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Upgrading GPU

Jusberi
By Jusberi
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Hey guys, I am currently thinking of upgrading my GPU from 6950 to something better with a max budget of 250€.

I am not putting whole lot of money in it because 4K stuff is just around the corner so I will most likely upgrade it again when 4K gaming becomes possible on a reasonable price.

 

I am running Linux so I shouldn't consider AMD cards, right?

I have been thinking of 950 Strix and 960's and don't know which one of them to get.

 

There is currently Asus 960 Turbo on sale here where I live, only 189€ so it seems to be very cheap compared to the other 960's which are about 230-250€ but I am not sure if that is the one I should buy because it is not very popular card and the cooling doesn't look very good on it, which would limit the overclocking capabilities.

 

Should I just buy the cheap 960 Turbo since I wont be using it for that long, or just buy something else?

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Where do you live?

A R9 380 would be gr8?

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An R9 380 has more power than a 960 (10-15% more) but doesn't have good linux drivers... Would you rather something more powerful for the near future or something a bit less powerful now?

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Where do you live?

A R9 380 would be gr8?

Suomi finland perkele.

http://www.jimms.fi/fi/Product/Show/111496/turbo-gtx960-oc-2gd5/asus-gtx-960-turbo-oc-2gb-gddr5-pci-e-3_0-tarjousera

 

An R9 380 has more power than a 960 (10-15% more) but doesn't have good linux drivers... Would you rather something more powerful for the near future or something a bit less powerful now?

Like I said I am probably upgrading it again when 4K becomes possible with reasonable price. So probably the a bit less powerful now is the way to go.

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AMD has OK drivers on Linux, they work good. A 380 would be good for you.

I used to be quite active here.

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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=steamos-22-gpus&num=1

Are you sure?

Yes that test doesn't feature 380 but shows you how shitty the other AMD cards run compared to Nvidia.

Those are old drivers. If you're really worried, just get a 960 4GB, they're good GPUs. 

I used to be quite active here.

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