

Out of the box Strix max temp is 61°C, FTW is 70°C, noise level is the same for my ears, performance are close.

 

After some time of tuning and settings the FTW becomes way better.

It has better temp in idle due to it's better passive cooling capacity ( bigger rad for gpu + one passive cooling plate per side for chips)

When you make your own fan curve, max temp is about the same as the Strix with even lower fan speed and better performance.

In short words , the FTW has more potential than the strix.

 

Both of them got coil whine...   :angry:

 

- For a good card out of a the box the Asus GTX960 strix is in my opinion a very good choice, it's tiny , it's silent , it's performing well, it's cheaper. 

- If you like things like fine tuning and overclocking, the FTW is really nice,feel more solid and reliable but it's not the same price. 

 

BTW, one important thing !

GTX960 is a card for 1080p MAXIMUM, 

It's cool , it's quiet and efficient but it's not a monster in term of performance.

 

I hope it helped, and sorry for my poor level in english, i am working on it.

[munchlax]

Id choose the gigabyte, its as good as the g1 version, but with slightly lesser frecuencies.

380 is a bit better, and I have seen it also overclocks a little more than the 285.

With the nvidia youll get better driver support and update, while the 380 will have a bit more power, also in dx12 with 2x async queues and higher raw performance that canbe better used in the new api.

either way my psu wouldnt handle the oc of this card so definitely the 960 is the way,also dx12 is going to be seriously considered after a few years when games will be based on dx12 until then there will be newer graphics cards    

[munchlax]

I have a GTX960 Strix and a GTX960 FTW.

 

First of all I paid Strix 229€ (255$) , FTW 269€ (300$).

 

Out of the box the strix is better imo.

 

It as a more agressive fan profile and a backplate which result into nice temp and good performances.

Out of the box Strix max temp is 61°C, FTW is 70°C, noise level is the same for my ears, performance are close.

 

After some time of tuning and settings the FTW becomes way better.

It has better temp in idle due to it's better passive cooling capacity ( bigger rad for gpu + one passive cooling plate per side for chips)

When you make your own fan curve, max temp is about the same as the Strix with even lower fan speed and better performance.

In short words , the FTW has more potential than the strix.

 

Both of them got coil whine...   :angry:

 

- For a good card out of a the box the Asus GTX960 strix is in my opinion a very good choice, it's tiny , it's silent , it's performing well, it's cheaper. 

- If you like things like fine tuning and overclocking, the FTW is really nice,feel more solid and reliable but it's not the same price. 

 

BTW, one important thing !

GTX960 is a card for 1080p MAXIMUM, 

It's cool , it's quiet and efficient but it's not a monster in term of performance.

 

I hope it helped, and sorry for my poor level in english, i am working on it.

your english are rather good to me,yes i am not going to play for more than 1080,thanks letting me know about these cards but they are out of my budget 

[Nena Trinity]

it's ok it doesnt worth the extra money for 5 fps,i just saw that gigabyte 2x windoforce 380 arrived for almost the same price,should i go for it or no ? btw i am planning to make the order in a week from now 

380 vs 960 is simply power vs driver support mainly. AMD has the better card but is a bit slower on driver updates.

If you play games using OpenGL then you probably want the Nvidia card but if you play games using DX then go for thr AMD one.

(this shows what I knew but its non-ref comparison so...)

[Qyoon]

your english are rather good to me,yes i am not going to play for more than 1080,thanks letting me know about these cards but they are out of my budget 

it's the french price, check it for your country , here stuff are taxed with 21% TVA added on the 1=1 eurodoll usual merchant conversion on tech stuff...

It may be cheaper in your country.

[munchlax]

it's the french price, check it for your country , here stuff are taxed with 21% TVA added on the 1=1 eurodoll usual merchant conversion on tech stuff...

It may be cheaper in your country.

235 asus strix 265 evga ftw 

[munchlax]

380 vs 960 is simply power vs driver support mainly. AMD has the better card but is a bit slower on driver updates.

If you play games using OpenGL then you probably want the Nvidia card but if you play games using DX then go for thr AMD one.

(this shows what I knew but its non-ref comparison so...)

they are so close that 960 with a bit oc will overcome it, 

 

gta v cod far cry 4 and football/basketball games are the games i am gonna play

[xAcid9]

they are so close that 960 with a bit oc will overcome it, 

 

gta v cod far cry 4 and football/basketball games are the games i am gonna play

 

On AMD card the advertised clock is the max clock the card will push until you overclock it whle on Nvidia card the advertised clock is usually the average or minimum you'll get in case of 960. 

[munchlax]

On AMD card the advertised clock is the max clock the card will push until you overclock it whle on Nvidia card the advertised clock is usually the average or minimum you'll get in case of 960. 

so you mean the nvidia one is the better ? my worry about gtx 960 is if the 2gb can handle upcoming games such as need for speed,fifa 16,pes 2016,nba 2k16 and the current wwe 2k15,mortal kombat,dying light 

[xAcid9]

so you mean the nvidia one is the better ? my worry about gtx 960 is if the 2gb can handle upcoming games such as need for speed,fifa 16,pes 2016,nba 2k16 and the current wwe 2k15,mortal kombat,dying light 

 

No, I meant the 960 average clock speed when gaming is already as high as 1400mhz+ at stock although their advertised boost clock usually around 1200mhz-1300mhz, that left very little overclocking headroom for them and the 380 vs 960 video show the 380 is slightly faster on average. Not to mention overclocking the 380 will bring much better performance boost at much lower clock speed compare to the 960.

 

 

 

Need For Speed - There's very little information regarding this one but i reckon it will perform pretty good on midrange cards since it use Frostbite engine.

Fifa 16/Pes2016/NBA 2K16 - A potato can run these max out @4k60fps /s

Mortal Kombat - Not sure whether they already fix performance issue for this game or not

Dying Light - Should be no problem on Med-High setting w/o AA@1080p.

[Nena Trinity]

they are so close that 960 with a bit oc will overcome it, 

 

gta v cod far cry 4 and football/basketball games are the games i am gonna play

GTA the Nvidia card wins, COD may have issues with 380 if you have a i3, rest the 380 should win?

 

Edit: GTA will maybe get fixed once AMD release new drivers.

[munchlax]

thanks for your answers guys,i think that i will go for 960,the 380 will stress out my psu which will not let me probably oc or get bsods and i think nvidia is more stable than amd