Video Card Decision Help!

[pcari]

So there are a bunch of video cards at microcenter for $209.99. They are pretty good cards and when looking through specifications I don't see any major differences between them. I want to buy the best card there is for that price, but simply can not decide! Also, does 4gb matter if my screen is 1600x900?

 

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Superclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e

MSI GeForce GTX 960 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5

Sapphire Technology Radeon R9 380 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e Dual-X 

MSI Radeon R9 380 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e

ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e 

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 

 

[RYANNOSAURAS]

Perhaps you should buy a 1080p monitor first and then save up for a decent GPU for gaming?

[Godlygamer23]

The 380 will perform better than the 960. 4GB of VRAM does not matter at 1600x900 at all.

[grayblizzard]

So there are a bunch of video cards at microcenter for $209.99. They are pretty good cards and when looking through specifications I don't see any major differences between them. I want to buy the best card there is for that price, but simply can not decide! Also, does 4gb matter if my screen is 1600x900?

 

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Superclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e

MSI GeForce GTX 960 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5

Sapphire Technology Radeon R9 380 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e Dual-X 

MSI Radeon R9 380 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e

ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e 

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 

 

no at 1600x90 you should be fine at a 2gb and i would go with the msi 29 380

[OAcesync]

Go for the 380, 2GB is fine for 900p

[EpicAdom]

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Superclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e

MSI GeForce GTX 960 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5

Sapphire Technology Radeon R9 380 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e Dual-X 

MSI Radeon R9 380 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 PCI-e 

R9 380 positives - slightly more performance

R9 380 negatives - more heat (will affect the temperature of a smaller room), more noise

 

960 positives - less heat, less noise (depending upon the model, silent when not gaming)

960 negatives - slightly less performance

[pcari]

Perhaps you should buy a 1080p monitor first and then save up for a decent GPU for gaming?

[pcari]

The 380 will perform better than the 960. 4GB of VRAM does not matter at 1600x900 at all.**

**Update, I have a 1920x1080 monitor I can use. What about later when if I want to use multiple monitors, how bad will 2 gb run?

[RYANNOSAURAS]

**Update, I have a 1920x1080 monitor I can use. What about later when if I want to use multiple monitors, how bad will 2 gb run?

2GB on a crappy card is nowhere near enough to handle modern games on 1080p for two monitors. 

[pcari]

2GB on a crappy card is nowhere near enough to handle modern games on 1080p for two monitors. 

So on two monitors, what quality could I run at?

[RYANNOSAURAS]

So on two monitors, what quality could I run at?

Buy a better card dammit. Don't even think about running a dual monitor setup with the pos lol

[pcari]

Buy a better card dammit. Don't even think about running a dual monitor setup with the pos lol

I don't know about you, but I don't have unlimited money.

[MeowToasty]

If you want to do a dual monitor, I'd save a little more money, and buy a 970 (or AMD version)