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Upgrading from GTX960

Arcanyx
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  1. 1. Upgrade my EVGA GTX 960 SSC to?


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A very quick post that will require some very quick advice: there's a flash sale going on today here in Malaysia (something to do with the 11/11 date thing, go figure) and I had been keen to upgrade my EVGA GTX 960 SSC 2GB card even though I only got it in July - yes I know, totally bad timing. Time till end of sale: 3 hours 30 minutes.

 

I am mainly shopping at www.lazada.com.my and www.gemfive.com/my/ - these are the sites with the discounts at about 10% and also offer 0% installment payments.

 

Thoughts?

PS: Black Friday sales here aren't as big a deal as in the US or elsewhere, unfortunately.

 

EDIT: I'm currently using an i5-6500; monitor is 24" 1080p.

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Definitely wait what AMD will have in store for 2017. 

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If you really feel the need to upgrade, then a 1060/RX480 for 1080p are perfect. Get a 1070 for 1440p. The 960 should still be fine for 1080p though, so you'll get much better performance if you wait for Volta/Vega

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The 380, 380x, 390, 390x, 960 and 970 cards are still very good cards for 1080p gaming. And there is no reason to upgrade, unless you wish to play at significantly higher frame rates (120, 144) or at 1440p or even 4k resolution.

 

Do as me and save your money and see what AMD offers in 2017 before spending hundreds on a mediocre upgrade.

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Your card is still fine for 2016. Could even slip into 2017 with some games on high settings at 1080p.

 

I'd say wait for 2017. While waiting you should be saving up, as Vega is just around the corner.

 

The next tick of Nvidia could be 2018 which is quite far.

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Thanks for all the advice everyone, definitely appreciate the quick-fire replies.

 

I eventually decided to hold the trigger and buy a bit more time; the 1070 was quite tempting but I didn't find a good deal on any. Holding out for 2017 seems doable although the temptation is real.

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1 hour ago, Arcanyx said:

Thanks for all the advice everyone, definitely appreciate the quick-fire replies.

 

I eventually decided to hold the trigger and buy a bit more time; the 1070 was quite tempting but I didn't find a good deal on any. Holding out for 2017 seems doable although the temptation is real.

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