Need advice

[hurricane708]

I am starting a skylake build and I was wondering if I should get a GTX 960 ($230) or wait for a 2016 card of the same price point?

[Guest]

It heavily depends on what CPU you're choosing  

[NinjaJc01]

Get the R9 380 instead.

[Guest]

I am starting a skylake build and I was wondering if I should get a GTX 960 ($230) or wait for a 2016 card of the same price point?

Why not a R9 380?

[hurricane708]

I'm more green team and the i5-6600k is the one I am choosing

[TheRandomness]

I'm more green team and the i5-6600k is the one I am choosing

R9 380 performs up to 15% better but if you wish, stay with the 960 and don't forget to make sure it's the 4GB model

[hurricane708]

Thank you the randomness that is good info but should I save for the new line up of nvidia gpu with the pascal architecture

[hurricane708]

Should I go with a 2015 card or wait for a 2016 card is the question I really want an answer for

[OGFatal]

Thank you the randomness that is good info but should I save for the new line up of nvidia gpu with the pascal architecture

 

 

R9 380 performs up to 15% better but if you wish, stay with the 960 and don't forget to make sure it's the 4GB model

 

 

2 Years ago I bought the R9 290 over the GTX 770 and I regret it.

Go team green

[ivan134]

 

2 Years ago I bought the R9 290 over the GTX 770 and I regret it.

Go team green

 

Where the fuck do you people keep coming from?

[Nena Trinity]

Where the fuck do you people keep coming from?

I am no fan girl but I know for a fact some games does not display right or even start with AMD cards...

[TheRandomness]

 

2 Years ago I bought the R9 290 over the GTX 770 and I regret it.

Go team green

 

So you regret buying the more powerful card. I like your logic.

I am no fan girl but I know for a fact some games does not display right or even start with AMD cards...

Never had an issue with my 290

[ivan134]

I am no fan girl but I know for a fact some games does not display right or even start with AMD cards...

Like what? Not being rude I just want to know what games would make someone regret buying a card that performs slightly worse than a 970 for a card that's worse than a 960 today?

[Nena Trinity]

So you regret buying the more powerful card. I like your logic.

Never had an issue with my 290

Not saying AMD is bad but some lesser known games mistakes happen...

[Nena Trinity]

Like what? Not being rude I just want to know what games would make someone regret buying a card that performs slightly worse than a 970 for a card that's worse than a 960 today?

Well of the games I play there is only 1. There it's only miss displaying things named mesh, but this guy I know told me his old games would not even run on his AMD card.

[Guest]

If you are gaming, no need for skylake, that £20-£50 saving from the CPU and mobo can get you a next tier GPU

[OGFatal]

So you regret buying the more powerful card. I like your logic.

Never had an issue with my 290

Ive had so many more issues with AMD, the fan bearings were fucked when I got it, it doesnt overclock well at all, the temps are always higher and its loud

[don_svetlio]

 

2 Years ago I bought the R9 290 over the GTX 770 and I regret it.

Go team green

 

You regret buying a card that is 30% faster? What?

[don_svetlio]

R9 380 is 15% more powerful and cheaper
R9 380X is 25% more powerful and around the same price

[CoolBeans72]

If you really want the extra performance or the newest card, I would wait. But, the 960's price will go down when the new cards a released. So I would wait either way.

[App4that]

Where the fuck do you people keep coming from?

You turn every topic you're in into a fan war.

Good going.

[don_svetlio]

You turn every topic you're in into a fan war.

Good going.

You have to admit comparing a 770 to a 290 is like comparing weed to cocaine and saying both are similar in their effect.

[App4that]

You have to admit comparing a 770 to a 290 is like comparing weed to cocaine and saying both are similar in their effect.

If all you care about is fps, yes. But you have to admit that is no reason to make it another "us vs them" topic.

[don_svetlio]

If all you care about is fps, yes. But you have to admit that is no reason to make it another "us vs them" topic.

While true, I cannot fathom why someone would say a 770 would be a superior purchase given the same price.

[App4that]

While true, I cannot fathom why someone would say a 770 would be a superior purchase given the same price.

I go back to fps not being everyone's priority. I'd gladly give up a few fps for better drivers and less stuttering. Especially if we're talking about 1080p where most of the time most cards over a 380/960 peg the meter.