GTX 950 or GTX 960?

[GarfieldsField]

I'm building budget gaming system.

I have i5 4460, 8GB of RAM.

 

I will be playing mostly CSGO, TF2 and sometimes some newer games but I don't mind medium quality settings.

 

In my country 960 is 25% more expensive than 950. (2000,00 vs 1600,00)

 

I've seen some comparison benchmarks and 960 is max 10 to 15% better (FPS wise).

 

Is that 25% worth it?

 

Thanks! 

[Swndlr]

Id say go for the 960

[Weak1ings]

For resale, if you choose to (or buying a used card down the line) the GTX 960 will be far better due to SLI capabilities.  That, and the little speed increase is always nice. 

I'd say go for the 960 IF you can afford it.

[SkimmyMcG]

I'd go for the 960, can OC it and get even more performance out of it, too.

[gojira]

Just get the 960, you'll get more performance per dollar. As others said it OCs very well. But If  25% higher price is a concern, consider a refurb model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487153&cm_re=nvidia_gtx_960-_-14-487-153-_-Product

[Biggerboot]

Newegg has some models of the gtx 960 going for only $20 more than the 950 + getting MGS V for free, but if those deals aren't available in your country, then the 950 is all you need for those games.

[Deletive]

For resale, if you choose to (or buying a used card down the line) the GTX 960 will be far better due to SLI capabilities.  That, and the little speed increase is always nice. 

I'd say go for the 960 IF you can afford it.

Gtx 950 has sil capabilities.

[WereCat]

How much does the R9 380 cost in your country?

Usualy it is around the same price as GTX 960 and it performs better.

 

But yea, go GTX 960 if you cant go R9 380.

[Weak1ings]

Gtx 950 has sil capabilities.

Thanks for the heads up!  In that case, just go for whichever suits the budget more.

[GarfieldsField]

That 25% increase is a lot to me. If I had money I would go for 960 for sure (I would go for 970 if my budget allowed me). But since I'm on tight budget I just can't decide 

 

And here I cannot buy refurb models (not available in my country) or have such variety of hardware to choose.

 

Will I lose too much If I get 950?

[GarfieldsField]

R9 380 are in range of 1700,00 - 2100,00

 

But I'm concerned about its power consumption. That is also something I'm considering in my build.

[Marcelo Delicia]

960 

[Biggerboot]

Will I lose too much If I get 950?

 

Short answer is no.  The GTX 950 is the same architecture as the 960, just slightly cut down.  They're both marketted towards the top of the line 1080p gaming niche.  I think the 950 will be fine for you, especially with the games you're playing.

 

But people are always gonna reccommend/encourage that you get the bigger and better.

[Myocardial Infarction]

R9 380 are in range of 1700,00 - 2100,00

 

But I'm concerned about its power consumption. That is also something I'm considering in my build.

i traded my 960 for a 380 and all i can say that it kicks ass the 960. and also the power consumption is almost the same with the 960, the 960 uses up to 368w and the 380 is 371w. look up to youtube reviews. 

if you can go for the 4gb because the price of 2gb in 380 vs the 4gb isnt so far.. so i would suggest that you get a 380 if you can stretch you budget a bit.

[KRImSIN]

960.

[GarfieldsField]

I'l maybe go 960 way...I will think about it some more.

 

While I decide I was searching what brand of GTX 960 I will get. Found Asus Strix version. It has nice reviews, until I've stumbled on this little gem:

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960,4038-8.html

 

Look at that first graph. What is that? Does not look healthy at all. Can someoe explain that to me?

 

Thanks!