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I plan on building a rig for around 750-800$ my current parts are:

CPU:  Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

MOTHERBOARD:  Asus H170M-E D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

RAM:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory

STORAGE:  Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (for OS and some games)

AND:  Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

GPU:  EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card

CASE:  Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case

PSU:  EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

DISC DRIVE:  Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (I know its bad its supposed to be)

SHOULD I UPGRADE TO A RADEON X9 480, AND SHOULD IT HAVE 4 OR 8 GB OF VRAM

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2 minutes ago, SlyCat14 said:

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Yes, wait for the RX 480. Get whichever you want. Does the small price difference matter to you? Do you see yourself using 8GB of VRAM? Those are the questions you should consider.

 

By the way, I don't know why you would think of getting a 2GB GTX 960 when there are 4GB models.

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go for the rx 480 when it comes out, as for the vram it doesnt really matter because 4gb is enough

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10 minutes ago, SlyCat14 said:

I plan on building a rig for around 750-800$ my current parts are:

CPU:  Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor

MOTHERBOARD:  Asus H170M-E D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

RAM:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory

STORAGE:  Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (for OS and some games)

AND:  Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

GPU:  EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card

CASE:  Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case

PSU:  EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

DISC DRIVE:  Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (I know its bad its supposed to be)

SHOULD I UPGRADE TO A RADEON X9 480, AND SHOULD IT HAVE 4 OR 8 GB OF VRAM

RX 480

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

Old Rig

i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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RX 480 in 3 weeks. Buying a 960 now is like shooting yourself in the foot.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
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