Pick one of those or wait for the "next gen"

[YuriDSC]

Boys I need some help here I can pick between :
XFX R9 380 DD XXX OC 4GB - 215$
POWER COLOR AXR9 380 4GBD5-PPDHE - 220$
SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 380 4G GD5 215$ (Assembling edition - no box or cd or anything else that usually is inside the box on arrival)
MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GD5T OC 220$  

The graphics card I'm using atm is working fine I'm just lacking the power to play games like fallout 4/ witcher 3 etc and while I can wait for the next gen is it really worth it since it wont be coming for the next 6-7 months.

Thanks you for your time!

[don_svetlio]

If you want now - Sapphire Nitro 380 or a 380X (XFX and PowerColor are also very good)

If you can wait, wait

[Bazilias]

Boys I need some help here I can pick between :

XFX R9 380 DD XXX OC 4GB - 215$

POWER COLOR AXR9 380 4GBD5-PPDHE - 220$

SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 380 4G GD5 215$ (Assembling edition - no box or cd or anything else that usually is inside the box on arrival)

MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GD5T OC 220$  

The graphics card I'm using atm is working fine I'm just lacking the power to play games like fallout 4/ witcher 3 etc and while I can wait for the next gen is it really worth it since it wont be coming for the next 6-7 months.

Thanks you for your time!

R9 380 XFX > Powercolor > Sapphire

[YuriDSC]

From what I've seen from the newegg reviews the owners of xfx speak if strong whine coil.

[TheGhzGuy]

Boys I need some help here I can pick between :

XFX R9 380 DD XXX OC 4GB - 215$

POWER COLOR AXR9 380 4GBD5-PPDHE - 220$

SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 380 4G GD5 215$ (Assembling edition - no box or cd or anything else that usually is inside the box on arrival)

MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GD5T OC 220$  

The graphics card I'm using atm is working fine I'm just lacking the power to play games like fallout 4/ witcher 3 etc and while I can wait for the next gen is it really worth it since it wont be coming for the next 6-7 months.

Thanks you for your time!

I would wait, Polaris looks amazing.

[IP man]

Please wait, new tech coming soon. why bother with the old

[DarkBlade2117]

If you can wait, wait. Though if you need now get a Sapphire, MSI, PowerColor or XFX 380/x

[DarkBlade2117]

Please wait, new tech coming soon. why bother with the old

Why bother with the old? Tell that to people who buy SandyBridge GPUs, or myself who is buying a 7980Ghz or 290x hopefully.

4-5 months for poloris and 5-8 for Pascal is some time to wait.

CPUs not GPUs, damn phone.

Edited January 12, 2016 by DarkBlade2117

[YuriDSC]

Might as well wait I guess there has been some movement on AMD's side so the lower end GPUS might be out sooner thn expected hopefully also cheaper  

[IP man]

Why bother with the old? Tell that to people who buy SandyBridge GPUs, or myself who is buying a 7980Ghz or 290x hopefully.

4-5 months for poloris and 5-8 for Pascal is some time to wait.

CPUs not GPUs, damn phone.

whats wrong? and yeah you should wait.

[VagabondWraith]

*4-5 months for poloris and 5-8 for Pascal is some time to wait.

*Citation needed.

[App4that]

Please wait, new tech coming soon. why bother with the old

"Soon"? Q2 for Polaris and that's for laptops. Fucking A people.

OP, get a 380. Awesome card and will last you well into when the price drops on the new cards.

[anthonyc813]

Nah I'd get something now. Then save for a second card when prices drop when next wave hits

[SteveGrabowski0]

Boys I need some help here I can pick between :

XFX R9 380 DD XXX OC 4GB - 215$

POWER COLOR AXR9 380 4GBD5-PPDHE - 220$

SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 380 4G GD5 215$ (Assembling edition - no box or cd or anything else that usually is inside the box on arrival)

MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GD5T OC 220$  

The graphics card I'm using atm is working fine I'm just lacking the power to play games like fallout 4/ witcher 3 etc and while I can wait for the next gen is it really worth it since it wont be coming for the next 6-7 months.

Thanks you for your time!

 

All those suck, just wait. None of them will play Witcher 3 that well and Fallout 4 doesn't need a good gpu, it's a strongly cpu bound game.

[App4that]

All those suck, just wait. None of them will play Witcher 3 that well and Fallout 4 doesn't need a good gpu, it's a strongly cpu bound game.

What? A 380 will play Fallout 4 and Witcher 3. Not at ultra settings but it will spank a console.

[YuriDSC]

Will the 380 handle 2-3 years of releases if played even on the lowest 1080p when the games really start getting greedy ? 

[App4that]

Will the 380 handle 2-3 years of releases if played even on the lowest 1080p when the games really start getting greedy ? 

define "handle"

[SteveGrabowski0]

What? A 380 will play Fallout 4 and Witcher 3. Not at ultra settings but it will spank a console.

 

He already says his gpu is fine. Maybe if he's running something really old like a 560 Ti it would be worth it to upgrade to a 380.

[App4that]

He already says his gpu is fine. Maybe if he's running something really old like a 560 Ti it would be worth it to upgrade to a 380.

"The graphics card I'm using atm is working fine I'm just lacking the power to play games like fallout 4/ witcher 3 etc and while I can wait for the next gen is it really worth it since it wont be coming for the next 6-7 months."

 

If they want the option to play newer games the 380 offers that.

[CapricaBuccaneers]

Would waiting a few months allow you to save the extra money that would bump you form a mediocre range card to top of the range model? If so, then wait.

At that time it's very likely the current cards will also become cheaper - so just wait. (Especially since you stated the card you use now is fine)

[SteveGrabowski0]

"The graphics card I'm using atm is working fine I'm just lacking the power to play games like fallout 4/ witcher 3 etc and while I can wait for the next gen is it really worth it since it wont be coming for the next 6-7 months."

 

If they want the option to play newer games the 380 offers that.

 

I find the R9 380 a very difficult card to recommend. Richard Leadbetter at Digital Foundry has shown over and over again that Nvidia cards handle being paired with low end processors much better than AMD due to DirectX 11 driver overhead. The R9 380 seems like a decent pairing for only the minority of buyers who have an i5 and only $200 to spend, as most people willing to spend on an i5 are also going to have the money to go with an R9 390, GTX 970, or better. And even then, with ~$200 to spend and an i5 or better I would much rather try to find an R9 280x, since it outperforms even the R9 380x. If the buyer doesn't have an i5 then their best current buy is the crappy GTX 960, which is terrible value for the money but is the card that's probably going to give the best performance in actual gaming with a low end CPU. I wouldn't buy a GPU in the $200 price range right now, because you're probably going to be stuck with something lame for 2-3 years then.

[App4that]

I find the R9 380 a very difficult card to recommend. Richard Leadbetter at Digital Foundry has shown over and over again that Nvidia cards handle being paired with low end processors much better than AMD due to DirectX 11 driver overhead. The R9 380 seems like a decent pairing for only the minority of buyers who have an i5 and only $200 to spend, as most people willing to spend on an i5 are also going to have the money to go with an R9 390, GTX 970, or better. And even then, with ~$200 to spend and an i5 or better I would much rather try to find an R9 280x, since it outperforms even the R9 380x. If the buyer doesn't have an i5 then their best current buy is the crappy GTX 960, which is terrible value for the money but is the card that's probably going to give the best performance in actual gaming with a low end CPU. I wouldn't buy a GPU in the $200 price range right now, because you're probably going to be stuck with something lame for 2-3 years then.

Interesting outlook. I kind of agree with you but my personal opinion is it's better to have the option to play games as they're released. But you do have a point.

[SteveGrabowski0]

Interesting outlook. I kind of agree with you but my personal opinion is it's better to have the option to play games as they're released. But you do have a point.

 

I feel like AMD might have shot themselves in the foot with Mantle, since it motivated Nvidia to make their DX11 drivers much more efficient and able to run much better with low end cpus. Before that going AMD was a no-brainer in both the low end and midrange. The R9 270 was so much better than the GTX 660 or GTX 750 Ti. The R9 280 was better than the GTX 760. Hell, the 280x was starting to beat the 770. It really disappoints me that AMD seems to have decided to put all their eggs in the DX12 basket after Mantle died off instead of doing like Nvidia and getting DX11 performance in check. Because who knows if DX12 is even going to hit mainstream by this holiday season? Especially with how many games Nvidia partners up with devs on? I guess they have to be happy that so many users have upgraded to Windows 10, but they need the devs to do it too.

[YuriDSC]

Guess I will wait till the summer releases and just build a new rig