Posted August 21, 2015 Hello guys, I'm new here and to computer parts, so I had some question to ask. My card went dead recently and am looking for a card with the price around Asus strix GTX 960 4gb price range (~$410SGD). Do not have much cash and definitely looking below that range. I do have some conditions to meet regarding the recommended card. Fits on my currently system: i5-2500k, 8gb low profile ram, msi p67 board. 2 monitors each at 1920x1080 (usually plays on one and watches movie on the other) Causal gaming: CSGO, Ghost Recon (online) and NFS, GTA V (offline) Would be able to support 1 grade below max setting (high is good enough) for new games. Expectation of the card, would last me few more years before it dies. Running everything as defaults not going to overclock Would love to hear your recommendation card or any GTX 960 brand recommendation. Lastly, I would like to know regarding point 2 would i need a 4gb card for that? Thank you guys in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 4gb FPS <3 Flick G1 Review Nixeus Revel Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 I'd get a R9 380 personally. If you are truly set on the 960 the 2GB one performs exactly the same. i7-6700k Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe (Rest of Specs on Profile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 Author 4gb Any recommendation brand? Any idea on Asus strix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 Any recommendation brand? Any idea on Asus strix? msi, evga, gigabyte you can wait a few months/weeks for the r9 380x to come out FPS <3 Flick G1 Review Nixeus Revel Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 Author I'd get a R9 380 personally. If you are truly set on the 960 the 2GB one performs exactly the same. however, im running 2 monitor, gaming and watching with it be enough? Do explain if possible as i do not know how gpu works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 I' d get 4GB. DX12 should use them... i7 6700k - 32GB DDR4-2133 - GTX 980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 however, im running 2 monitor, gaming and watching with it be enough? Do explain if possible as i do not know how gpu works. You've got two monitors, more then likely,you game on one and use the other for multitasking ect ect? At 1080p games don't exceed 2Gbs of VRAM i7-6700k Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe (Rest of Specs on Profile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 You've got two monitors, more then likely,you game on one and use the other for multitasking ect ect? At 1080p games don't exceed 2Gbs of VRAM *cough* dying light, shadow of mordor, GTA V *cough* Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 You've got two monitors, more then likely,you game on one and use the other for multitasking ect ect? At 1080p games don't exceed 2Gbs of VRAM Yep pretty much when you're just browsing and not using a 3d program your GPU isn't doing shit. Your CPU is taking the hit. Unless of course you have 3d acceleration on, which forces the GPU to help in 2d tasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 *cough* dying light, shadow of mordor, GTA V *cough* GTA V when exceeding the 2GB of VRAM the card wouldn't even be able to handle it. Dying light I don't know about it and shadow of mordor wouldn't it only do that with a HD Mod/Texturepack? i7-6700k Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe (Rest of Specs on Profile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 A extra 2gb on a 960 is like haveing smoking hot tits on a cow. It's nice on some things but useless on others. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451339-help-me-find-him/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 GTA V when exceeding the 2GB of VRAM the card wouldn't even be able to handle it. Dying light I don't know about it and shadow of mordor wouldn't it only do that with a HD Mod/Texturepack? High settings in Shadow of Mordor uses a minimum of 3 GB and Ultra requires 6 at least - Dying light maxed stutters on a 970 and GTA V uses a lot of VRAM A extra 2gb on a 960 is like haveing smoking hot tits on a cow. It's nice on some things but useless on others. Exactly Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 Author From all the reply, am i right to conclude i should get the 2gb card instead? The price different of 2gb and 4gb for asus strix is $50sgd, which is about $360. and is Asus strix okay for gtx 960? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 dude thats ma logo wtf but in the point take the 4gb i like gigabytes one CPU:Intel I5 6700k (4.7GHz) Mobo:Asus maximus viii hero RAM:HyperX 16GB GPU:MSI gtx1080 Gaming X Case:Fractal Design Define S SSD:Kingston 240GB HDD:1TB & 2TB raid 0 PSU:Corsair RMX750 Cooling:H100i v2 OS:Windows 10 Display:Benq GL2440,LG 29" Keyboard:Tesoro Durandal Mouse:Deathadder Sound:2.1 GENESIS NCS-0856, PC-37X, Razer manowar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 21, 2015 if you dont mind the prices go with 4GB version overall performance may not differ, but frametimes will be better and min fps will be higher by quiet a lot, that means less stutters and so on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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