GTX 960? query

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Have been thinking for a while to upgarde my graphics card now.

GTX 970 reviews have really impressed me so far but I think it is a bit overkill for 1080p gaming, and also I don't have that much money. 750Ti seems a bit underpowered on the other hand.

Do you think a new maxwell based card (GTX 960) with intermediate performance will be released soon, as some reports have been saying? How will its performance compare to, say, GTX 770, and how much should be its price?
 
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Well, an i3 should be able to handle a 970 just fine. Yes, it's going to bottleneck a little, but that's not a huge deal - certainly not enough to spend big right now. Go with the graphics upgrade right now, and build yourself a new system come a year and a quarter from now, minus the graphics card, which will still be doing just fine for what you need.

I would only spend $120 on a power supply if I knew I wanted to keep SLI as an option. I personally much prefer not having to worry about double the heat and noise, not to mention driver support, so would just buy a good quality, $75 550w power supply and call it good.

...especially since there's absolutely no reason to go with SLI 970s when you're playing at 1080p, 60Hz.
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As with the 760, I wouldn't he surprised if they release the 960 later on considering they discontinued the 770 and up but are still manufacturering 760s.

Personally, I would say bite down and grab a 970 because it's a great price per performance card. Just look at the benchmarks...
 
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^What he said.

The 970 is an even better option than the 670 was.

Is it slight overkill for 1080p, 60Hz gaming? maybe. Does that mean it's not a good option? No. And claiming that it's expensive makes you sound kind of silly when it's set at $330... which means aftermarket cards will be LAUNCHING at the same price that 770s are selling at right now.

I bought my 670 for $380, and it was a steal when I got it, and represented wonderful price/performance. The 970 is way more powerful, runs even cooler, and has insane price to performance for a high end card.
 
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Okay... but then I'll need to start saving for upgrading my CPU as well. A dual core processor won't do 970 any justice. :)

And probably my power supply as well. Can Corsair CX430 handle 970?
 
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Core i3 3240. And the PSU is Corsair.

I was going to get a completely new system for Christmas 2015 anyway, so don't want to spend much right now, but my GTX 650 is really sucking in many recent games and I don't think I'd be able to tolerate it for another year.
 
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Well, an i3 should be able to handle a 970 just fine. Yes, it's going to bottleneck a little, but that's not a huge deal - certainly not enough to spend big right now. Go with the graphics upgrade right now, and build yourself a new system come a year and a quarter from now, minus the graphics card, which will still be doing just fine for what you need.

I would only spend $120 on a power supply if I knew I wanted to keep SLI as an option. I personally much prefer not having to worry about double the heat and noise, not to mention driver support, so would just buy a good quality, $75 550w power supply and call it good.

...especially since there's absolutely no reason to go with SLI 970s when you're playing at 1080p, 60Hz.
 
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970s in SLI would indeed be Christmas. :) And a 4k display to go along with.

Thanks for the replies guys. But due to severe cash crunch at this time, I'd probably get the 960 if it is coming soon. If not then I guess I'd have to make do with 750Ti. I realize that 970 is better value for money, but I don't have the money. :) I can spend $250 max at this point.

So coming back, rumor mill suggests 1280 cores with 1.1Ghz clock and 192-bit for GTX 960. So what should be the expected price?

 
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