AMD > Nvidia

[ILuvMemes]

I'm having problems decided what GPU is better... I've spoken to many people and they all say one is better than the other or vice versa.

I can either go for the GeForce 960 or the MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card.

 

This is my first ever PC build and looking for the best performance & price.

My max price is around £630 as my build here: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hgjhpg is that.

 

Would appriciate any help, Not sure if the better GPU's are personal preference or what.

 

Thank you

[grayblizzard]

I'm having problems decided what GPU is better... I've spoken to many people and they all say one is better than the other or vice versa.

I can either go for the GeForce 960 or the MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card.

 

This is my first ever PC build and looking for the best performance & price.

My max price is around £630 as my build here: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hgjhpg is that.

 

Would appriciate any help, Not sure if the better GPU's are personal preference or what.

 

Thank you

your build is da bomb go for it

[Humbug]

They will offer similar performance

[minibois]

Would appriciate any help, Not sure if the better GPU's are personal preference or what.

They are mostly based on the fps you get in most games.

And the VRAM that most GTX 960's have. They are both very good cards, but the 960 just performs better in some games (mainly the Witcher 3 and GTA V) while that R9 380 has more VRAM than most GTX 960 cards. Unless you are going with a 4GB GTX 960.

 

I would say go for the R9 380, unless you really value silence.

[Sakkura]

The R9 380 is a bit faster than the GTX 960, but also costs a bit more.

 

You seem to be looking at the 4GB version, which is more expensive without performing better 99% of the time. You could either save some money with a 2GB version, or spend a little more and get a more powerful card like an R9 290.

[Nena Trinity]

380 beats 960!

 

Unless you play Linux games then it wont...

[MeDownYou]

I'm having problems decided what GPU is better... I've spoken to many people and they all say one is better than the other or vice versa.

I can either go for the GeForce 960 or the MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card.

 

This is my first ever PC build and looking for the best performance & price.

My max price is around £630 as my build here: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hgjhpg is that.

 

Would appriciate any help, Not sure if the better GPU's are personal preference or what.

 

Thank you

 

Generally not, unless you want some specific feature like g sync over free sync;

 

very solid build listed - Go for it.

[Giraffackle]

Once deciding factor for you would be, do you plan on ever streaming to a shield device? If yes, you should go with the nvidia card. From what I've seen, the Nvidia card consumes less power, and is slightly ahead in terms of performance.

[RuLeZ]

I would go for R9 380 4GB, 2GB is enough in most games for this cards, but when there isnt enough vram the performance is horrible.

[Bob Jim]

OOOOR you could spend £30 more and get an R9 390, which is better than the GTX 970!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.39 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.96 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.98 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.46 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.48 @ CCL Computers)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (£249.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.00 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.92 @ Aria PC)

Total: £649.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-16 19:15 BST+0100

Drop the SSD to stay in budget. Despite its cheap price the case and mobo are decent.

[LiamApex]

could you possibly get a 970 ?

[Curufinwe_wins]

380 is better than a 960 for sure. The 970/390 performance boost is fairly large though if you can afford it.

[Chugle]

OOOOR you could spend £30 more and get an R9 390, which is better than the GTX 970!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.39 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.96 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.98 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.46 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.48 @ CCL Computers)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (£249.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.00 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.92 @ Aria PC)

Total: £649.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-16 19:15 BST+0100

Drop the SSD to stay in budget. Despite its cheap price the case and mobo are decent.

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[Rolling Potatoe]

You could also get a 280x, 3gb vram and a decent chunc better than a 960/r9 380 for about the same price.

You could also save a bit on the mobo and get a 250 gb ssd instead.