GTX 960 vs. GTX 970

[multitasker451]

I've planned on purchasing a GTX 970 card for my build since the idea of the build was conceived.  However, I have been doing some research on the cards and from what I have found, the difference between the cards gaming-wise is a 20fps drop from the GTX 970 to the GTX 960 at 1080p.  Since my monitor is 1080p, I wanted some opinions on the drop.  Is there a significant, noticeable difference between 60fps and 80fps?  If there isn't. I'd save some money.  Here's my build:

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $236.97) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $31.24) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  (Purchased For $6.89) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $131.94) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $62.99) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $106.19) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $52.99)  

Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For $105.98) 

Power Supply: Corsair 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $59.99) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (Purchased For $89.99) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $37.24) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  (Purchased For $174.99) 

Headphones: Skullcandy PLYR 1 Headset  ($0.00) 

 

[SPAS-ID]

970 for more future proof

[Opeth747]

960 will NOT pull 60fps in all games.

970 pretty much will.

I'd get a 390 over both.

[007agentHP]

neither, the r9 380 if you want a 960 or an r9 390 if you want a 970

[Godlygamer23]

Let's not even imagine a high frame rate. Imagine the 970 in a particular game can achieve 40FPS. With a 20FPS drop, the 960 would get 20FPS and the game would be unplayable.

[multitasker451]

970 for more future proof

Yes, but is anything really "future proof?"

[EliasNM]

Must it be Nvidia? A 390 is better.

[SPAS-ID]

Yes, but is anything really "future proof?"

what i mean by future-proof is meaning it can handle for years  

[asiancorruption]

960 will NOT pull 60fps in all games.

970 pretty much will.

I'd get a 390 over both.

doesnt nividia have that problem that their cards run worse on dx12?

[Mew]

doesnt nividia have that problem that their cards run worse on dx12?

 

To be fair, we don't even know what dx12 really is atm. 

[Godlygamer23]

doesnt nividia have that problem that their cards run worse on dx12?

Think about it. DX11 has been out since 2009 and it's not even the defacto standard when it comes to games that utilize DirectX. The defacto standards are still DX9 and DX10 - they've been out since 2002 and 2004 respectively. I do not think NVIDIA has anything to worry about.

[MaximusX]

 

I've planned on purchasing a GTX 970 card for my build since the idea of the build was conceived.  However, I have been doing some research on the cards and from what I have found, the difference between the cards gaming-wise is a 20fps drop from the GTX 970 to the GTX 960 at 1080p.  Since my monitor is 1080p, I wanted some opinions on the drop.  Is there a significant, noticeable difference between 60fps and 80fps?  If there isn't. I'd save some money.  Here's my build:

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $236.97) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $31.24) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  (Purchased For $6.89) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $131.94) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (Purchased For $62.99) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $106.19) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $52.99)  

Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For $105.98) 

Power Supply: Corsair 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $59.99) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (Purchased For $89.99) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $37.24) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  (Purchased For $174.99) 

Headphones: Skullcandy PLYR 1 Headset  ($0.00) 

 

I have a 960 I couldn't recommend it get a 970.