GPU decisions are hard

[Phaeton]

I'm planing on building a new PC to replace my current POS which is a core 2 quad with a 650 ti boost and I have planned so far on a core i5 6500 and don't know what gpu to get for around 200-250. Any suggestions are welcome

current ideas are the msi r9 380 4gb or the msi 960 4gb

 

[jcw150]

What currency?

[HardwareFoundry]

What type of games do you play?

[Phaeton]

Just now, jcw150 said:

What currency?

200 usd

[SeanAngelo]

2 minutes ago, Phaeton said:

I'm planing on building a new PC to replace my current POS which is a core 2 quad with a 650 ti boost and I have planned so far on a core i5 6500 and don't know what gpu to get for around 200-250. Any suggestions are welcome

usd?

 

if so, r9 380 or gtx 960

[Phaeton]

Just now, HardwareFoundry said:

What type of games do you play?

Anything I can get my hands on, but mainly games such as Farcry, Dying Light, GTA V, Space Engineers, The Forest, CS GO, and more.

 

[HardwareFoundry]

Just now, Phaeton said:

Anything I can get my hands on, but mainly games such as Farcry, Dying Light, GTA V, Space Engineers, The Forest, CS GO, and more.

 

Like SeanAngelo said, r9 380 or gtx 960

[Phaeton]

4 minutes ago, HardwareFoundry said:

Like SeanAngelo said, r9 380 or gtx 960

any real preference between them, from what I've seen the r9 380 is q bit better but has some drawbacks to the 960, such as PhysX and some bugs due to game development being on NVIDIA cards mainly

[i_build_nanosuits]

Get a 4GB R9 380...it's the best you can do for 200USD unless you check for used card or something...but brand new this one is a pretty good deal in the states right now..it even come with a backplate ...and: yes, as much as i love nvidia cards, the 960 is inferior to this GPU...and the core i5-6500 will power the radeon card nicely and it will perform well:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202166&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

[Phaeton]

2 hours ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

Get a 4GB R9 380...it's the best you can do for 200USD unless you check for used card or something...but brand new this one is a pretty good deal in the states right now..it even come with a backplate ...and: yes, as much as i love nvidia cards, the 960 is inferior to this GPU...and the core i5-6500 will power the radeon card nicely and it will perform well:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202166&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

any preference of sapphire over msi for that matter?

[i_build_nanosuits]

4 minutes ago, Phaeton said:

any preference of sapphire over msi for that matter?

no, both are good...go with the one you think looks best or is cheaper...or offer a backplate etc.