Gigabyte GTX 960 2GB VS Sapphire radeon 280X Dual-X 3GB

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Hey, I'm currently planning my gaming PC upgrade, my budget is 1000$, and i have a little dilema.
the cpu in the new build wil be intel i5 4690K. I wonder what will be better - Gigabyte GTX 960 2GB or Sapphire radeon 280X Dual-X 3GB?
if that matters - my PSU is SeaSonic 520W Active PFC 80+ Bronze S12II-520.
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If the Radeon is cheaper then you should get that one, yeah. It's actually more performance than the 960.

That's odd that it would be less expensive.

SeaSonic 520W Active PFC 80+ Bronze S12II-520? It's a good power supply, but it's not enough for the R9 280X.

The R9 280X has a minimum required power supply of 750 watts.

If you can, look for a better one.
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At $1,000 you should have no trouble at all building this computer. Unless you live in some part of the world where their prices are doubled.

The 280X is about 25% more powerful than the 960 at about $60 more per cost depending on where, and when you buy it. I've seen the 960 go on sale for about $179, brand new, on various sites around the Internet. (Mostly eBay and Amazon.)
 
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R9 280X build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.86 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($219.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $834.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 18:12 EDT-0400

GTX 960 build


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.86 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $789.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-25 18:14 EDT-0400
 
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I'm from Israel and the GTX 960 is way more expansive today, around 350$, and the radeon is about 250$ here. I wont be able to order from other countries, only markets in Israel so stuff are bit more expensive.
btw, do my psu enough? its a high quality one.
 
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If the Radeon is cheaper then you should get that one, yeah. It's actually more performance than the 960.

That's odd that it would be less expensive.

SeaSonic 520W Active PFC 80+ Bronze S12II-520? It's a good power supply, but it's not enough for the R9 280X.

The R9 280X has a minimum required power supply of 750 watts.

If you can, look for a better one.
 
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Heya, I went for a SeaSonic 620W Active PFC 80+ Bronze S12II-620 PSU, is that good enough? I heard that GPU only drawns 300W. btw, I would like to hear more about overclocking on the CPU, I need a guide for that and Cons & Pros.
 
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The 620 watt would be a lot safer for your system on the whole with a big hungry graphics card. Manufacturers take into account all the pieces of the system before suggesting a wattage for power supplies. So there is some give and take on what you can get away with.

However. I've never used the R9 cards, so I can't tell you yes or no.
 
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