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960 & ssd or 390?

Yakamaru
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i have $350 to spend on my pc, was wondering if i should go with the 960 4gb card and a 250gb SSD or just get the r9 390 and be done with graphics cards for a while.

never owned a gpu in my life but still want it to be powerful enough to play good games and make them look nice. thanks for any opinions and responses

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390, and then save for a SSD later.

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390 of course.

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With $350, you can get a 390 and a 120 GB SSD.

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2 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

With $350, you can get a 390 and a 120 GB SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $338.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-16 16:35 EST-0500


Just proving your point.

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1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $338.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-16 16:35 EST-0500


Just proving your point.

I just don't like recommending that card because it's loud, but for people who dont mind or have a case with sound dampening material, that's a good combo.

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Just now, ivan134 said:

I just don't like recommending that card because it's loud, but for people who dont mind or have a case with sound dampening material, that's a good combo.

You could just make a custom fan curve but w/e :P

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1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

You could just make a custom fan curve but w/e :P

 

2 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

I just don't like recommending that card because it's loud, but for people who dont mind or have a case with sound dampening material, that's a good combo.

I have the card and I have to agree. It's the loudest thing in my case by far. Even with a custom curve. I've also had one die, and it doesn't OC very well.

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Get R9 390 for sure.

Later when you get more money, buy SSD.

You can sell your old GPU and later even HDD to get money for SSD faster :)

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