GPU suggestion

[akhilashokan1996]

Hi,i am going to upgrade my gpu but i am pretty confused on which one to buy AMD or Nvidia,should i go for the R9 285/380 or should i go for the GTX 960 or maybe something better. I am planing to game and do some editing but mostly games like GTA V,witchers 3..etc,i currently have a 1440X900 monitor but will be upgrading to a 1080 or 1440 soon.And i have corsair VS650 PSU will that be a problem? 

[arronleeds]

970 if you plan on going 1440p, no way a 960 or 380 will do 1440p.

[xDanielxOossiex]

I'd say, go with a GTX970 if you go with 1440p monitor, even op a 1080p monitor I'd recommend a GTX970.

[grayblizzard]

Hi,i am going to upgrade my gpu but i am pretty confused on which one to buy AMD or Nvidia,should i go for the R9 285/380 or should i go for the GTX 960 or maybe something better. I am planing to game and do some editing but mostly games like GTA V,witchers 3..etc,i currently have a 1440X900 monitor but will be upgrading to a 1080 or 1440 soon.And i have corsair VS650 PSU will that be a problem? 

if going with 1440 you will need 970 or 390/x

[salecar3]

at that rez i woad say gtx 750ti or 660/ti will max out those games no problem and i woad say nvidi gtx 960 or amd 280x

[akhilashokan1996]

But 970 costs much more where i live

[arronleeds]

But 970 costs much more where i live

well youre gonna have to go 1080p then, because the lowest gpu that can run 1440p is a 290 and that doesnt do 60fps on all games.

[akhilashokan1996]

well youre gonna have to go 1080p then, because the lowest gpu that can run 1440p is a 290 and that doesnt do 60fps on all games.

ok then which will be better 960 or 285/380

[akhilashokan1996]

970 if you plan on going 1440p, no way a 960 or 380 will do 1440p.

 

 

I'd say, go with a GTX970 if you go with 1440p monitor, even op a 1080p monitor I'd recommend a GTX970.

 

 

if going with 1440 you will need 970 or 390/x

970 costs much more were i live so i will go for a 1080p monitor then which card will do better?

[akhilashokan1996]

at that rez i woad say gtx 750ti or 660/ti will max out those games no problem and i woad say nvidi gtx 960 or amd 280x

750ti/660ti is better than 960/280x?

[grayblizzard]

750ti/660ti is better than 960/280x?

no go with the 960 4gb and you will most likely be able to play 1080p no problem

[WaitForMeImOnDialUp]

out of those choices get the r9 380..try to get the 4gb version.

[Prysin]

out of those choices get the r9 380..try to get the 4gb version.

For the price of a 380 4GB, you can almost get a 4GB 290 MSI Lightning / SapphireTri X OC, which are way faster

[WaitForMeImOnDialUp]

For the price of a 380 4GB, you can almost get a 4GB 290 MSI Lightning / SapphireTri X OC, which are way faster

this is true...if you can get a 290/290x for around the same price then its definitely the best out of the other choices

[Prysin]

4GB Powercolor R9 380   229.99

http://www.newegg.co...ID=3938566&SID=

 

XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB   240~ish after all the promos and rebates  (This is pretty much stock 290)

http://www.newegg.co...ID=3938566&SID=

 

Sapphire R9 290 4GB 263 USD (crazy fast factory OC version)

http://www.newegg.co...ID=3938566&SID=

 

Gigabyte GTX 970  296 USD  (cheapest i could find)

http://www.amazon.co.../?tag=pcpapi-20

 

 

While the Tri-X OC is not the cheapest 290, it is overclocked so much it matches the 290X, thus it will trade blows/beat the 970. It also has enough OC headroom to blow past the 970 and STILL be quiet.

[akhilashokan1996]

4GB Powercolor R9 380   229.99

http://www.newegg.co...ID=3938566&SID=

 

XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB   240~ish after all the promos and rebates  (This is pretty much stock 290)

http://www.newegg.co...ID=3938566&SID=

 

Sapphire R9 290 4GB 263 USD (crazy fast factory OC version)

http://www.newegg.co...ID=3938566&SID=

 

Gigabyte GTX 970  296 USD  (cheapest i could find)

http://www.amazon.co.../?tag=pcpapi-20

 

 

While the Tri-X OC is not the cheapest 290, it is overclocked so much it matches the 290X, thus it will trade blows/beat the 970. It also has enough OC headroom to blow past the 970 and STILL be quiet.

i wish i could get these GPUs for that price but were i live its a different story gtx 960 4gb costs $300.

[ablangc]

If money is not an issue, then get the best single card you can afford.  I am going to say Fury X or 980 Ti.  Yes it may be overkill at 1080P but you never know what games in the future may come out that are badly optimized.  You are now forced to use blunt GPU power to drive the game at 60 FPS and MSAA x2/x4/ or x8.  Want it to look good, use higher levels of MSAA but it will require a lot of GPU power. 

 

Example:  980 Ti on a 2560x1080P monitor.  Single card 980 Ti running Batman Arkham Knights running an average of 70 FPS (after you edit the config file) with everything maxed out with the occasional dips in the 30 FPS due to bad coding.  I can't complain about the game because I am using brute GPU power to run the game comfortably.  Do the occasional dips become annoying?  Yes, but you learn to live with it.   

[akhilashokan1996]

no go with the 960 4gb and you will most likely be able to play 1080p no problem

 

 

out of those choices get the r9 380..try to get the 4gb version.

i like both cards but there is only one version of 960(zotec 4gb not AMP edition) and 380 is not even available were i live  thank you for suggesting tho but do i need to change the psu if i get any of these cards?

[akhilashokan1996]

If money is not an issue, then get the best single card you can afford.  I am going to say Fury X or 980 Ti.  Yes it may be overkill at 1080P but you never know what games in the future may come out that are badly optimized and you are forced to use blunt GPU power to drive the game at 60 FPS and MSAA x2/x4/ or x8.  Want it to look good, use higher levels of MSAA but it will require a lot of GPU power. 

Unfortunately money is an issue

[grayblizzard]

i wish i could get these GPUs for that price but were i live its a different story gtx 960 4gb costs $300.

280 then???

[ablangc]

Unfortunately money is an issue

 

I could have swore that somewhere it said money was not an issue but oh well.  Must have misread it . 

 

I still stand by my comment.  Buy the best single GPU you can afford. 

[akhilashokan1996]

280 then???

280 is also close to $300 and i will have to change my psu i think

[akhilashokan1996]

I could have swore that somewhere it said money was not an issue but oh well.  Must have misread it . 

 

I still stand by my comment.  Buy the best single GPU you can afford. 

Ya i am going to Buy the best single GPU i can afford but its it costs much more were i live almost $100-$150 difference.Thank you for the help.

[WaitForMeImOnDialUp]

your psu is more than enough for any of these cards. even a 290x. any of those cards are good for 1080p.

 

so it all comes to how much money..a 4gb 960 is a good choice if anything

[akhilashokan1996]

your psu is more than enough for any of these cards. even a 290x. any of those cards are good for 1080p.

 

so it all comes to how much money..a 4gb 960 is a good choice if anything

 I think i am going for the 960 but the only version available is the zotec 960 4gb non AMP i wish i could get the gigabyte version or the sapphire r9 280x tri-x but many are saying my PSU will be problematic.I guess 960 will do, will there be a 960ti version coming soon? thank you for your helping me.