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870k Build. Should I go RX 460 or GTX 950?

Mattsoup
By Mattsoup
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I'm doing a pretty basic budget build for a friend and I was just wondering if I should go RX 460 for the DX12 and Vulcan compatibility (if it ever gets used) and the lower price or the GTX 950 for a slight performance gain.  Any ideas?

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Go with the 4GB 460. It's not much more, and it buys you some extra horsepower for tougher games. An 870K can handle it.

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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460 4GB. Your CPU will struggle a bit with either

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Just now, aisle9 said:

Go with the 4GB 460. It's not much more, and it buys you some extra horsepower for tougher games. An 870K can handle it.

I didn't realize there were no 4GB 950's. That makes it easier

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1 minute ago, Mattsoup said:

I didn't realize there were no 4GB 950's. That makes it easier

Yeah, the 2GB of VRAM pretty much kills any chance of me buying a used 950 for the mini ITX rig that I'm in the process of overkilling. 4GB is more or less the minimum these days unless CS:GO is your game.

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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