Good Mid range future proof GPU?

ben3591 · Jun 1, 2015

Hi, so i am going to be purchasing a gpu next week and was trying to decide on which one. my price range is under $300 so on i had in mind was the gtx 960. My only concern is that i will be upgrading to a 144hz monitor in a couple of months and was wondering if this card could handle games like cs go and league of legends at 144hz and even some older or easier to run triple a titles. Is there any other cards that can handle this better for around the same price? Or should i wait for the new amd 300 series? Thanks in advance

(Also i am in Canada so everything is more expensive here

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Robert Cook · Jun 1, 2015

you can get a R9 290 for around $250 here in the US, so I figure one in Canada would still be under $300, with that in mind, you get 4GB of VRAM, and a still very powerful card which can beat a 970. the 290X however will probably be over $300

Robert Cook · Jun 1, 2015

waiting or the 3XX series by AMD would be a good idea, as the 290 prices may drop more making a 290X possible, also the 980 and 970 prices should drop.

ben3591 · Jun 1, 2015

Robert Cook :

Sadly it is $400 here in Canada same with the 970 but i figure if i wait for a sale or like you said wait for the 300 series then i could get a r9 290 or gtx 970 for around $350

Robert Cook · Jun 1, 2015

wow that is a really big price hike that is very disappointing that the companies do that.

renz496 · Jun 1, 2015

Not even high end card are future proof. How can a mid range one can?

kwa-e · Jun 2, 2015

An R9 290 is currently going for 310CAD at NCIXUS, You may want to consider that.

ben3591 · Jun 2, 2015

renz496 :

Sorry i should have explained it more, future proof as in being able to handle some games at 144hz sorry.

ben3591 · Jun 2, 2015

kwa-e :

Yea its a good price but i live in Canada so the r9 290 is around $400

kwa-e · Jun 2, 2015

If all you want is 144HZ CS:GO and TF2 an R9 270 is plenty.

ben3591 · Jun 2, 2015

Robert Cook :

Yea it doesn't leave your friendly neighbors with cheap graphics card options aha.

Robert Cook · Jun 2, 2015

the R9 280X is a very powerful card, but it only has 3 GB of RAM. but it should get great FPS either way.

ATi RaDEoN · Jun 2, 2015

I am a bit skeptical about GTX 960 2GB. If you can get GTX 960 4GB (in some countries 4GB version is cheaper than 2GB version,if it's like that, then you should grab it), it would be future proof. Otherwise you can look for R9 280 3GB version.

kwa-e · Jun 2, 2015

Nothing's actually future proof, Just future ready. :I

I see that word being tossed around too much.

ben3591 · Jun 3, 2015

ATi RaDEoN :

Yes i am going to be going for this card because of the extra vram compared to the regular version and it only goes for $340 including taxes, Thanks for the help!

ben3591 · Jun 3, 2015

kwa-e :

Yea that would be the better word for it thanks for the advice (not sarcasm by the way)

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