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R9 380 - recent benches from Digital Foundry show a stock 380 beating a OCed 960.

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Hello mates! I'm looking for a GPU for one of my friends, trying to get him something in the $210 max range (not including like $5 or $10 for shipping)

He was looking at a GTX 960 since they are only $180 from MSi right now on NewEgg with free shipping.

 

Any better recommendations?

His setup:

CPU - i5-4690k (stock)

GPU - HD 7750 (fan not spinning)

RAM - 8GB 1600Mhz (from a HP PC)

PSU - 500w Rosewill Stallion series.

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r9 380

used 290 on ebay/ craigslist

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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180$ for a 960 is actually a really good deal however the R9 380 does perform a bit better in certain titles and is better at higher resolutions. If your friend can get the R9 380, go for it.

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Saw a R9 290 on eBay, new in box for $220.

Which one would be better for CS:GO preformance? A R9 290 or a 380?

290 all the way

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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R9 380 - recent benches from Digital Foundry show a stock 380 beating a OCed 960.

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Saw a R9 290 on eBay, new in box for $220.

Which one would be better for CS:GO preformance? A R9 290 or a 380?

 

290 all the way bro. But csgo isn't really a hard game to run so any gpu you pick nowadays will give you 60+ fps

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